Joe Theismann

By Ron Lux Maybe you didn't see it live, but you've seen it many times. Redskins, Giants, Monday night, national TV: a big game. And then the tackle. The game is hardly remembered, but that one play is never forgotten. Start of the second quarter, Joe Theismann hands off to John Riggins, who puts his head down and runs toward the inevitable collision with the defensive line. Improbably, Riggins stops, pivots and laterals back to Theismann. It's a flea flicker. But the Giants aren't fooled. Before Theismann can throw downfield to Art Monk, he is surrounded by a tsunami of blue Giants jerseys. Lawrence Taylor, uber-linebacker, jumps on the Redskins' quarterback and rides him to the ...