Product Details

• Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 3
• Studio: NFL
• VHS Release Date: August 15, 1995
• Run Time: 150 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 6303535097
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #189,420 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

To celebrate the first 75 years of professional football, NFL Films produced this boxed set with the professional look that has become its trademark. It doesn't attempt to be a definitive historical work, but instead focuses on taking unusual and different glimpses into the sport that has arguably become America's favorite. NFL Greatest Ever: Plays dissects some of the all-time best and unusual single moments. NFL Greatest Ever: Players is as good as a ticket to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. NFL Greatest Ever: The Game highlights the lighter side of the teams, players, and rivalries.

To the longtime die-hard NFL fan, this series will open the door to many debates. To a younger fan, it will provide a perspective on past greatness, by which future greatness will be measured. It is packed with wonderful clips, sound bites, and humorous anecdotes told by the players, putting a human element into an otherwise violent game. The major flaw is the tilt toward the offensive stars. Defensive greats such as Dick Butkus, Ray Nitschke, Sam Huff, "Mean" Joe Greene, David "Deacon" Jones, Jack Lambert, Jack Tatum, and dozens of others are ignored. And arguably the NFL's greatest offensive player ever, Jim Brown, is left out entirely. Still, this is solid entertainment, packed with information that all fans will enjoy. And it is a great gift for the sports fan who knows it all. --Gordie Sholtys

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A terrible NFL series, May 25, 2001

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This review is from: NFL's Greatest Ever Gift Set Vols. 1-3 (Plays, Players, The Game) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

You'd think they would show more respect to the venerable National Football League. This horrendous gift set features some of the the worst quality filming and scripting ever in a sports documentary. These tapes in no way do the NFL any justice. Many important plays in football history are bypassed. This set seems to have been slapped together by some amateurs in their garage. I'm going to have to throw the flag in and warn you to stay away from this encroachment.