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What was with the waving of White towels (flags)???)

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Also, it worked pretty well for these guys.
 
Too many young persons not knowing the legendary Dolphin history.....SAD!!!!
 
Rick Weaver, the WIOD play by play guy, always took credit for the hanky waving tradition. And trust me, he would be furious when he didn't spot enough of them in action. Radios tuned to the game were all over the Orange Bowl in that era. Weaver's voice turned noticeably disgusted when he thought the fans were either deflated or too complacent to wave the white hankies during a key stretch of the game. Normally it was a celebratory move.

I was 13 years old in 1972, very tall for my age but still looking up at the forest of white hankies in everyone's outstretched hand. I remember trying to peek between the hankies when Miami had scored, the fight song was suddenly blaring, and I was straining to watch the players return to the sideline and be greeted by Shula and other coaches/players.

BTW, one of the few bright spots of last Sunday's game was both teams in white pants. Dark pants could not be more sloppy in the NFL.
 
it was (is) known as the HORRIBLE HANKY...

Dolphins were the first team to ever do it..

The Old Orange Bowl was the loudest stadium in the NFL!!!
 
I have tons of those hankies, they used to give them out before dolphins games all the time..Rick Weaver, our old radio announcer, who has since passed, always used to tell us to wave those hankies in support..and we did!
 
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