[QuadList] Link to film/video clips re: David C's reply to"Park's at Penn State--where it's very snowy"

Tue Nov 1 20:22:06 CDT 2011

Clips of the game are on-line here:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xeeiu3_sd-cin-afc-title-81-4_sport

David:  Do you remember what cameras were used and type of cable?

Was there any Quad equipment involved in the game broadcast, either in the truck(s) or in network facilities working the show?  Replays were from 1", I'd think.

NFL.com has a web video with NFL film and NBC video of the AFC championship for the 1981 season:
http://www.nfl.com/videos/auto/09000d5d80498e79/Top-Ten-Weather-Games-1981-AFC-Championship

ESPN's story is here:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs07/news/story?id=3198404

And somebody's got a DVD for sale:
http://www.shippinganywhere.net/servlet/the-493/1981-AFC-Championship-Cincinnati/Detail

On Nov 1, 2011, at 1:32 PM, David Crosthwait wrote:

> The coldest and most miserable game I ever worked on was in Cincinnati for NBC Sports in January, 1982. It was combined New York/Burbank crew. We were staying at some high rise hotel in downtown Cincinnati, and on the morning of the game, there was ice on the inside of the hotel windows. I think we had a two day setup as this was a coast-to-coast A game (I was on the slo-mo crew). I helped with camera setup before hand also. It was bitterly cold to the point that nothing during setup was easy (camera cable was very stiff).
> 
> The morning of the game, we could not get enough heat into the NBC trucks. All soft drinks were frozen solid. The wind was like a knife. I had on every layer of clothing I had brought with me, much like everyone else. Even the hard core NBC NY Sports guys were having a day. I believe the director was either Teddy Nathanson or Harry Coyle, and they constantly were asking the camera guys if they were OK, with constant relief provided.
> 
> A couple of excited, shirtless fans I heard passed away a few weeks later from illness related to exposure in the cold weather.
> 
> After the game, the camera and audio cable was frozen in place. A decision was made to leave it till spring when New York field would come back for it (thawed out by then).
> 
> The flights in/out of Cincinnati were all backed up. I had to re-route and go to any flight to the South to re-connect to LAX. 
> 
> -9 with the wind (20-25 mph off of the river which was steaming) is something unbelievable. 
> 
> 
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League_lore
> 
> Freezer Bowl (January 10, 1982, San Diego Chargers vs. Cincinnati Bengals, AFC Championship Game)
> One week after their victory over the Dolphins in "The Epic in Miami" in Florida's scorching heat, the Chargers travelled to Cincinnati to face the Bengals in the coldest game in NFL history based on the wind chill. The air temperature was -9 degrees Fahrenheit (-23 °C), but wind chill was -59 °F (-51 °C). In an attempt to intimidate the Chargers, several Bengals players went without long sleeved uniforms. Cincinnati won the game 27-7 and advanced to their first Super Bowl in franchise history.
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> On Nov 1, 2011, at 9:43 AM, C. Park Seward wrote:
> 
>> Layers and more layers. They have to be out there in the cold for several hours. Even the cameras have elegant bags on them to keep them warm/dry. But we didn't have any failures, human or mechanical.
>> 
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>> Best,
>> Park
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>> On Oct 29, 2011, at 12:49 PM, Ted Langdell wrote:
>> 
>>> Snowy, but not in an analog TV way.
>>> Illinois at Penn State northwest of Harrisburg, PA.
>>> 
>>> Watching SD on DirecTV via a Sony BVM 1910.  
>>> 
>>> Pictures look nice, considering.  I'll bet you're glad you're in the truck and that it wasn't snowing during setup yesterday.
>>> 
>>> How are the camera guys keeping warm?
>>> 
>>> With 8 minutes + in the first quarter, 0-0.
>>> 
>>> Ted
>>> 
>>> On Oct 29, 2011, at 12:22 PM, C. Park Seward wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi from snowy Penn St on ESPN2
>>>> 
>>>> Nice stuff. Keep it coming. 
>>>> 
>>>> Best,
>>>> Park
>>> 
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