A compilation of the greatest NFL big hits of the 1980's ('80-'89), using actual broadcast footage. I watched nearly every teams' NFL Films yearbook and attempted to locate as many big hits shown in them as I could on Youtube, Youku, dailymotion and with some very kind collectors. Obviously I couldn't find every single one, but I'm happy to say over the course of 3 months I found a whole hours worth of bone crunching hits for your viewing pleasure! A few hits in this video may not be considered to be very hard, but were put in due to the fact that they are used in almost every NFL Films big hit montage.

A special thanks to Youtubers, Beau Bear, Bujer's Sports Classics, Beaubby Vagnert, Maurence Shipley, Classic NFL and Richard Waldrup for their NFL Collections. And to Tim McMillen for his Steelers collection.

I'm still looking for many hits/games from the 1980's. If you happen to have any of these games, please don't hesitate to message me or leave a comment:
1981 Cardinals @ Giants
1983 Falcons @ Bears
1988 Browns @ Bengals
1986 49ers @ Saints
1986 49ers @ Rams
1986 Falcons @ 49ers
1984 Packers @ Raiders
1984 Bengals @ Chiefs
1984 Bills @ Redskins
1984 Jets @ Colts
1984 Redskins @ Cowboys
1985 Bills @ Eagles
1985 49ers @ Rams
1985 Bills @ Steelers
1985 Cardinals @ Eagles
1986 Saints @ Falcons
1986 Packers @ Vikings
1988 Jets @ Bills
1988 Browns @ Bengals
1988 Lions @ Bears
1988 Oilers @ Eagles
1988 Steelers @ Redskins
1989 Oilers @ Chargers

If you enjoyed this video and the time I put into it, message NFL Throwback so they'll hire me!

Here are the timestamps for the year each clips go with:
1980 - 0:00:00
1981 - 0:08:48
1982 - 0:12:02
1983 - 0:14:25
1984 - 0:19:50
1985 - 0:26:07
1986 - 0:32:19
1987 - 0:36:33
1988 - 0:39:59
1989 - 0:45:34

Thank you for watching! If anyone would like full games of any of the clips used in this video please ask.

The clips shown in this video are owned by the NFL, ABC, NBC and CBS. These clips are for entertainment purposes only and for the enjoyment of the sport.