Who didn't own a Nerf football growing up ?

[IowaRam]

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[XXXIVwin]

One of the best inventions of all time.

Countless hours of my youth spent playing with that.

Do they still make 'em? Don't see the kids with 'em as much.

 

[Tano]

One of the best inventions of all time.

Countless hours of my youth spent playing with that.

Do they still make 'em? Don't see the kids with 'em as much.

That's because you rarely seeing kids playing football on the streets like we did growing up.

 

[Memento]

That's because you rarely seeing kids playing football on the streets like we did growing up.

Had a huge backyard as a kid (so big that a fox family made their home there), and even when I moved, I still had a decent area to play in.

So, to answer your question, yes, I had a Nerf football growing up, but I much preferred the real deal.

 

[XXXIVwin]

yes, I had a Nerf football growing up, but I much preferred the real deal.

I loved the Nerf when I was young--like 7 to 11-- because it was smaller in size and soft and I could chuck it for a mile. A "real" football was hard to get a grip on because it seemed so big and heavy by comparison.

For my generation, Nerf was king in elementary school. We don't use "real" footballs until middle school or high school.

The classic Nerf football was just HUGE in the 70s and 80s... kinda too bad there are so many "specialty" footballs these days for kids.

 

[CGI_Ram]

I could throw the nerf farther than all my friends. I weighed 130lbs in HS so Nerf was my max in the sport.

 

[snackdaddy]

I could throw the nerf farther than all my friends. I weighed 130lbs in HS so Nerf was my max in the sport.

When I was a freshman I was 5'3 125 pounds. Smallest kid in the PE class. Got picked on a lot by the bigger kids. By the time I was a senior I was 6'1" 220 pounds. I went looking for the guys who picked on me and they all moved away by then.

 

[Ground Chuck]

I about threw-up a little in my mouth realizing I helped line the pockets of that no-good Viqueen kicker Cox!

But seriously, what a great back-story on a great toy. Great memory. played hours with the Nerf. My boys too.

Ironically I lived in Bloomington Mn. In 1971 as a 6-year-old when Cox said he tested it out on kids in the street. He never came to my hood.