The History of the New Orleans Saints
Just miscellaneous New Orleans Saints articles and information.
Top Saints Yards Per Carry (minimum 100 attempts) Rank Player Y/A Years Played Att Yards 1 Archie Manning 5.76 1971-1982 357 2058 2 Darren Sproles 5.68 2011-2013 188 1067 3 Hokie Gajan 5.39 1982-1985 252 1358 4 Taysom Hill 5.36 2017-2020 151 809 5 Chris Ivory 5.11 2010-2012 256 1307 6 Alvin Kamara 4.97 2017-2020 … Read more
From 1997 – a portrait of Saints Head Coach Mike Ditka
Saints Rookie Craig Heyward picks up yards against Seattle in 1988 – a classic picture from the Who Dat History Book.
Saints Head Coach Jim Mora in a NFL jacket ad from 1989.
In 1979, after an 8-8 record and almost making the playoffs, the New Orleans Saints had 5 players named to the NFL Pro Bowl.
Saints receiver Wes Chandler makes a leaping touchdown catch against the Oilers in 1981 preseason.
Here’s Tom Fears and the rest of the first coaching staff the New Orleans Saints
Allen Ulrich gives an excellent summary of Bum Phillips and the New Orleans Saints seasons of 1984 and 1985.
A glimpse from the 1988 upset of the Rams – fullback Buford Jordan carries the ball for positive yardage.
In an effort to bring professional football to New Orleans both the AFL scheduled the 1965 All Star game to be played in Tulane Stadium – but things get racially ugly.