One of the 2 touchdowns he scored during his 18-year career in professional football. This, an 18-yard interception return, came in 1971 against the Houston Oilers. He's surrounded by Redskins linebackers Chris Hanburger (#55), Jack Pardee (#32), Myron Pottios (#66) and Jack Pardee (#32) in the endzone. Oilers Receiver Ken Burrough (#00) looks on.
Before he started his 12-year career in the NFL he was a standout linebacker/offensive lineman at Notre Dame.
The Former Pro Bowl linebacker is honored along with other Steelers players who were named to the Steelers Legends team during half-time festivities of the Steelers-Bills game at Heinz Field in 2007. The members of this exclusive group are recognized as the top players of the pre-1970's decades of Steeler football. Pottios was a 2nd round draft pick out of Notre Dame for the Steelers in 1961 and he was selected to play in 3 Pro Bowls as a Steeler before playing with head coach George Allen on the outstanding LA Rams defenses of the late 60s. When Allen became the head coach of the Washington Redskins he traded to get Pottios on the Redskins. He remained a Redskin until he his 12th and final NFL season in 1973.
His time with the Los Angeles Rams was well spent. In contrast with his days at Pittsburgh, the Rams fielded a much more successful franchise that enjoyed a winning season every year he was there as well as one of the top defenses in the NFL at the time. Here, along with team mates Maxie Baughan (#55) and Ed Meador (#21) Redskins receiver Jerry Smith is rudely brought down after a catch.
The starting linebacking corps of the Los Angeles Rams during the mid-1960s. Maxie Baughan (#55), Myron Pottios (#66) and Jack Pardee (#32). The Rams defense was one best during the end of the 1960s decade helping Los Angeles to 4 consecutive winning seasons from 1967 to 1970 and 2 Coastal Divisional titles. In 1971 Pottios and Pardee would follow head coach to Washington where the winning tradition would continue.
Both Jack Pardee and Myron Pottios had been major players with the LA Rams great defenses of the late 1960s. When Head Coach George Allen took over Washington both joined him there and the defensive success continued through the early 1970s. Here we see middle linebacker Pottios (#66) take on the block of Cowboy fullback Walt Garrison (#32) and simultaneously stuff runner Calvin Hill (#35) as Pardee (#32) moves in low to help out.
His Topps card from his 12th and final season in the NFL. This card is actually from 1974 set but 1973 was officially his last year playing.
Before he was a two-way player at Notre Dame in the late 1950s, he was getting the attention of college recruiters while having an outstanding high school career at Charleroi High School in Pennsylvania. The Stadium there is named in his honor.
So many great names on those Los Angeles Rams defenses of late decade of the 1960s. Ranked in the NFL's Top 10 every year he was there as a starter. Here he walks to the sidelines accompanied by All-Pro Safety Ed Meador.
The veteran of 12 seasons he finished his career with the Washington Redskins starting in Super Bowl VII against the Miami Dolphins. That season, in the NFC Championship game against Dallas, the Redskins defense held Roger Staubach and teh rest of the Cowboys offense to only 169 yards of total offense and but 3 points.
1964 Pro Bowler
The Redskins Charley Taylor (#42) - NFL ROY in 1964, is surroounded by the Pittsburg Steelers defense after making a catch. Pro Bowler Myron Pottios (#66) and Ben McGee (#60) are shown.
Rams linebacker Myron Pottios (#66) returns an interception of Johnny Unitas (#19) in the 1969 season opener between the Colts and Rams. The Rams won 27-20. The diving Colt in the center is Preston Pearson (#26).
Jim Taylor dives over the Pittsburgh Steelers defense to score. We think this is from the Packers 33-14 win in 1963. If so that makes the Packer quarterback at left John Roach and it's Pro Bowlers Lou Michaels and Myron Pottios trying to stop Taylor. The other Steelers then may be lineman Frank Atkinson - #73 and Safety Jim Bradshaw, #24.
Interested in where he is today.. also interested in his sons career. My son was payed Jr All Mreican football with him.
I don’t really know. I do know that many of the images you see here were shared with me by his family just a few years ago and he did see the pictures in the gallery. As far as what his sons are doing …… I really can’t say.
My great great granfather, Harry Pottios, is his brother. Nice to know we’re related to a famous linebacker
Thanks so much for sharing! Your uncle was a pretty big deal back in the day!