re: Nostalgia thread - who can remember playing tackle at recess?

Early 70's in Metarie we mostly monkey bar wrestled. Lotta broken bones came from that including when a kid came down feet first landing on my left hand immediately following our bout. Only broke the metacarpal of index finger. Dr. was impressed by older healed fractures that showed on the x-ray but not documented in file. He was quite impressed by my early bone setting successes.

That was elementary school. Middle school already had a kid driving his own car. Daily ambulances for OD's. Walls getting kicked down. Recess was for chain smoking and throwing rocks/bricks at nerds.