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As New Orleans Saints start 60th season, a look back at the greatest first play of all time

John Gilliam’s opening-day touchdown helped define the Saints’ debut, but New Orleans lost 27-13 after the 94-yard return.

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Only a few seconds into the game on Sunday, Sept. 17, 1967, John Gilliam, a rookie running back for the New Orleans Saints who was also on the kickoff receiving squad, fielded a spiraling projectile kicked from the Los Angeles…

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The Advocate broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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