1975–1976 · Bally
Kick Off / Quarterback
Known for Right drop bank, Staggered flipper pair and Goal. A stadium atmosphere suggested rather than drawn in depth: pale blue sky-blue field of colour with sweeping red-white-blue flag folds, a dark silhouetted crowd running along the bottom, and an oval 'window' vignette on the right containing spectators..
- Years
- 1975–1976
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
Known for
- Drop target
Right drop bank
- extra flipper
Staggered flipper pair
- Goal
Goal
2 games under this title
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Kick Off 1975 · 4 players -
Quarterback 1976 · 2 players
On the playfield
Shot 1
- Upper-right route route
Drop target 1
- Right drop bank
Targets 2
- Upper left standup
- Lower left standup
Lane 1
- Star rollover rollover
Flipper 1
- Staggered flipper pair extra flipper
Post or gate 1
- Out lane posts posts
Display 2
- Sports field
- Soccer balls
On the backglass
Who and what
- other Two central male footballers, drawn life size, mid-stride and colliding: left player in a plain yellow short-sleeved shirt and yellow shorts, dark curly hair, brow furrowed, left arm reaching across; right player in a bright green short-sleeved shirt with a small circular chest badge, white shorts carrying a black '3', green socks and black boots, dark hair, right arm flung out. both bare-kneed. in the right oval, a goalkeeper in a full orange kit, arms raised with one glove up, leaping or standing tall above a small crowd of spectators in red, blue and white caps. a silhouetted crowd of heads and shoulders fills the bottom band.
Setting
- A stadium atmosphere suggested rather than drawn in depth: pale blue sky-blue field of colour with sweeping red-white-blue flag folds, a dark silhouetted crowd running along the bottom, and an oval 'window' vignette on the right containing spectators.
Text on it
- Bally
- KICK OFF!
- 5 5 7 3 0
- 0 0 0 0 0
- 3
- 0 0 0 0
- A GOAL BY
- HELD A GO
How it plays
-
Goals 3
- Goal
- Yards
- Double Bonus
Made by
- Design
- Jim Patla
- Art
- Paul Faris
- Art
- Dick White
Reference
Linked terms
- Right drop bank also called Drop targets also called Right field-progress drop bank
- Upper-right route also called Upper-right field route
- Staggered flipper pair also called Staggered upper and lower flippers
- Out lane posts also called rubbered post
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Kick Off
- pale blue
- red
- yellow orange
- black
Fingerprint: Central pair of footballers locked shoulder-to-shoulder mid-stride fighting over black-and-white panel ball, enormous yellow-orange KICK OFF lettering with tiny goal net tucked between words on black bar, golden globe-topped trophy standing in star-ringed blue oval isolated left, two long white digit strips reading scores interrupted by red-and-white footballs
The most striking element is the central pair of footballers locked shoulder to shoulder mid-stride, arms flung out, fighting over a black-and-white panel ball, their bodies drawn in a loose airbrushed comic style. Second is the enormous yellow-orange 'KICK OFF!' lettering with a tiny goal net tucked between the two words on a black bar. Third, the golden globe-topped trophy standing in its own star-ringed blue oval, isolated like a plaque on the left. Fourth, the two long white digit strips reading '5 5 7 3 0' and '0 0 0 0 0', interrupted by red-and-white footballs, which give the piece a scoreboard-like geometry. Fifth, the whole thing is dressed in red, white and blue drapery, with a goalkeeper in orange leaping in a narrow right-hand oval above a packed crowd silhouette.
Setting
- A stadium atmosphere suggested rather than drawn in depth: pale blue sky-blue field of colour with sweeping red-white-blue flag folds, a dark silhouetted crowd running along the bottom, and an oval 'window' vignette on the right containing spectators.
Symbols
- Golden globe-topped trophy with a spiral-fluted stem; at least four black-and-white panel footballs (one at the players' feet, three interrupting the digit strips) each overlaid with a red '1 up' motif; a small goal frame with net between the title words; a ring of white five-pointed stars around the trophy oval; horizontal flag-stripe bands; a row of round yellow dots (lamp/insert shapes) along the bottom black strip; a row of small white crown or spike shapes forming a decorative border above the black strip.
Lettering
- Red cursive script for 'bally' at top left; enormous yellow-orange italicised sans-serif capitals with black shading for the title; plain black condensed capitals on the orange banners; plain black numerals in white rectangular score windows.
Themes
- Association football
- World cup trophy
- Goalkeeping
- Match scoreboard digits
- Stadium crowd
- British patriotic flag colours
Title on it
- Kick off!
Text on it
- Bally
- KICK OFF!
- 5 5 7 3 0
- 0 0 0 0 0
- 3
- 0 0 0 0
- A GOAL BY
- HELD A GO
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Two central male footballers, drawn life size, mid-stride and colliding: left player in a plain yellow short-sleeved shirt and yellow shorts, dark curly hair, brow furrowed, left arm reaching across; right player in a bright green short-sleeved shirt with a small circular chest badge, white shorts carrying a black '3', green socks and black boots, dark hair, right arm flung out. both bare-kneed. in the right oval, a goalkeeper in a full orange kit, arms raised with one glove up, leaping or standing tall above a small crowd of spectators in red, blue and white caps. a silhouetted crowd of heads and shoulders fills the bottom band. |
Football-themed backglass photographed in a black border, slightly trapezoidal and tilted. A black title banner across the top carries red script 'Bally' at far left and huge yellow-orange block capitals 'KICK OFF!' to its right, with a small goal-mouth and net drawn between the two words. Below the banner, pale blue and red Union-flag-style drapery fills the background. Two white score-window strips angle across the upper third: left reads '5 5 7 3 0', right reads '0 0 0 0 0', each interrupted by red-and-white football illustrations. Centre-left a gold World Cup-style trophy with a globe top sits in a blue oval ringed with white stars. Centre, two footballers clash for the ball: one in a yellow shirt, one in a green shirt with white shorts marked with a black '3', black boots, a black-and-white panel football between them. Right, a second vertical oval shows a goalkeeper in orange leaping with one arm raised above a crowd. Bottom, two orange slanted banners with lettering run above a blue crowd silhouette and a black strip carrying round yellow lamp shapes.
Backglass Quarterback
- blue
- red
- green
- white
Fingerprint: POWER PLAY, American football quarterback with white-orange jersey and brown ball, red-jerseyed defenders numbered 52 and 4, blue border with gold and white stars, cheerleader pin-ups at bottom, dot-matrix lamp panel, sports action scene
The most memorable feature is the row of American-football players in a single painted action tangle, with a white-and-orange quarterback holding the ball at the exact centre, grabbed from behind by red-jerseyed defenders numbered 52 and 4. A second striking element is the huge amber dot-matrix lamp panel at the top spelling 'POWER PLAY' in round glowing dots, sitting directly above mechanical score reels. Third, a blue border sprinkled all over with gold and white stars frames the whole piece. Finally, two cartoon cheerleader-style pin-ups in orange tops bookend the bottom corners, one seated cradling a football, the other with both arms thrown up in celebration.
Setting
- Green football turf with a single white yard line in the foreground
- Light blue sky behind the right-hand crowd
- Black dot-matrix display panel across the top
- Blue star-spangled border around the whole backglass
Symbols
- Five-pointed stars scattered over the blue border
- Brown leather football
- Crowd hand-held placards
- Numbered round lamps in the bottom red band
- A small square down-arrow marker above the left inset panel
- Red and cream pinstriped inner frame lines
Lettering
- Big block sans-serif capitals in orange dot-matrix lamps for the title; white block capitals on red panels for the 1 up / 2 up inserts; a red cursive script manufacturer wordmark on a yellow rectangle; white sans-serif capitals on red for ball in play and white capitals on green for 1 or 2 can play
Themes
- American football
- Sports
- Match score
- Crowd
- Cheerleaders
- Team play
Title on it
- Power play
Text on it
- POWER PLAY
- 08170
- 00000
- 1 UP
- HOME
- 2 UP
- VISITORS
- Bally
- 3
- 52
- 4
- 32
- 82
- TEAM
- GO OWLS
- 1 OR 2 CAN PLAY
- BALL IN PLAY
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Central quarterback in white helmet, white jersey with orange shoulder stripes and orange numerals, orange pants with black-and-white side stripe, white socks, cradling a brown leather football at his chest, facing left |
| Man | Red-jerseyed defender number 52, white helmet with red centre stripe, red jersey with large white 52, light blue pants, dark blue socks, running leftwards with arm extended |
| Man | Red-jerseyed defender number 4, white helmet with red stripe, red jersey with large white 4, orange pants, dark socks, lunging rightwards with right arm outstretched |
| Man | Partly hidden red-jerseyed player behind the number 4 defender, orange pants visible, body twisted away |
| Man | Far right, red-and-white vertically striped player number 82, white helmet, both arms raised straight up, seen from behind |
| Man | Right crowd, pale green uniformed player number 32, white helmet, walking away from the viewer |
| Man | Left inset panel, a coach in a khaki shirt, khaki trousers and cap with arms folded, standing side-on |
| Man | Left inset panel, a figure in a red-and-white striped shirt and white helmet facing the coach |
| Man | Left inset panel, another striped figure in a white helmet partly cut by the panel edge |
| Woman | Bottom left corner, cartoon pin-up with long blonde hair, orange short-sleeved top and black shorts, seated on the turf holding a football in her lap |
| Woman | Bottom right corner, cartoon pin-up with blonde hair and orange top, both arms thrown straight up in celebration, seated with legs to the left |
American-football themed backglass with a wide blue border scattered with gold and white five-pointed stars, and a red-and-cream pinstriped inner frame. Across the top is a black rectangular dot-matrix display panel reading 'POWER PLAY' in orange round lamp dots, flanked by red bands; below it sit white score reels showing 08170 on the left and 00000 on the right, with two black square inserts reading '1 UP HOME' and '2 UP VISITORS' in red and orange, the '1' and '2' oversized. The centre is a painted action scene of American football players: a white-and-orange uniformed quarterback in a white helmet cradling a brown ball, flanked by two red-jerseyed defenders numbered 52 and 4 in white helmets. Behind them, a small inset panel on the left shows coaches in khaki and striped sideline figures, and a 'Bally' script logo in red on a yellow rectangle. On the right a cheering crowd of green- and red-uniformed fans raises white placards reading 'TEAM' and 'GO OWLS' and 'WE [heart] [illegible]', with a small 'RE...KI...' sign. The lower third is green turf with a white yard line. Two cartoon pin-up women in orange tops anchor the bottom corners, one seated holding a football at left and one with both arms raised at right. A red band along the bottom reads 'BALL IN PLAY' beside a row of round white lamps and numbered circles 1 and 2, with '1 OR 2 CAN PLAY' in white above it.