In 1985, Ken Griffey Sr. was a cool dad who made this leaping catch to rob a game-tying home run

On Aug. 19, 1985, Ken Griffey Jr. was 15 years old, roughly four years away from his MLB debut. His father, Ken Griffey, was an outfielder for the Yankees. But more generally, they were a father and teenage son.

Do you think a 15-year-old Griffey Jr. would ever get embarrassed by his dad? Do you think he'd roll his eyes when Griffey Sr. told some undoubtedly great dad jokes? Do you think he was ever just like, "GOSH DAD."

Probably, right? It's only natural. But then again, 30 years ago Griffey Sr. made catches like this:

With the Yankees up 6-5 on the Red Sox in the top of the ninth, Boston's Marty Barrett sent a baseball flying into the left-field stands. It could've tied the game, had Griffey not launched himself up over the wall to bring the ball back -- with an equally impressive somersault/handstand/backflip on the way down.

So, yeah -- that's quite the cool dad move. Worried about embarrassing your teenage son? Just rob a game-tying home run like it's no big deal.