Four times an All-Star with the Atlanta Hawks, Al Horford signed with the Boston Celtics in 2016 with the hope that this would be the team that would earn him his first NBA Championship.  It finally happened in 2024.

In Horford’s first season in Boston, he averaged 14 Points per Game and was a solid defensive player, aiding the Celtics in pushing Cleveland to a seventh Games in the Eastern Conference Finals.  The year after, Horford added his fifth All-Star, won Second Team All-Defensive honors, and again helped lead his team to the ECF, again losing to the Cavaliers.  After another solid season in 2018-19 where he averaged 12.6 Points and had a career-best .586 in Effective Shooting Percentage, Horford signed with division rival Philadelphia, but that did not end his story in Boston.

The Celtics reacquired Horford, who was now with Oklahoma City in a trade before the 2021/22 Season, and though the Center was aging, he was still a valuable starter capable of big moments.  Horford and the Celtics made it to the 2022 Finals, and though in 2022/23 he dipped below 10 Points per Game for the first time, his leadership still helped the Celtics make another deep playoff run.

Last year, Horford only started in half of his games, but though he has a reduced role, his veteran presence and defensive skills helped Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown win it all, with the trio winning their first NBA Championship.

There was a time when Sports Illustrated mattered, and in one of their weekly publications, they named Conrad Dobler "Pro Football's Dirtiest Player." 

Dobler was more infamous than he was good, but that should not take away from his skills as an Offensive Guard.  A Pro Bowler three years in a row from 1975 to 1977, the vicious Lineman was a Second Team All-Pro in 1977.  The Cardinals were not great when Dobler played there, but his tenacity and anger were factored into their opponent's game plans. 

In Bob Reynolds, we have another forgotten player from the 1960s, who was one of the best Offensive Lineman in Bowling Green history.

Taken in the Second Round in 1963, Reynolds became the starting Left Tackle for St. Louis in his second year.  While the Cardinals struggled in the '60s, Reynolds did not, impressing enough to go to the Pro Bowl three times (1966, 1968 & 1969).  He left for the Patriots in 1972, though he returned to St. Louis for one Game in 1973 and retired after the season.

Reynolds started 105 of his 122 Games with the Cards.

A football player rarely has three runs with a football team, but Karlos Dansby did just that with the Arizona Cardinals.

Dansby’s first stint in Arizona was his longest and most traditional, arriving as a 2^nd Round Pick in 2004.  Receiving All-Rookie honors, Dansby blossomed into a solid interior Linebacker who was capable of a big play at any time.  In 2008, Dansby had his first 100-Tackle plus year, which not coincidentally also saw the Cardinals make it to the Super Bowl.  After another year where he broke 100 Tackles, Dansby left for Miami but returned three years later in 2013, where he was a Second Team All-Pro and put up his best numbers in Tackles (129) as a Cardinal.

Dansby left again, this time with Cleveland as his landing spot. Furthermore, after three years, Dansby returned to the Cards for what was his final season in the NFL.  His overall metrics with Arizona saw the Linebacker net 776 Tackles and 33 Sacks.