Houston Antwine eschewed the Detroit Lions of the NFL for the Boston Patriots of the AFL, which seemed the right decision by all accounts. 

Antwine would become an AFL All-Star six years in a row (1963 to 1968) and was one of the few reasons to watch the Patriots in the '60s.  The Defensive Tackle was a First Team All-Pro in 1963 and a four-time Second Team All-Pro.  The All-Time AFL Selection would have 38 “unofficial” Quarterback Sacks over his career, and he deserves to be remembered far more than just in Boston.

If it seemed like Jim Hart was the St. Louis Cardinals Quarterback forever, it is because, in football terms, he practically was.  Hart started 180 games for them from 1967 to 1983, but for such a long tenure, it went largely unnoticed.  Playing for bad teams usually does that.

It wasn’t that the Cardinals didn’t have any good seasons; in the mid-70s, they rifled off three consecutive 10-win seasons.  This coincided with Hart’s four straight Pro Bowl appearances.  Jim Hart became one of the most durable and respected Quarterbacks in the NFL, and that durability helped him build an impressive statistical career.

Unfortunately, as the leader of bad teams for the majority of his career, Hart was considered a good player who wasn’t good enough to take his team to the next level.  This may explain why he never received any real look from the Hall.