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Gary Anderson made a lot of history as a Place Kicker, the first of which was becoming the first South African to play a game in the NFL. Anderson would not just play a game or two; he would play 353, which, as of this writing, places him third all-time. Obviously, when you play that many games, you are a…
Try to say Bob Hoernschemeyer’s name three times fast? Yes, we know that the first line isn’t relevant here, but what is pertinent is that Hoernschemeyer was an End in the late 40s and early 50s in every sense of the word. Beginning his professional career with the Chicago Rockets of the AAFC, Hoernschemeyer would do well in rushing and…
Undrafted out of Louisville, Frank Minnifield quickly found a home in the USFL, where he briefly played for the Chicago Blitz and the Arizona Wranglers before suing his way out of the league to play for the Cleveland Browns. Minnifield blossomed into one of the best Cornerbacks in the NFL in the second half of the 1980s, earning Pro Bowl…
While it can be argued that Andre “Bad Moon” Rison will always be best known for his tumultuous relationship with Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes (she infamously burned his house down), we here at Notinhalloffame.com think of Rison as a flashy Wide Receiver who backed up his smack talk. Rison had a good rookie season for the Indianapolis Colts, where he…
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Gerald McCoy was a highly sought-after player in the 2010 NFL Draft after his impressive college career at the University of Oklahoma, where he was a two-time All-American. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected him as the third overall pick, joining a long list of defensive stars on their team. From day one, McCoy won the starting position as the Left…
One of the longest-tenured players in NFL history (22 seasons), his NFL career began after going undrafted in 1983 and playing all three seasons of the USFL. Landeta was selected for the All-USFL Team, and he joined the New York Giants in 1985, where he won two Super Bowls and earned two Pro Bowl selections and three First Team All-Pro…
Bruce Armstrong would start all 212 of his games at Left Tackle in a career that was spent exclusively with the New England Patriots. Armstrong's career predated the Brady dynasty, so he isn’t as celebrated as he should be, but he is a six-time Pro Bowl selection and a two-time Second Team All-Pro. He was also a member of the…
The 4th Overall Pick in 1977 from USC, Marvin Powell wasted little time affixing himself as the starting Right Tackle for the New York Jets. In 1979, Powell would begin a five-year run as a perennial Pro Bowl Selection, and in '79, 1981 & 1982, he was a First Team All-Pro. Without Powell's protection and presence, the offensive game would…
An SEC Player of the Year in 1939 with LSU, Ken Kavanaugh was chosen by the Chicago Bears the following year in the 3rd Round of the NFL Draft. The End would be a member of the dominant “Monsters of the Midway” that won back-to-back NFL Championships (1940 & 1941), scoring a TD in the first one (which was the…
The Dallas Cowboys had ideas for Mark Stepnoski when they drafted him in the 3rd Round from the University of Pittsburgh. Dallas converted him from Offensive Guard to Center, a position he had never played before; however, they didn’t rush him, easing him into the role and letting him learn from the incumbent, Tom Rafferty. The Cowboys’ hunches proved right,…
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…
An NFL 2000s All-Decade Team member, Joey Porter had a productive run in the National Football League, especially with the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he won a Super Bowl Ring. The four-time Pro Bowl Linebacker fell two Sacks shy of the 100 mark and would be regarded as one of the dirtiest defensive players of his time, but definitely someone you…
One of the most successful Cornerbacks in Ohio State history, Antoine Winfield was an All-American who won both the Jim Thorpe Award and the Jack Tatum Trophy in 1998, which propelled him to a First Round Pick where he landed in nearby Buffalo. The Bills used him as the third Corner as a rookie, but he became a starter and…
John Niland won the starting job at Left Guard for good in his second season in the NFL (1967) with the Dallas Cowboys, and would then go on to stake a claim as one of the elite Offensive Guards in the National Football League. Niland would be named to the next six Pro Bowls and landed a pair of First…
From San Diego State, La’Roi Glover took a longer path to NFL stardom. He was a 5th-round pick in the Oakland Raiders draft, but they cut him a year later, and the New Orleans Saints picked him up. In New Orleans, he became a star, and in 2000 he would be named a First Team All-Pro, NFL Alumni Defensive Lineman…
A member of the All-Time Pittsburgh Steelers team, Carnell Lake, was named to four of his five Pro Bowls there, those four being consecutive (1994 to 1997). Used predominantly at Strong Safety, Lake would be A First Team All-Pro in 1997 and is one of the few Defensive Backs how had at least 15 Sacks and 15 Interceptions. Lake finished…
The Peanut Punch. Every week in the NFL, there is a contest where the announcer references those three words when a defensive player punches the ball out of a carrier’s arm, resulting in a forced fumble. It is part of the football lexicon and is practiced by every defender in football. It all began with Charles “Peanut” Tillman. From Louisiana-Lafayette,…
Although we imagine that Dave Krieg dreamed of throwing footballs in the NFL, it had to seem a million miles away when he was the backup Quarterback at the now-defunct Milton College. Amazingly, he not only made the professional ranks, but he was also there for seventeen years. For the bulk of his career, Dave Krieg was the starting Quarterback…
Ralph Neely was drafted by the Houston Oilers of the American Football League and the Baltimore Colts of the NFL, and he secretly agreed to play for the Oilers (it was kept secret so he could play for the University of Oklahoma in the Gator Bowl). Neely was ready to be an Oiler, but the Colts traded his rights to…
