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Drafted 5th overall out of the University of Tennessee, Jamal Lewis was an immediate offensive force for the Baltimore Ravens rushing for 1,364 Yards in his rookie season. More importantly, the Ravens went to the Super Bowl, and Lewis rushed for over 100 Yards and a TD in their Super Bowl XXXV win. A knee injury took him out of…
Dave Butz was a good player for a long time. That statement is a simple way to begin, but it is true. He was with the St. Louis Cardinals for the first two seasons of his career (1973-74) and would then be traded to the Washington Redskins, where he was considered a solid player for years. Something clicked in 1982,…
There are a lot of polarizing debates in regards to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but the one for Quarterback, Jim Plunkett, might be one of the hottest debates of all.
Bob Gain was drafted 5th Overall in 1951 by the Green Bay Packers, but that year he elected to play in Canada with the Ottawa Rough Riders instead.
One of the better dual threat Running Backs of his era, Matt Forte was a surprise starter as a rookie in a season that would see him rush for over 1,200 Yards and finish seventh in the league. The product of Tulane early established himself as a solid receiving back with 63 Receptions and he quickly became a favorite of…
Before the Washington Redskins had the famed “Hogs” Offensive Line of the 80s and 90s, they had a Georgian named Len Hauss, who was their starting Center from 1964 until he retired in 1977.
The respected website, Football Nation, referred to Dan Towler as the “greatest running back you don’t know”, and they may be on to something as despite winning an NFL Championship with the Los Angeles Rams in 1951 when he was their star rusher, he was overshadowed by more prominent names throughout his brief career in professional football.
The term “Mountain of a Man” is often misused, but for the 375-pound Ted Washington, that was accurate. “Mount Washington” was San Francisco’s late First Round Pick in 1991, and became their starting Nose Tackle in his second season. Traded to the Denver Broncos in 1994, Washington signed with the Buffalo Bills in 1995 where he had the best run…
A member of the Los Angeles Rams for his entire 11-year career, Larry Brooks started at Defensive Tackle for the first ten of his seasons. Brooks would settle in as an elite player going to five straight Pro Bowls (1976 & 1980) and was a First Team All-Pro in 1979. He was a large part of the Rams' success in…
Known as “The Hatchet” (which is reason enough to rank him on any football list), the small framed Cornerback was one of the most punishing tacklers of his day and a major cog in the wheel of those three NFL Championship Teams in the 1950’s. It is definitely worth noting that Jim David recorded an Interception in all three of…
From Howard Payne, Ken Gray is arguably the best NFL player to ever come out of that small institution. Gray played predominantly at Offensive Guard and was with the Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals for 12 of his 13 seasons, where he was a 6th Round Pick in 1958. Gray was a six-time Pro Bowl Selection and was twice chosen to be…
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Out of SMU, Kyle Rote was the first overall Draft Pick in 1951, and the New York Giants had a lot of hope for their new Back. Rote was off to a good start, but knee issues necessitated a change in position where he moved to End, and he would become the top Receiver for the Giants in the 1950s. …
A defensive superstar from the University of Wisconsin, the Miami Dolphins, drafted Troy Vincent 7th Overall in 1992. Vincent would immediately become the starting Left Cornerback and played well for Miami in the four seasons he was there. That was a good start, but it was later as a Philadelphia Eagle where he shined.
A member of the AFL All-Time Team, Jon Morris chose the Boston Patriots over Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers when both teams drafted him in 1964. This was a bold decision to eschew Lombardi, don't you think?
This is very tricky, or maybe it isn’t. It just depends on what type of football historian you are. A three-time All-American at Yale (1889-91), William Heffelfinger’s college squad only ever lost two games. Heffelfinger was considered the star of that team, but in the 1890s, and for many decades after that, you went on with your life and stopped…
Only Mike Kenn played more Games (251) than Jeff Van Note (246) did with the Atlanta Falcons, and for nine years, they would play on the Offensive Line together. Van Note played at Center after being drafted in the 11th Round of the 1969 Draft, and over his 18-year career (all with Atlanta), he would only miss four games due…
Fuzzy Thurston may never have made a Pro Bowl, but we have no problem ranking him high on this list.
NaVorro Bowman would prove to be a tackling machine during his time with the San Francisco 49ers and once he became a starter would help usher in a new wave of strong defense for the team. Bowman would be a First Team All Pro in 2011 (despite not making the Pro Bowl) and he finished second overall in Solo Tackles. …
A multi-faceted offensive player at Tennessee, Stanley Morgan was taken by the New England Patriots in the First Round of the 1977 Draft and was a prime offensive threat for the Pats for over a decade. Originally used more as a returner as a rookie, the “Stanley Steamer” emerged as one of the top deep threats in football by his…