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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? Choosing the AFL gave Morris more playing time, but the Pats were far from the team they would become years later. The 1960s…
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) with the Atlanta Falcons, and for nine years, they played on the Offensive Line together. Van Note played center after being drafted in the 11th Round of the 1969 Draft, and over his 18-year career (all with Atlanta), he missed only four games due to injury. He was…
Fuzzy Thurston may never have made a Pro Bowl, but we have no problem ranking him high on this list. Thurston was not just the beneficiary of playing for a great dynasty in the Green Bay Packers during the late 50s and 60s; he was also a vital cog in their machine and part of their legendary "Packers Sweep" along…
NaVorro Bowman would prove to be a tackling machine during his time with the San Francisco 49ers, and once he became a starter, he 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. …
Jessie Armstead played for the University of Miami, where the Linebacker was a key force in the Hurricanes’ NCAA Championships in 1989 and 1991. A torn ACL saw Armstead tumble in the 1993 Draft, but the New York Giants took him in the 8th Round, and a couple of years later, he was a starter for the G-Men. From 1997…
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Len Younce would miss 1942 and 1945 (as many would then), but the 1941 pick from Oregon State would be one of the most versatile players, even for an era when that skill was widely coveted. Younce excelled as a Guard, Linebacker, and punter and was an unsung hero for the Giants, incredibly versatile even in an age when that…
Russ Francis was the first Tight End drafted in 1975. The Oregon product went on to have two distinct NFL careers. Starting his professional career with the New England Patriots, Francis's blocking ability, paired with his soft receiving hands, earned him three straight Pro Bowls (1976-78) and Second-Team All-Pro honors in 1976 and 1978. This was a great time for…
Dan Marino may have been one of the greatest Quarterbacks in National Football League History, but it sure helped that he had Mark Clayton lined up to throw Touchdowns to. Along with Mark Duper, Mark Clayton was one-half of the best wideout tandems of the ’80s. Clayton set the single-season record (since broken) for touchdown receptions with 18 in 1984,…
A late First Round pick from Wisconsin, Travis Frederick was an immediate starter for the Dallas Cowboys when he arrived in 2013. Frederick wasted no time establishing himself as one of the top Centers in football, and he would become the literal centerpiece of what would become the best Offensive Line in the late 2010s. Frederick was named to five Pro…
Vastly underappreciated throughout his 14-year NFL career, Henry Thomas is best known for the first half of his career with the Minnesota Vikings, the team that drafted him in 1987. Thomas was an All-Rookie at Defensive Tackle, and was equally adept at stopping the run as well as rushing the passer. Thomas was the league leader in Forced Fumbles (4)…
We have to go way back for this one, as Al Nesser played in the NFL from 1920 to 1931, and predated that before the NFL formed, with a decade in the long-defunct Ohio League. Nesser was one of six brothers who played pro football, and he was the last player in professional football not to wear a helmet. He…
Clem Daniels was signed as an undrafted player (by both the NFL and AFL) by the Dallas Texans, but playing behind Abner Haynes in 1960 meant that you weren't going to see much playing time if you were a Halfback. Daniels was traded to the Oakland Raiders, where he worked his way into the starting rotation, and from 1962 to…
Bud McFadin had an excellent career in pro football, yet when it comes to Hall of Fame discussions, his name never comes up. Perhaps it should, but we get why it doesn't. A versatile player who was equally adept as an Offensive Lineman or playing Defensive Tackle and Linebacker, McFadin played for the Los Angeles Rams from 1951 to 1956…
Debuting for the San Francisco 49ers as a second-round pick from UCLA in 1976, Randy Cross played his entire 13-year career with the Niners, where he helped them win three Super Bowls. Cross was an All-Rookie at Center, where he played the first three years of his career. He moved to Right Guard in 1979, where he played until 1986 and…
You name it, Seth Joyner could do it at Linebacker. It took a while before Joyner proved his professional worth, as the 1986 208th Overall Pick was cut in his first training camp before he was resigned. Joyner started seven games as a rookie, then became a starter, where he put together an incredible body of work that allowed him…
From Central Florida, Josh Sitton would win the starting Right Guard for the Green Bay Packers in his second season in the league, and the year after, he was a big reason why they would win Super Bowl XLV. Sitton only improved from there, making the Pro Bowl in 2012, but he switched to Left Guard in 2013 and again…
Ed Danowski joined the New York Giants after a successful college career at Fordham, and he played his entire professional career in New York. Danowski was a top Back in the last half of the 1930s, and he would earn a pair of First Team All-Pro Selections in 1935 and 1938. He was the primary Back for Danowski's NFL Championship…
James Farrior was drafted 8th Overall by the New York Jets in 1997, and he did well for New York in the five years he played there, though some argue he didn't live up to the Jets’ hopes when they drafted him so high. He did, however, show some of that promise in his last year in New York, where…
