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The first thing we have to say is: Is there a better name for a Wide Receiver than Mike Quick? Of course not! A member of the Philadelphia Eagles for all ten seasons, Quick's best season came in 1983, when he led the NFL in Receiving Yards (1,409). Quick was named a First Team All-Pro that year and again in…
Kyle Williams has been referred to as the “heart and soul” of the Buffalo Bills throughout his lengthy tenure in Western New York and while that is certainly a compliment there are many who are unaware of his talent as the Bills were not exactly potent during his playing days. A mid round pick from LSU, Kyle Williams joined Buffalo…
From Idaho, Wayne Walker spent all 15 seasons in the NFL with the Detroit Lions and was a rare dual threat as a Linebacker and placekicker. Walker was a three-time Pro Bowl selection and was named the team’s Defensive MVP in 1968. Walker had 14 career Interceptions, and might be the most underrated player in Lions history.
One of the better Guards of the early days of football, Swede Youngstrom, was the stabilizing force behind the Buffalo All-American/Bisons teams that twice came within a game of the NFL Championship. Twice a First Team All-Pro (1923 & 1924), the expert Lineman was one of the best at his side of the ball, and while it was not recorded…
From the University of Minnesota, George Svendsen would play five seasons with the Green Bay Packers over two runs. The first run ran from 1935 to 1937, during which he helped the Packers win the NFL Championship in 1936. The Center took two years off the game, then returned to play for the Packers in 1940 and 1941. He would…
From the University of Kentucky, Bob Talamini would play his entire nine-year professional career in the American Football League. The first eight of those campaigns were with the Houston Oilers, where the Left Guard was a six-time AFL All-Star (1962-67) who played his way into three First Team All-Pros. The Oilers were one of the league's powers, and Talamini was…
The 16th Overall Pick in the 2000 Draft, Julian Peterson carved out a good career in the National Football League. Winning the Left Outside Linebacker job midway through his rookie year with the San Francisco 49ers, Peterson would go to the Pro Bowl in 2002 and 2003, the last season seeing him earn First Team All-Pro accolades. He later signed…
Ron McDole’s professional football career got off to a slow start, as the former Nebraska Cornhusker did little as a rookie with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1961. 1962 was worse, as he migrated to the Houston Oilers of the American Football League and played even less. McDole made the Buffalo Bills in 1963, and he went from journeyman to AFL…
An All-American at Louisville, where he eventually joined their Ring of Honor, Sam Madison joined the Miami Dolphins as a Second Round Pick in 1997. Madison started three games as a rookie and became the Dolphins' starting right cornerback in his second year. From that year to 2002, he was one of the best shutdown defensive backs in football. Madison…
Considered to be one of the last great finds before the modern era of scouting, Willie Galimore was a 5th Round Draft Pick in 1957 from Florida A&M. Galimore was one of the quickest players in college, and that was the case when he went pro with the Chicago Bears. Galimore would play seven seasons in the NFL, all with…
We can’t wait to see this one. Tony Romo was loved or hated, not because he was a polarizing personality, but because he was seen as a playoff choke artist. While Romo didn’t have a great playoff record (2-4), he leads the league in fourth-quarter and December quarterback rating. Basically, we are saying that he had a lot of great…
Gary Johnson received the nickname “Big Hands” innocently enough. In eighth grade, Johnson grabbed a basketball in gym class, and the P.E. teacher yelled the following: “Get your big hands off my basketball!” Those meat hooks would be put to good use on the gridiron, first at Grambling, where he was a three-time Little All-American, and then for the San…
Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in 2003, Nnamdi Asomugha broke out in 2007 with an eight-Interception year, and in the three years after, he was one of the best shutdown Cornerbacks in the National Football League, earning First Team All-Pro in 2008 and 2010. Following 2010, Asomugha was a highly recruited Free Agent, and he joined the Philadelphia Eagles, who…
Clyde Simmons was a beast of a defensive lineman for Western Carolina and joined the Philadelphia Eagles in 1986 when he was a ninth-round pick in 1988. Simmons was a vaunted pass rusher in the National Football League, taking down the Quarterback 121.5 times over a 15-year career, including a league-leading 19 in 1992. A First Team All-Pro and Pro…
A 5th Round pick from Oregon State, Vic Sears would play his entire National Football League career with the Philadelphia Eagles. Sears joined the team in 1941 and was one of the few players to stay stateside during World War II. He was a workhorse at Tackle on both sides of the ball and helped bring Philadelphia two NFL Championships…
Bobby Walston played his entire 12-year career (1951-62) with the Philadelphia Eagles, where he was one of the most versatile offensive weapons the team had. The former Georgia Bulldog played wide receiver, Tight End, and Kicker, and excelled at all three. A member of the 1960 NFL Championship Team, Walston would catch 311 passes for 5,363 yards and 46 Touchdowns. …
Behind the depth chart to Brent Jones, Wesley Walls did not see a lot of action with the San Francisco 49ers, although he did win a Super Bowl with them (XXIV) and caught a pass in the big game. Walls was injured through 1992 and 1993, and he signed with the New Orleans Saints as a Free Agent, where he…
There are only three seasons to draw from in the professional career of Gaynell Tinsley, but it was deemed good enough to get him an All-Decade Selection for the 1930s. One of the great stars at LSU of the 1930s, Gaynell Tinsley, was a second-round pick in 1937, and he would dazzle as a rookie, where he led the NFL…
Jack Ferrante had a unique path to the National Football League because he wasn’t drafted and never played college football. In fact, he never even finished high school. Let that sink in for a minute. If you were like us, you might have automatically thought about the Mark Wahlberg film about Vince Papale, which is an excellent story in itself,…
