Billy white shoes johnson, was the return specialist of the 70's and most of the 80's , got the oilers, falcons and briefly the redskins, his career ran from 1974-1988, he invented the end zone celebration, he had a couple if signature dances: the funky chicken and the six shooter , he is a member of the nfl 75th anniversary all time team...
Jim Otto was the toughest most dependable centers ever in afl and nfl history, and he also wore 00, which is a play on his name , he played from 1960-1974, and he was inducted into the pro football hall of fame in 1980. Mike singletary , one of the best linebackers ever, he has that intense stare, and he was the main component of the bears monsters of the midway defense, of the 80's bears, and he got a Super Bowl championship in 1985... Ronnie Lott could hit, he could intercept, he could put the fear in any offensive player that attempted to cross his path, the best damn defensive back to play the game, he was drafted in the 1981 nfl draft being the 8th selection in the 1st round taken by the San Francisco 49er's he won 4 Super Bowls ( 81,84, 88, 89) he was inducted into the hall of fame in 2000 Lester Hayes is my favorite cornerback of all time , he was the best shutdown corner in the nfl from 1977-1986, and he won two superbowls( 1980,1983) for the raiders, he is also best known for his use of stickum, an adhesive , that was banned by the nfl in 1981... Bruce smith is number one all time on the nfl career sacks list at 200, respectively, he was durable and dominant from 1985 to 1999 for the buffalo bills, he finished up his career from 99 to 03 playing for the Washington redskins, Bruce was the first overall pick in the 1985 nfl draft Only hardcore fans like myself, recognize a doomsday 3 defense in Dallas cowboys history, jimmy johnson built a dynasty and Barry Switzer inherited a stacked team in the 96 season, Charles Haley,and Thomas Everett were the major free agent signings, draft picks Darren Woodson, Kevin smith , Larry brown( Super Bowl 30 MVP ) Russell Maryland, Leon lett, Jimmie jones, tony Tolbert, and a slew of playmakers, enabled the cowboys to be the only team in nfl history to win 3 Super Bowls in a 4 year span , oh, and that damn legendary offense helped that happen too... The cowboys doomsday defense from 1976-1982 had a few members from the original doomsday, they won Super Bowls as well, new members were Hollywood Henderson, and ed too tall jones, Harvey Martin and randy white, the db's I can think of are everson walls, and Benny Barnes , great group , too bad about the NFC championship game loss in 1982 to the 49er's... The first doomsday defense for the Dallas cowboys was badass, Tom Landry , was a defensive genious, lots of legends and hall of famers were part of the original doomsday defense, like Mr. Cowboy, bob Lilly, he was a lineman , and chuck howley, linebackers Leroy Jordan , and Knoxville, tn native, d.d. Lewis, the defensive backs were, Mel renfro, herb adderly, and cliff Harris , great teams , coach Landry had during this era... The defensive line of the 1963 and through part of the seventies of the Los Angeles rams was known as the fearsome foursome( other nfl defenses claimed the title through history as well) they were the 60's version of the Pittsburgh steelers steel curtain,legends and hall of famers, Rosie Grier , Lamar Lundy,deacon jones and Merlin Olson , deacon jones invented the phrase sacking the quarterback, he never got the credit for his 173 career sacks because sacks were not counted as a stat until 1982, they deserve a lot more credit than what they received ... |