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In Ray Gerela's defense I think he broke a couple of ribs tackling Thomas Henderson on the opening kickoff. It was a great game with a lot of Hall of Fame players and coaches.

I was reading through some material on the 1949 AAFC New York Yankees. The material identifies Harvey Johnson as their placekicker, but notes he was also 3rd string defensive center. As he weighed in the neighborhood of 210 pounds, I think we would call this position middle linebacker? Thank you ver...

It seems to me center Bob DeMarco is being overlooked for the Hall of the Very Good. A career in pro football spanning from 1960 to 1975 is a lot. Am I off base here? I want to say DeMarco should get in before Jeff Van Note and Jon Morris?

Thank you.

Nick

Craig Morton started playoff games in three different decades. Did he win a playoff game in three different decades? Did he ever throw for 300 yards in a playoff game? He had a wild career.

I write to tip my hat to such fantastic research. Thank you for sharing. Before he went astray, number 56 was a player for the Dallas Cowboys.

Also, it did make for a great scene in Black Sunday.

Thank you,
Nick

A couple of weeks ago there was a good thread on the end of Super Bowl X. On the opening kickoff of that game Dallas did a successful reverse with Thomas Henderson taking the ball from Preston Pearson. I think the only other time I have seen this executed is with Stump Mitchell handing off to Roy Gr...

Great material on Charle Young - a great player on John McKay's USC teams. I feel like Russ Francis is being overlooked a little, but maybe I am wrong? Can someone who saw Francis play give their opinion? Thanks a lot.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Morris

Jon Morris had a very long career in professional football with a lot of accolades. Is he being overlooked for the Hall of the Very Good?

Thanks.

Barkum and Caster were both premium NY draft selections from Jackson State in the early 1970's and both played for over a decade. I think Caster's last game was in the Rose Bowl - victory in Super Bowl 17 with the Redskins. Both very good receivers.

Joel Collier coached with the Boston Patriots in 1960 and stopped coaching after the 1992 season (also with the Patriots). Can anyone think of an AFL coach in 1960 who had a longer run?

Thank you.
Nick