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Originally Posted by MOhillbilly
bednarick was tougher.  |
He was very, very tough. Last player to play boths ways for 60 minutes. Ray Neitzke was another ferocious man. Everyone feared Deacon Jones. The word "sack" was coined to describe Jones' relentless dropping of QBs in the backfield.
Our own Willie Lanier was so feared that his league-wide nickname was "Contact".
The list goes on and on, but look at the SI Cover story I posted. I am not aware of any other major sports publication putting a player on its cover with that title.
Speaking of tough QBs, who was the last QB to play without a face mask?
No, it wasn't george Blanda (another tough SOB).