Tallest player in the history of the NFL was a Chief?

[|Zach|]

I didn't know this.

I was looking through some things on Wikipedia and decided to skim over the Chiefs page. Found this insteresting nugget.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Stroud

Morris Stroud (born May 17, 1946), was a former tight end for the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs from 1970 to 1974. At 6'-10", Stroud is the tallest player in NFL history. He wore uniform #88.As a student at Clark Atlanta University, a historically black college in Atlanta, Georgia, the Miami, Florida-born Stroud was a center and power forward on the Panthers' basketball team. Despite Stroud having little experience on the gridiron, Chiefs coach Hank Stram selected him in the third round of the NFL draft as a tight end. He thus supplanted the 6'-9" Ernie Ladd as the NFL's tallest player. Coincidentally, Ladd had spent the 1967 and 1968 seasons — the final two years of his eight-year professional career — with the Kansas City Chiefs.In seven years, Morris Stroud caught 54 passes for 977 yards, seven touchdowns, and averaged 18.1 yards per reception. However, Stroud became a notable special teams player — specifically at blocking field goals. On many opponents' field goal attempts, Stroud lined up under the goalposts and tried to deflect the ball as it came down. Later rules changes led to the adoption of Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1 (informally known as the "Stroud Rule"): "Goal tending by any player leaping up to deflect a kick as it passes above the crossbar of a goal post is prohibited. The referee could award 3 points for a palpably unfair act".

[teedubya]

Sweet. I need a Stroud Jersey.

[mikey23545]

I can still remember back in the 70 or 71 season Stroud leaping in front of the goalposts and coming within inches of knocking away a George Blanda field goal that tied the game right at the end of regulation. It was that "miracle" season by Blanda where between relief quarterbacking and his place kicking he pulled out one game after another for the hated Raiders...Those were the days when Raiders-Chiefs was still for something more than just bragging rights...

Good memories...

[Skip Towne]

Originally Posted by Ari Chi3fs

Sweet. I need a Stroud Jersey.

Wouldn't it be too big?

[stevieray]

Originally Posted by Skip Towne

Wouldn't it be too big?

he's figured in girth.

[Kylo Ren]

Originally Posted by |Zach|

I didn't know this.

I was looking through some things on Wikipedia and decided to skim over the Chiefs page. Found this insteresting nugget.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Stroud

Morris Stroud (born May 17, 1946), was a former tight end for the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs from 1970 to 1974. At 6'-10", Stroud is the tallest player in NFL history. He wore uniform #88.As a student at Clark Atlanta University, a historically black college in Atlanta, Georgia, the Miami, Florida-born Stroud was a center and power forward on the Panthers' basketball team. Despite Stroud having little experience on the gridiron, Chiefs coach Hank Stram selected him in the third round of the NFL draft as a tight end. He thus supplanted the 6'-9" Ernie Ladd as the NFL's tallest player. Coincidentally, Ladd had spent the 1967 and 1968 seasons — the final two years of his eight-year professional career — with the Kansas City Chiefs.In seven years, Morris Stroud caught 54 passes for 977 yards, seven touchdowns, and averaged 18.1 yards per reception. However, Stroud became a notable special teams player — specifically at blocking field goals. On many opponents' field goal attempts, Stroud lined up under the goalposts and tried to deflect the ball as it came down. Later rules changes led to the adoption of Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1 (informally known as the "Stroud Rule"): "Goal tending by any player leaping up to deflect a kick as it passes above the crossbar of a goal post is prohibited. The referee could award 3 points for a palpably unfair act".

Right. He was the founder of Stroud's restaurant.

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by Gunther_Fan

Right. He was the founder of Stroud's restaurant.

I love their fried Chicken!

[stlchiefs]

#88 and a former basketball player. So all this talk of Tony G and Gates being the new kind of TE who played basketball is really not that new of an idea? Stram thought of this a while back.

[JohnnyV13]

Yeah,

But Morris Stroud sucked. He had stone hands.

[Chief Faithful]

Originally Posted by mikey23545

I can still remember back in the 70 or 71 season Stroud leaping in front of the goalposts and coming within inches of knocking away a George Blanda field goal that tied the game right at the end of regulation. It was that "miracle" season by Blanda where between relief quarterbacking and his place kicking he pulled out one game after another for the hated Raiders...Those were the days when Raiders-Chiefs was still for something more than just bragging rights...

Good memories...

You have a good memory. Stram used him to block field goals by placing him at the goal posts.

[stlchiefs]

Originally Posted by JohnnyV13

Yeah,

But Morris Stroud sucked. He had stone hands.

S. Parker?

[JohnnyV13]

Samie Parker looks like an Allstate Insurance agent compared to Morris Stroud.

[Brock]

Actually, the tallest player in the history of the NFL was Robert Sligh.

[El Jefe]

stevieray, "he's figured in girth" that was a good one. Man 6'10 is a big man I have always wondered who was the tallest guy ever in the NFL. Great thread Zach.