Wednesday, July 21, 2021

A to Z On the Gridiron

Did one for baseball, so I figured I'd do one for football.

All these cards are in my collection.


A:  Lance Alworth -  AFL star.












B:  Ron Brown -  Got his autograph at a track meet.  Olympic gold medalist in track and All-Pro return man in football.    












C:  Harold Carmichael - Eagles legend.












D:  Brian Dawkins - Eagles legend.












E:  John Elway -  The Broncos were my #2 team for about 20 years.    












F:  Nick Foles - Eagles legend.












G:  Shaquem Griffin -  The Jim Abbott of the NFL.  












H:  Bob Hayes -  Another track guy.  Pro Football Hall of famer and 2-time Olympic gold medalist. 












I:  Raghib Ismail -  Rooted for him when he played for Notre Dame.  Saw him score a TD against Stanford in the only D1 game I've attended. 









J:  Ron Jaworski - Eagles legend.












K:  Jason Kelce - Eagles legend.












L:  Steve Largent -  Record setter.












M:  Patrick Mahomes II -  Star player.  Fun to watch.












N:  Ozzie Newsome -  Stud as a player.  Stud as a GM.  












O:  Christian Okoye -  The Nigerian Nightmare.  












P:  Walter Payton - Sweetness.  












Q:  Mike Quick - Eagles legend.












R:  Ed Reed -  The talent of Ray Lewis without the off-field crap.   












S:  Bart Starr -  Old school legend.    













T:  Pat Tillman - American bad ass.  












U:  Johnny Unitas -  Used to be the GOAT, but Brady kept winning. 












V:  Adam Vinatieri -  Have to include a kicker. 













W:  Reggie White - Eagles legend.












X:  Vacant.  Dexter Manley had literacy issues, but I'm not going out of my way to include a Redskin. 


Y:  Roynell Young - Eagles legend.












Z:  Chris Zorich -  Another guy I rooted for during my Notre Dame phase.   













6 comments:

  1. It's nice to see Lance Alworth getting some blog love. And out of curiosity, what made you ditch the Broncos as your #2 team?

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    1. I'll concede that Foles, Jaworski, and Young benefitted from Eagles bias. But the other five earned it.

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  3. Largent, Okoye, and Reed would definitely be on my list. Wait. Maybe not Reed (because of Aaron Rodgers)... but I did love watching his highlights. That guy was awesome.

    Very cool to see Tillman. He's a real American hero for sure.

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    1. Rodgers bores me for some reason. Nice career though.

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