Three time all pro, six pro bowl’s, 5000 yards rushing as a fallback, retired with the team that drafted him. Why in the heck isn’t Mike Alstott in the Hall of Fame?
I haven’t lived in Tampa in many years. Currently enjoying the beautiful and relatively cooler climate in San Diego. But man how I miss my Buccaneers! Thank you Mike P for sharing all these this footage.
Joke, He Led Purdue and then took last team Bucs to a Super Bowl with a few other playmakers, His plays on video speak for themself. NFL are buffoons Ask his peers
Er; His ENTIRE Career average is 3.7 Yards Per Carry. These are the most ordinary stats for a 'greatest of all time' back www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AlstMi00.htm "Ask his peers" Yeah he was hard to tackle, it sucked, but we did it. He could crush a LB but the other 2 plus the Safeties are gonna arrive in the time it took to truck that LB. Most of the runs were 1-3 yards. But the Highlights; oh man, those highlight runs are a joy.
Mike Alstott, Daryl Johnston, Lorenzo Neal should all be in the hall of fame. Fullback position is bizarrely underrated in NFL history. also, i agree with all the 'dunn was also badass' comments. that backfield was scary. and fun to use on madden.
@Ryder Williams-Jones so 1.) i believe he already in in the HOF 2.) he payed tailback more than FB if im correct. but yes he was a beast and was def in the same mold as those other guys as far as beasty tank running backs
Off field the man was a beast as well. Charities, community service, etc... Just a great example of a man who gave back to his community and gave 1000% all the time on the field. Wow!
This video made me tear up a bit. I am a fan of real football players who grind out past beyond their limits and to see this real got me emotional. Such an amazing player.
At the practices that were open to the public you would see Mike during breaks. Always carrying his kids around with him. You could tell from a mile away he was a good dad.
At least Dunn being on the team during our Super Bowl run would have been cool. Even though I'm more sad Hardy Nickerson wasn't on our Super Bowl team.
He tackled defenders before they could tackle him, man those three words "Touchdown Tampa Bay" get me every time. That team should have won at least 3 SB.
To play against the team that Gruden himself help built. Rich Gannon was a journeyman until Gruden made him into a MVP. Btw i don’t remember the Bucs superbowl QB. I wonder who helped there?
Trouble is that from what everyone saw, Dungy wasn't going to take his team to the Superbowl. Don't great me wrong, as a Bucs fan, Tony Dungy is highly respected by me and he is a legendary coach. However, Indianapolis was a better situation for him, which is why he won a SB with them. I'll never forget that one time that Peyton sent the punt team back off of the field to go for it on 4th down. It was a microcosm of the interplay of Dungy and Manning. Dungy was going to play it conservative and Peyton overruled him and got the first down. Dungy needed a guy like Peyton to get to the next level. But, that tampa defense was legendary though
@@libertas_americana Brad Johnson had very good career stats before Gruden got to him. Grudens "stellar" Offensive mind only averaged 21 points a game. 18th in the League. Defense only gave up 12 points a game (1st in the NFL) and the Defense scored 9 TDs that year. So who REALLY won the SB that season?
He is definitely a Hall of Famer someday in my opinion. The only knock they had on him was the fact that he wasn't a good run blocker based on how the position "fullback" is suppose to be played. But I say the hell with all that, this guy was a playmaker, a highlight reel in his own right. You know you somebody when you are one of Chris Berman's favorite players. Chris Berman was the one that gave him the "A-Train" name and made those sounds of him breaking tackles. 11 years in the game. 6 Pro Bowls. Voted All-Pro 3x and won a Super Bowl. All this and played for one team. HALL OF FAMER no doubt about it.
A two back system doesn't require the fullback to be a blocker as first priority. The Packers have a clone of Alstott in Aaron Ripkowski, but rarely use him to his potential.
Whoa whoa whoa, I'm a packers fans and yeah ripkowski can run like a tank at times but he is not even close to being on the same level as alstott, let alone a clone. And yeah that's true about fullback's not having to be primary blockers in two back sets but it definitely helps. Look at how the packers used John Kuhn.
Jermaine Fabian You nailed it. 11 years in the game, six pro bowls, retired with the team that drafted him. Not to mention 5000 yards rushing as a fallback. 5000 yards as a fallback/half back! I’m going to write a letter to the NFL
I’ve been a bucs fans my entire life & was lucky to be a 4th row season ticket holder for some years….on the night of John Lynch’s induction into the ring of honor, we got picked to meet Mike Alstott at the NFL network pavilion. Mike was legitimately my football hero in high school and I wasn’t afraid to tell him about it when we met. He was so polite and humbled by my statement that he gave me a hug….I’ll never forget it
I watched this guy from the time he began his career to his retirement. His talent amazed me. I had always wished my team would eventually sign him. He had heart, agility and power. This guy got it done.
www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BettJe00.htm Bettis was faster and way better. Alstott was a FB and was usually lead blocking for Warrick Dunn. Im looking at 2002 Bucs and it doesnt make sense; Alstott has 3.8 YPA and Main RB Pittman has only 3.7. It was a shitty offense. 324 Points; 22 Points per game: 18th place. Defense Is ALL TIME Great at TWELVE points a Game!! TWELVE??
I Love Gruden and all; but as an Offensive Guy he's overrated he never could get a QB to read the field in 2.3 seconds as drawn up in his massive West Coast Offense Playbooks. Never could make the Tampa Offense better then 15th place. He was brilliant in the 90's in Greenbay and made the Raiders awesome with #1 Offenses and made Cast off Rich Gannon an MVP.
NFL Offenses are ALL Similar in that they All have plays that beat every coverage, man, 2 safeties or 1 safety middle of the field; on each side of the play. A Manning or Brees or Brady can diagnose and throw to the open guy; there's ALWAYS an open guy by design the guy that's one on one with his man defender trailing headed for open grass without a safety or LB waiting there....But SO Few Guys can learn to do that; AND it takes 3 years! I remember hating Eli Manning; but Rivers WAS a better student 2005-06-07 by far. It took Eli Until December 30th 2007 to FINALLY figure out how to find the open guy; at the best possible moment; Scoring 35 Points against the 15-0 Patriots in Week 17. Then I believed. He passed it all over the yard that Epic Postseason.
Walter White Bettis was a RUNNING BACK and Alstott was FULLBACK! All the other stuff means nothing. Gruden did not properly use Alstott during his tenure under the Bucs, if so Alstott would have had more Pro Bowls and even better numbers than he finished his career with.
Yeah exactly; Alstott was used more as a lead blocker for Pittman and Warrick Dunn then handling the ball himself. Jerome Bettis refused to be used this way by the Rams. He was much faster; Bettis was a complete RB...Alstott didn't gain yards per carry because of his slow speed; like most Fullbacks. The 'White Bettis' is craziness; taking highlight reel as if it's the usual; when its not...Because Bettis had his own Fullback to lead for him.
Love the A-Train. My Dad gave me that nickname as during my childhood it took me a while to truly understand the power behind that nickname. Mike Alstott is and will forever be my favorite and my Dad’s favorite player. Go Bucs
He is a humble , quite blue collar lunch pail type guy who grinded you out on every play. Nothing but respect for the way he played. Its sad the FB position is dying out in the modern NFL.
Miss those days hearing Gene say "Mike alstott up the gut!" Lol. Met Mike as a kid, went to his football camp, one of the coolest experiences of my childhood, he greeted and spoke to all the kids individually, ran drills with us, it was cool
My favorite player of all time... remember watching that superbowl with my dad and was so damn happy! (And I was born in 1994) lol Forever a Bucs fan 🤘🏻 Kind of upset tbh that he didn’t make the finals for the hall of fame 2021 but at least we got Lynch and Ronde in the finals 🤘🏻 No matter what; True fans know Mike is one of the best Hall of Famers... with or without the title/induction
If they ever wanted to put a fullback into the profootball Hall of fame Mike alstott should be the first. He is the most loved buccaneer we ever had. When he was drafted, he set two goals. Make the Buccaneers better and win a Super Bowl. And he did just that.
Actually there's ALOT OF Fullbacks in the hall. Back when Splitback was the main formation... Franco Harris; Larry Czonka, Jim Brown just off the top of my head are FBs in the Hall. Halfbacks would lead block for FBs back then; and vice versa. The I-Formation wasn't the main formation. Check any 80's game out; they still used the Split Back, equal distance behind QB. Either could be the 'running back' on any given play. Would a Lead Blocking FB ever get in the hall? Remember Vonta Leech? That was Hall of Fame caliber lead blocking. The Hall voters don't watch enough film; because I can't even think of a Single Offensive Guard in the hall!
Plenty of FBs in the hall. Franco Harris, Larry Czonka, Jim Brown. Just not the 1980's-2000's Blocking FBs who are now going undrafted as most teams don't use one. Just like the 3rd LB or the 3rd lineman in the 4-2 and 2-4 Base alignments. It's simple Math; the Fullback blocks one guy...the guy who is only on the field because the FB is in the game. Replace FB with a slot WR and it takes one defender out of the box; possibly 2; if he's dangerous like Edelman and needs double coverage. A FB today REALLY needs to be a passing threat; the way Kyle Shanahan used one in Atlanta in 2016 and paid too much for Kyle Juszcyk for the upcoming 2017 Niners.
@@duypham76 lots of really good guys came from the FB position, Csonka, Brown, Craig, Allstot, I'm sure I'm forgetting some others that were offensive staples.
One of the most respected players in the game bc he put his nose to the grind, he is good hearted and gives his all. Those are unbeatable qualities in many peoples opinions.
You need to understand something. This guy made a career running in the A gap. The most blitzed gap in all of football. I was at so many of these games. He was the toughest runner I have ever seen. I have been watching football for 40 years. He was simply one of a kind. A great citizen, a great player. There are no controversies regarding Mike. A true character player and skill player. One of the many great Bucs of that team. They simply do not make Mike Alstott any more....
Late 80s & 90s NFL was a great era!! Barry, Deion, Alstott, Aikman, Elway, Simms, Allen, Montana, Young, Marino, Sapp, Brooks, Payton, McMahon, Seau and the list of great names goes on and on...I thank God I grew up seeing these guys play
this vid gives me flashbacks of when i used to live in FL with my pops and he would take me and my bro to go watch the bucs when he could. loved seeing alstott run. good times and better memories. thanks bro
im a pats fan but mike allstott easily my favorite non pats player loved him in college and followed his whole career bought his jersey in 1997 and still wear it. wore it proudly for that superbowl in 2003. wish they made players like mike still i miss the fullback position pure power football up the gut!!!!
Great video, awesome channel! We're lucky as Bucs fans to have great memories like these in our franchises history. Can't wait for Jameis, Doug, Gerald, Lavonte and the rest of the guys to bring us back to the top! Go Bucs!
I'm 24 so Alstott was a bit before my time in terms of recognizing his game- but I've seen so many comments about how underrated he is. Watching this and some other highlight videos, its insane that he isn't in the hall of fame. One of the most physical half/full backs of all time. Seemed like he gave everything on every play. I can see some parallels between his style and Marshawn Lynch. Power, balance, grit, speed. He had it all. You dont need great BC vision if you can just run over people- but he still had elusiveness at that size. Insane talent
I am 50 years old and a Tampa Bay native. I have witnessed some of the greatest backs in the history of the NFL. I watched every single game Alstott played in. He is still my favorite I have ever seen next to Barry Sanders. He was old school smash mouth football. There will never be another like him in short yardage situations. The epitome of Buc ball! Why is he not in HOF?!
Not a Bucs fan but it was great to have seen this team rise from the depths and do well. Great defense and exciting players like Alstott and Dunn on offence. Plus those new unis were fire.
Man I miss watching him run. He made watching the Bucs fun again. Loved listening to Gene on the radio “Alstott up the gut!” That whole era was great. Alstott, Sapp, Lynch, Brooks. Just to name a few made that team awesome to watch. Hopefully we can get it together again with the young team we have now!
Alstott should be in the hall of fame eventually! I hope! He changed the way the FB was used. Helped change the Bucs organization!!! Memories of watching him play will never fade. Thanks Mike for the memories!!!
I don't know and understand why Mike isn't in the Hall of Fame. Mike was a beast. He did everything you asked of him. One of the most underrated fullback of all time. He deserves to be in Canton, Ohio.
Dear NFL, After seeing these highlights of the A-Train, I’ve only got one thing to say: MAKE THE FULLBACK POSITION RELEVANT AGAIN!!! And to all the Tampa Bay fans and diehard NFL fans out there reading this comment: If you think it’s finally time for the A-Train to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, gimme a “Hell Yeah!”
My grandpa went to Joliet Catholic HS back in the day. When he became a grandpa, he went every Friday night, rarely ever missing a game, to watch his HS alma matter play. I remember watching football with him one Sunday and he pointed mike out and said he’d been watching him since he was 16 years old. He said that when he’d drive by the HS early in the morning on the way to work, he’d see mike just running up & down the stadium stairs before school. My grandpa used him as a lesson for me. He told me “that’s what years of dedication looks like”. I’ll tell yuh, my grandpa was not wrong.
Mike Alstott was the definition of a powerful running back. He could pound it on the opposition and could sometimes apply that speed. He could block and catch. He was tough to contain. He was a fun back to watch.
+Mike P Can't argue with that. I know for a fact that he is the best running back the Bucs have ever had. As a "St. Louis" Rams fan, and now full blown Packers fan, I would say Marshall Faulk is a better runner, but you could put Alstott up there with the likes of a Barry Sanders and a Emmitt Smith. All of these backs were unique in their own way.
I watch this a few times a year. Mike Alstott is my favorite player of all time, and I'm a diehard Saints fan. I think he is the best power runner of all time. I would always create an Alstott clone in NCAA Football for my college career mode.
Whenever people watched Alstott, they watched the G.O.A.T. when it comes to NFL Fullbacks. I seen other teams try to get a fullback to emulate him. But the other teams failed to do that. Mike is a guy who needs to be in Canton for sure.
Best was when a commentator said “When this guy gets the ball he’s not looking for open field, he’s looking for JERSEYS” Alstott invented beast mode. Marshawn lynch has nothing on this guy.
Thank you for posting. I'll watch it over & over. Mike reminds me of John Riggins. However, Riggins just ran straight ahead. Mikey had some pretty good footwork as well. Players actually feared tackling them because they knew what was coming. PAIN!!!
I was at the game where he was inducted into the buc's ring of honor. hope he gets in the hall one day. its crazy seeing ray j sold out back then. we don't fill it anymore
I know the atmosphere was electric. I think he'll get in. The Glazers lost the trust of the fan base and pissed alot of fans off when they disrespectfully cut Derrick Brooks and several other veterans.
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Three time all pro, six pro bowl’s, 5000 yards rushing as a fallback, retired with the team that drafted him. Why in the heck isn’t Mike Alstott in the Hall of Fame?
I haven’t lived in Tampa in many years. Currently enjoying the beautiful and relatively cooler climate in San Diego. But man how I miss my Buccaneers! Thank you Mike P for sharing all these this footage.
Hes kinda recently retired maybe he will be soon.
I know it's stupid he's not in the hall of fame
He may eventually but fullbacks get overlooked
he's the best halfback ever
Alstott was the most underrated power runner of all time! The original beast mode!!!
underrated?
Yes he was very underrated, he should have made more Pro Bowls.
Maybe, but NFL network did put him in the top 10 power backs.
Joke, He Led Purdue and then took last team Bucs to a Super Bowl with a few other playmakers, His plays on video speak for themself. NFL are buffoons Ask his peers
Er; His ENTIRE Career average is 3.7 Yards Per Carry. These are the most ordinary stats for a 'greatest of all time' back www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AlstMi00.htm
"Ask his peers" Yeah he was hard to tackle, it sucked, but we did it. He could crush a LB but the other 2 plus the Safeties are gonna arrive in the time it took to truck that LB. Most of the runs were 1-3 yards. But the Highlights; oh man, those highlight runs are a joy.
It’s weird seeing defenders actually trying to tackle instead of just spearing. Alstott against today’s defenders would be even more unstoppable
Clearly
The A-Train needs to make a stop in Canton.
I agree but despite how dominant he was for as long as he was because he was a full back he will be passed over
@@jgrj52 He shouldn't be though cause he 77tds!! And 8 probowls and a SB!! He deserves to be inducted some day.
And I mean soon! Lol Fire the cannons
I agree but not many fullbacks make it. Think lorenzo neal still waiting as well
Kirk Crawford Tony Richardson as well
Late 90s and early 00s were when I fell in love with football. The Dunn/Alstott duo was a treat to watch as a fan.
Same here. It was awesome to watch.
Same here. I loved that brand of Smash mouth football
Mike Alstott, Daryl Johnston, Lorenzo Neal should all be in the hall of fame. Fullback position is bizarrely underrated in NFL history.
also, i agree with all the 'dunn was also badass' comments. that backfield was scary. and fun to use on madden.
Sure should be!
William Henderson outta green Bay too
FB'S open up EVERYTHING for RB'S and QB'S.....
U know ur fullbacks.
@Ryder Williams-Jones so 1.) i believe he already in in the HOF 2.) he payed tailback more than FB if im correct.
but yes he was a beast and was def in the same mold as those other guys as far as beasty tank running backs
"GOD chosen me to be here"
well said. Very humble. Give Praise.
Off field the man was a beast as well. Charities, community service, etc... Just a great example of a man who gave back to his community and gave 1000% all the time on the field. Wow!
This video made me tear up a bit. I am a fan of real football players who grind out past beyond their limits and to see this real got me emotional. Such an amazing player.
Me too
At the practices that were open to the public you would see Mike during breaks.
Always carrying his kids around with him.
You could tell from a mile away he was a good dad.
Alstott was an incredibly strong fb. I remember that 2002 SB. The Bucs franchise owes him so much. And he needs a HOF nomination expeditiously!
I loved the Dunn-Alstott backfield!
I wish Dunn would have stayed with us his whole career. Thunder and Lightning!
At least Dunn being on the team during our Super Bowl run would have been cool. Even though I'm more sad Hardy Nickerson wasn't on our Super Bowl team.
+Eric Burton Hell yeah man, I was sad we lost Donnie Abraham, Brad Culpepper, and Chidi Ahanotu as well
All those names! So many good memories!
Me too! I miss the 90's NFL!
He tackled defenders before they could tackle him, man those three words "Touchdown Tampa Bay" get me every time.
That team should have won at least 3 SB.
Alstott was such a beast, he's the reason I watch Purdue today and why I wore the neck pad when I played lol
He definitely deserves to in the HOF...It’s an outrage that he he’s been passed over after all of these years of eligibility
Quiet_Guy No question he deserves to be there!
6 straight Pro Bowls! Thats unheard of! ...And that 2002 SB team has to mentioned as 1 of the greatest teams of all time
Quiet_Guy ...that is definitely not unheard of
5088 in 10 years . Nope . He is 136 by yardage of all time .
dave g That’s a dumb argument against a fullback
Tony Dungy: The Man Who Built The Vehicle That Gruden Drove To The SuperBowl
Gruden overall record without that SB victory looks very mediocre
To play against the team that Gruden himself help built. Rich Gannon was a journeyman until Gruden made him into a MVP. Btw i don’t remember the Bucs superbowl QB. I wonder who helped there?
We get it bro. This is about the goat fullback tho not coaches
Trouble is that from what everyone saw, Dungy wasn't going to take his team to the Superbowl. Don't great me wrong, as a Bucs fan, Tony Dungy is highly respected by me and he is a legendary coach. However, Indianapolis was a better situation for him, which is why he won a SB with them. I'll never forget that one time that Peyton sent the punt team back off of the field to go for it on 4th down. It was a microcosm of the interplay of Dungy and Manning. Dungy was going to play it conservative and Peyton overruled him and got the first down. Dungy needed a guy like Peyton to get to the next level. But, that tampa defense was legendary though
@@libertas_americana Brad Johnson had very good career stats before Gruden got to him. Grudens "stellar" Offensive mind only averaged 21 points a game. 18th in the League. Defense only gave up 12 points a game (1st in the NFL) and the Defense scored 9 TDs that year. So who REALLY won the SB that season?
He has got to be one of the most fun players to watch. Seemed like such a team player to. One of my favorites.
Never been a Bucs fan, but loved watching Alstott play. True beast! Much respect! That’s the way you run the football. North and south!
He is definitely a Hall of Famer someday in my opinion. The only knock they had on him was the fact that he wasn't a good run blocker based on how the position "fullback" is suppose to be played. But I say the hell with all that, this guy was a playmaker, a highlight reel in his own right. You know you somebody when you are one of Chris Berman's favorite players. Chris Berman was the one that gave him the "A-Train" name and made those sounds of him breaking tackles. 11 years in the game. 6 Pro Bowls. Voted All-Pro 3x and won a Super Bowl. All this and played for one team. HALL OF FAMER no doubt about it.
Jermaine Fabian if everyone remembers correctly, Jim Brown was a Fullback as well. So was John Righins, so was Marion Montley.
A two back system doesn't require the fullback to be a blocker as first priority.
The Packers have a clone of Alstott in Aaron Ripkowski, but rarely use him to his potential.
Whoa whoa whoa, I'm a packers fans and yeah ripkowski can run like a tank at times but he is not even close to being on the same level as alstott, let alone a clone. And yeah that's true about fullback's not having to be primary blockers in two back sets but it definitely helps. Look at how the packers used John Kuhn.
Well said bro
Jermaine Fabian You nailed it. 11 years in the game, six pro bowls, retired with the team that drafted him. Not to mention 5000 yards rushing as a fallback. 5000 yards as a fallback/half back! I’m going to write a letter to the NFL
I’ve been a bucs fans my entire life & was lucky to be a 4th row season ticket holder for some years….on the night of John Lynch’s induction into the ring of honor, we got picked to meet Mike Alstott at the NFL network pavilion. Mike was legitimately my football hero in high school and I wasn’t afraid to tell him about it when we met. He was so polite and humbled by my statement that he gave me a hug….I’ll never forget it
I watched this guy from the time he began his career to his retirement. His talent amazed me. I had always wished my team would eventually sign him. He had heart, agility and power. This guy got it done.
Tank, bulldozer, anvil, wrecking ball, train, juggernaut.... a mans man runner.
I miss him on the Bucs!
Alstott literally gave the game all he had. Sacrificed his body. No one more deserving to be a HOF.
Yes he did. I really hope he makes it one day!
In the city of Tampa.. this man is loved unconditionally. The best fullback of all time
Mike Alstott defined Bucs ball,with his running style, and a can -do effort that we all loved!Go Mike ,miss ya buddy!
Alstott was the white Bettis.
Bettis was the black Alstott.
www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BettJe00.htm Bettis was faster and way better. Alstott was a FB and was usually lead blocking for Warrick Dunn. Im looking at 2002 Bucs and it doesnt make sense; Alstott has 3.8 YPA and Main RB Pittman has only 3.7. It was a shitty offense. 324 Points; 22 Points per game: 18th place. Defense Is ALL TIME Great at TWELVE points a Game!! TWELVE??
I Love Gruden and all; but as an Offensive Guy he's overrated he never could get a QB to read the field in 2.3 seconds as drawn up in his massive West Coast Offense Playbooks. Never could make the Tampa Offense better then 15th place. He was brilliant in the 90's in Greenbay and made the Raiders awesome with #1 Offenses and made Cast off Rich Gannon an MVP.
NFL Offenses are ALL Similar in that they All have plays that beat every coverage, man, 2 safeties or 1 safety middle of the field; on each side of the play. A Manning or Brees or Brady can diagnose and throw to the open guy; there's ALWAYS an open guy by design the guy that's one on one with his man defender trailing headed for open grass without a safety or LB waiting there....But SO Few Guys can learn to do that; AND it takes 3 years! I remember hating Eli Manning; but Rivers WAS a better student 2005-06-07 by far. It took Eli Until December 30th 2007 to FINALLY figure out how to find the open guy; at the best possible moment; Scoring 35 Points against the 15-0 Patriots in Week 17. Then I believed. He passed it all over the yard that Epic Postseason.
Walter White Bettis was a RUNNING BACK and Alstott was FULLBACK! All the other stuff means nothing. Gruden did not properly use Alstott during his tenure under the Bucs, if so Alstott would have had more Pro Bowls and even better numbers than he finished his career with.
Yeah exactly; Alstott was used more as a lead blocker for Pittman and Warrick Dunn then handling the ball himself. Jerome Bettis refused to be used this way by the Rams. He was much faster; Bettis was a complete RB...Alstott didn't gain yards per carry because of his slow speed; like most Fullbacks. The 'White Bettis' is craziness; taking highlight reel as if it's the usual; when its not...Because Bettis had his own Fullback to lead for him.
Love the A-Train. My Dad gave me that nickname as during my childhood it took me a while to truly understand the power behind that nickname. Mike Alstott is and will forever be my favorite and my Dad’s favorite player. Go Bucs
For being so big and able to run over everybody the dude had some moves. Favorite FB of all time so good
The guy was a highlight machine, so many spectacular power runs
Glad he finished it out in Tampa!! He was awesome!
Alstott is my most favorite player I've ever seen play. Loved his power.
Alstott is one of the nicest football players I have ever met.Great guy who cares about others.Canton bound!
you couldn't stop this guy
Nope sure couldn't!
What a man, I’m in awe of this professional. Enjoy your retirement👏👏👏.
He deserves to be in the Hall Of Fame.
Troy D. True
He really does.
as a packers fan I enjoyed watching him he did everything run block catch out the back field it won't be another A-Train#40 HOF
He is a humble , quite blue collar lunch pail type guy who grinded you out on every play. Nothing but respect for the way he played. Its sad the FB position is dying out in the modern NFL.
He needs to be in the Hall of Fame simply for the amount of players he concussed that allowed his team to win games late all those years
Your were awesome to watch play at a game I love. Thank you Mr. Alstott!!
thank you mike alstott what a fantastic football player. i got to watch his whole buccaneer career his runs were awesome to watch. they still are :-)
Miss those days hearing Gene say "Mike alstott up the gut!" Lol. Met Mike as a kid, went to his football camp, one of the coolest experiences of my childhood, he greeted and spoke to all the kids individually, ran drills with us, it was cool
I miss it too!
My favorite player of all time... remember watching that superbowl with my dad and was so damn happy! (And I was born in 1994) lol Forever a Bucs fan 🤘🏻 Kind of upset tbh that he didn’t make the finals for the hall of fame 2021 but at least we got Lynch and Ronde in the finals 🤘🏻 No matter what; True fans know Mike is one of the best Hall of Famers... with or without the title/induction
Hands down needs to be in the HOF .... best fullback period he did it all blocked ran catch and scored ....
Its a disgrace he doesn't get the attention he deserves.
Yeah, I might’ve dropped a tear in the end. Hall of Fame FB! 💪🏼💪🏼
A TRAIN!!! The inspiration for most of us Polynesian kids growing up. We truck EVERYONE just like he did.
Thanks for the memories Mike!!!
Mike Alstott was real AF
One of the best fullbacks ever!
If they ever wanted to put a fullback into the profootball Hall of fame Mike alstott should be the first. He is the most loved buccaneer we ever had. When he was drafted, he set two goals. Make the Buccaneers better and win a Super Bowl. And he did just that.
Glenn Vogt He was unbelievable, he deserves to be in the HOF.
Actually there's ALOT OF Fullbacks in the hall. Back when Splitback was the main formation... Franco Harris; Larry Czonka, Jim Brown just off the top of my head are FBs in the Hall. Halfbacks would lead block for FBs back then; and vice versa.
The I-Formation wasn't the main formation. Check any 80's game out; they still used the Split Back, equal distance behind QB. Either could be the 'running back' on any given play.
Would a Lead Blocking FB ever get in the hall? Remember Vonta Leech? That was Hall of Fame caliber lead blocking. The Hall voters don't watch enough film; because I can't even think of a Single Offensive Guard in the hall!
Respect
Plenty of FBs in the hall. Franco Harris, Larry Czonka, Jim Brown. Just not the 1980's-2000's Blocking FBs who are now going undrafted as most teams don't use one. Just like the 3rd LB or the 3rd lineman in the 4-2 and 2-4 Base alignments. It's simple Math; the Fullback blocks one guy...the guy who is only on the field because the FB is in the game. Replace FB with a slot WR and it takes one defender out of the box; possibly 2; if he's dangerous like Edelman and needs double coverage.
A FB today REALLY needs to be a passing threat; the way Kyle Shanahan used one in Atlanta in 2016 and paid too much for Kyle Juszcyk for the upcoming 2017 Niners.
The Bucks had a quotaback and they never won the Superbowl.
I never realized the agility he possessed.
For a big guy he was pretty quick lol
He did say Walter Payton was his favorite rb.
@@duypham76 lots of really good guys came from the FB position, Csonka, Brown, Craig, Allstot, I'm sure I'm forgetting some others that were offensive staples.
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One of the most respected players in the game bc he put his nose to the grind, he is good hearted and gives his all. Those are unbeatable qualities in many peoples opinions.
A-Train you were always a class act... humble and so gifted. You made the game better.
Sure was man!
You need to understand something. This guy made a career running in the A gap. The most blitzed gap in all of football. I was at so many of these games. He was the toughest runner I have ever seen. I have been watching football for 40 years. He was simply one of a kind. A great citizen, a great player. There are no controversies regarding Mike. A true character player and skill player. One of the many great Bucs of that team. They simply do not make Mike Alstott any more....
I think he was the best FB ever honestly.
where is the mike alstott "a football life"
Idk, the NFL is very biased. Haven't seen anything for Alstott besides this.
Best Fb ever , humble and unstoppable seriously my favorite player ever
Late 80s & 90s NFL was a great era!! Barry, Deion, Alstott, Aikman, Elway, Simms, Allen, Montana, Young, Marino, Sapp, Brooks, Payton, McMahon, Seau and the list of great names goes on and on...I thank God I grew up seeing these guys play
It's insane, he just TRUCKS people 😂
That’s all he does!
With his head!
And he jukes crazy good on some of those plays, dude can’t be brought down
One of my favorite backs of all time... Alstott up da gut!!!!!!
this vid gives me flashbacks of when i used to live in FL with my pops and he would take me and my bro to go watch the bucs when he could. loved seeing alstott run. good times and better memories. thanks bro
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I have and had and has a very, VERY HIGH APPRECIATION for the ball player and BALL CARRIER Mike Alstott was!!! He was like a young Earl Campbell!
thumbs up, great work. Nothing beats a power runing game, Alstott just moved piles.
He was my favorite player growing up and he was absolutely amazing
A joy to watch!
im a pats fan but mike allstott easily my favorite non pats player loved him in college and followed his whole career bought his jersey in 1997 and still wear it. wore it proudly for that superbowl in 2003. wish they made players like mike still i miss the fullback position pure power football up the gut!!!!
This is awesome. Thanks for the post !!
Great video, awesome channel! We're lucky as Bucs fans to have great memories like these in our franchises history. Can't wait for Jameis, Doug, Gerald, Lavonte and the rest of the guys to bring us back to the top! Go Bucs!
Thanks man it's my pleasure to relive these memories with the rest of our Bucs fans. I loved Lynch, Alstott, Sapp, Brooks, and Barber.
I have been lucky enough to spend some time with him post retirement at some charity events. The guy is a class act and a good man.
Before there was Beast Mode, there was the A-Train!
And before alstot there was larry
How about the bus
And the refrigerator
And the Diesel
A train 🚂
Unsung hero of the 90s/early 2000s Buccaneer team
If we didn't have him at the time, idk what the Bucs would have been.
Thnku for this highlights. 40 was the beast back then. One of the best power backs ever.
I was lucky enough to have watched his entire NFL career. He was a joy to watch play and a nightmare for DB's across the league!
the guy was just relentless!..he gave everything on every play
What a man.....so cool Warren loves him
Yes sir!
Love Ya Alstott. Old School football! Pounding the Rock! Miss seeing u play!
Greatest power runner of all
Time even over Bettis
Jim brown
You've never seen old school power runners like Brown, Campbell, or Csonka then
Mike Alstott is the best running back of all time is my opinion, the best that I ever seen.
I'd love to see Alstott versus today's defenses. He'd plow right through everyone. 90% of linebackers look like they don't even lift these days.
I'm 24 so Alstott was a bit before my time in terms of recognizing his game- but I've seen so many comments about how underrated he is. Watching this and some other highlight videos, its insane that he isn't in the hall of fame. One of the most physical half/full backs of all time. Seemed like he gave everything on every play. I can see some parallels between his style and Marshawn Lynch. Power, balance, grit, speed. He had it all. You dont need great BC vision if you can just run over people- but he still had elusiveness at that size. Insane talent
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I am 50 years old and a Tampa Bay native. I have witnessed some of the greatest backs in the history of the NFL. I watched every single game Alstott played in. He is still my favorite I have ever seen next to Barry Sanders. He was old school smash mouth football. There will never be another like him in short yardage situations. The epitome of Buc ball! Why is he not in HOF?!
That was truly amazing to watch.
Was even better to watch him play each game.
Not a Bucs fan but it was great to have seen this team rise from the depths and do well. Great defense and exciting players like Alstott and Dunn on offence. Plus those new unis were fire.
If the A train had Emmit’s O line he would’ve dominated even more. One of the best running backs IMO
Man I miss watching him run. He made watching the Bucs fun again. Loved listening to Gene on the radio “Alstott up the gut!” That whole era was great. Alstott, Sapp, Lynch, Brooks. Just to name a few made that team awesome to watch. Hopefully we can get it together again with the young team we have now!
Yeah I hope so too!
If I’ve learned one thing from this video..... it’s that Derrick Brooks was the team’s best cheerleader.
Shawn Yeah he was!
Beast. Football will never be like this again.
thanks for uploading, that was great, an all-time fav of mine, got his jersey!
Alstott should be in the hall of fame eventually! I hope! He changed the way the FB was used. Helped change the Bucs organization!!! Memories of watching him play will never fade. Thanks Mike for the memories!!!
Greatest fullback of all time...he did it all; run,block,and pass catch
And run people over lol
Bullshit to that comment.
I don't know and understand why Mike isn't in the Hall of Fame. Mike was a beast. He did everything you asked of him. One of the most underrated fullback of all time. He deserves to be in Canton, Ohio.
Dear NFL,
After seeing these highlights of the A-Train, I’ve only got one thing to say:
MAKE THE FULLBACK POSITION RELEVANT AGAIN!!!
And to all the Tampa Bay fans and diehard NFL fans out there reading this comment: If you think it’s finally time for the A-Train to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, gimme a “Hell Yeah!”
Hell. YEAH!
Oh Yeah. HELL YEAH!
Hell Yeah
Hell yeah
Hell yeah!!!
My grandpa went to Joliet Catholic HS back in the day. When he became a grandpa, he went every Friday night, rarely ever missing a game, to watch his HS alma matter play.
I remember watching football with him one Sunday and he pointed mike out and said he’d been watching him since he was 16 years old. He said that when he’d drive by the HS early in the morning on the way to work, he’d see mike just running up & down the stadium stairs before school. My grandpa used him as a lesson for me. He told me “that’s what years of dedication looks like”. I’ll tell yuh, my grandpa was not wrong.
The man was a tank on the field!!!
He was pure hell to bring down.
Mike Alstott was the definition of a powerful running back. He could pound it on the opposition and could sometimes apply that speed. He could block and catch. He was tough to contain. He was a fun back to watch.
Yes sir! One of the best of all time!
+Mike P Can't argue with that. I know for a fact that he is the best running back the Bucs have ever had. As a "St. Louis" Rams fan, and now full blown Packers fan, I would say Marshall Faulk is a better runner, but you could put Alstott up there with the likes of a Barry Sanders and a Emmitt Smith. All of these backs were unique in their own way.
+Mizzoulord 13 Oh yeah for sure! I'd definitely say he's one of the top 20 or 25 backs of all time.
He's the reason why i wore number 40 in high school!!! lol
I watch this a few times a year. Mike Alstott is my favorite player of all time, and I'm a diehard Saints fan. I think he is the best power runner of all time. I would always create an Alstott clone in NCAA Football for my college career mode.
Should be in the hall of fame
Yeah he should have been in.
Whenever people watched Alstott, they watched the G.O.A.T. when it comes to NFL Fullbacks. I seen other teams try to get a fullback to emulate him. But the other teams failed to do that. Mike is a guy who needs to be in Canton for sure.
He was unbelievable! I think he should make it to Canton.
Best was when a commentator said “When this guy gets the ball he’s not looking for open field, he’s looking for JERSEYS”
Alstott invented beast mode. Marshawn lynch has nothing on this guy.
Someone on here called Mike Alstott the original beast mode. I would have to agree.
Love this guy. He's the man.
Thank you for posting. I'll watch it over & over. Mike reminds me of John Riggins. However, Riggins just ran straight ahead. Mikey had some pretty good footwork as well. Players actually feared tackling them because they knew what was coming. PAIN!!!
Riggins had moves at times late in his career. Up to 1979, he had agility and speed too
I was at the game where he was inducted into the buc's ring of honor. hope he gets in the hall one day. its crazy seeing ray j sold out back then. we don't fill it anymore
I know the atmosphere was electric. I think he'll get in. The Glazers lost the trust of the fan base and pissed alot of fans off when they disrespectfully cut Derrick Brooks and several other veterans.