Hard hits! Leaping interceptions! Fantastic returns! This exciting video features game footage along with cool statistics and facts. It's a must-watch!
Anderson and Scott should be in, but they're probably the only ones who have the stats. Maybe Bill Stanfill? Manny Fernandez was awesome but his career was short. I still love watching him intercept the handoff against Buffalo, the only player I've ever seen do such a thing. Should have been SB 7 MVP, or at least shared it with Scott. He had something like 17 or 18 tackles that game.
You're absolutely right! There was one sportswriter who was assigned to vote for the MVP, but he overindulged the night/morning prior the game and fell asleep for a large stretch of the game. He admitted that he errored in not selecting Fernandez.
Tatum's affect on a game wasn't always realized by fans. He was one of those safeties whose opposing Quarterback often didn''t throw down the middle against for fear of losing recievers for the remainder of the game. You can only speculate why passes are dropped but the lingering distraction of blind side hits are something I always consider.
SS Tatum’s (32) hit on WR Sammy White (85) who caught the ball over the middle in the 1976 season’s Super Bowl, is still, probably one of the biggest collision hits ever. How Sammy held on to that ball is amazing!
Great stuff as always, Mark. As far as I'm concerned, Scott and Anderson were the best safety duo of the first half of the decade. I think they get short shrift because of the unfortunate nickname "No Name Defense" which sort of implied they were a bunch of nobodies. I suppose Anderson suffers on your list because his career started in 1968. Both should be in the Hall. Anderson's MNF game against the Steelers in 1973 was amazing. Also check out his run stuff on 4th down against the Raiders in the 1973 AFC Championship.
I know he isn't eligible, but Larry Wilson could really bring it, for a small, slow white guy. I grew up watching the Football Cardinals. Thanks for another great video.
He's credited as being the innovator of the safety blitz. I'm sure that someone else blitzed from the safety position before he did, but not nearly as much or to the degree of success as Wilson.
@@markgardner9460 Yup. Like you said, he was fearless, too. It just seems like the players in the 70's were grittier and meaner. Maybe because there wasn't a lot of guaranteed money, so they had to play their hearts out to stay in the League. And maybe because they loved the game...
@@markgardner9460 Yes. I watch NFL highlights during the playoffs and Super Bowl. But haven't watched a full game since Elway's last SB appearance. Thank you so much Mark for posting your videos. I appreciate all your hard work in producing your channel A reminder fo how much fun the NFL used be.
Thank you very much; I really appreciate that. It's become more entertainment than sport, in my opinion. A lot of fans don't mind, but they are losing a lot of us older/mature fans.
The "first"five".... definitely" H.O.F."material"and the"Honorable"mentions were "cool"..."Mark" you made the "case" ....and "I" second" the " motion"!!!
You always have great clips! But Donnie Shell is in the HOF, and not Jake Scott? That's wrong. Don't remember Bill Bradley from Philly, but he had great hands.
If they would do away with the voting limitations each year, that would solve the problem of having so many deserving players on the outside of the Hall of Fame looking in. I just don't understand the logic of having a limit as to how many players can be inducted each year.
Seeing Mark sporting that awesome Marino jersey while discussing another great Dolphin #13, Jake Scott; made think how many HOF players wore the same number with the same team? Try to think of some without looking them up. Believe it or not there is one team with six players!
Larry Wilson was a tough dude alright. He always looked like he was 50 years old, especially when he took his teeth out for the games. He always had the knack of being were the ball was. Paul; Krause. was there for coverage and interceptions. The tackling was pretty much done by the ridiculously touch Viking Line and Linebackers. I'm sure it took so long for Cliff Harris to make the HOP is a direct result of Jack Lambert shoving his face to the ground afte5r a missed field goal., one of my favorite Super Bowl moments. Tatum was just a dirty player but back in is day, but it was all accepted.
I wish I did, but I don't. I'd love to make more Pro Bowl videos, but all I have left are a couple from the early '80's and one them has grainy footage.
Lots of great players to choose from, but mostly agree with the list. Even though it's been largely overlooked Houston was about as dirty as they came. Even though it was 70's football, I never understood why such a talented player needed to resort to that type of play.
Willie Wood ....first black QB in pac 10....USC ....USC had first black all americab ...in the 1920s....byrce taylor...anyways willie wood was badass...black qb at one of tge elite football schools ...years befre NFL had one ...so he had to play db
The rest of the nation was. Segregated.... California was years ahead with equal rights.... The rest of nation still allows Cali but with internet... They aren't so many years in the stone ages with their backwards thinking and racism
I did not know that Brice Taylor was born without a left hand, orphaned at age 5, at 5'9" played Guard and Kicker (as well as on defense), and was a decendent of Tecumseh until your comments spurred me to check it out. Thank you!
Why NO footage shown of the Bills Tony Greene (#43)? The stats you showed indicated that he had 37 interceptions from 1971-1979 when he played ... which is MANY MORE than a LOT of the players you featured for the ENTIRE decade of the 1970s !!! He had substantially more INTs than several players in the HoF. What's the story ???
The story is that I could not find footage of him in my library or the footage that I did have was copyrighted. Greene is a very underrated Safety. I hope that he receives more recognition for his excellent play.
Tatum was more than just a hitter he was also a great ball hawker. He had great instincts and range from the free safety position to go along with his speed and superb athleticism.
@@nathandodge665 He had very few personal foul penalties unlike his teammate George Atkinson who seemed to get one a game just to loosen things up. I remember one time where Atkinson got 2 personal foul penalties on the same play😂😂😂. Tatum wasn’t dirty.
@@nathandodge665 In the 70s he was just a great player who just happened to be a VICIOUS HITTER. He didn’t hit guys late. He played the game the way it was meant to be played Through the Whistle. Super nice off the field but him in that Silver and Black and cross over the middle at your own risk. That’s just how the game was played back then. In today’s game they would give him life in prison without the possibility of parole for some of his LEGAL HITS back in the 70s
Hmmm . . Jack Tatum. I believe Larry Wilson was in that decade, albeit old? I presume Dick LeBeau and Eddie Meador were really previous decade? Paul Krause made it into the 1970s. Yeah, somebody below said Jake Scott--yes, he was good. Oh, Cliff Harris was in that decade, he might be in there . . George was good, but does he make this list?--I dunno. Now I base my picks on who I watched play; not stats so much. Also, I've heard a lot of commentary about these players.
Doug Plank and Gary Fensick were two small framed white guys that played on the Bears' teams in the laye 70's. But they would rattle your cage if you were a receiver going across the middle. Fun to watch back then..
Especially when you consider Cliff went to 6 straight Pro Bowls. Every time it think of Paul Krause, I think of the time he came for an autograph session at a store close to our home in Burnsville.
Cornell Green was actually a CB in the 60's. Then Coach Landry moved him to SS after the Cowboys picked up Herb Adderley from Green Bay. Cliff Harris would start alongside Green beginning in '71. Along with being a great FS, Cliff, and his mustache, was a decent kick returner. Averaging close to 30 yard per return in 1971. He also handled punt return duties in those early days. He would team with Charlie Waters in the secondary a few years later. They would become one of the best Safety tandems in the league.
I love it when you mention these names I have not heard in a half century, and I say, " Hey, I remember that guy." You are the best guy. Everytime I see another one of your nostalgerators, it makes go out and do some sprints. You are better than a double espresso.
I’m 74 pretty much at 49er fan live in the Bay Area in Sacramento. But sure appreciate the ball players listed above in the comments. I honestly think Jerry Rice was an all-time great one of the best even the best. After a Super Bowl game, they flew back or the game was close to their hometown. Few players went into the headquarters of Redwood City to clean out their lockers. They see Jerry Rice out on the field, running plays by himself and thinking. They asked him what in the heck are you doing man? He said I’m just trying to better myself I missed a few steps of the game today. This is a well-known fact from players and people who knew him at the time. Just my thoughts but true story. I’m glad we have these kinds of channels so we can go back in time from the BULL S that’s going on today.
Man that’s crazy. How do you play football with two broken arms, tough players back then. A friend of mine played for the Niners. He was on special teams and occasionally tight end. I met him and got to know him and began our friendship after he retired. It was a thrill for me believe me to hear stories. He came over to our house a couple times and my dad said who is that guy and I said he’s on our rugby team and he used to play for the Niners. I was bragging it was cool. anyway they were playing a dick Butkus. Can’t remember the name of the team right now memories getting slow. My friend Dave saw it, but in the center of the field, and he ran as fast as he could and cut butt kiss not. He knocked him over. It was a hit and a hard hit. Butkus looked at him and ground and pointed at him. my friend was not paying attention
Yeah, Larry Wilson was amazing. Two broken arms and he intercepts a pass. I remember seeing a picture of him lining up with the casts on his arms. He also made the safety blitz popular.
Cant believe Jake isnt HOF, man he was everywhere on the field when Dolphins ruled the NFL. Krause as you said wasnt a hard hitter but man did he come up with big plays at the right time, fumble or interception, and he was always looking to run it in for a td. Another great one Mark!!! Well done!!!
Thanks, Hammer! When it comes to rating a player against others that are the best in the business, I need to take everything into consideration. So Krause wasn't a big hitter, but he was a big play guy like you said. Comparisons get dicey. My next video is one that is not subjective, so it'll be different. I'm looking forward to getting after it.
@@markgardner9460 - Oh i thought you did a great job on your selections. For some reason i thought Blount on the Steelers was a safety i didnt know he was a corner.
Some pundits think that Dick Anderson is deserving, along with Scott, but other than that the next most prominant plater is Bill Stanfill, but I don't think that his chances are too good.
How wideouts like Stanley Morgan and Isaac Curtis and even Henry Ellard aren't in the Hall of Fame is baffling to me considering safety used to be a position called 'attempted murderer' 😅
The bigger farce is that those guys AREN'T in...but Lynn Swann IS ? Swann wasn't even the best WR on his own team ! Look at his stats...he's in for the same reason Namath is in...SB performances....Swann made 3 great catches in 2 SB's....so when does David Tyree get in ? He probably made the toughest SB catch ever !
Nice. The seventies were great football. I was a kid growing up I. The 70’s and I loved the personality the NFL HAD! So shitty and corporate now. The players are thugs and uniforms suck and look like crap.
Great vid ! Great to see Tommy Casanova get some love. He was a great player and might have been a HOFer if he hadn't retired young to become a Heart Surgeon.
@@markgardner9460 Yep, only played 6 years, went into medical practice and later was elected to the Louisiana state legislature. Funny how so many people who didn't play football think football players are uncultured idiots. Casanova who as mentioned became a successful Dr. and politician was joined on some of those Bengal teams by Penn State DT Mike Reid who was a concert pianist that also retired young to avoid injuring his hands. Reid went on to win multiple Grammys as a Nashville Singer / Songwriter...among his hits were Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me" and Ronnie Milsap's "There's a Stranger in my House". As a selfish Bengals fan I'd have love to have seen that Defense if they'd hung around longer....BOTH were All - Pros !
@@markgardner9460 Yeah Bergey is criminally underrated and why Bacon isn't in the HOF baffles me. He was great with Bengals, Chargers, Rams and Redskins, 130.5 Career sacks...and he's not a HOFer ? He's also a Kentucky guy...born in Cadiz...not too far from Bowling Green.
I like how you put in the guys who played in majority of their careers in the 60’s as well as the notables who didn’t make the top 5. You pretty much got them all. When I saw the title, I immediately thought of Houston, Tatum and Scott. For some reason I always think of Charlie Waters as a better player than Cliff Harris, but obviously not the case. Houston was indeed head and shoulders the man of the 70’s. One of your best videos in my opinion! Thanks, Mr. Gardner.
Thank you very much, Evan. When I was a kid watching Harris and Waters, I kind of thought that they were similar players. Of course back then there wasn't much in the way of reference materials to support that belief...basically Football Digest and The Sporting News, but I couldn't afford either.
I agree w/your list overall. I would have had Billy Thompson higher (of course a Bronco), and maybe Oaklands Atkinson on here. Jake Scott had a nose for the ball. Houston was a GREAT player. A little trivia: Billy Thompson owned a McDonald's south Denver area. No if his teammates wanted a Big Mac they had to buy one. Thanks brother, appreciated.
Glen Edwards was fantastic too. He was a vicious hitter and an incredible ballhawk too. Problem was he became too big for his britches and became an off field distraction during 1977 so they traded him to the Chargers where he still excelled
Such hits were legal and accepted back in that era. I definitely wish Tatum had pulled up on Stingley or at least aimed more toward either of his shoulders rather than blasting him head-on.
Who's the best here? It's a flat-out draw, lol! I remember them all. Tremendous playmakers. Tatum played the run tough. Larry Wilson and Paul Krauss were always at the right place at the right time. Houston was a Ball Hawk.
Dick Anderson (40) and Jake Scott (13) made huge, game-changing plays for Miami. Their biggest games were often in the playoffs; the 1971 AFC Championship game, the 1972 AFC CG, and Super Bowl VII, where Scott was the game MVP. Those two should be HOFers, tho, Jake would enter posthumously.
Talk about Jack Tatum, Cliff Harris could hit just as hard! Teams had to game plan for him. He would knock you off your feet. If Dallas would've won Super Bowl X, he would have been the MVP.
Yes - good list of other notable players. I dud include Waters near the end of the video. He was toasted at Cornerback early in his career - most notably by Charley Taylor.
Jake Scott was a legend on and off the field. At Georgia he rode his motorcycle over the top of the basketball coliseum and his fishing stories (lived in Hawaii) were legendary. He had a real lust for life but should be in the hall for what he did on the field. Great job Mark!
Come to think of it... 13 was a fairly cursed number in Miami as it relates to football... A super bowl winner with proper stats can't get in the Hall of Fame, yet the guy who only played in one lost Super Bowl was a lock... #MIMS
@@markgardner9460 Redskins 27. I also wear the following: 9 Jurgensen 17 Kilmer 42 Charley Taylor 43 Larry Brown 55 Hanburger 87 Jerry Smith Fun fact, I go to church with 3 Mark Moseley 55
two words as an olllld time Dolphins fan: Dick Anderson. every bit as good as Jake Scott. the 73 game against PIT was incredible. all 4 INTs in the 1ST half and two run back for TDs (almost 3!)
I think he was tackled around the 2 yard line, so he came very close to scoring a 3rd touchdown, as you mentioned. If Anderson hadn't injured his knee and missed the entire '75 season, I think there would have been a very good chance that he would have been elected to the Hall of Fame. He's a member of the HOF All-1970's Team, so maybe he should be in already.
@@markgardner9460 It's amazing that he's on the HoF All-70s team but not in the hall. His peaks were pretty high - 1968 AP AFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, 1973 AP Defensive Player of the Year. More interceptions than Cliff Harris in fewer games, for more than twice as many return yards.
...and they both have the same number of Super Bowl rings (not that it should matter much, if at all). Maybe that whole "No Name Defense" nickname has worked against Anderson and Scott?
before watching the video,my poor memory would vote: Dick Anderson, Jake Scott, Jack Tatum, Larry Wilson, Cliff Harris, Donnie Shell, Paul Krause, and sentimental vote for my Bear, Doug Plank (great hitter, poor coverage)
@@markgardner9460Great video. when I was coming up with my list I was thinking “Remember players for the Skins and Broncos but don’t remember names”. How could I forget Houston? wow! also Darden had some great stats. another thing from your. video is how small most of the safeties appear, especially Bradley. Doug Plank was probably a generous 5’11”, too, but what a punch.
Being a Vikings fan in the '70's and '80's, I saw plenty of Plank and Fencik. I consider Plank to have the most disregard for his body as a defensive player from the ones I've seen play.
For a guy that was 6'3" 200 pounds, he was very timid when it came tackling. He did a lot of jumping onto the ballcarriers' backs and a lot of pushing and hand fighting. I think this was the main reason that it took him so long to make it into the HOF. Strangely, Deion Sanders, who was equally, if not more timid, made it in right away.
@@markgardner9460 I swear I saw him make a hard tackle in one of your other videos but I don't recall which one. But still, a great guy and a great player.
9:23 that was Chip Myers who threw that football at Ken Houston. Myers died after being the named OC for the Vikings in 1999 (Brian Billick leaving to coach the Ravens). Myers death impacted the Vikings after their historic 1998 season insofar that his replacement OC Ray Sherman tried sophisticate the offense which caused Randall Cunningham’s strengths to be under utilized. Sherman came in and immediately announced we needed to run the ball more! Huh? The Vikings just set a NFL scoring record and won 15 games! I blame Sherman for making Cunningham to lose his confidence and lose a bunch of games early in the season.
As great a safety as Cliff Harris was (All-Decade team for the 70s) I wonder if his Hall of Fame case was hindered by his inexplicable mocking of Roy Gerela after the kicker missed a field goal against the Cowboys in their first Super Bowl versus the Steelers. For which the legendary Jack Lambert promptly body slammed him. There was no need for Harris to further stimulate an already awakened great Steelers defense.
I don't think, and would hope not, that the SBX incident was the reason for his long wait. Rather, I think that it was due to him only being a full-time starter for nine years and for having a low 29 interception total for a Free Safety.
As a Vikings fan growing up, I saw plenty of #46 and #45. While terrific hitters, neither made a Pro Bowl or All-Pro team in the '70's, so I did not mention them. Perhaps I should have featured them briefly in the video, looking back on it.
Thank for putting Donnie Shell with the also-rans. Totally over-rated. I'm no Cowboys fan but Charlie Waters was way better than Cheap Shot Tatum. I've heard some QBs talk about how good Rick Volk was.
Yeah, Volk was very solid from the time he came into the league until the mid-'70's. He bounced around after the Colts waived him. If he could have stayed with them, I think his career would have been better.
Paul Krause is the greatest safety of all time. You mentioned he had 41 INT in the 1970's but he also had 40 INT in the 1960's making that a total of 81 career INTs...more than any safety or Cornerback, or anyone for that matter in the history of the NFL. A record that still stands today.
Thank you for your take. This video addresses only the 1970's and incorporates tackling ability into my determination. While Krause excelled at pilfering passes, he was a somewhat timid tackler, to put it mildly, especially when comparing him to most of the other Safeties profiled.
I think you were dead on with your choices. However I have one small disagreement regarding Paul Krause. You stated basically we was a weak tackler. He wasn't a hard hitting tackler, but he was sure handed tackler. I remember so many times when I big play happen again the Vikings that all the person needed to do was to get by Paul Krause for the touchdown and he always seemed to manage to make the tackle.
Yeah, the last video that I did on Cornerbacks, viewers commented that I should have mentioned this guy or that guy, so I maybe went a little bit overboard in this one. Oh well :)
Earl Campbell would get his revenge on Shell two years later, running head on into him and plowing him five or ten yards downfield before he was downed, during an ABC telecast.
Not to make this racial but whites were greatly represented here at the position , most all of them you covered and rightfully so. But what about Mel Blount or was he considered a corner and not a safety?
It totally surprises me that Jake Scott isn't a Hall of Famer. I thought he was a key cog in all those tough Miami defenses in the 1970s.
As a Redskins fan I agree 💯
That Miami secondary was great..Dick Anderson, Jake Scott...how are those guys NOT HOFers ?
@@keithsowder4308 the HoF is something of a joke.
@@johnmassoud930 Not "something" of a joke...a TOTAL joke !
I say it every video you make,Mark.but they take me back to a simpler time and a era of fantastic football!
Glad you like them! I also enjoy reading your comments. Thanks!
Simpler time when Assault and Battery was legal for every safety on football Sundays
Not much safety for the receivers back then.
It boggles my mind the No Name Defense has few Hall of Famers. I think only 1.
You're right - only MLB Nick Buoniconti
Anderson and Scott should be in, but they're probably the only ones who have the stats. Maybe Bill Stanfill? Manny Fernandez was awesome but his career was short. I still love watching him intercept the handoff against Buffalo, the only player I've ever seen do such a thing. Should have been SB 7 MVP, or at least shared it with Scott. He had something like 17 or 18 tackles that game.
Fernandez should have been MVP of SB VII
You're absolutely right! There was one sportswriter who was assigned to vote for the MVP, but he overindulged the night/morning prior the game and fell asleep for a large stretch of the game. He admitted that he errored in not selecting Fernandez.
Tatum's affect on a game wasn't always realized by fans. He was one of those safeties whose opposing Quarterback often didn''t throw down the middle against for fear of losing recievers for the remainder of the game. You can only speculate why passes are dropped but the lingering distraction of blind side hits are something I always consider.
Great point!
SS Tatum’s (32) hit on WR Sammy White (85) who caught the ball over the middle in the 1976 season’s Super Bowl, is still, probably one of the biggest collision hits ever. How Sammy held on to that ball is amazing!
@@denisceballos9745I couldn't believe that Sammy held on to the ball! He looked out of it when he hit the ground....
He was a lowlyfe cheap shot.
@@denisceballos9745He came back out too but I don't recall Tarkenton trying to pass to him straight down the middle after that.
Great stuff as always, Mark. As far as I'm concerned, Scott and Anderson were the best safety duo of the first half of the decade. I think they get short shrift because of the unfortunate nickname "No Name Defense" which sort of implied they were a bunch of nobodies. I suppose Anderson suffers on your list because his career started in 1968. Both should be in the Hall. Anderson's MNF game against the Steelers in 1973 was amazing. Also check out his run stuff on 4th down against the Raiders in the 1973 AFC Championship.
I think that you are accurate on all accounts.. and I plan on checking out that play in the '73 AFC CG, too!
11:02-- Bill Bradley knocking the table into that guy's forehead.
That guy couldn't have been too pleased, but I doubt that he was going to bring it up to an out of control Bill Bradley.
I know he isn't eligible, but Larry Wilson could really bring it, for a small, slow white guy. I grew up watching the Football Cardinals. Thanks for another great video.
He's credited as being the innovator of the safety blitz. I'm sure that someone else blitzed from the safety position before he did, but not nearly as much or to the degree of success as Wilson.
@@markgardner9460 Yup. Like you said, he was fearless, too. It just seems like the players in the 70's were grittier and meaner. Maybe because there wasn't a lot of guaranteed money, so they had to play their hearts out to stay in the League. And maybe because they loved the game...
I think that you're right on both accounts. They can't be mean in today's game because they'll get fined and/or suspended.
@@markgardner9460 Yes. I watch NFL highlights during the playoffs and Super Bowl. But haven't watched a full game since Elway's last SB appearance. Thank you so much Mark for posting your videos. I appreciate all your hard work in producing your channel A reminder fo how much fun the NFL used be.
Thank you very much; I really appreciate that. It's become more entertainment than sport, in my opinion. A lot of fans don't mind, but they are losing a lot of us older/mature fans.
The "first"five".... definitely" H.O.F."material"and the"Honorable"mentions were "cool"..."Mark" you made the "case" ....and "I" second" the " motion"!!!
15:36 If you can plant Earl Campbell like that, you are definitely a hard hitter.
Just no ... That's not planting anything when you catch him off balance and waiting to be pushed over 😂😂😂
Both Jake Scott and Dick Anderson should be in the HoF.
I'm definitely inclined to side with you. I think the position has been underrepresented in the Hall of Fame.
Great video as always! I was hoping you show Dick Anderson’s great return against The Colts in the AFC Championship Game. Miami won 21-0
I don't recall that return offhand, so I should check it out! Thanks for the heads up.
You always have great clips!
But Donnie Shell is in the HOF, and not Jake Scott? That's wrong.
Don't remember Bill Bradley from Philly, but he had great hands.
If they would do away with the voting limitations each year, that would solve the problem of having so many deserving players on the outside of the Hall of Fame looking in. I just don't understand the logic of having a limit as to how many players can be inducted each year.
Seeing Mark sporting that awesome Marino jersey while discussing another great Dolphin #13, Jake Scott; made think how many HOF players wore the same number with the same team? Try to think of some without looking them up. Believe it or not there is one team with six players!
Wow! That's a challenge. I'll give it a go, but that's one tough trivia question!
The first pair that came to mind were Lem Barney and Barry Sanders.
Larry Wilson was a tough dude alright. He always looked like he was 50 years old, especially when he took his teeth out for the games. He always had the knack of being were the ball was. Paul; Krause. was there for coverage and interceptions. The tackling was pretty much done by the ridiculously touch Viking Line and Linebackers. I'm sure it took so long for Cliff Harris to make the HOP is a direct result of Jack Lambert shoving his face to the ground afte5r a missed field goal., one of my favorite Super Bowl moments. Tatum was just a dirty player but back in is day, but it was all accepted.
In '65, Larry Wilson played a game with two broken hands and still intercepted a pass. I doubt that's happening today - no way.
@@markgardner9460 Wilson was tough as nails.
Do you have any videos of the pro bowls from 1969-1974 ive heard the entire radio broadcast of the 1969 pro bowl but no visual
I wish I did, but I don't. I'd love to make more Pro Bowl videos, but all I have left are a couple from the early '80's and one them has grainy footage.
I know they are hard to find I just figured I'd ask you hun because you have lots of great footage
Thanks for askin' - it's great to hear from you again, Barbie!
Hit this one quick...are you doing 80's next?? 80's was my era
My wheelhouse is the '70's. I do have some video from the '80's, but not enough to put together a creditable production.
Lots of great players to choose from, but mostly agree with the list. Even though it's been largely overlooked Houston was about as dirty as they came. Even though it was 70's football, I never understood why such a talented player needed to resort to that type of play.
I think that dirty play was an aspect of the game that was common and accepted in the decade of the 1970's until 1978 when they added more rules.
Paul Krause was the holder on field goals and was arguably the best athlete on the field so he had a lot of success on fake field goals.
For some reason i suspect that Dick Anderson and/or Jake Scott will make this list. Ken Houston and Paul Krause as well.
It was a challenge for me to nail down this list. Please let me know how it compares to your list.
Willie Wood ....first black QB in pac 10....USC ....USC had first black all americab ...in the 1920s....byrce taylor...anyways willie wood was badass...black qb at one of tge elite football schools ...years befre NFL had one ...so he had to play db
The rest of the nation was. Segregated.... California was years ahead with equal rights.... The rest of nation still allows Cali but with internet... They aren't so many years in the stone ages with their backwards thinking and racism
I did not know that Brice Taylor was born without a left hand, orphaned at age 5, at 5'9" played Guard and Kicker (as well as on defense), and was a decendent of Tecumseh until your comments spurred me to check it out. Thank you!
Gary Fencic. How did he do in the 70s? He was on some shitty Bears teams but the man could play ball. More known for his return in 85 sure.
14 int's in the '70's. He made the Pro Bowl in '80 and '81 while also making 1st Team All-Pro in '81.
A couple of ex Wolverines getting roughed up, Glen Doughty and Dennis Franklin
Franklin: I remember him quarterbacking Michigan from '72 through '74.
He went 30-2-1 and didn’t play in a bowl game.
Wow! I didn't know that.
Tatum was a terrible person. Handicapped that one football player from the neck down never apologize pure filth he’s gone now dead to this world.
Yup
Why NO footage shown of the Bills Tony Greene (#43)? The stats you showed indicated that he had 37 interceptions from 1971-1979 when he played ... which is MANY MORE than a LOT of the players you featured for the ENTIRE decade of the 1970s !!! He had substantially more INTs than several players in the HoF. What's the story ???
The story is that I could not find footage of him in my library or the footage that I did have was copyrighted. Greene is a very underrated Safety. I hope that he receives more recognition for his excellent play.
Tatum was more than just a hitter he was also a great ball hawker. He had great instincts and range from the free safety position to go along with his speed and superb athleticism.
He was a cheap shot. Lower than septic tank bacteria.
@@nathandodge665 He had very few personal foul penalties unlike his teammate George Atkinson who seemed to get one a game just to loosen things up. I remember one time where Atkinson got 2 personal foul penalties on the same play😂😂😂. Tatum wasn’t dirty.
@@randyhanson4973 Tatum was the dirtiest lowlyfe cheap shot ever. Don't defend him!
@@nathandodge665 In the 70s he was just a great player who just happened to be a VICIOUS HITTER. He didn’t hit guys late. He played the game the way it was meant to be played Through the Whistle. Super nice off the field but him in that Silver and Black and cross over the middle at your own risk. That’s just how the game was played back then. In today’s game they would give him life in prison without the possibility of parole for some of his LEGAL HITS back in the 70s
@@randyhanson4973 he was the lowest even lower than vontaze burfict.
Hmmm . . Jack Tatum. I believe Larry Wilson was in that decade, albeit old? I presume Dick LeBeau and Eddie Meador were really previous decade? Paul Krause made it into the 1970s. Yeah, somebody below said Jake Scott--yes, he was good. Oh, Cliff Harris was in that decade, he might be in there . . George was good, but does he make this list?--I dunno. Now I base my picks on who I watched play; not stats so much. Also, I've heard a lot of commentary about these players.
Now that I've watched the video . . I FORGOT about Kenny Houston. He played for a scrub team . . .
Yes, Meador and LeBeau played predominately in the '60's. Which George are you referring to? Atkinson?
@@markgardner9460 Atkinson yes.
to me jack tatum was best and the fastest saftey running a 4.3 and a 9.4 100 yd dash at ohio st
Plus he could knock players' teeth fillings loose.
Jack tatum is number 5? Hahahahaha 🤣 he's number 1 for all time! WTF?
Everyone has their opinion.
Ken Houston is one of my all time favorite players! He was a heck of a player for the Washington Redskins!
Your right about Jake Scott! He was so good that he was taken for granted!
Doug Plank and Gary Fensick were two small framed white guys that played on the Bears' teams in the laye 70's. But they would rattle your cage if you were a receiver going across the middle. Fun to watch back then..
Yes, Waters & Harris were hard hitters, but Plank and Fencik are #1 in my book as a hard hitting combo.
I would consider Fencik and Plank tied with Atkinson and Tatum.
Yes, Plank and Fensick deserved to be at least mentioned.
I did not include the in this video because in 9 seasons between them in the 1970's, neither one had a Pro Bowl or All-Pro season.
@@markgardner9460 Also the Bears were an awful team in the 70’s and not worth mentioning. 😁
It was absurd how long it took Krause and Cliff Harris to get into the HOF!
I'm surprised that Doughty fought back - most dudes turned and walked away...if they could.
No doubt! The voters evidently didn't think too highly of that position.
Especially when you consider Cliff went to 6 straight Pro Bowls. Every time it think of Paul Krause, I think of the time he came for an autograph session at a store close to our home in Burnsville.
@@markgardner9460 Doughty definitely stood his ground!
@@markgardner9460 Evidently not!
Spider Lockhart! Great nickname, excellent player!
Meh....don't know about great
Cornell Green was actually a CB in the 60's. Then Coach Landry moved him to SS after the Cowboys picked up Herb Adderley from Green Bay. Cliff Harris would start alongside Green beginning in '71. Along with being a great FS, Cliff, and his mustache, was a decent kick returner. Averaging close to 30 yard per return in 1971. He also handled punt return duties in those early days. He would team with Charlie Waters in the secondary a few years later. They would become one of the best Safety tandems in the league.
Very good info!!
I love it when you mention these names I have not heard in a half century, and I say, " Hey, I remember that guy." You are the best guy. Everytime I see another one of your nostalgerators, it makes go out and do some sprints. You are better than a double espresso.
That's cool of you to say - thanks!! I'm glad you dig the channel.
Larry Wilson did MORE in 2 years than most on this list (2 broken arms and still played and even intercepted a pass in one game).
I’m 74 pretty much at 49er fan live in the Bay Area in Sacramento. But sure appreciate the ball players listed above in the comments. I honestly think Jerry Rice was an all-time great one of the best even the best. After a Super Bowl game, they flew back or the game was close to their hometown. Few players went into the headquarters of Redwood City to clean out their lockers. They see Jerry Rice out on the field, running plays by himself and thinking. They asked him what in the heck are you doing man? He said I’m just trying to better myself I missed a few steps of the game today. This is a well-known fact from players and people who knew him at the time. Just my thoughts but true story. I’m glad we have these kinds of channels so we can go back in time from the BULL S that’s going on today.
Man that’s crazy. How do you play football with two broken arms, tough players back then. A friend of mine played for the Niners. He was on special teams and occasionally tight end. I met him and got to know him and began our friendship after he retired. It was a thrill for me believe me to hear stories. He came over to our house a couple times and my dad said who is that guy and I said he’s on our rugby team and he used to play for the Niners. I was bragging it was cool. anyway they were playing a dick Butkus. Can’t remember the name of the team right now memories getting slow. My friend Dave saw it, but in the center of the field, and he ran as fast as he could and cut butt kiss not. He knocked him over. It was a hit and a hard hit. Butkus looked at him and ground and pointed at him. my friend was not paying attention
Vince Lombardi once said "Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect." Rice was definitely a perfectionist.
Yeah, Larry Wilson was amazing. Two broken arms and he intercepts a pass. I remember seeing a picture of him lining up with the casts on his arms. He also made the safety blitz popular.
I totally agree with Ken Houston! One of the best safeties of all time!
I think that he had 9 int's for td's in his first 5 years. That's getting out of the gate fast.
@@markgardner9460 Absolutely!
Mark , Jake Scott belongs in the HOF ! it took forever to get Ray Guy in there too
Yes - Donnie Shell, Cliff Harris, Paul Krause and Johnny Robinson all had to wait forever, too. It makes me mad.
@@markgardner9460 Yes and Ken Riley Stabler and Cliff Branch all inducted posthumously! Sad indeed!
If anyone has a right to complain about how long it took to get into Canton, it's Jerry Kramer.
50 years after his last season! You're right!!
@@markgardner9460 It's totally ridiculous!
Cant believe Jake isnt HOF, man he was everywhere on the field when Dolphins ruled the NFL. Krause as you said wasnt a hard hitter but man did he come up with big plays at the right time, fumble or interception, and he was always looking to run it in for a td. Another great one Mark!!! Well done!!!
Thanks, Hammer! When it comes to rating a player against others that are the best in the business, I need to take everything into consideration. So Krause wasn't a big hitter, but he was a big play guy like you said. Comparisons get dicey. My next video is one that is not subjective, so it'll be different. I'm looking forward to getting after it.
@@markgardner9460 - Oh i thought you did a great job on your selections. For some reason i thought Blount on the Steelers was a safety i didnt know he was a corner.
Blount was so physically large that it's easy to think that he played Safety.
At least he was a Super Bowl MVP
The amazing " No Name Defense ' has only one player in the HOF? How is that possible? And I'm not a Miami fan!
Some pundits think that Dick Anderson is deserving, along with Scott, but other than that the next most prominant plater is Bill Stanfill, but I don't think that his chances are too good.
I remember the Dick Anderson game!.4 picks! Astounding!
Saw that game too...correct me if I'm wrong... all 4 interceptions were in the first half?
@@lsw6292 I believe that's right!
Two were pick-sixes, and a third he returned to the 2-yard line. He came that close to three pick-sixes in one game.
@@NigelIncubatorJonesAmazing game by Anderson!
Against the Steelers if I remember
How wideouts like Stanley Morgan and Isaac Curtis and even Henry Ellard aren't in the Hall of Fame is baffling to me considering safety used to be a position called 'attempted murderer'
😅
I'll throw in Harold Jackson and Wesley Walker, too. All those guys are deserving!
Harold Jackson first among that group.
@@markgardner9460
No doubt! He and Ken Anderson are the two most glaring omissions to the Hall of Fame, in my opinion. It's ridiculous.
The bigger farce is that those guys AREN'T in...but Lynn Swann IS ? Swann wasn't even the best WR on his own team ! Look at his stats...he's in for the same reason Namath is in...SB performances....Swann made 3 great catches in 2 SB's....so when does David Tyree get in ? He probably made the toughest SB catch ever !
@@markgardner9460 Oh yeah...Jackson's an OH HELL YEAH !
Jake Scott should be in the HOF!!! What a travesty!!!
I honestly thought he was!
I've always been a fan of his play - maybe they think that he didn't play long enough.
Good stuff. And yes, Scott should be in.
Thanks, Rich! I appreciate your take about Scott.
Nice. The seventies were great football. I was a kid growing up I. The 70’s and I loved the personality the NFL HAD! So shitty and corporate now. The players are thugs and uniforms suck and look like crap.
Great vid ! Great to see Tommy Casanova get some love. He was a great player and might have been a HOFer if he hadn't retired young to become a Heart Surgeon.
Wow! I didn't know that. I always thought he had a cool name.
Thanks, Keith!
@@markgardner9460 Yep, only played 6 years, went into medical practice and later was elected to the Louisiana state legislature. Funny how so many people who didn't play football think football players are uncultured idiots. Casanova who as mentioned became a successful Dr. and politician was joined on some of those Bengal teams by Penn State DT Mike Reid who was a concert pianist that also retired young to avoid injuring his hands. Reid went on to win multiple Grammys as a Nashville Singer / Songwriter...among his hits were Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me" and Ronnie Milsap's "There's a Stranger in my House". As a selfish Bengals fan I'd have love to have seen that Defense if they'd hung around longer....BOTH were All - Pros !
The Bengals traded a few good defensive players: Bergey, Parrish and Bacon. They received a haul of high draft picks for Bergey.
@@markgardner9460 Yeah Bergey is criminally underrated and why Bacon isn't in the HOF baffles me. He was great with Bengals, Chargers, Rams and Redskins, 130.5 Career sacks...and he's not a HOFer ? He's also a Kentucky guy...born in Cadiz...not too far from Bowling Green.
Bergey hit as hard as any of those great MLB's like Butkus, Lanier, Huff and Schmidt. He's one of my favorites.
Catching an interception off of Terry Hanratty shouldn’t count. lol
38% career completion percentage and an aweful 43.0 QB rating!
I like how you put in the guys who played in majority of their careers in the 60’s as well as the notables who didn’t make the top 5. You pretty much got them all. When I saw the title, I immediately thought of Houston, Tatum and Scott. For some reason I always think of Charlie Waters as a better player than Cliff Harris, but obviously not the case. Houston was indeed head and shoulders the man of the 70’s. One of your best videos in my opinion! Thanks, Mr. Gardner.
Thank you very much, Evan. When I was a kid watching Harris and Waters, I kind of thought that they were similar players. Of course back then there wasn't much in the way of reference materials to support that belief...basically Football Digest and The Sporting News, but I couldn't afford either.
I agree w/your list overall. I would have had Billy Thompson higher (of course a Bronco), and maybe Oaklands Atkinson on here. Jake Scott had a nose for the ball. Houston was a GREAT player. A little trivia: Billy Thompson owned a McDonald's south Denver area. No if his teammates wanted a Big Mac they had to buy one. Thanks brother, appreciated.
Billy Thompson was a super player. He was a terrific punt returner with a career average of 11.6 and he lead the AFL in '69, too!
Growing up in Pittsburgh during this era, I’m obviously biased so I would have to say it’s cool Mike, Wagner and Donnie Shell
I'm so glad that Shell finally got into the HOF - it was long overdue!
Glen Edwards was fantastic too. He was a vicious hitter and an incredible ballhawk too. Problem was he became too big for his britches and became an off field distraction during 1977 so they traded him to the Chargers where he still excelled
0:32 Ray Brown cheap-shot the receiver and since Jack Tatum put a man in a wheelchair for such hit, it shouldn't be glorified.
Such hits were legal and accepted back in that era. I definitely wish Tatum had pulled up on Stingley or at least aimed more toward either of his shoulders rather than blasting him head-on.
Who's the best here? It's a flat-out draw, lol! I remember them all. Tremendous playmakers. Tatum played the run tough. Larry Wilson and Paul Krauss were always at the right place at the right time. Houston was a Ball Hawk.
It depends what you're looking for, I guess. I don't think that you could go wrong with most any of them.
Dick Anderson (40) and Jake Scott (13) made huge, game-changing plays for Miami. Their biggest games were often in the playoffs; the 1971 AFC Championship game, the 1972 AFC CG, and Super Bowl VII, where Scott was the game MVP. Those two should be HOFers, tho, Jake would enter posthumously.
Jack tatum was a dirty player but i think u had to be then it was atougher game
Yes, most of that rough stuff was commonplace back then. It was a lot tougher game back then.
No excuses please
Larry Wilson reminds me of Pat Fischer ( albeit he's a safety and Pat was a cornerback) small,heady fearless, got the most of their abilities!
Both of them were totally fearless, too!
If Dallas had won just one of those Super Bowls against the Steelers Cliff Harris would have made the HOF many years ago.
Well he's in there now
I think Cliff Harris is a little high on the list otherwise I totally agree.
The number of Pro Bowl appearances and All-Pro seasons was weighted high by me. I can see how other viewers such as yourself would rate him lower.
Talk about Jack Tatum, Cliff Harris could hit just as hard! Teams had to game plan for him. He would knock you off your feet. If Dallas would've won Super Bowl X, he would have been the MVP.
So could Donnie Shell, Ken Houston, Gary Fencik, and Doug Plank.
@@3243_ Not a Bears fan, but Doug Plank was one of my favorites. Gary Fencik followed in his footsteps. All those guys were hard hitters!🏈🏈
Whew! Those guys really went after it - just intimidated receivers.
I see you have a Jake Scott jersey. Cool.Great Free safety. Super Bowl VII MVP.
Football was so great then compared to now. What a travesty it has become...
Great video, as always. Here are a few others:
Charlie Waters
Doug Plank
Gary Fencik
Tommy Myers
George Atkinson
Burgess Owens
Yes - good list of other notable players. I dud include Waters near the end of the video. He was toasted at Cornerback early in his career - most notably by Charley Taylor.
@@markgardner9460 Thanks, I missed Waters at the end of the video. My bad. 🙂
Tommy Myers had a solid career - one Pro Bowl appearance for the '79 season. I recall him being a hard hitter.
@@markgardner9460 Thanks for correcting me on his last name. Keep up the great work. 🙂
He made some great plays against my cowboys. Houston could do it all.
Tatum far too dirty
True
Jake Scott was a legend on and off the field. At Georgia he rode his motorcycle over the top of the basketball coliseum and his fishing stories (lived in Hawaii) were legendary. He had a real lust for life but should be in the hall for what he did on the field. Great job Mark!
Thank you! That's quite the college story. I thought that I'd heard 'em all. Thanks for providing.
Come to think of it... 13 was a fairly cursed number in Miami as it relates to football... A super bowl winner with proper stats can't get in the Hall of Fame, yet the guy who only played in one lost Super Bowl was a lock... #MIMS
Great take!! I like it.
Hi mark - wore my autographed LeRoy Irvin Rams gamer from 1980s for this one…. My Dick LeBeau 1969 durene is in a storage unit
An autographed one, eh? NICE! I remember his 2 punt return touchdown game against the Falcons in '81 like it was yesterday.
I don't think Tatum and Doughty were exchanging Christmas cards!
Ken Houston was the best Strong Safety ever and should have been 1st. Thanks for doing the list. Great call on Wilson.
Thanks, John - appreciate it!
@markgardner9460 awesome list. Was wearing my Ken Houston jersey when watching. Today wearing No. 9 Sonny Jurgensen
You know that I love Jurgy! I've worn his jersey a few times in my videos. Were you wearing the Oilers #29 or the Redskins #27?
@@markgardner9460 Redskins 27. I also wear the following:
9 Jurgensen
17 Kilmer
42 Charley Taylor
43 Larry Brown
55 Hanburger
87 Jerry Smith
Fun fact, I go to church with 3 Mark Moseley
55
I'd like to get a #43 and #37. That's cool about Moseley. I read where he used to wear 4 or 5 socks on his kicking foot.
So many Staubach INTs in this video…
That 1973 trade for Ken Houston was a steal for the Redskins.
That's a fact. I wonder if Ken's contract became too pricey for the Oilers.
@@markgardner9460 Or maybe he couldn't take another season of Bill Peterson.
That makes sense!
Once again, George Allen got an old pro for his team
@@michaelleroy9281 In this case, and old pro who was still in his prime.
two words as an olllld time Dolphins fan: Dick Anderson. every bit as good as Jake Scott. the 73 game against PIT was incredible. all 4 INTs in the 1ST half and two run back for TDs (almost 3!)
I think he was tackled around the 2 yard line, so he came very close to scoring a 3rd touchdown, as you mentioned. If Anderson hadn't injured his knee and missed the entire '75 season, I think there would have been a very good chance that he would have been elected to the Hall of Fame. He's a member of the HOF All-1970's Team, so maybe he should be in already.
@@markgardner9460 It's amazing that he's on the HoF All-70s team but not in the hall. His peaks were pretty high - 1968 AP AFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, 1973 AP Defensive Player of the Year. More interceptions than Cliff Harris in fewer games, for more than twice as many return yards.
...and they both have the same number of Super Bowl rings (not that it should matter much, if at all). Maybe that whole "No Name Defense" nickname has worked against Anderson and Scott?
@@markgardner9460 It certainly appears that way.
A good list. Can not dispute any of his choices. Ken Houston being numero uno is a no-brainer.
Apologies, I was half asleep when writing the last comment. 3⁰⁰ am currently here.
Even the crappy soundtrack was from the 70's. Way to keep it real.
I try. Thanks, Steve!
before watching the video,my poor memory would vote: Dick Anderson, Jake Scott, Jack Tatum, Larry Wilson, Cliff Harris, Donnie Shell, Paul Krause, and sentimental vote for my Bear, Doug Plank (great hitter, poor coverage)
I think you did quite well - good job!
@@markgardner9460Great video. when I was coming up with my list I was thinking “Remember players for the Skins and Broncos but don’t remember names”. How could I forget Houston? wow! also Darden had some great stats. another thing from your. video is how small most of the safeties appear, especially Bradley. Doug Plank was probably a generous 5’11”, too, but what a punch.
Being a Vikings fan in the '70's and '80's, I saw plenty of Plank and Fencik. I consider Plank to have the most disregard for his body as a defensive player from the ones I've seen play.
Ask Walt Garrison, (the real Cowboy) about Kenny Houston
Was that in a '73 game?
Nice "Eye Candy" 14:53
she really did look nice even for today.
Great list, great video. Loved Paul Krause but he was not exactly a fierce tackler.
For a guy that was 6'3" 200 pounds, he was very timid when it came tackling. He did a lot of jumping onto the ballcarriers' backs and a lot of pushing and hand fighting. I think this was the main reason that it took him so long to make it into the HOF. Strangely, Deion Sanders, who was equally, if not more timid, made it in right away.
@@markgardner9460 I swear I saw him make a hard tackle in one of your other videos but I don't recall which one. But still, a great guy and a great player.
Ken Houston?
Excellent, look forward to more 🏈
Thanks 👍
i thought safeties was a 2 point end zone sack on the QB Mark lol. The NFL don't have'' Safeties '' now .smh
Sports athlete impostor Barry Bremen made it into the MLB and NBA allstar game he belongs in the HOF .
As a long time miami dolphin fan, i love these videos! P.S. nice jersey! Can't wait for you to rock the paul warfied #42! Keep the videos coming.
While I don't have a Warfield jersey, I have a video in mind for him. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Can't wait! You are the best.
@@markgardner9460 Yeah, he deserves a video all his own.
Nothing is better in this world than a well placed time hit, better than sex
Great interception by Wilson against Unitas!
Johnny U. didn't put enough on that pass that Wilson pilfered, IMO.
@@markgardner9460 No he might have been overthinking it?
9:23 that was Chip Myers who threw that football at Ken Houston. Myers died after being the named OC for the Vikings in 1999 (Brian Billick leaving to coach the Ravens). Myers death impacted the Vikings after their historic 1998 season insofar that his replacement OC Ray Sherman tried sophisticate the offense which caused Randall Cunningham’s strengths to be under utilized. Sherman came in and immediately announced we needed to run the ball more! Huh? The Vikings just set a NFL scoring record and won 15 games! I blame Sherman for making Cunningham to lose his confidence and lose a bunch of games early in the season.
Sherman was one 'n done in Minnie. The next year he was coaching Packers WR's.
As great a safety as Cliff Harris was (All-Decade team for the 70s) I wonder if his Hall of Fame case was hindered by his inexplicable mocking of Roy Gerela after the kicker missed a field goal against the Cowboys in their first Super Bowl versus the Steelers. For which the legendary Jack Lambert promptly body slammed him. There was no need for Harris to further stimulate an already awakened great Steelers defense.
I don't think, and would hope not, that the SBX incident was the reason for his long wait. Rather, I think that it was due to him only being a full-time starter for nine years and for having a low 29 interception total for a Free Safety.
Jack Tatum would kick all their asses lol
Doug Plank #46!!!
As a Vikings fan growing up, I saw plenty of #46 and #45. While terrific hitters, neither made a Pro Bowl or All-Pro team in the '70's, so I did not mention them. Perhaps I should have featured them briefly in the video, looking back on it.
Thank for putting Donnie Shell with the also-rans. Totally over-rated. I'm no Cowboys fan but Charlie Waters was way better than Cheap Shot Tatum. I've heard some QBs talk about how good Rick Volk was.
Yeah, Volk was very solid from the time he came into the league until the mid-'70's. He bounced around after the Colts waived him. If he could have stayed with them, I think his career would have been better.
Paul Krause is the greatest safety of all time. You mentioned he had 41 INT in the 1970's but he also had 40 INT in the 1960's making that a total of 81 career INTs...more than any safety or Cornerback, or anyone for that matter in the history of the NFL. A record that still stands today.
Thank you for your take. This video addresses only the 1970's and incorporates tackling ability into my determination. While Krause excelled at pilfering passes, he was a somewhat timid tackler, to put it mildly, especially when comparing him to most of the other Safeties profiled.
I think you were dead on with your choices. However I have one small disagreement regarding Paul Krause. You stated basically we was a weak tackler. He wasn't a hard hitting tackler, but he was sure handed tackler. I remember so many times when I big play happen again the Vikings that all the person needed to do was to get by Paul Krause for the touchdown and he always seemed to manage to make the tackle.
He was so sure-handed that Bud Grant assigned him to be the placeholder for Fred Cox's kicks. Thank you for commenting!
Paul Krause was not needed for tackling with that defense.
You forgot one! Just joking. Great job!
Yeah, the last video that I did on Cornerbacks, viewers commented that I should have mentioned this guy or that guy, so I maybe went a little bit overboard in this one. Oh well :)
@@markgardner9460 you can't please everyone. Post what you like.
Right on!
Donnie Shell was not listed...ridiculous. As for Mr. Crash, see what Jack Lambert did to him in Super Bowl X.
What do mean "not listed"? He's listed in the Honorable Mention section at the end of the video!
Earl Campbell would get his revenge on Shell two years later, running head on into him and plowing him five or ten yards downfield before he was downed, during an ABC telecast.
I seem to recall that play - trying to tackle Earl Campbell with a head of steam was a tough way to make a living.
Not to make this racial but whites were greatly represented here at the position , most all of them you covered and rightfully so. But what about Mel Blount or was he considered a corner and not a safety?
Blount was a CB and I ranked him #1 in my best 1970's CB's video.
I never knew that .Miami Dolphin Dick Anderson had a brother named Bob or Bobby who played for the Denver Broncos.
Yeah, Bob/Bobby went to high school in Boulder, CO, then went to college at the U Of CO Boulder, then played with the Broncos. Pretty cool.
Unbelievably, Charley Waters isn't even in the Ring of Honor, much less the HOF.
I wonder what Jerry has against Charlie
Mark i will stand up for Pete Rose until the day i die . he belongs in the MLB HOF
I hear what you're sayin'. They say that he committed the unforgivable sin.
Jake Scott should be in!