Didn't show the one in the Super Bowl? I know they lost but that was the first opening kick TD in the Super Bowl. The man changed the game. Hall of Fame is much deserved
look at the block by #52 at @3:30 had the key block and took his man 5 yards into the bench just to make sure Hester had a clear lane to cut back to. Special Teams brilliance.
Honestly it's soo impossible to do what he did u can argue in the many different ways & scenarios he faced & had success in every way , his career as a 1 trick pony is the greatest career ever as a 1 trick pony
@@Xfacta12482 in the juking criteria agreed, but this man literally took the bears to a superbowl. He had more yards than The offense in his rookie year.he didn’t even play receiver yet.
As a kid who grew up loving the bears, I really didn't know what I was seeing when I watched Hester. Now I fully realize just how incredible he was. Welcome to the HOF, my favorite bear of all time. You earned it.
There's something about that Chicago#23, thank you Hester, YOU ARE RIDICULOUS! Thank you for all the memories. You carried my childhood and I loved watching you every Sunday!!!!
I watched his whole career in a special time of my life… he is a unicorn and that era was more joy than heartbreak, even though we lost the SB in 2006, we all know who had the best team… magic and Anytime was legendary, IS a living Legend.
The one at 4:08 still amazes me. The punter makes every effort to punt away from Hester, he's surrounded by Vikings players, and still takes it all the way. It's like no matter how teams prepped for him, he still had a chance to make you pay.
I'll never forget the legit confusion in that announcer's voice when Hester was at the OPPOSITE 30 in that Denver game (5:28). He KNEW Hester was headed to his second TD that day, with 70 yards to go. Hester just flummoxed people. He bamboozled you. He was an offense unto himself. And the way the Bears blocked for him was beautiful - Brendon Ayanbadejo, Hunter Hillenmeyer - dudes went full tilt.
HOF, about damn time!!! 1 of 1 greatest returner man to ever play. Coach Prime even said he was #2 to Devin. Congrats Devin. Whole heartily! Thank you so much from making so many years watching my Bears exciting. Oh btw, your right. At least for me, when the kicks and punts occurred during your time, bathroom breaks were not an option. Your induction made the die hard truly happy. No one more deserving imo.
You can't deny it though, his speed and vision with the cuts he made were unnatural. Dave Toub was a great coach, using starters on the kick teams is unheard of, but Hester was RIDICULOUS.
as someone who was born in 1995 hester might be one of the most important bears in me developing my fandom. happy for him. thanks for the memories hester!
Slippery as an eel. Great to see them lol. Kudos to his blockers for being with him most of the time. The ones against GB are especially satisfying. Congratulations to the hall of fame. We miss ya in Chicago.
So glad Devin finally got in. A true Hall of Famer Devin Hester is. He was long overdue. I don't think you can compare anyone that electrified the game like he did. That's why opposing teams were afraid to kick to him. He deserves it!! You left out the opening Superbowl kick return.
This guy is the best return man I have ever seen and I have been watching the NFL since the late 60s. The dude had the perfect balance of speed and vision. Great video. I'm glad they put him in the HOF because if you are the best at your position and that's all you played, just judge him on that alone, and he was the best at returns.
He is the kind of player the hall of fame is made for. It is not for "stat kings" only. He changed the game. Definitely changed the Bears for a few years. And out of all NFL stats, his record of kick returns for TDs is probably the one least likely to be beaten. The rules have changed to all but eliminate kickoff returns. For player safety is what they say. I can't say the stats aren't there, but I have been watching the NFL for 41 years, and I very rarely saw serious injuries on kick returns. People get obliterated on over-the-middle passes, QBs on blind sacks, and routine tackles where players on the same team make awkward contact.
Congrats on the hall of fame! Absolutely deserved and one of the most incredible special team players ever. Cemented as the goat because he was so good they had to change to rules to stop it. So happy for him
I wish they showed more camera angles like 5:26, where you can see the entire field (so you see what Hester sees when he catches the kick). Unbelievable that he can find a seam in some of those plays!!
I was so hot when he stopped returning for that long ass stint. He wanted to solidify himself as receiver or whatever it was but it was a long ass minute in his career he stopped returning which makes it even more insane!
I watch this BEASTS highlights at least 4 times a week. Way to go, Mr. Anytime and Da Bears!! Are you freakin kiddin me? Absolute Class Act! Absolute Class NFL Organization! Thank you! 💯🙏✌️
@@SlimShady-sn1lz They used to kickoff from the 30 yard line. kickers rarely were able to put it in/through the endzone. They moved it up to the 35 yard line and all kickers are now able to reach the endzone. Which results in more touchbacks. So the kickoff turned more into a ceremonial tradition than an actual skill position.
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Man has NINE minutes of just return touchdowns.
Yeah, it was 8 minutes of the kicker getting ready and celebrating after!
"Don't kick it to Hester!"
Can you imagine if they added his returns from Miami 😅😂
Red my mind i was just about to write ✍️ that
plus the kick return for a td in the super bowl vs Colts and he had more with the Falcons.
Didn't show the one in the Super Bowl? I know they lost but that was the first opening kick TD in the Super Bowl. The man changed the game. Hall of Fame is much deserved
That's pretty embarrassing lol
@blpinnow66 prime Payton Manning vs Rex Grossman.. not that embarrassing lmfao
Oh no. Sorry. I mean that the Bears forgot to include it in this highlight video.
Maybe because post season does not count towards the return record.
@@MrGillard maybe
Look at those vicious blocks and relentless effort on special teams! That group took pride in it's role
oh 100%, they were really good!! then you add hester's lighting speed and jukes on top!!! his record will NEVR be broken with the lame rule change.
@vdawggie 💯 They took pride playing such a pivotal role in the game's momentum, knowing they're blocking for a phenom...
Momentum is everything.
look at the block by #52 at @3:30 had the key block and took his man 5 yards into the bench just to make sure Hester had a clear lane to cut back to. Special Teams brilliance.
They were actually terrible blocks. That's what makes the returns even more amazing.
When you've got a guy this tough and with this kind of breakaway speed the special teams squad is pretty motivated to work hard on returns.
No talking, no intro !! Straight to it !!! I love videos like this!!!
"But first we need 10 minutes of context to explain why Devin Hester was such a great kick returner."
@@waynetompkins3006too many videos that are like that, “I’m not an expert but here what I think”
He is who we thought he was. Hall of Famer.
😂
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I’ll never forget that game. So glad I witnessed it live.
Broncos fan here... one of my favorite players.
I just noticed vast majority of his TDs were at home. Never be another Hester, much deserved HOF status. Now Tillman needs to get in as well
The GOAT returner. Absolutely deserves to be in the hall.
There will never be another like him
Yeah thank god we got somebody with less career TDs than Latavius Murray into the HOF.
Honestly it's soo impossible to do what he did u can argue in the many different ways & scenarios he faced & had success in every way , his career as a 1 trick pony is the greatest career ever as a 1 trick pony
@@playboysammy326Justin Tucker would like a word.
@@Paul-fs8oxhe’s in the HoF for what he did on special teams he has a record that probably won’t be broken
Greatest return man of all time. Goosebumps watching these highlights.
Sorry but his dude had absolutely nothing on Dante Hall
@@Xfacta12482 in the juking criteria agreed, but this man literally took the bears to a superbowl. He had more yards than The offense in his rookie year.he didn’t even play receiver yet.
Watching this, I never realized how absurd it is to see the amount of times Hester BBQ'd the Vikings. 🤣
Chris Klue probably *still* has nightmares
The Rams too
Everyone cooks my Vikes. Everyone's best highlight is against them. Mike Vick???
And the Packers especially them cheese heads I hate em Ha
At least you have all those sick Peterson highlights with him blowing past defenders or running them over.@@Dreamkins
The blocking in the last play was so good
Honestly in every single one. I loved playing special teams as a kid. These dudes made it a lot easier for Hester tha molestah
"What A Punt"
16 Seconds Later
"Hester will take it the distance"
😂😂 he was damn near automatic
Exactly, lol.
Greg Gumbel: "Devin Hester. Hasn't had much of a day today."
Devin Hester: "And I took that personally."
Devin Hester field of vision during real time moments is simply IMPECCABLE
As a kid who grew up loving the bears, I really didn't know what I was seeing when I watched Hester. Now I fully realize just how incredible he was. Welcome to the HOF, my favorite bear of all time. You earned it.
Yea he's my favorite Bear of all time too
this makes me happy, this man was my childhood, and it was a dream to see him in the HOF, now it came true, thank you Devin Hester 💙🧡🐻⬇️
Devin Hester, YOU ARE RIDICULOUS!
You are finally a HALL OF FAMER!
Hall of Famer Devin Hester you are ridiculous!!!
Everyone did their job on that kick off team the bears was phenomenal on PR/KR
There's something about that Chicago#23, thank you Hester, YOU ARE RIDICULOUS! Thank you for all the memories. You carried my childhood and I loved watching you every Sunday!!!!
Never gets old. The man is just a freak of nature.
I watched his whole career in a special time of my life… he is a unicorn and that era was more joy than heartbreak, even though we lost the SB in 2006, we all know who had the best team… magic and Anytime was legendary, IS a living Legend.
Losing Tommie Harris on defense was bad news, dude was a monster.
@@TheSeeker1960 with Tommie and Mike Brown, all we needed was defense and we won games! That's how good the 06 Bears were. Right up there with 85
The way he sliced and diced through special team defenses was unmatched. Super fluid running.
The one at 4:08 still amazes me.
The punter makes every effort to punt away from Hester, he's surrounded by Vikings players, and still takes it all the way. It's like no matter how teams prepped for him, he still had a chance to make you pay.
Even the caster was just laughing
besides the athleticism and speed, he just had an instinct for making cuts and finding lanes. that one in particular was a thing of beauty.
@@bastokrepublic yeah, you just CANNOT teach that.
When the caster just says wow and can't get another word out you know you witnessed greatness
Not only that but Hester was running and caught the ball in stride.
Greatest Returner of all Time
The smoothest, fastest man alive back there. Every time they kicked it to em you felt like he was gonna score 🐐
Smooth is totally accurate and a large part of his success.
I'll never forget the legit confusion in that announcer's voice when Hester was at the OPPOSITE 30 in that Denver game (5:28). He KNEW Hester was headed to his second TD that day, with 70 yards to go. Hester just flummoxed people. He bamboozled you. He was an offense unto himself.
And the way the Bears blocked for him was beautiful - Brendon Ayanbadejo, Hunter Hillenmeyer - dudes went full tilt.
When the Coach is shaking his head like I can't BELIEVE this guy..
You da man 👌
The great ones make it look so easy. Congratulations Dev. 👍🏽😁
Where's the Super Bowl kickoff???
The teams don't have the rights to post-season video.
Thanks for the information
@@jeremygumke5150 well that sucks.
@@jeremygumke5150 Wow, that's insane hahaha.
@@jeremygumke5150that is stupid as fuck
One of the greatest NFL kick returners of all time and still is Hester was phenomenal 😮🎉
THE greatest its not close
@GODSTRICKLAND I don't know anyone better than him tbh he's the first I seen to be really good at it
One man that changed the special teams game for the nfl forever, Hester is the best return man and deserves to be in the hof, period!
Then the NFL ruined it with all their "player safety" rules
Proud to be a Bears fan back then, now and always 🐻🧡 Bear down! 🧡🐻
Thats nothing short of spectacular 🟠⚪🔵
HOF, about damn time!!! 1 of 1 greatest returner man to ever play. Coach Prime even said he was #2 to Devin. Congrats Devin. Whole heartily! Thank you so much from making so many years watching my Bears exciting. Oh btw, your right. At least for me, when the kicks and punts occurred during your time, bathroom breaks were not an option. Your induction made the die hard truly happy. No one more deserving imo.
Man. Chicago needs this guy. Generational talent.
I was a ticket checker at all of those games in Chicago. To see those returns and hear those crowds in person you can never forget. HOFer Fasho!!!
Devin Hester is the best kick returner all time 🐐🐐
I watched every single one of your returns live. You are truly electrifying to watch. Go bears!
Perfect balance between speed and strength at his position. Dude will always be a legend
It was no fluke that so many returns were penalty-free. Dave Toub was the Special teams coach and has a successful record.
You can't deny it though, his speed and vision with the cuts he made were unnatural. Dave Toub was a great coach, using starters on the kick teams is unheard of, but Hester was RIDICULOUS.
Real tears💪🏾 favorite player ever💯 congratulations hall of famer
OMG ……what great memories. He was awesome!
He made it look easy, so smooth and seeing the whole field
so glad he's finally in the hall!
as someone who was born in 1995 hester might be one of the most important bears in me developing my fandom. happy for him. thanks for the memories hester!
Where is the Super Bowl return? Congrats to the GOAT of return men. 🐻 down
I'm not even a Bears fan, and those were awesome. 😂
Greatest return man of all time. Will be a while till we see another this good.
Deion best punt returner, Hester best kick returner
One of the most exciting players to ever play the game.
Slippery as an eel. Great to see them lol. Kudos to his blockers for being with him most of the time. The ones against GB are especially satisfying. Congratulations to the hall of fame. We miss ya in Chicago.
Very satisfying 👍👍👍
My favorite was the short field goal by NY. I love that one. And I love the way Hester could light up a crowd.
Short FG? Was a 52 yarder.
The kick was too short and therefore could be returned. @@mattst.germain4023
Devin Hester is easily my favorite NFL player of all time. Glad he finally got the recognition he deserved to be in the hall of fame awhile ago!
I'm glad he's going to the hall of fame, I used to return kicks with him in Madden all the time
So glad Devin finally got in. A true Hall of Famer Devin Hester is. He was long overdue. I don't think you can compare anyone that electrified the game like he did. That's why opposing teams were afraid to kick to him. He deserves it!! You left out the opening Superbowl kick return.
I forgot how dominant he was! 🤯
I don't know if we'll ever see another return man like Hester!
This guy is the best return man I have ever seen and I have been watching the NFL since the late 60s. The dude had the perfect balance of speed and vision. Great video. I'm glad they put him in the HOF because if you are the best at your position and that's all you played, just judge him on that alone, and he was the best at returns.
This is like the most BEARS video production ever
LEGEND
That Rams game was historic!
Goat returner of all time. His vision is unbelievable. Congrats being in the hall. Much deserved.
Bears deserved a ring VS. the colts , that team was stacked!
Except the QB
One of the fuckin best teams ever to never win
A team that deserved a sb win wouldn’t lose on the sb by 2 scores
@@Erthkwakee Haters gon' hate , have a great day/night
Devin Hester and Dante Hall were so electrifying and fun to watch.
The most exciting player in Bears history!
When you’ve watched about 6 or 7 returns for tds and your clip time still has 6mins of footage to play😳 DH in his own class
His vision and ability to find the seams was crazy. Once he saw it was big return. Even if he didn’t score a td it was big return
That switch from SD to HD at 3:20 is fantastic.
He is the kind of player the hall of fame is made for. It is not for "stat kings" only. He changed the game. Definitely changed the Bears for a few years. And out of all NFL stats, his record of kick returns for TDs is probably the one least likely to be beaten. The rules have changed to all but eliminate kickoff returns. For player safety is what they say. I can't say the stats aren't there, but I have been watching the NFL for 41 years, and I very rarely saw serious injuries on kick returns. People get obliterated on over-the-middle passes, QBs on blind sacks, and routine tackles where players on the same team make awkward contact.
100% game changer
No Doubt , He is a true Hall of Fame’r ! Such a joy to watch and one of my Favorite Bear’s
He love that Deion Sanders high step dance Deion say he love them Florida dogs his footwork crazy going 20mph
Congrats on the hall of fame! Absolutely deserved and one of the most incredible special team players ever. Cemented as the goat because he was so good they had to change to rules to stop it. So happy for him
I remember they had him at 99 speed on madden for awhile. Definitely something else
The days fr
Even on NCAA Football he was an Impact Player(white circle) when he was just ‘CB #4’ lol
In at least 2 Madden games he had a 100 speed rating. He's the only guy who ever got that rating.
the 1st guy to have 100 speed in Madden 🐐
Punks and kickoff returns for me are the most exciting plays in football
Devin Hester is kick ass. Also, that super Bowl return that Hester did really deserves to be on hwere too.
He was a best eye to running to running to touch down return ..best ever in history 💪💪🦵🦵🏃♀️🏃♀️
The 561 West Palm Beach/Riviera Beach area is proud of him.
GOAT returner…all these years later and I’m still stunned 😳
Best. Kick Returner. Of. All-time.
So many of these are go-ahead TD's, so clutch!
Congrats to Devin, I remember that Lions game thought the Bears were going to lose then Devin runs it 97 yds for TD Bears Win! Bear Down!
He was amazing! Thanks for putting this together!
5:50 "Are your memories that short?" LMAO
Awesome!!!!!! Straight awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!
you missed the super bowl opening kickoff return against the colts.
Aww as a 🐻 fan this type of stuff brings me some type of joy
Devin Hester: The best returner ever. It's not even close. And he had so many called back too
I wish they showed more camera angles like 5:26, where you can see the entire field (so you see what Hester sees when he catches the kick). Unbelievable that he can find a seam in some of those plays!!
He sure was ridiculous
Not only blazing speed, but the strength to shrug off tackles. Also, great vision and courage going into the teeth of the coverage team.
I was so hot when he stopped returning for that long ass stint. He wanted to solidify himself as receiver or whatever it was but it was a long ass minute in his career he stopped returning which makes it even more insane!
I was at that game against the Chiefs. Devin Hester was indeed ridiculous!
yo i don’t care what no one say the blocking for this man was elite
Dave Toub, the special teams coach for the Bears during the Lovie Smith era, is arguably one of the best ST coaches ever.
This makes me so happy. Congratulations on your selection for Hall of Fame induction, Devin Hester!
You forgot to include the most important return.
I watch this BEASTS highlights at least 4 times a week. Way to go, Mr. Anytime and Da Bears!! Are you freakin kiddin me? Absolute Class Act! Absolute Class NFL Organization! Thank you! 💯🙏✌️
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I love being from Chicago 😂 🐻
I don't know how they had the hubris to keep kicking to him.
We gotta appreciate 9 mins of tds from a punt/kick returner. That’s special asf
So sad the NFL destroyed the kickoff.
What changed?
@@SlimShady-sn1lz They used to kickoff from the 30 yard line. kickers rarely were able to put it in/through the endzone. They moved it up to the 35 yard line and all kickers are now able to reach the endzone. Which results in more touchbacks. So the kickoff turned more into a ceremonial tradition than an actual skill position.
It’s now boring, but at least it’s safer ig
Dude is literally the best of all time without anybody close.
He always barbecued the Vikings.
Incredible... RIDICULOUS even! 🐐