Just some info on Longhorn NFL recognition...

Discussion in 'On The Field' started by orngblud, Jul 2, 2020.

  1. orngblud

    orngblud 1,000+ Posts

    Longhorn NFL retired numbers:
    Tommy Nobis - Atlanta Falcons #60
    Stan Mauldin - Arizona Cardinals #77
    Bobby Layne - Detroit Lions #22
    Earl Campbell - Tennessee Titans (Houston Oilers) #34

    Longhorns in the NFL Hall of Fame:
    Bobby Layne
    Earl Campbell
    Tom Landry
    Tex Schramm
    Bobby Dillon

    Things that I think need to happen:
    Tommy Nobis belongs in the HOF
    The Green Bay Packers need to retire Dillon's #44

    Also, if you don't know the Stan Mauldin story, you should read up on it.
    Stan Mauldin - Wikipedia
    Stan Mauldin- 1967 The History of Longhorn Sports
    100 Things Cardinals Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die
     
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  2. orngblud

    orngblud 1,000+ Posts

  3. SabreHorn

    SabreHorn 10,000+ Posts

    Puppy dog Madden, the gift that just keeps failing you

    A number of people have gotten paid by The University, but there has never been a bigger waste of cash than his paycheck. He took stellar HS athletes and turned them into SOFT unemployables
     
  4. Statalyzer

    Statalyzer 10,000+ Posts

    Justin Tucker should be in the Hall of Fame once he's eligible, even given the general hesitance against inducing kickers and punters. By most measurements he's in the conversation for greatest kicker in history.
     
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  5. orngblud

    orngblud 1,000+ Posts

    I feel extremely remiss in failing to mention Ox Emerson in my original post. Ox was a senior finalist for the HOF in 2020 just like Nobis, and just like Nobis he was again left out. This is another former horn that needs to be elected. A member of the NFL 1930's all-decade team, he's already a member of the PFRA Hall of Very Good Class of 2010 (many of whom have eventually been elected to the HOF) and was an all around general bad ***.
    For more info on Ox check out these:
    Ox Emerson - Wikipedia

    HALL OF VERY GOOD - 2010 - PFRA | PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL RESEARCHERS ASSOCIATION

    State Your Case: Ox Emerson is long overdue in Canton
     
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  6. BurntOrangeLH

    BurntOrangeLH 2,500+ Posts

    Ox Emerson was the Austin Lanier HC in the early '60s. I had no idea of his history. Thank you.
     
  7. orngblud

    orngblud 1,000+ Posts

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