One typical mindset was that a guy was a dirty player--until he was on your team, which brings to mind Erich Barnes. When he was with the Giants, Browns fans thought he delivered cheap shots. After he was traded to Cleveland, he was "aggressive."
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BD Sullivan wrote:The Steelers had Keith Gary who in a 1983 MNF game against the Bengals, yanked Ken Anderson by the face mark, resulting in a neck injury. He then speared Turk Schonert, who had replaced him.
One typical mindset was that a guy was a dirty player--until he was on your team, which brings to mind Erich Barnes. When he was with the Giants, Browns fans thought he delivered cheap shots. After he was traded to Cleveland, he was "aggressive."
Dobler?Citizen wrote:The Bills were one team for whom I had trouble thinking of a good candidate off the cuff. I recalled that Merriman was mentioned in a Sports Illustrated poll of NFL players as being among the league's dirtiest, but that might have been when he was with San Diego.
I recall Tommy McDonald talking about how Erich Barnes used to beat up on him. Nickname was the Gremlin.BD Sullivan wrote:The Steelers had Keith Gary who in a 1983 MNF game against the Bengals, yanked Ken Anderson by the face mark, resulting in a neck injury. He then speared Turk Schonert, who had replaced him.
One typical mindset was that a guy was a dirty player--until he was on your team, which brings to mind Erich Barnes. When he was with the Giants, Browns fans thought he delivered cheap shots. After he was traded to Cleveland, he was "aggressive."
In 1970, Johnny Sample put out a book titled "Confessions of a Dirty Ballplayer."bachslunch wrote:I’m surprised there aren’t more pre-1960s players listed. My impression was that play was especially rough during the NFLs early days, but I could be wrong. Certainly Hardy Brown and Bucko Kilroy (and Ed Sprinkle) had especially foul reputations and are great choices here.
Choosing a team for someone like Johnny Sample is also an interesting exercise. He played for four teams in his career, none for more than three years, and he was reportedly as dirty a player as there was. Picking him as a Jet might be done because that team had fewer options.