Your favorite NFL names
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How could we have overlooked Ha Ha Clinton Dix
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Early 60s players
Mike Magac
Dean Derby
Rich Mostardi
Dick Pesonen
Dick Felt
Byron Beams
Willmer Fowler
Hubert Bobo
Buzz Guy
Bookie Bolin
Johnny Counts
Claude Crabbe
Rommie Loudde
Tom Morrow
Mal Hammack
Ed Nutting
Earl Gros
Tony Romeo
Another favorite: Bibbles Bawel
Mike Magac
Dean Derby
Rich Mostardi
Dick Pesonen
Dick Felt
Byron Beams
Willmer Fowler
Hubert Bobo
Buzz Guy
Bookie Bolin
Johnny Counts
Claude Crabbe
Rommie Loudde
Tom Morrow
Mal Hammack
Ed Nutting
Earl Gros
Tony Romeo
Another favorite: Bibbles Bawel
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Mac Speedie
Wahoo McDaniel
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Wahoo McDaniel
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Long Gone Dupre.
Those late-1950s Colts were loaded with great names: Johnny U, Alan "The Horse" Ameche, Buzz Nutter, Fatso Donovan, Big Daddy Lipscomb, etc.
Those late-1950s Colts were loaded with great names: Johnny U, Alan "The Horse" Ameche, Buzz Nutter, Fatso Donovan, Big Daddy Lipscomb, etc.
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For several seasons, Forrest Blue and Woody Peoples started side by side in the 49ers' offensive line.
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For years, the Packers' center-quarterback tandem was Ringo-Starr.
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You just reminded me of this little quirk I discovered once over at pfr. Look at the end of the url for this player profile and guess who it is before clicking on it.Citizen wrote:For years, the Packers' center-quarterback tandem was Ringo-Starr.
www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BartSt00.htm
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Cosmo Iacavazzi ('65 Jets)
Booth Lusteg
Meco Poliziani ('60-'63 Alouettes CFL)
Metro Gerela ('68 Alouettes CFL; cut by Packers & 49ers)
Horst Muhlmann
Cyril McFall ('74-'78 Calgary CFL; cut by '79 Broncos)
George Izo
Hoyle Granger
Vern Den Herder
Elvis Peacock
Austin "Goose" Gonsoulin
Carlton Chester "Cookie" Gilchrist
Booth Lusteg
Meco Poliziani ('60-'63 Alouettes CFL)
Metro Gerela ('68 Alouettes CFL; cut by Packers & 49ers)
Horst Muhlmann
Cyril McFall ('74-'78 Calgary CFL; cut by '79 Broncos)
George Izo
Hoyle Granger
Vern Den Herder
Elvis Peacock
Austin "Goose" Gonsoulin
Carlton Chester "Cookie" Gilchrist
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I don't know which is funnier: Woody-Forrest or Blue-Peoples...rhickok1109 wrote:For several seasons, Forrest Blue and Woody Peoples started side by side in the 49ers' offensive line.
One of my favorite (name) couplings was the Bengals QBs of the mid-late 80's.
(Slips into his George Carlin impersonation)
"Who ya got under center?"
"Boomer and Turk!"
"What could go wrong?"
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The immortal Ziggy Czarobski (Chicago Rockets)