Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010

[Tickle Fiend]

Russ Grimm
Rickey Jackson
Dick LeBeau
Floyd Little
John Randle
Jerry Rice
Emmitt Smith

 

[AmishTickler]

Jerry Rice made it?! WTF? You've got to be kidding me. That guy can't play.











Just kidding.

 

[TheTickleMonster]

Jerry Rice made it?! WTF? You've got to be kidding me. That guy can't play.











Just kidding.

Oh man... you're so lucky I scrolled down and saw the just kiddin part, I swear I was about to jump thru my screen in hopes I came out yours and pounded you a little..

Or maybe you're not lucky since it's technically not possible for me to do that but i was upset for a second there lol

 

[Cy/MiG]

Russ Grimm
Rickey Jackson
Dick LeBeau
Floyd Little
John Randle
Jerry Rice
Emmitt Smith

Russ Grimm as in ex-Steelers and current Cardinals OL coach???

I'm going to have to wiki him right now because I'm curious f'ing George as two how/why he's qualified!

EDIT: Grimm was a 'Hog'? Wow. Good times. (Shows my age, huh?) 😀

And if Emmitt doesn't thank his O-line---nay, EACH of his lineman BY NAME---then there is NO JUSTICE in this world!

 

[Angel77]

Way to go LeBeau!

 

[Cy/MiG]

Way to go LeBeau!

I know---finally!

Took them long enough.

 

[theticklingmaster]

The selection of Floyd Little confuses me. I wikipedia-ed him & found 7 seasons, only 1 season of 1k rushing yards, & a sub-4.0 average. Can someone please explain this selection?

I am also confused about Rickey Jackson (Can't help that I was born in 1984), so if someone could explain his impact & why he was selected, I'd like that also.

 

[Tickle Fiend]

The selection of Floyd Little confuses me. I wikipedia-ed him & found 7 seasons, only 1 season of 1k rushing yards, & a sub-4.0 average. Can someone please explain this selection?

I am also confused about Rickey Jackson (Can't help that I was born in 1984), so if someone could explain his impact & why he was selected, I'd like that also.

From Peter King's Monday Morning QB:

On Little's election: I did not support the Denver running back because I felt his numbers and impact were shy (3.9 yards per carry, one 1,000-yard rushing season, 54 rush yards per game), but as I've said on many occasions, I'm one voter, with an equal vote to the other 43 voters, and the will of the voters spoke loudly. Senior Committee nominees need 80 percent of the vote to be inducted, and both Little and LeBeau got at least the requisite 36 votes to get in.

There's no doubt in my mind that the exhaustive work of Denver Post writer Jeff Legwold either got Little in or was a major factor in his election. The way the system works is that each candidate has his case for election presented by a member of the media from where he played. Then there's free-flowing debate about the candidate. Little's speaker was Legwold. Our bylaws prevent me from discussing freely what Legwold said in the meeting, but with permission of Hall of Fame VP Joe Horrigan, I can say that one factor in Legwold's argument was that Legwold personally viewed about 1,200 of 1,641 carries in Little's nine NFL seasons.

Though I can't tell you what Legwold said in his presentation, I can tell you I discussed this with him after the presentation and Legwold said he kept records of each carry and where Little was first contacted by a defender behind a subpar Denver offensive line. Legwold said about 30 percent of the time Little was first hit behind the line. That's an amazing number. "I saw a runner who had to struggle to get to the line of scrimmage often,'' Legwold said afterward. "He had no time to be a patient runner, because he was in a bad offense with no other options.''

I called Little Saturday night, and he was unaware of the lengths to which Legwold had gone. "Wow,'' Little said. "If he swayed more than one person, I am so deeply indebted.'' Legwold's legwork will be the kind that, to me, future presenters will strive to match.

On Rickey Jackson making it over other top front-seven players like Charles Haley and Richard Dent: I'm surprised about Dent. I really thought this was his year. I don't recall many negatives about him. I thought it would be Dent this year, with Haley next in line in the next two or three years. Jackson was a pleasant surprise to me, but I'm thrilled he got in. I've made this point about Jackson, which Joe Montana has echoed: He's one of the two or three best all-around linebackers from 1980 to 2000, behind Lawrence Taylor and maybe no one else. If you'd consider four categories being important for linebacker impact (sacks, interceptions, forced fumbles and fumble recoveries), consider Taylor's number for the Giants from 1981 to 1993, and Jackson's numbers with the Saints over the same period: Taylor a total of 183.5, Jackson 187. And he played the strong side in the Saints' 3-4 Dome Patrol linebacker group. I thought this was an excellent choice.

 

[Angel77]

I know---finally!

Took them long enough.

Amen!

 

[Cy/MiG]

The selection of Floyd Little confuses me. I wikipedia-ed him & found 7 seasons, only 1 season of 1k rushing yards, & a sub-4.0 average. Can someone please explain this selection?

I am also confused about Rickey Jackson (Can't help that I was born in 1984), so if someone could explain his impact & why he was selected, I'd like that also.

I was born in 86 and still remember Jackson fondly (still with the Saints and later w/ the 49ers). TF presents the case for Rickey in his post quite obviously.

Agree about Floyd Little though.

 

[The Fallen Angel]

Dick LeBeau.. its about fuggin time, well deserved

 

[Angel77]

Dick LeBeau.. its about fuggin time, well deserved

That's what I'm talking about!

 

[jaba]

And if Emmitt doesn't thank his O-line---nay, EACH of his lineman BY NAME---then there is NO JUSTICE in this world!

Fully agree with you about Emmitt Smith....I think even I could get some NFL rushing yards with a moving Dallas brick wall in front of me!😀

Jerry Rice was a shadow of his former self when he played for my Raiders, but on occasion he would still show a few flashes of brilliance, and it was a joy to see him play.

Congratulations to the class!....