Slightly OT: Names from the Past

[RugbyMuffin]

There have been SO many football players that have cycled through the NFL over the years. Of course names like Joe Montana, Walter Payton, and Dick Butkus are remembered vividly.

But there are others who played the game in the NFL that are not as easy to remember, yet may make you smile, or cry once you "remember" them. You might remember these guys from watching the NFL, playing a video game, or from the news, and for reasons other then football like: getting arrested, being "different", or being a phenom in a video game.

Thought I would start up this thread and see if it sparks some conversation on an otherwise boring day in Cardinals football.

I will start with a few names from the past:

1. Johnny Johnson RB, Cardinals- I read this on a post a few days ago and starting laughing for some unknown reason. I forgot this guy was on the Cardinals at all. He was a decent back.

2. Cap Boso TE, Bears - It seemed like this guy was on the Bears for an eternity. The only thing I remember about the guy was his funny name, and that he was an unstoppable force in Techmo Bowl.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

20 Years from now Tom Tupa will be one of these guys. Anytime Tupa's name was brought up in a conversation, usually as a punter, a Cardinals fans is asked "Wasn't he a QB for your team?"

 

[Mulli]

20 Years from now Tom Tupa will be one of these guys. Anytime Tupa's name was brought up in a conversation, usually as a punter, a Cardinals fans is asked "Wasn't he a QB for your team?"

Who is going to be talking about Tupa in 20 years?

 

[RugbyMuffin]

Who is going to be talking about Tupa in 20 years?

Ravenous football addicts like myself, who can talk about football 365/24/7.

 

[BigRedArk]

Not germaine to this thread but Duffy Waldorf has a great name for a golfer.

 

[Mulli]

Ravenous football addicts like myself, who can talk about football 365/24/7.

Who I am I kidding? Me too.

 

[RonF]

Who is going to be talking about Tupa in 20 years?

I can see us talking about Jim Otis long after he's gone but not Tupa.

 

[JeffGollin]

Thunder Thornton

Willis Crenshaw

Cid Edwards

Garth Jax

Mao Tosi

Zach Walz

Keith Rucker and Reuben Davis

Tootie Robbins

Ken Harvey

etc.

 

[Pariah]

Mosi Tatupu

 

[BigRedRage]

Kevin Kasper

(I always laighed at the fact we even had him, all people ever talked about was his lame ass haircut)

 

[RugbyMuffin]

Thunder Thornton

Willis Crenshaw

Cid Edwards

Garth Jax

Mao Tosi

Zach Walz

Keith Rucker and Reuben Davis

Tootie Robbins

Ken Harvey

etc.

Garth Jax!

There is a good one.

 

[Crazy Canuck]

I.M. Hipp, good college back who hads a cup of coffee in the big league.

Wonderful Monds the third, who was drafted, I believe, some years ago. Son of Wonderful Monds II, a long time DB in the CFL.

 

[Big red 2]

McArther Lane,Vern Negler,Ken Grey,Earni Mcmillian,Earl Thomas,Pat Fischer,Boby Joe Conrad.

 

[BigRedArk]

John David Crow and Niko Noga. Preston Pearson. Jim Otto. Ray Guy and Otis Sistrunk. Art Shell(OT) and Fred Bilentnikoff. Phil Villapiano and George Blanda. Ted "The Stork" Hendricks. Edit: The Raiduhs had a lot of guys with great names.

 

[PJ1]

Council Rudolph was one of my favorites.

 

[earthsci]

Freddy Joe Nunn

 

[Southpaw]

Greatest name in Football.

Joe Don Looney.

Followed by King Hill and Wahoo McDaniel.

How about Dante Pastorini?

 

[jmt]

Cookie Gilchrist, Milt Plum, Night Train Lane, Yale Larry, Ronnie Bill. . .

 

[jmt]

Ronnie BULL

 

[Southpaw]

Dick " Night Train " Lane.

 

[Southpaw]

Peerless Price????????

 

[BigRedArk]

Greatest name in Football.

Joe Don Looney.

Followed by King Hill and Wahoo McDaniel.

How about Dante Pastorini?

Forgot about Looney. What a great name. Especially since he really was looney.

 

[Mulli]

Jim Kiick.

 

[BigRedArk]

Lance Rentzel and Lance "Bambi" Allworth. Both WR's and both played in the NFL at the same time.

 

[BigRedArk]

Jim Kiick.

Good one. Don't forget about Larry Csonka and Mercury Morris.