NFL Running Back Trivia~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

RB nicknames

Hall of Fame****

Choo Choo Winters Nebraska
The Galloping Ghost Red Grange Bears/Illinois****
Thunder Thornton Cards/Nebraska
Squirmin' Sherman Lewis Michigan St
Pinball Clements CFL
Wondrous Warren McVea Chiefs.Houston
Carlton "Cookie" Gilchrist Bills/no college
Eugene "Mercury" Morris Dolphins/WTS
Jerome "Bus" Bettis Steelers/ND****
Gale "Kansas Comet" Sayers Bears/Kansas****
Sam "Bam" Cunningham Pats/USC
Jim "Cannonball" Butler Falcons/Edward Waters
Rufus "Roadrunner" Ferguson Falcons/Wisconsin
John "Deisel" Riggins Redskins/Kansas****
Jim "Preacher" Pilot New Mexico
Fast Willie Parker Steelers/North Carolina
Craig "Ironhead" Heyward Falcons/Pitt
Paul "Tank" Younger Rams/Gramblling
Deacon Dan Towler Rams/Washington & Jefferson
Mack "Truck" Lee Hill Chiefs/Southern U
Jaguar Jon Arnett Rams/USC
Joe "Jet" Perry Niners/Compton JC****
Hugh "King" McElhenny Niners/Washington ****
Pony Express Eric Dickerson**** and Craig James at SMU
Mr Inside Doc Blanchard, Mr Outside Glenn Davis Army
The Four Horsemen at Notre Dame
Bullet Bob Hayes FAMU****
Willie "Wisp" Galimore Bears/FAMU
Earl "Tyler Rose" Campbell Oilers/Texas****
Marshawn "Beast Mode" Lynch Seahawks/Cal
Johnny 'Blood" McNalley Packers/Notre Dame
Lionel "Little Train" James Chargers/Auburn
The Golden Boy Paul Hornung Packers/Notre Dame****
DeAnthony "Black Momba" Thomas Chiefs/Oregon
Charlie "Anvil" Tolar Oilers/NWLa all 5-6 of him
Elden "Icky" Woods Bengals/UNLV
LG "Long Gone" Dupree Colts/Baylor

Who ya got?

Speaking of RB;s, back in the 30;s Cyrus Leland ran a 9.5 100 yards to tie the World Record, out of TCU.

That is what seperates footballers from soccer/rugby, they are multi talented,

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

Inspired by the great Christian McCaffrey

The Niner running backs

Joe "Jet" Perry he has a few firsts....

First black 1000 yard rusher
First and still the only 1000yard NFL rusherwith just a JC education, Compton JC
First RB to have coneutive 1000 yard seasons.

Hugh "King" McEhenny a Cali hurdles champion, very elusve, great broken field runner

Those two are in the Hall of Fame as will be...

Frank Gore the all time number three NFL rusher

Why Roger Craig doesn't have a HOF bust, ??? He had the first 1000 yard rushing/1000 receiving season.

Now add 1000 yard rushers

Delvin Williams
Wendell Tyler
Garrison Hearst
Ricky Watters
JD Smith

While no 1000 yards he deserves a mention....Ken Williard

Obviously Christian McCaffrey on that Niner RB Mount Rushmore.


His moms dad or his grandpa was Dave Sime.




Norton would play for the Niners, Budd became an Eagle. neither did much.

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

Hard to believe but very true,

That Raider speed.

To put things in perspective, in 1972 Valery Borzov won the Olympic 100m in 10.14

Lane

1.James Jett 10.16
2.James Trapp 10.14
3.Cliff Branch 10.1 ht
4.Jacoby Ford 10.01
5.Ron Brown 10.06
6.Sam Graddy 10.09
7.Willie Gault 10.10
8.Alvis Whitted 10.07

Bo Jackson too slow.

Some countries can't rival that.

B

Lane

1.Micheal Bennett 10.18
2.Raheem Mostert 10,2ish
3.Bo Jackson 10.3ish
4.Tim Dwight 10.3ish
5.Napolean Kaufman 10.4ish
6.Eugene White 9,4 yards
7.Justin Fargas 10.4ish
8.Warren Wells 9,4 yards

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

Fav RB Names

Cyril Pinder Eagles
Hiawatha Francisco Notre Dame
Emerson Boozer Jets
Orenthal James Simpson Bills
Houston McTear Baker HS........ran a world record tying 9.0 as a HS junior, averaged 13 yards a carry
Elvis Peacock Rams
Mackinley Dillingham COS
Prentice Gautt Cards

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

NFL RB's and track

hurdles

lane

1.Tyrone Wheatley
2.Todd Gurley
3.James Owens.....Olympian
4.Jamaal Charles
5.Hugh McElhenny
6.Bo Jackson
7.Ezekial Elliott
8.Paul Lowe

long jump

Terry Metcalf
Johnny Hector
Gale Sayers
Eric Metcalf
James McAilster
Napolean Kaufman
Bo Jackson
Jaguar Jon Arnett

100m

lane

1.Herschel Walker
2.Curtis Dickey.......world ranked
3.Travis Williams
4.Bo Jackson
5.Joe Delaney
6.D'Von Archane
7.Rayeem Mostert
8.OJ Simpson

Bo Jackson twice won the Alabama decathlon title in HS and, he never had to run the 1500, he had that big a lead.

While in HS Gale Sayers led the nation (HSers) with a 24-11 jump.

OJ Simpson came in 6th in that NCAA 60 and 100 and ran the third leg on a USC World record 4x1 team. Future Lions WR Earl "world ranked hurdler" McCullouch leading off.

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

NFL Rugby 15

Vernon Davis
Christian "Nigerian Nightmare" Okoye
Jim Brown
Jerome "Bus" Bettis
Brandon Jacobs
Cam Skattebo
Mike Alstott
John "Diesel" Rggins
Lawrence Taylor
Derrick Thomas
Ray Lewis
Tony Gonzalez
GRONK
George Kittle
Shannon Sharpe