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To learn more about Clint Murchison here’s a book I recommend reading called Hole in the Roof by his son Burk Murchison once you read it you’ll realize Clint Murchison belongs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame I got it and I loved it https://www.amazon.com/Hole-Roof-Murchison-Swaim-Paup-sponsored/dp/...

Chris Willis came out with a book awhile ago called the NFL 60 Minute Men: All Time Greats of the Two Way Player Era, 1920-1945 in case you don’t know Chris Willis is the head archivist at NFL Films and was a member of the Blue Ribbon Panel that elected the Centennial Class he’s written multiple boo...

I think I know why Lavvie Dilweg Verne Lewellen and Cecil Isbell weren’t elected the first years of the Hall of Fame it’s likely voters were suffering from Packers fatigue

I think I know why Roger Craig isn’t in Canton he appears to have been overshadowed by Joe Montana and Jerry Rice plus his rushing stats aren’t that great now I will admit Roger Craig was no Walter Payton he’s below 10000 yards which shows you much the 49ers relied on Jerry Rice

You mean Joe Horrigan Check out this link. His name is John Hogrogian. He did research on early All-Pro teams: https://profootballresearchers.com/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/05-07-147.pdf There is film of Slater this is from the Centennial Class announcement on Good Morning Football althou...

Some thoughts I had on this: -Seems inconsistent Duke Slater got in, I can't imagine there's much film on him. -Ironic if anyone on the panel also had a say on the 100-year team. Hewitt got in and not Nagurski. I remember on the old board, a member brought up Hewitt being a weak HOFer and pointing ...

TanksAndSpartans wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:41 pm

PFHOFlover wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 5:39 pm stupidest film

I agree with this as it's written, but you mean "studied" film, right?

Either way, thanks for sharing this @PFHOFlover - explains a lot.

Yes that’s what I mean and I fixed it

Your not going to believe what I found out On Episode 93 of the Eye Test for Two Bill Polian says he Bill Belichick Ozzie Newsome and Ron Wolf all members of the Blue Ribbon Panel that elected the Centennial Class studied film of the pre 60s players and rated them and concluded that all the players ...

Your not going to believe what I found out I found out who was cut when the Blue Ribbon Panel met to elect the Centennial Class Lavvie Dilweg Ox Emerson Cecil Isbell Verne Lewellen and Al Wistert were cut during the reduction to 15 finalists Cliff Branch Roger Craig Randy Gradishar Tommy Nobis and D...

You know who my most wanted contributor after Robert Kraft is Clint Murchison As the founder and original owner of the Dallas Cowboys the builder of Texas Stadium the man who hired Tom Landry Tex Schramm and Gil Brandt a risk taker game changer 20 consecutive winning seasons 15 seasons with 10 or mo...