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... and then, along came Tucker Frederickson, the Mickey Mantle of the New York Football Giants - hurt, hurt, hurt... Auburn University Coach Shug Jordan called him " the most complete football player I've ever seen ". Frederickson was an excellent blocker as well as runner. I liked Ernie...

Best wedge-buster I ever saw... and it cost him his career. I heard that Mickey Walker was a tough guy on those special teams. That is another thing that hurt the Giants in 1964. Most people blame the Huff trade and Modzelewski trade and the Giants generally getting old, but Walker was injured quit...

Saban » Mon Feb 16, 2015 3:17 pm " What!! The shabby way the Browns treated your Giants? What about the way Gifford, Webster, Huff, Robustelli and company treated the Browns during their salad years from 1956-63. They practically got Paul Brown fired. I know that you are an old time fan like m...

....during the '55 season when nyg was struggling; st. vince discussed with the offensive line coach a new approach to blocking(zone). during the remainder of '55 through '58 the nyg ground attack improved(especially considering what was gained in '53). stroud when healthy was a rock solid performe...

....during the '55 season when nyg was struggling; st. vince discussed with the offensive line coach a new approach to blocking(zone). during the remainder of '55 through '58 the nyg ground attack improved(especially considering what was gained in '53). stroud when healthy was a rock solid performe...

While working on a little project, I had reason to glance at both "Browns" web sites. Something just LEAPED from the page and SMACK! But... it was something that was MISSING ! Guess what? Neither the Baltimore " Browns " nor the " Imitation " Browns have retired a numb...

Dr. Z wrote about how the NFL downgraded Motley because they saw the worn down version that was struggling with injuries. Of course, his dominance came in the AAFC, which did have some suspect teams, but Motley took full advantage of that. The NFL also had some pretty bad teams during the days of t...

I guess I saw Marion Motley play but I didn't know it. I went to a lot of Giants' games when I was 10 and 11. The shame is, I never kept the 10-cent program that my Father got me every time. Then, toward the end of the season, if I had been pretty good, he would get me the 50-cent Yearbook. (I'll b...

Marion Motley hurt his knee in the 1951 training camp and was never the same. The stats show that he slipped considerably in his rushing, but I wonder if his leg problems affected his blocking as well. I noticed that Motley, who was an expert at the old cross body block before 1951, seemed to do mos...

Another thing, fullback Marion Motley was a terrific blocker and would often flatten defensive rushing linemen. Tough enough getting through Cleveland's offensive line only to run into Motley. Wasn't Motley Dr. Z's pick for greatest RB ever? Motley was his pick for his FB on his All-Century team. A...