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Started by james, Feb 22 2014 01:21 PM

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#1 james
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Posted 22 February 2014 - 01:21 PM

Came across this article on the 1938 Giants. It's really good.

http://www.bigbluein...ew-york-giants/

#2 luckyshow
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Posted 22 February 2014 - 10:21 PM

Herber > Hutson to Montana > Rice is at least three, maybe four generations.

Ray Flaherty was head coach at Gonzaga in 1930

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Posted 22 February 2014 - 11:57 PM

Very nice article! Good find!

#4 Bob Gill
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Posted 23 February 2014 - 12:08 AM

Herber to Hutson, late 1930s; Montana to Rice, late 1980s. That's 50 years, which can't be more than two generations. I guess it could be four or five if you're considering the length of a player's career in the NFL, but that's not the general usage, and I'm sure that's not what the writer of that article meant.

One thing, though: He says Herber helped the Packers to the championship in 1930 and '31 by throwing TD passes to Johnny Blood, but Herber didn't play much in 1930 and hardly played at all in 1931. He became the starter in 1932 with the retirement of Red Dunn -- and just in time, because that was the year the NFL started to keep passing stats.