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@phunkjnky Год назад

BTW, the "just hand the ball off" is a swipe at the play call that saw the Seawaks go away from Lynch and instead throw an interception at the end of the Super Bowl appearance versus New England.

@JKRacing24 Год назад

I was hoping I would see this comment. Not a lot of people caught that. I laughed out loud.

@UncLester Год назад

Kind of a fun fact but Jim Brown is also in the national lacrosse hall of fame.

@arnoldcox9128 Год назад

That's nuts

@boki1693 Год назад

From Long Island New York.

@betsyduane3461 Год назад

Brown went on to an acting career with 58 credits, still going strong today at age 86.

@bugvswindshield Год назад

Mars Attacks!

@jankydisplay Год назад

My mom went to college with Earl Campbell at UT. She got his autograph after winning the heisman, everyone knew he was going to the NFL. Still has it.

@brentcaudill7567 Год назад

Eearl Campbell is still a hero here in Houston...Bum Phillips ran him to an early retirement, Beast on the field, nicest person off...LOVE YA BLUE!

@christophermckinney3924 Год назад

One missing. WALTER PAYTON! The greatest.

@bob5074 Год назад

Years after John Riggins retired, the Redskins honored him by retiring his number. He came out to receive his reward in full uniform! The crowd went wild!!

@Cmcoluch Год назад

Henry running over 12000 yards in high school is unheard of that’s absolutely mind blowing.

@Will-fk2dk Год назад

Played with and against Mike Alstott in Junior High and High School. He wasn't a Monster back then... He was BLAZING FAST! He did become a bit bigger by his Senior Year of HS, but before that, he was always strong, but he grew from his sophomore year to his Freshman year of College.

@mroz151 Год назад

He was a NL mustang and Hiltopper!

@mattherzog2534 Год назад

I played with Mike alstott on NFL blitz on the n64. Can confirm he was OP

@kenebunkport Год назад

Mike Alstott signed my hat when I was a kid. I still have it.

@TheCheffer76 Год назад

One announcer back the ‘90’s said Okoye has arms like legs and legs like people, I think it was John Madden

@phronze1 Год назад

Watch “Mike Alstott’s ascent to become the last legendary fullback” You’ll see how much of a truck he was

@floydhill9265 Год назад

Rumor has it that during a game at The University of Texas, Earl Campbell ran into Bevo the school mascot, a Longhorn Steer (an animal that weighs as much or more than some modern cars). He knocked Bevo down the story goes.

@OpusWon Год назад

Earl Campbell is #1. But I'll let Brown get it. Also these older players played 12 game seasons instead of 16-17 as they do now. A good benchmark for a running back may be how close they come to averaging 100 yards/game after 5 seasons or so. Or how close they can get to 5 yards per carry after a large number of attempts.

@tommyrex6648 Год назад

Whether you guys genuinely like American Football or not, I'm just happy to see that you guys respect it at least and don't say rude things about it like so many non-Americans do.

@orangeandblackattack Год назад

i tell those whiners soccer is so boring id rather watch midget bowling

@HarborKat Год назад

Just note to remember in the 60s and 70s teams had a much shorter season. In 1978 the season lengthened from 12 games to 16.

@parrothead6570 Год назад

Had 14 games until ‘78

@alexanderrose1071 Год назад

Can’t wait for the 25th!

@stevedietrich8936 Год назад

The Blokes would enjoy a highlight video of some of the fastest and most elusive running backs (the guys in this video were all about power). Guys like Gale Sayers, Walter Payton, Tony Dorsett could evade and outrun defensive players and had some terrific highlights worth watching.

@brittking3990 Год назад

You missed the most elusive one of all time…Barry Sanders!

@chrispavlich9656 Год назад

Eric Dickerson.

@ashermorris1139 Год назад

My uncle was from the same hometown of Earl Campbell, and was a little kid when Campbell was in high school. He said even then Campbell was a giant. I want to say that his official thigh measurement was 35-36 in.

@anthonyjolly2066 Год назад

Your uncle is from Tyler,Texas? Cool!👍 "The Rose City" Yeah! '73 4-A State Champions.I think #20 is retired at Tyler High.I played against John Tyler,and Tyler Lee High from '85-'88.I know and heard" BIG BAD JOHN" Song more times than I can count.The two teams that Lufkin High School had a lot of problems with in football and track was JT and Longview.I played against John Tyler's Wide Receiver#2 DeAngelo Newsome,and LB Sean Cravens#42 team in '88.

@hmmm7399 Год назад

I think they measured 36". It was talked about a lot when he played. My first NFL game (I believe 1976) was in Baltimore. Colts vs. Oilers, Monday Night Football. I saw Campbell up close. Everyone was amazed at the legs on that guy. He was a powerful man and fun to watch.

@spencerstern1562 Год назад

Great promo for the event that happened on the 25th when the video is released on the 30th....

@yang-it-yin7002 Год назад

Many of those older running backs of the early seventies and sixties played in a 14 game seasons instead of a 16 game season so the total yards will naturally be less than any contemporary players. Many of those older backs also played in an era where clothesline hits and hits to the knees where still legal and without the advantages of modern technology for recovery. In fact many needed to hold a traditional job during the off season and lacked the advantages of having the time needed to train as they do currently.

@a.d.prayer1779 Год назад

Being from St.Louis I promise we didn’t regret getting rid of “the bus” and picking up all time great Marshall Faulk, lead back for the “GREATEST SHOW ON TURF!”

@cuzzo5666 Год назад

Speak for yourself, since you're a bandwagon fan, the rams replaced bettis with Lawrence Phillips

@texashookem22 Год назад

If you wanna watch quick and big from one of the all-time greats, you need to watch one of Earl Campbell’s highlight videos! Legs were like tree trunks, and after he run through you he ran past you. Rare talent and size, maybe even more bruising than Henry.

@ssacra22 Год назад

They also played fewer games in the 1970's. 14 games compared to 16 games a season (now 17 starting in 2021). Earl Campbell was the best big back I've ever seen, and I'm a Steelers fan. That dude was a load.

@GeorgeGeo Год назад

powerbacks.. my favorite type of player.. Eddie George was another fantastic one.

@bradbutcher8762 Год назад

Steady Eddie...dude would get you 3 or 4

@JuandeFucaU Год назад

Jim Brown threatened to return to the league if anyone EXCEPT Earl Campbell beat his rushing record..... and Earl always said Jim was the best ever..... that's how much those two respected each other.

@ledgekindred 7 дней назад

As a long-suffering Bucs fan (just look at their history before they won the Big One in 2003) it's nice to see Alstott on this list along with all the other amazing legends. I truly believe Mike deserves the place as the last Legendary Fullback in the NFL.

@meejinhuang Год назад

Barry Sanders should be high on the list because he would embarrass defenders that try to tackle him and even cause injuries.

@GodLovesComics Год назад

I have NO idea if there are any OJ jokes in the comments, but let's face it: OJ had to be the most "feared" running back of all-time. On the field...and especially OFF the field.

@Nastynati0513 Год назад

Gotta do more positions with this theme. So many legendary players have played in the NFL

@Bozemanjustin Год назад

The office blokes Jerome bettis was supposed to retire the year earlier, it was the first year that Ben roethlisberger was the quarterback. He had a perfect season winning every single game, until they lost in the playoffs. Even though he went 15 and 0 as a freshman quarterback, he felt like he had let the old running back Jerome bettis down. On that day he made a promise.. if you stay one more year we will get that super bowl trophy I promise you...... The very next year Jerome bettis got to retire in his hometown with a super bowl trophy just like the Young quarterback promised So his very first year in the league the Young quarterback has a perfect season and the very second year he wins the super bowl

@ryangrissom1948 Год назад

I live in Tennessee and it's been great watching Derrick Henry every week.

@tiffymcconkey 11 месяцев назад

Same

@BuccWylde Год назад

Marion Motley, Bronco Nagurski, and although he was a small rb, Walter Payton ran with incredible power and often trucked defenders.

@Cubs-Fan.10 Год назад

"Often" is a strong word for Payton to truck defenders. He's called Sweetness for a reason, and it wasn't because he ran people over on a regular basis

@BuccWylde Год назад

@@Cubs-Fan.10 I disagree...watch tape on him, he was insanely good at extra yards after contact. If your not of the age to have watched him live, ask any older football fan and they'll tell ya.

@Cubs-Fan.10 Год назад

@@BuccWylde I'm 40, so I'm stuck between live and legend. So while we can agree to disagree, he wasn't a power back by any stretch of the imagination. He was finesse and strength.

@areguapiri Год назад

Payton definitely should be on this list. He is arguably the toughest football player ever.

@paulobrien9572 Год назад

That 1000 yard rushing season can be a little deceiving. When #10 Jim Taylor got his 1k yards he played in only 12 game season, Larry Csonka played in a 14 game season as did Earl Campbell. Jim Brown was unstoppable and also only played in a 12 game season and even more impressive retired at the age of 30. The rest of the list all played 16 game seasons so rushing for 1000 yds in the past had a lot more significance.

@controlZchannel Год назад

Seasons used to consist of only 14 games, as opposed to 16 as it had been for a long time afterwards and now 17, therefore achieving a 1,000 yards was more difficult back then.

@williamjordan5554 Год назад

Campbell and Henry played for the same franchise, which moved from Houston to Tennessee and changed it's name.

@vanhattfield8292 Год назад

Glad to see Okoye rightfully on the list. He was truly terrifying...

@fannybuster Год назад

The Nigerian Nightmare .Ibelieve he started his career kinda late thats why he only made it to 6 years

@phunkjnky Год назад

I've never seen a player's legend disappear faster than Okoye's after Steve Atwater flattened him. Blokes, it's one of the greatest hits ever, check out the video, just search Steve Atwater and Christian Okoye.

@orangeandblackattack Год назад

ronnie lott wasnt scared he sat him backwards on his butt

@orangeandblackattack Год назад

@@phunkjnky wrong. ronnie lott did that

@phunkjnky Год назад

@@orangeandblackattack Are you daft? I missed the part where he changed his name number and team.

@dogsoldiertoo1099 Год назад

My grandson played high school ball with Josh Norman. My son played high school ball with Robert Brooks (Greenbay receiver). Our high school has turned out a lot of NFL player ever since I attended there in the late 60's early 70's.

@willvr4 Год назад

Stats are hard to compare from different generations. Different styles of play, different rules. Most importantly, different number of games. In the 60's and until 1978 there were only 14 games, prior to that there were only 12. It's been 16 up until 2020 when they got rid of a pre-season game and created a 17th game. The rules have been bias towards the offense for quite some time to increase scoring because they think that's what the viewer wants. Being a cornerback is probably the most demanding and difficult position to play these days other than quarterback.

@JeddHampton Год назад

I know this is an old video, but the opening of the video being reacted to got me to chuckle. I don't know if it was meant as a joke, but it reminded me of a quote about Leroy Hoard. Wikipedia Quote (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Hoard): Hoard was known as a "goal-line" running back who excelled at breaking through an opposing defense's goal-line defenses. Regarding his skills, Hoard reportedly once said to his coach, "Coach, if you need one yard, I'll get you three yards. If you need five yards, I'll get you three yards."

@petebrown6356 Год назад

I've heard linebackers declare they were terrified of Barry Sanders - not because he'll bowl over you, but because he'll make them look stupid on his highlight reel.

@miamidolphinsfan Год назад

I was privileged to see Zonk (Larry Csonka) in person in the Orange Bowl here in Miami, growing up. Had he not left the Dolphins & the NFL for the league that folded in 1974. He go to the NY Giants in 1976, 77 and 1978 and returned for his last year 1979 to the Dolphins....he deserves his Gold Jacket for the Hall of Fame. God I miss those days...maybe their coming back...FEAR THE FISH was the cry back then.

@imnotyourfriendbuddy1883 Год назад

Zonk is a true American Gladiator.

@helgar791 Год назад

Derek Henry ran a 4.5 forty yard dash. But once he gets moving his top end speed is top 5 all time in NFL history. Also during the year his weight will fluctuate close to 260 lbs. Scary bastard.

@robtintelnot9107 Год назад

Went to the HOF a couple days after Henry's record day. They already had that game jersey on display under glass. I thought that was pretty cool.

@blainecole5452 Год назад

Jim Brown also is considered to be the greatest lacrosse player of all time. He played for Syracuse University.

@jamesneutron8580 Год назад

In the NFL the benchmark for a season by a RB is 1,00 yards, most Backs will play at that level for a handful of years and the best of the best will get 10,000 rushing yards over their career

@datoneinch3612 Год назад

Still waiting for a Troy Polamalu highlights reaction from you guys. Honestly think you'll be blown away!

@robertdanyus6836 Год назад

James Brown was the number one runner of all time and for me it's Walter Payton who played 14 years as a running back and did not miss 1 game

@areguapiri Год назад

Walter Payton is arguably the greatest "football player" ever.

@rhoetusochten4211 Год назад

10:35 Christian Okoye... he was terrifying for a couple seasons and then opponents realized that he didn't like to hurt people. As scary as he was, he'd always let the defender do the hitting. His career was short because of that, but also he could not catch a football. At all. As he was a shot put thrower, not a football player, he took his earnings and retired with no fuss. As a side note, his success opened up recruiting of Nigerian players, and there have been some very good ones following his footsteps.

@MrDevtun Год назад

Okoye was never the same after he took a vicious hit from Broncos safety Steve Atwater. Just legendary.

@TheRedStateBlue Год назад

Atwater was one of the hardest hitting safeties the NFL's ever seen. And I met Okoye in 89 after a game at Arrowhead. My high school Line Coach played college ball with a guy that played for Seattle, so we all got to go down to the locker room and meet the players. Got Steve Largent, Christian Okoye and Dave Kraig's autographs on my ticket stub. He was the biggest human I'd ever seen. Just a monster of a man. He was bigger than most of the linemen.

@drewbryan6739 Год назад

The most overrated hit in the history of football. It was a lucky hit that caught him in mid-stride. Okoye's career continued as before, including steamrolling Atwater in later games. What ended Okoye's career was that the Chiefs switched from a smash-mouth offense to a west coast offense.

@arkansaucev9310 Год назад

WOOO PIG SOOOOOOOOIIEEE

@joels5150 Год назад

Many running backs are only in the NFL for 1-3 seasons. The good ones can last for a decade or so. 15-16 seasons is the upper end for that particular position, depending on injuries and such. 1000 rushing yards in a season is kind of the benchmark for an effective running back. 2,000 yards in a season has been reached a handful of times. Barry Sanders did it back in the 90’s. He was one of the best ever. Played like 10 seasons and just retired, but he could have been at the top of his game for 2-5 more seasons.

@erik_ludwig Год назад

Barry Sanders is my jam! 🏃🏿‍♂💨

@Wickedurc Год назад

They definitely need to react to the Last Great Full Back the story of Atrain

@justintrefney1083 2 месяца назад

Its crime that Berry Sanders wasn't on this list

@KimmieKayy Год назад

A-train #40 one of my favorites !

@wesalker3479 Год назад

VERY FEW running backs had a long career, when you take the time to remember that for every time they were handed the ball, they were hit . . . hard, more than once.

@brianhoward9336 Год назад

Watch Earl Campbell highlights to see how a power back truly ran.

@bobbrown5951 Год назад

My all time favourite NFL player is Jim Brown, but when I saw the title of your video the first guy I thought was Christian Okoye. And Nigerian Nightmare may have been the best ever nickname. Bo Jackson was no picnic to tackle either.

@davidpowell2356 Год назад

King Henry is going up against Dave’s Eagles on Sunday. Titan Up!

@bugvswindshield Год назад

beast mode run....broke 9 tackles. Well hell, theres only 11 players. I guess 2 didn't want anything to do with him lol

@daleychips7463 Год назад

About to start the vid, need to see Earl Campbell, Adrian Peterson and the Nigerian Nightmare on here

@urganp2798 Год назад

The era he played in under the conditions he played with how unimpressive the team was he played for was. But for me Barry sanders is the greatest running back of all time. If he played for a top tier team during his playing time I can only imagine.

@stephentaylor9630 Год назад

Like the blood on Jim Taylor's helmet!

@williamjordan5554 Год назад

Shoulder pads have been evolving smaller over the last 3 decades. Saves weight and harder to grab.

@milosperic3117 Год назад

oj simpson still holds rushing yard records, no body taks about him because of the situation around him, but probably one if not the greatest running back

@trentoncrew3985 Год назад

As. A power back myself this video is great

@karlmoles6530 Год назад

YOU DAMN RIGHT JOHN RIGGINS

@TheCheffer76 Год назад

Emmitt Smith holds the record with 18,355 rushing yards, career 164 rushing touchdowns, career 4,409 rushing attempts, career

@Waryan1 Год назад

Also ran behind one of the best offensive line’s in history. Emmit Smith had a career of everything going his way. Absolute beast and legend

@TheCheffer76 Год назад

@@Waryan1 that is a great point. I have seriously watched videos of that line just destroying defensive legends. Their athleticism was ridiculous for 300 pound men.

@gregrambo606 Год назад

Here's an idea. Think of 4 topics the viewers might like you blokes to react to, and have them vote as to which to react to. The catch is, they have to be subscribers to the channel in order to vote. You guys have said too many people have commented without subscribing. C'mon people, get with the program.

@troygomez8137 Год назад

Been waiting for RB trucking highlights

@SuperDB43 Год назад

How tf you make a video with this title and no Adrian Peterson on it...whoever put this list together is not a true football fan imo

@chroniccomplainer3792 Год назад

If u think Adrian Peterson is as good at 3rd and short as this list you are sadly mistaken. This isnt a list of the best running backs. Its the most powerful

@cjames4478 Год назад

A lot of lists are bias based on who the person is a fan of. It happens alot.

@Microscopeification Год назад

I agree he has to be in the top ten most terrifying now what order I’m not sure but has to be in it

@jasonstacy5587 Год назад

Power backs, not greatest running back.

@kurtwagner350 Год назад

Adrian was too good at everything to be considered as just a powerback

@SE-gs6gd Год назад

You guys should do Conan clueless gamer with Marshawn and Gronk. Its hilarious

@dochollidaysraidersintel6466 Год назад

Raiders RB Josh Jacobs just had 229 rushing yrds 74 yrds receiving, 86 yrd game winning TD in over time vs the Seahawks. He finished the game with 303 total yrds. He's constantly #1 in yrds after contact. Leading the league with 68 1st down conversions this season. He should be on this list soon.

@PHXNKVHXLIC Год назад

He won’t

@SayGahTaah Год назад

🤣 in this soft af league sure. "Feared" lol

@dochollidaysraidersintel6466 Год назад

None your defenses want to see Josh Jacobs. They don't want that smoke. He'll run through them and create a big game for himself. Dudes been running over people his whole career.

@PresentingGreatMusic Год назад

He had a great game but he’s no where near an all time great lol

@controlZchannel Год назад

I like how he comments that there are endless Mike Alstott highlights and then presents none of them.

@jjmcgee83 Год назад

You want to know what cut Okoye's career short? Look up Steve Atwater's hit on Okoye. Was never the same.

@arnoldcox9128 Год назад

I would run away from these guys like a little girl

@TmoneybagsWalker Год назад

No Walter Payton is WILD

@HamburgerHelperDeath Год назад

Walter has 2 runs over 65 yards in his whole career.

@HamburgerHelperDeath Год назад

Walter has 2 runs over 65 yards in his whole career..how afraid would you be that he’d break a long one? But he was better than a few of these guys.

@TmoneybagsWalker Год назад

@@HamburgerHelperDeath and?

@TmoneybagsWalker Год назад

@@HamburgerHelperDeath there's only 1 person on the list that you can say is better than Walter. Only 1

@HamburgerHelperDeath Год назад

@@TmoneybagsWalkerduring their absolute best years, I’d take Adrian Peterson, Barry Sanders and Eric Dickerson (only with Rams). They hit home runs regularly. If you want a great running back who averaged 4.4 and lasted a long time I’d take Payton. But again, 2 runs over 65 yards in 13 years. That’s basically 5 games for Derick Henry. He didn’t hit many home runs.

@candywiersema3363 Год назад

Please watch some footage of Walter Payton. Not only (according to Bears fans) is he the all time leading rusher, he was played quarterback, special teams, and was a great blocker. There are defensive players, who played against the Bears, who said they went into the game with one goal, to not get straight armed by Walter. Any list of great running backs, that doesn't have Walter Payton on it, is incomplete.

@kingcapitalSTEELO47 Год назад

The fact that Walter Payton isn’t on this list is crazy he should be number one

@thereallyst Год назад

Brown was the all time best back ever, but many would say he was far more talented and better at lacrosse and the greatest to play that sport as well. He is in both Hall of Fames as well as college footballs... I think he is also in the US Army ROTC National Hall of Fame as I think back... I don't think many more are in more Hall of Fames than him.

@joshuabolton3866 Год назад

Bo needs to be on here

@scottfree641 Год назад

First of all there's a difference between a half back and a full backs. Half back are about speed and agility and juking there way around linebackers to the endzone. FULL backs just run your ass over Mike Alstott was was fun to watch because he'd break through and purposely look for the closest inside line backer and run over him. It was like watching a punisher , punish the punishers. Sheer Titan energy to watch. Coach Dungy was kind of a genius, he'd punish the defense with Alstott soften them up then send there quick half back and poof! Gone!

@rich_t Год назад

You should react to last weekend's game. The biggest rivalry in sport, Michigan vs. Ohio State 2022 highlights.

@karlmoles6530 Год назад

Derrick Henry is a monster

@richardgrace5043 Год назад

How is jamal lewis not on this list? The dude was literally a tank and goodluck with an arm tackle because he would take that arm off as he ran by and if you stepped in front of him odds are you would end up with cleat marks up your body

@t.g.8471 Год назад

A lot of those running backs in the 60s 70s and '80s were playing in 10 game seasons. So a thousand yards back then was a really big deal. Once the NFL moved it to 16 and now 17 games 1000 yards is not much

@lessthansion Год назад

These are the best "power" backs which just means big physical bags, not best running backs. You guys should also react to best "speed" backs

@mattmurphy24 Год назад

They didn't even have the best Earl Campbell runs . He got up to speed and smashed safeties.

@JEFFwasHERE... Год назад

That live was the shit

@cooperdoggie80 Год назад

Wish I could have been there when Lynch set off the Richter scale.

@ryane5483 Год назад

Don't forget to factor that in the 60s and 70s it was a running league. Passing was not a big part of the game.

@wendypappagallo2421 Год назад

You should watch the NFL'S top 10 most feared tacklers of all time

@barnabydodd8956 Год назад

The narrator meant 1,000+ yards per year.

@bipolarmidget1558 Год назад

PEYTON HILLIS!

@stevedietrich8936 Год назад

Statistics from the 50's and 60's don't favorably compare with statistics from more recent years. For one thing, the season is now significantly longer at 17 regular season games, compared to 14 games in the 50's through late 70's. Also, rules changes and emphasis on offensive football have resulted in higher scores and more yards gained. Jim Taylor rushing for 1000 yards in the 1960's is more impressive than it sounds. The same holds true for quarterbacks passing yards and receivers number of catches and yards gained.

@trentoncrew3985 Год назад

Yall should sell OB NFL style jerseys

@lynchmob72 Год назад

The Alstott section of this video did not do the man any justice. You guys should check out his legendary highlights.

@kurtwagner350 Год назад

Yards were harder to come by the further back you go in NFL history, 10,000 career yards is a really great accomplishment but you can’t discount the numbers of the old timers

@richardgrace5043 Год назад

Not really considering that back then 95% of a teams offense was handing the ball off and running it 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

@kurtwagner350 Год назад

@@richardgrace5043 meaning they faced 9 man boxes consistently, games ended quicker leading to less carries and TDs and of course defenses always had a massive advantage and thus drives ended easier...in other words yards were harder to come by