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To: Alberta's Child

I'm trying to remember something, anything Harry Carson did that merits being placed in with Payton, Brown, Butkus, Montana, et al.

Really, is it because he was on national TV every week, and people recognize the name?

Or is it because he has multiple SB rings? Well, so does Sean Landeta, and Elvis 'Toast' Patterson.


17 posted on 02/04/2006 12:11:39 PM PST by Gunflint
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To: Gunflint
I'm trying to remember something, anything Harry Carson did

I'm sitting here doing the same thing for Warren Moon.

19 posted on 02/04/2006 12:14:57 PM PST by sinkspur (Trust, but vilify.)
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To: Gunflint
I'm trying to remember something, anything Harry Carson did that merits being placed in with Payton, Brown, Butkus, Montana, et al.

Silly you. He qualifies because he played for the NY Giants. I think they are fashioning Shockey's bust as I type.

21 posted on 02/04/2006 12:17:46 PM PST by Mr. Bird
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To: Gunflint
I'm trying to remember something, anything Harry Carson did that merits being placed in with Payton, Brown, Butkus, Montana, et al.

Harry Carson's 13-year stint with the New York Football Giants is one of the longest tenures in club history.
The indestructible former linebacker served as Team Captain for 10 of his 13 seasons including the 1986 season when the Giants defeated the Denver Broncos 39-20 in Super Bowl XXI.
Rated the #1 "Inside Linebacker" in NFL history according to Pro Football Weekly, Carson was named to the All-Rookie Team after his first NFL season. Subsequently, during his NFL career, he was named to the All-NFL Team 7 times, the All-NFC Team 8 times, and NFC Linebacker of the Year twice.
He once made an amazing 25 tackles in a Monday Night Football Game against the Green Bay Packers.
With performances like that he was selected by his peers to play in the NFC-AFC Pro Bowl 9 times and is among the top 300 players to ever play in the National Football League.

24 posted on 02/04/2006 12:20:13 PM PST by fedupjohn (If we try to fight the war on terror with eyes shut + ears packed with wax, innocent people will die)
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To: Gunflint
Maybe you don't remember anything memorable about him because he played for a bad team for the best years of his career. But Harry Carson was still a great player. He was a nine-time Pro Bowler and seven-time All-Pro, and Pro Football Weekly magazine rated him the best 3-4 inside linebacker of all time.

Aside from the Super Bowl Shuffle rap video, how many memorable things did Mike Singletary do in his career?

34 posted on 02/04/2006 12:35:23 PM PST by Alberta's Child (Leave a message with the rain . . . you can find me where the wind blows.)
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