Eight Memorable Protests by American Athletes
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State Your Case: Ladd Was Anchor of Pro Football s First Fearsome Foursome
Ernie Ladd was a fearsome defensive force in the AFL s early days.
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Ernie Ladd was a fearsome defensive force in the AFL s early days.
Facing Ernie Ladd was a fearsome experience and an onerous task best described by six-time All-AFL center Jon Morris, who too often had to wrestle with Ladd when he was one of the most dominating defensive tackles in professional football.
“It was dark,’’ Morris once said about facing Ladd. “I couldn’t see the linebackers. I couldn’t see the goalposts. It was like being locked in a closet.”