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James, who rushed for 12,246 yards and 80 touchdowns, is scheduled to be the third speaker as part of Saturday's Centennial Class of 2020, following former Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys pass catcher Harold Carmichael and former Cowboys' safety Cliff Harris. Sam Riche/USA TODAY Sports Including Carmichael, Harris and James, the Class of 2020 includes Denver's Steve Atwater, former commissioner Paul Tagliabue, Seattle's Steve Hutchinson, Pittsburgh's Donnie Shell, St. Louis' Isaac Bruce, Chicago's Jimbo Covert, Pittsburgh's Troy Polamalu, Dallas' Jimmy Johnson, and Pittsburgh's Bill ...
View Comments The 50th Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Inc. induction banquet, first planned for April 2020, was delayed twice because of the coronavirus pandemic. The event will be in the Lambeau Field Atrium. As a result of the postponements, Woodson will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame before joining the Packers hall. Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremonies are scheduled for Aug. 8 in Canton, Ohio. Woodson will be the 27th Green Bay Packers representative in the Pro Football hall. Bobby Dillon, the 26th Packers player in the pro hall, was added in April. Dillon was inducted in t...
Milan from New York, NY Mike/Wes, I assume I am the only Packers fan reading the Inbox who is old enough to have actually seen Bobby Dillon play. Not only that, but to have seen Ray Nitschke play fullback for Illinois back in the day when starters played both D and offense. Heck, some college teams were still playing single wing and the tailback was today's running QB that everyone is excited about. The more things change … Cheers. I wonder who would have gotten the better of a collision between Nitschke the fullback and Nitschke the linebacker. Laura from Pittsburgh, PA
Apr 27, 2021 Most Cardinals fans are unlikely aware of the long-ago career of Duke Slater, but they should be. Slater was a dominant tackle during the beginning years of the NFL. He was the longest-tenured African-American player of the era prior to the NFL locking out black players in the 1930s until the late 1940s. Slater played from 1922-1931 for the Milwaukee Badgers (1922), Rock Island Independents (1922-1925) and the Chicago Cardinals (1926-31). He was named All-NFL four times including twice with the Cardinals in 1926 and 1929. He blocked for Hall of Famers Fritz Pollard, Jimmy Conzelm...