Rayfield Wright is my hero (1 Viewer)

[{Syrus}]

I bet 98% of this message board didn't even know who Rayfield Wright was before yesterday.

 

[JohnnyU]

Maybe 80% of those under the age of 35, and 98% of those under the age of 30. I would say that 98% of the posters on this board over the age of 45 know who Rayfield Wright was.

 

[Warpig]

Maybe 80% of those under the age of 35, and 98% of those under the age of 30. I would say that 98% of the posters on this board over the age of 45 know who Rayfield Wright was.

I'm 32. Never heard of him.

 

[Mister CIA]

I remember Rayfield Wright .. and John Niland, and Ralph Neely, and Burton Lawless, and Herbert Scott, and John Fitgerald, and Dave Manders.

I miss my old football cards.

Now for the $64,000 question ... Uniform numbers.

I'll get a couple of these wrong

Rayfield - 74

Niland - 76

Neely - 73

Lawless - 66

Scott - 68

Fitzgerald - 62

Manders - 51

 

[The Man With No Name]

Despite living in Ohio my whole life, I have been a Dallas Cowboys fan as long as I can remember. I had no choice. My mother married a guy from Texas in 1972 and it was Cowboys or nothing for him. They were on tv alot back then, and if I wanted to watch football, I had to watch them. Bob Hayes should be in The Hall, too. Rayfield should have been in years ago.

 

[GRIDIRON ASSASSIN]

Rayfield Wright, one of the guys that protected Roger Staubach from getting concussed.

Retired right around the time that the Eagles were on the upswing, as he feared their D-Line - namely Claude Humphrey.

Here's a transcript of his speech on Saturday:

http://www.profootballhof.com/history/rele...release_id=2181

 

[Joe Bryant]

Rayfield Wright, one of the guys that protected Roger Staubach from getting concussed.

Retired right around the time that the Eagles were on the upswing, as he feared their D-Line - namely Claude Humphrey.

Here's a transcript of his speech on Saturday:

http://www.profootballhof.com/history/rele...release_id=2181

Thanks Grid,Do you have links handy for the other guys? Madden especially?

Thanks.

J

 

[Bob_Magaw]

that was the main speech i wanted to read (madden also) because of the deacon jones reference

i'm glad i did... that was a great, inspiring, uplifting speech...