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Charlie Joiner played wide receiver in the National Football League for 18 seasons, including stints with the Houston Oilers, Cincinnati Bengals, and San Diego Chargers. He was inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1996. He finished his career with 750 receptions for 12,146 yards. He played in some big games in the [...]
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Bum Phillips was one of the more interesting coaches to walk the sidelines for an NFL team. He first gained notoriety in the mid to late 1970s as the head coach of the Houston Oilers, though he had been a successful defensive coordinator in the league before that. He had a very successful run as [...]
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Lynn Dickey followed a successful college career at Kansas State University by being drafted in the third round of the 1971 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers. He played a limited role with the Oilers for four seasons before being traded to the Green Bay Packers where he played the rest of his career. He [...]
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Ken Stabler had a great career that included 12 seasons with the Oakland Raiders, two with the Houston Oilers, and three with the New Orleans Saints. Stabler earned his nickname “The Snake” due to his running and scrambling ability while in high school, but lived up to it in the NFL. Here are some interesting [...]
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There are a number of important victories that a franchise can point to in its past, but few are as important as that first win. The Jacksonville Jaguars began play in 1995 as an expansion team along with the Carolina Panthers. The NFL hadn’t expanded since the mid-1970s when it had added the Seattle Seahawks [...]
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Warren Moon came out of the University of Washington as the Rose Bowl MVP winning quarterback, but despite his success at the college level he was undrafted in the 1978 NFL Draft. At the time, most black quarterbacks were encouraged to change to different positions, but Moon said in numerous interviews before the draft that [...]
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George Blanda is a hall of famer, a former NFL quarterback and kicker, and a pro football legend. He played more seasons in the NFL than any other player in history, and during his 26 years of play he excelled at multiple positions. But, here is a streak that most people think no hall of [...]
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Earl Campbell was one of the greatest running backs ever to play the game. He broke onto the NFL scene after winning the Heisman Trophy at the University of Texas. He possessed the kind of speed, power, and agility that is rarely seen in a running back of his size. Due to injuries, Campbell would [...]
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