Hall Of Fame Other Wr Dynamic Duos
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From what I am able to gather, the following are the only "Duos" of two Hall of Fame Wide Receivers playing for the same team the same year or years:
Tom Fears and Eroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch played together on the LA Rams from 1949-1956.
Bobby Mitchell and Charley Taylor played together on the Washington Redskins from 1964-1968.
Tommy McDonald and Paul Warfield played together on the Cleveland Browns for one year: 1968.
Lance Alworth and Bob Hayes played together on the Dallas Cowboys for 2 years 1971/1972.
Lynn Swann and John Stallworth played together on the Steelers from 1974-1982.
At this point, these have to be considered the greatest dynamic duos at the WR position, simply because they are both in the HOF, though obviously a couple of these like the McDonald/Warfield and Alworth/Hayes duos are where a guy has a cup of coffee at the end of his career. (The Warfield/Collins combo was the greater pairing)
Can you think of any other "Dynamic Duos" at WR that should be given mention?
(I bring this up because here is hoping that the Little/Gordon combo can join the class)
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A few off the top of my head:
Isaac Bruce and Tory Holt when together with the Rams. Bruce is #7 on the all time reception list, Holt #13.
Cris Carter at #4 and Randy Moss at #9 with the Vikings
James Harrison #3 and Reggie Wayne #15 with the Colts.
Underrated duo: Jimmy Smith #15 on career receptions list and Keenan McCardell #14 with the Jags.
And of course, Rice and Taylor with the 49ers.
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I guess you could add in WR/TE duos. Certainly the likes of HOF Charlie Joiner and HOF Kellen Winslow comes to mind.
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I guess you could add in WR/TE duos. Certainly the likes of HOF Charlie Joiner and HOF Kellen Winslow comes to mind.
I guess you could add in WR/TE duos. Certainly the likes of HOF Charlie Joiner and HOF Kellen Winslow comes to mind.
Charlie Joiner and John Jefferson..Then add Kellen Winslow
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Kevin Johnson and Dennis Northcutt? Anyone... Anyone?
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A couple other worth mentioning:
Lofton and Reed in Buffalo, although Lofton was toward the end of his career.
Jerry Rice and Terrell Ownes played together 5 years. Although Rice was winding down and Owens was winding up, they had some big years together and would be the most prolific duo to be teammates in history.
Swann & Stallworth would be the best example of a duo that "grew up together" and the Marx Brothers, Clayton and Duper, would be another.
Zombo
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Some may not count this duo, but I'll list Raymond Berry (WR) & Lenny Moore (WR/HB) of the old Baltimore Colts.
Lenny was a super athletic runner & receiver while Berry was a long shot to even PLAY in the NFL. He had one leg shorter than the other (wore special shoes), wasn't very fast, but he was known for his precise patterns & "glue fingers". Even though I have always been a Brown's fan, I always admired Berry & HATED to see Moore play against us.
Mike
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mark duper and mark clayton dolphins were fun to watch.
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Some may not count this duo, but I'll list Raymond Berry (WR) & Lenny Moore (WR/HB) of the old Baltimore Colts.
Lenny was a super athletic runner & receiver while Berry was a long shot to even PLAY in the NFL. He had one leg shorter than the other (wore special shoes), wasn't very fast, but he was known for his precise patterns & "glue fingers". Even though I have always been a Brown's fan, I always admired Berry & HATED to see Moore play against us.
Mike
Some may not count this duo, but I'll list Raymond Berry (WR) & Lenny Moore (WR/HB) of the old Baltimore Colts.
Lenny was a super athletic runner & receiver while Berry was a long shot to even PLAY in the NFL. He had one leg shorter than the other (wore special shoes), wasn't very fast, but he was known for his precise patterns & "glue fingers". Even though I have always been a Brown's fan, I always admired Berry & HATED to see Moore play against us.
Mike
I never thought of Moore as a WR....though no doubt he was a good pass catcher. Sort of an early day Marshall Faulk. Speaking of which: Faulk with Bruce and Holt on the same team. No wonder they were the "Greatest Show on Turf".
Match up Berry with John Mackey as well.
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A few others, some of which may be a stretch to call "Dynamic". Not the first one:
Fred Biletnikoff/Cliff Branch Raiders add HOF TE Dave Casper
Jerry Rice and Dwight Clark 49ers
Don Maynard and George Saurer Jets
Ricky Sanders and Gary Clark Redskins
Chad Johnson (Ochocinco) and TJ Houshmanzadeh?
How about Denvers "Three Amigos", though I can't remember their names.
I think I mentioned Warfield and Collins (Collins is Browns all time leader in TD catches)
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Kevin Johnson and Dennis Northcutt? Anyone... Anyone?
They had some productivity together, but no one will ever confuse them with Collins/Warfield, or even:
Langhorne and Slaughter.
If we were to just list Browns duos you would have to perhaps have this rank:
Warfield/Collins
Lavelli/Mac Speedie
Slaughter/Langhorne
Dave Logan/Reggie Rucker
Anyone else worth mentioning? Yes, I thought of one: Braylon Edwards and Joe Jurevicius for one year, 2007, were fairly dynamic.
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A few others, some of which may be a stretch to call "Dynamic". Not the first one:
Fred Biletnikoff/Cliff Branch Raiders add HOF TE Dave Casper
Jerry Rice and Dwight Clark 49ers
Don Maynard and George Saurer Jets
Ricky Sanders and Gary Clark Redskins
Chad Johnson (Ochocinco) and TJ Houshmanzadeh?
How about Denvers "Three Amigos", though I can't remember their names.
I think I mentioned Warfield and Collins (Collins is Browns all time leader in TD catches)
A few others, some of which may be a stretch to call "Dynamic". Not the first one:
Fred Biletnikoff/Cliff Branch Raiders add HOF TE Dave Casper
Loved the Raiders back then. Biletnikoff had the best hands ever, and Branch could fly.
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Irvin and Novacek (wr/te) Dallas Cowboys
Produced plenty of SB wins together, along with Emmit and Troy of course.
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A couple other worth mentioning:
Lofton and Reed in Buffalo, although Lofton was toward the end of his career.
Jerry Rice and Terrell Ownes played together 5 years. Although Rice was winding down and Owens was winding up, they had some big years together and would be the most prolific duo to be teammates in history.
Swann & Stallworth would be the best example of a duo that "grew up together" and the Marx Brothers, Clayton and Duper, would be another.
Zombo
Zombo said:
A couple other worth mentioning:
Lofton and Reed in Buffalo, although Lofton was toward the end of his career.
Jerry Rice and Terrell Ownes played together 5 years. Although Rice was winding down and Owens was winding up, they had some big years together and would be the most prolific duo to be teammates in history.
Both of the above could certainly end up as HOF duos.
Swann & Stallworth would be the best example of a duo that "grew up together" and the Marx Brothers, Clayton and Duper, would be another.
Zombo
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Irvin and Novacek (wr/te) Dallas Cowboys
Produced plenty of SB wins together, along with Emmit and Troy of course.
Irvin and Novacek (wr/te) Dallas Cowboys
Produced plenty of SB wins together, along with Emmit and Troy of course.
Who was the other WR on that team? As the thread said, this is WR duos.
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Some may not count this duo, but I'll list Raymond Berry (WR) & Lenny Moore (WR/HB) of the old Baltimore Colts.
Lenny was a super athletic runner & receiver while Berry was a long shot to even PLAY in the NFL. He had one leg shorter than the other (wore special shoes), wasn't very fast, but he was known for his precise patterns & "glue fingers". Even though I have always been a Brown's fan, I always admired Berry & HATED to see Moore play against us.
Mike
I never thought of Moore as a WR....though no doubt he was a good pass catcher. Sort of an early day Marshall Faulk. Speaking of which: Faulk with Bruce and Holt on the same team. No wonder they were the "Greatest Show on Turf".
Match up Berry with John Mackey as well.
I never thought of Moore as a WR....though no doubt he was a good pass catcher. Sort of an early day Marshall Faulk. Speaking of which: Faulk with Bruce and Holt on the same team. No wonder they were the "Greatest Show on Turf".
Match up Berry with John Mackey as well.
Lenny Moore wasn't a "receiving specialist" type back. When he lined up as a Flanker, running the ball was not an option. That's why I viewed him as a HB/WR & listed him. As a kid, I remember Lenny being mentioned more in the same breath as the great receivers. As great a RB as he was, he was never compared to Jimmy Brown. Moore was always considered a "2 position" player without peer.
Mike
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Irvin and Novacek (wr/te) Dallas Cowboys
Produced plenty of SB wins together, along with Emmit and Troy of course.
Who was the other WR on that team? As the thread said, this is WR duos.
Who was the other WR on that team? As the thread said, this is WR duos.
Who said this:
"I guess you could add in WR/TE duos. Certainly the likes of HOF Charlie Joiner and HOF Kellen Winslow comes to mind."
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Who was the other WR on that team? As the thread said, this is WR duos.
Who said this:
"I guess you could add in WR/TE duos. Certainly the likes of HOF Charlie Joiner and HOF Kellen Winslow comes to mind."
Who said this:
"I guess you could add in WR/TE duos. Certainly the likes of HOF Charlie Joiner and HOF Kellen Winslow comes to mind."
Yea, but you added Aikman and Emmitt Smith. That was what I was responding to.
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