ESPN leads their story with Michael Irvin, but for those of us from Buffalo, NY the big story is that the little running back who made the Bills go during the glory years is going to Canton.
OK, so they did not win a Super Bowl, do you know any other team that got there four years in a row? Do you think any team ever will?
Thurman Thomas richly deserves this honor and I will be watching his speech this summer. He makes four members of the Super Bowl Bills in the Hall. Marv Levy, Jim Kelly and James Lofton preceded Thurman.
There will be more. Bruce Smith should make it his first year (he retired in 2003 with 200 sacks). Andre Reed missed today, but he deserves to be there too.
I have two candidates that will need some luck and some lobbying. I think that Kent Hull was the nucleus of the offensive line that opened the holes for Thurman, Kent belongs in the Hall as one of the greatest centers to play the game. I also think that everyman, Steve Tasker, probably the greatest special teamer to ever play, deserves his space at Canton.
Congratulations Thurman! Thanks for the memories.
Saturday, February 03, 2007
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Thanks Thurman, and congratulations! Thurman played all but his last year in Buffalo as well, something that has become a thing of the past.
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