I've heard some rumors over the years that Sam and Randall didnt always get along and they had private, unresolved family issues growing up, sort of similar to Rod Woodson's situation with a few members of his own family later on.
Boy, I wouldn’t have guessed many of these! I had totally forgotten about Jackson with the Niners. I thought maybe Dexter Bussey and Rick Kane of Detroit or Turdell Middleton and Barty Smith with GB might show up on the list, but that was all I could come up with that would fit as being underrated and fairly productive. Very informative with some excellent footage as usual Mark!
Thank you, Evan! I really liked those Lions RB's in the '70's - all of them ran incredibly hard. Lawrence Gaines in '76 also comes to mind as one of those rushers.
In one of the many memorable Monday Night Football games, the 1976 version of Delvin Williams and Wilbur Jackson gained over 150 yards each (Williams 20 carries for 153 and Jackson 30 carries for 156) rushing in the 49rs 20-16 win over the Vikings!
Thank you - I appreciate it. Down the line I've got a somewhat similar video type for another position. I think it's good to shed light on these lesser known players.
That Bengals team was a good team. Clark, Johnson, Ken Anderson, Isaac Curtis....I watched a (Bengals Broncos) nail bighter @ Mile High's creaky East Stand Bleechers, freezing cold blowing on the back of your feet. But loved every minute. I love this era of ball, it made many a fan....tough, hard nose, take no prisoners. -Ken Anderson should be in the HOF. Thanks brother, you're appreciated.
Bob Trumpy was a solid Tight End, too. Center Bob Johnson was excellent. The Bengals had to deal with the Steelers every year two times and that made it very difficult to make the playoffs.
The League had some really great backs in the 1970s. Some were bound to be forgotten. Thanks for bringing some back to life. I was an Oiler fan in the 1970s. We didnt win much but the competition was stiff. Then came the Tyler Rose.,
So disconcerting to see Candlestick Park with Turf. Thankfully they put grass back in it later. Such a shame that Stadium no longer stands. I had the thrill of attending the last Cowboys-49ers game at the Stick in 2011. What an all out war that game was on the field and the stands. One backfield duo I can mention is the 1975 tandom of Robert Newhouse and Preston Pearson. Their running totals might not make this list. But the two combined over 400 touches for over 2000 combined yards. And this on an offense that featured Drew Pearson, Golden Richards, and Jean Fugett . So ball distribution was more balanced.
Essex Johnson was originally drafted as a defensive back by Cincinnati. Wilbur Jackson would’ve had 3 straight 1,000 yd seasons but just missed by sixty some yards in 1977. These guys were great runners though. You’re right Mark , they are underrated.
I did not know that about Essex - thanks for the info! Wilbur had (4) 700+ rushing yardage seasons. Doesn't seem like much today, but back in the '70's that was quite respectable.
Yeah most of the running QB's from the early '70's found out after a couple years of running that it was too painful, so almost all of 'em cut way back.
In that 1970 - 1977 span, the Bengals went to the Divisional playoffs three times - no small feat in those days. Essex Johnson (19) was nicknamed “The Essex Express”. I believe he was injured in the playoff loss to the Oakland Raiders in 1975 and left the game early. Without him, the Bengals fell behind and ended up losing a close one 31-28. That team had Ken Anderson, Isaac Curtis, Bob Trumpy, Tommy Casanova, Ken Riley. I still root for Cincy to win it all one day.
I remember Essex Johnson very well in 1972 , that was the year of the running backs . there was 10 running back who went over 1000 that year and he was close, 885 but had 4.6 yards a carry. awesome number 19
Indeed. They also had Cullen Bryant and John Cappalletti, but I deemed McCutcheon as being too prominant sice he had (4) 1,000 rushing yard seasons and 5 straight Pro Bowl appearances.
Yes, if someone had a knee injury back then, there was a low percentage of that player coming back and playing at even a fraction of their prior productivity.
@@markgardner9460 it’s interesting that you use Steve Owens as an example with Altie Taylor for the Lions, which I agree with. Just like their predecessors, Millar and Nick Eddy until injuries were a major issue. With respect to Larry Smith, you could’ve paired him with Willie Ellison as a good running back dual from 1969 to 71 until injuries affected both. another pair would be Frenchy Fuqua and Rocky Blier/Franco Harris
Ellison was an electrifying runner. Any RB ibvolving Franco Harris does not meet the parameters for my selection since he's a Hall of Famer, has a big name in the annals of NFL history and is not underrated.
Unfortunately, he only scored 20 rushing td's in his 5 NFL seasons and his longest run was only 27 yards. Consequently, there isn't a lot of footage available for Steve Owens.
greatly enjoy your videos. I would really enjoy a video on all the autographed photos you have behind you, as well as your M&N jerseys, and other collectibles. also, on the #1 smartest QB of all time video, at 5 seconds in there is a card of Frank Ryan. It is the same format as 1965 Philadelphia, but I cannot find it anywhere. Can you tell me what set it is from?
Thank you for commenting - I appreciate it. The Frank Ryan card is a custom-made card. I have featured a few of these types of cards in my videos, as normally the photos have better color, better clarity and commonly portray action shots as opposed to the regular issue card. Regarding my photo and jersey collection, I need to try and find an interesting way to produce a video or videos that will continue to interest the majority of my regular viewers. I really need to spend a lot of time in order to determine how to make that happen. Thank you for your interest!
That's a drag about the Ryan card. I was so excited when I saw that because I never seen anything like it from the 65 Philadelphia set If I may make a suggestion on your collection, The way I collected for football was all hall of famers, All heisman trophy winners, All the overall #1 draft picks, Then doing some league leaders categories like interceptions sacks rushing touchdowns, All of All of their most important playerstheir Your autographed photos is in different categories such as what I mentioned Also I have 20 years experience in media research and fact checking et cetera As well as having about 1⁄2 dozen articles published If I can offer any assistance I would be more than happy to
In 1976 Delvin Williams and the 49 ers wore the white jerseys at home There was a good game on Monday Night Football that year against the Vikings won by the Niners 20-16
That was the game that I mentioned the 49ers rushing for 317 yards, but only passing for 14 yards. Incredible. I watched that game on live tv and knew that the Vikings would be doomed in the playoffs because they couldn't stop the run. Oakland proved that in a lopsided Super Bowl.
1975 Jim Otis and Terry Metcalf (1892 yards and 15 TDs)? Or was Metcalf too famous. 1972 Dave Hampton (995 yards) and Art Malone (798 yards), who also combined for 73 receptions for 829 yards, a whopping and below-the-radar total of 2,622 offensive yards and 17 TDs. Calvin Hill and Walt Garrison are too well known to make this list, but their 1972 is one for the books, with their combined 2574 rushing/receiving yards and 19 total TDs made up 58% of their team's offensive yards and 58% of their team's TDs. I won't even mention OJ and Jim Braxton circa 1975...
Thank you for your comments. You bring up some good cases for consideration. I did deem Metcalf as being too well known, as I did with Hampton. The latter is less well know, in my opinion, but more light has been shed on his career over the years due to falling 5 yards short of 1,000 in '72 and only 3 yards in '73. Of course in '75 he finally finished with over 1,000 yards (1,002). So, while I certainly included Hampton and Malone in this video, I elected not to. Thanks again!
Larry Brown and Charley Harraway for Skins? Guess Brown wasn't underrated at the time-- but I think he is very underrated/overlooked. From 69-73 maybe the best.
I couldn't list the Brown combo since he had a somewhat big name for himself. Have you watched the video I made that features his credentials for the Hall of Fame? It's in the Special Features section of my playlist. Thanks!
Wasn’t Delvin Williams traded to Miami for WR Fred Solomon which at the time angered 49 ERS nation greatly. But turned into a good deal for San Francisco???
I watched that game, too. Teams that had good running games and even a middle of the road defense had a good shot of defeating the Vikes back then. The '76 49ers are a good case in point. As mentioned in the video, they rushed for 317 yards and despite only 14 passing yards, they won the game 20 to 16.
As I noted early in the video, no Hall of Famers or big name players were to be considered for this "underrated" video. Thanks for bringing 'em up though.
Early in the video I stated that one of the parameters for selection are that there be no Hall of Famers. Harris is a Hall of Famer. I also stated that there be no big names. Again, Harris is a very big name in the annals of NFL history.
It's actually Gale Sayers at the beginning of the video and I'm definitely not a Steelers hater. The original thumbnail for this channel was a side view of the Steelers helmet!
This video is about UNDERRATED running back duos. Harris is certainly not underrated and as I noted before, he's a Hall of Famer who does not qualify for consideration.
You missed the point of my introduction. Sayers and Simpson footage was shown with accompanying commentary that stated they were the exception to the 2 Running Back approach that was popularized during the 1970's. I featured them, then it was time to move onto the next segment of the video. Furthermore, I don't consider Franco to have been a "one man gang" in the offensive backfield. How could I when both he and Bleier each rushed for 1,000 yards in '76? Case closed.
@@markgardner9460 wait a minute. I watched that team and was a football junkie in that time period. Bleier was lucky to have gained 1,000 yards that year. That was the year that Bradshaw got hurt and from that point on the Steelers brutalized their opponents with their running game and punishing defense. They only thing that stopped them from winning 3 Super Bowls in row was that Franco and Rocky got hurt in a playoff game against the Colts. Now, the case is closed.
Great channel for us old folks. Glad to find it today.
Welcome aboard!
You brought up some guys who I hadn’t thought about in a long time. The NFL was great with its emphasis on running back then.
Never knew Sam Bam and Randall Cunningham were brothers. Good stuff all around Mark.
Thank you!
I've heard some rumors over the years that Sam and Randall didnt always get along and they had private, unresolved family issues growing up, sort of similar to Rod Woodson's situation with a few members of his own family later on.
@@markgardner9460Sad moment seeing Darryl Stingley, bless his heart. I too didn't know that Cunningham connection...
Stingley was just starting to break out, too.
I always thought that Randall was Sam’s nephew. Never knew that.
Boy, I wouldn’t have guessed many of these! I had totally forgotten about Jackson with the Niners. I thought maybe Dexter Bussey and Rick Kane of Detroit or Turdell Middleton and Barty Smith with GB might show up on the list, but that was all I could come up with that would fit as being underrated and fairly productive. Very informative with some excellent footage as usual Mark!
Thank you, Evan! I really liked those Lions RB's in the '70's - all of them ran incredibly hard. Lawrence Gaines in '76 also comes to mind as one of those rushers.
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Wow! A Rick Kane, Dexter Bussey name drops..👍🏾🤣
I loved the facemasks that they wore.
In one of the many memorable Monday Night Football games, the 1976 version of Delvin Williams and Wilbur Jackson gained over 150 yards each (Williams 20 carries for 153 and Jackson 30 carries for 156) rushing in the 49rs 20-16 win over the Vikings!
I remember that ugh as a Viking fan
It's amazing Plunkett played so badly with that running tandem!
Wilbur Jackson was a beast!
Sam Cunningham should not have been the MVP of the Rose Bowl in my opinion Davis should have been.
Cunningham #39 not quite Larry Csonka!
Great video, it brought back some good memories! Delvin Williams was a really good back! I remember him well!
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks, Robert!
How about Marv Hubbard and Mark Van Eeghen?
I thought about 'em, but they were too big of names, in my opinion. I was looking for duos who kind of flew below the radar.
"Appreciate" the system that you "employ" here to "rate" these "awesome " running "back tandems".."Mark"...."Always Informative"!!
Thank you - I appreciate it. Down the line I've got a somewhat similar video type for another position. I think it's good to shed light on these lesser known players.
That Bengals team was a good team. Clark, Johnson, Ken Anderson, Isaac Curtis....I watched a (Bengals Broncos) nail bighter @ Mile High's creaky East Stand Bleechers, freezing cold blowing on the back of your feet. But loved every minute.
I love this era of ball, it made many a fan....tough, hard nose, take no prisoners. -Ken Anderson should be in the HOF. Thanks brother, you're appreciated.
Bob Trumpy was a solid Tight End, too. Center Bob Johnson was excellent. The Bengals had to deal with the Steelers every year two times and that made it very difficult to make the playoffs.
The best era of football!
I second that!!
And they had to deal with the raiders and dolphins also@@markgardner9460
@@markgardner9460any running back capable of running over a thousand yards a season back then was a monster not so much today as soft as the game is
Hey…!! Isn’t that a knife in OJ’s back pocket..? 😮
The League had some really great backs in the 1970s. Some were bound to be forgotten. Thanks for bringing some back to life. I was an Oiler fan in the 1970s. We didnt win much but the competition was stiff. Then came the Tyler Rose.,
...and the house was rockin'!!!
Great video! Groovy music as usual!
Thanks! I'm glad that you enjoyed it!
Great job .Well done
Thank you! I appreciate it.
So disconcerting to see Candlestick Park with Turf. Thankfully they put grass back in it later. Such a shame that Stadium no longer stands. I had the thrill of attending the last Cowboys-49ers game at the Stick in 2011. What an all out war that game was on the field and the stands. One backfield duo I can mention is the 1975 tandom of Robert Newhouse and Preston Pearson. Their running totals might not make this list. But the two combined over 400 touches for over 2000 combined yards. And this on an offense that featured Drew Pearson, Golden Richards, and Jean Fugett . So ball distribution was more balanced.
From '70-'78, The Stick had the plastic turf.
Essex Johnson was originally drafted as a defensive back by Cincinnati.
Wilbur Jackson would’ve had 3 straight 1,000 yd seasons but just missed by sixty some yards in 1977.
These guys were great runners though. You’re right Mark , they are underrated.
I did not know that about Essex - thanks for the info! Wilbur had (4) 700+ rushing yardage seasons. Doesn't seem like much today, but back in the '70's that was quite respectable.
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Mark ................ Just terrific Stuff ...... Thanks
I appreciate that! Thank you!
I remember Greg Landry from the early and mid 80s as a pure drop back passer. Never knew he could run like that in his youth. Wow.
Yeah most of the running QB's from the early '70's found out after a couple years of running that it was too painful, so almost all of 'em cut way back.
@@markgardner9460 Landry took a huge shot from Minnesota's Karl.Kassulke while in the pocket.,Kassulke got him on a blitz a very iconic play!
In one of my videos I showed that clip
@@markgardner9460 I figured that you would remember!
In that 1970 - 1977 span, the Bengals went to the Divisional playoffs three times - no small feat in those days. Essex Johnson (19) was nicknamed “The Essex Express”. I believe he was injured in the playoff loss to the Oakland Raiders in 1975 and left the game early. Without him, the Bengals fell behind and ended up losing a close one 31-28. That team had Ken Anderson, Isaac Curtis, Bob Trumpy, Tommy Casanova, Ken Riley. I still root for Cincy to win it all one day.
I had totally forgotten that Cincinnati made the play-offs in '75! Ken Anderson had a great year.
I remember Essex Johnson very well in 1972 , that was the year of the running backs . there was 10 running back who went over 1000 that year and he was close, 885 but had 4.6 yards a carry.
awesome number 19
Really cool to see these running backs I watched as a kid. Delvin Williams was special. Side note: Greg Landry was an underrated iron man.
16 seasons in the NFL/USFL. That's a long time for a QB
@@markgardner9460who did he play for in the usfl I can't remember it wasn't scumbag Trump's team was it
@@markgardner9460did you know that Essex Johnson finished his career with the winless 1976 Tampa Bay buccaneers
Cool Landry stuff. had a strong arm too..bullets to Charlie Sanders
Oh yeah!
As a Rams fan always enjoyed watching Lawerence McCuthcheon and Jim Bertlelsen duo.
Indeed. They also had Cullen Bryant and John Cappalletti, but I deemed McCutcheon as being too prominant sice he had (4) 1,000 rushing yard seasons and 5 straight Pro Bowl appearances.
"Thanks for watching"?
THANKS for the presentation!
I appreciate it!
I love watching these videos! It makes me young & pretty again! CMTFU! Thanks
Glad you like them! Thanks for letting me know.
I'd love an episode of the AFC Central. Those division games in the 70s were wars
OK, I'll add that to my list. Thanks!
@@patrickmcglynn5383 yep. I was an Oilers fan and I always thought that the AFC Central was toughest in the league.
@@jonncockrell3606 I remember a couple years that the oilers were the second best team in the league, unfortunately the Steelers were the first
@@markgardner9460could do the afc west in the 70 and 80s?
I love these videos
I'm glad that you like 'em!
Glad to see Taylor score on the play at 7:00! Especially as George Seals thinks he is George Foreman and tries to punch Taylor to the ground.
Can you imagine that happening in today's game? The player would be suspended for 6 games and fined 250K.
Hi Marc - I put on my 1969 Larry Smith Rams jersey for this one #38
1st round puck in '69 (8th overall). He was a big RB. Nice!
@@markgardner9460 unfortunately he got hurt - like Brockington - 3 years then marginalized
Yes, if someone had a knee injury back then, there was a low percentage of that player coming back and playing at even a fraction of their prior productivity.
@@markgardner9460 it’s interesting that you use Steve Owens as an example with Altie Taylor for the Lions, which I agree with. Just like their predecessors, Millar and Nick Eddy until injuries were a major issue. With respect to Larry Smith, you could’ve paired him with Willie Ellison as a good running back dual from 1969 to 71 until injuries affected both. another pair would be Frenchy Fuqua and Rocky Blier/Franco Harris
Ellison was an electrifying runner. Any RB ibvolving Franco Harris does not meet the parameters for my selection since he's a Hall of Famer, has a big name in the annals of NFL history and is not underrated.
Watch Jim Marshall come in and out of frame around 10:29-34. How does he get there so quickly to make the tackle?
The guy had a big motor that never quit, that's for sure.
@@markgardner9460 Marshall hustled all the time.
Eller, too. It's amazing to watch video of them making tackles 20 yards down field!
I wish we could see more of Steve Owen’s highlights.
Unfortunately, he only scored 20 rushing td's in his 5 NFL seasons and his longest run was only 27 yards. Consequently, there isn't a lot of footage available for Steve Owens.
Steve Owens might have been gr8 if not for injuries.
I agree. Having a running QB would have helped him gain steady yardage, but he was half worn out when he entered the league. OK really abused him.
greatly enjoy your videos. I would really enjoy a video on all the autographed photos you have behind you, as well as your M&N jerseys, and other collectibles. also, on the #1 smartest QB of all time video, at 5 seconds in there is a card of Frank Ryan. It is the same format as 1965 Philadelphia, but I cannot find it anywhere. Can you tell me what set it is from?
Thank you for commenting - I appreciate it. The Frank Ryan card is a custom-made card. I have featured a few of these types of cards in my videos, as normally the photos have better color, better clarity and commonly portray action shots as opposed to the regular issue card.
Regarding my photo and jersey collection, I need to try and find an interesting way to produce a video or videos that will continue to interest the majority of my regular viewers. I really need to spend a lot of time in order to determine how to make that happen. Thank you for your interest!
That's a drag about the Ryan card. I was so excited when I saw that because I never seen anything like it from the 65 Philadelphia set
If I may make a suggestion on your collection, The way I collected for football was all hall of famers, All heisman trophy winners, All the overall #1 draft picks, Then doing some league leaders categories like interceptions sacks rushing touchdowns, All of All of their most important playerstheir
Your autographed photos is in different categories such as what I mentioned
Also I have 20 years experience in media research and fact checking et cetera
As well as having about 1⁄2 dozen articles published
If I can offer any assistance I would be more than happy to
I’ve never seen a player give an autograph on the bench in my life! What the heck?!
"The Rockpile", as War Memorial Stadium was known colloquially, was built in 1937. Back then the fans were very close to the field.
In 1976 Delvin Williams and the 49 ers wore the white jerseys at home There was a good game on Monday Night Football that year against the Vikings won by the Niners 20-16
That was the game that I mentioned the 49ers rushing for 317 yards, but only passing for 14 yards. Incredible. I watched that game on live tv and knew that the Vikings would be doomed in the playoffs because they couldn't stop the run. Oakland proved that in a lopsided Super Bowl.
1975 Jim Otis and Terry Metcalf (1892 yards and 15 TDs)? Or was Metcalf too famous. 1972 Dave Hampton (995 yards) and Art Malone (798 yards), who also combined for 73 receptions for 829 yards, a whopping and below-the-radar total of 2,622 offensive yards and 17 TDs.
Calvin Hill and Walt Garrison are too well known to make this list, but their 1972 is one for the books, with their combined 2574 rushing/receiving yards and 19 total TDs made up 58% of their team's offensive yards and 58% of their team's TDs.
I won't even mention OJ and Jim Braxton circa 1975...
Thank you for your comments. You bring up some good cases for consideration. I did deem Metcalf as being too well known, as I did with Hampton. The latter is less well know, in my opinion, but more light has been shed on his career over the years due to falling 5 yards short of 1,000 in '72 and only 3 yards in '73. Of course in '75 he finally finished with over 1,000 yards (1,002). So, while I certainly included Hampton and Malone in this video, I elected not to. Thanks again!
I speak for your subs we eagerly await your videos
I appreciate that!
Kenny Anderson should be in the H of F
Absolutely! It's a shame that he hadn't been inducted 30 years ago. He's incredibly deserving.
Heck yeah he should!
If Ken Anderson deserves to be in the HOF then so do Roman Gabriel and Jim Hadl. Have to draw the line somewhere.
@@billbill5326 I agree. They to deserve in the hall.
Don’t forget, The Juice had Jim Braxton as the FB for The Electric Co. 2300+ yards & 22 TDs from 72-75 for the Bills
Right. O.J. is a Hall of Famer, so any RB combo involving him is not eligible to make this list. Great combo like you said though!
@@markgardner9460 I got that. But the comment in the video that OJ & Sayers did it in their own… just wanted to give Braxton some KUDOS.
He deserves it. He was a LOAD to bring down and I enjoyed watching him play.
I see these Backs moving the ball to the outside hand when they go downfield. Not so much these days.
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Larry Brown and Charley Harraway for Skins? Guess Brown wasn't underrated at the time-- but I think he is very underrated/overlooked. From 69-73 maybe the best.
I couldn't list the Brown combo since he had a somewhat big name for himself. Have you watched the video I made that features his credentials for the Hall of Fame? It's in the Special Features section of my playlist. Thanks!
What about the 76 Steelers w/Franco and Rocky
Franco is a HOF'er, so that combo does not qualify per the parameters I set forth in the video. Great combo though!
Dude stop it they are no ways underrated
Sayers was so underrated
Ur high and delirious with that comment
Sayers underrated?? 😂😂 Dude stop it
Why, when introducing (1973) Boobie Clark at about 16:27, do you have a picture of Archie Griffin ('76-'82)?
At 16:27 is the end of the video.
@@markgardner9460 Sorry, I meant at 12:22.
Picture popped up for Clark's name in a google search. Difficult to determine exactly who it is.
Wasn’t Delvin Williams traded to Miami for WR Fred Solomon which at the time angered 49 ERS nation greatly. But turned into a good deal for San Francisco???
Along with fleat Freddie, the Niners got Safety Vern Roberson, 1978 1st and 5th round draft picks.
@@buddyvilla7393 it definitely worked out for San Francisco!
It was best not to trade with the Dolphins back then - look at that Del Gaizo trade.
Uffda !! Bengals 27 -0 ....watched that game. Bob Berry finishes game at QB 10:27
I watched that game, too. Teams that had good running games and even a middle of the road defense had a good shot of defeating the Vikes back then. The '76 49ers are a good case in point. As mentioned in the video, they rushed for 317 yards and despite only 14 passing yards, they won the game 20 to 16.
Charlie Smith and Hewritt 16:15 Dixon only an Honorable Mention, what a rough crowd. Ugh..😀
Rankings are strictly by stats - most combo rushing yards. Charlie Smith and Hewritt Dixon were in 8th place.
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🤣 I totally understand, I included their impact on a playoff team.
Enjoying each release, you definitely make the viewer think..👍🏾
One thing that I learned about watching footage of Charlie throughout his career is how good of a receiver he was. He really was excellent.
The massive bust of Plunkett on the 49ers and what they gave up for him, reminds me of the Trey Lance situation.
Cowboys only gave up a 4th round pick, right?
Bryant gave up nearly 70 pounds, no problem !! By far the Vikings best DB 13:33
He'd stick his neck in there in an attempt to make a tackle, unlike Krause who outweighed Bryant by 30 pounds.
Nothing on Csonka, Kiick, or Morris?.......
As I noted early in the video, no Hall of Famers or big name players were to be considered for this "underrated" video. Thanks for bringing 'em up though.
Dude they were not underrated
In 1976 Rocky Bleier and Franco Harris both ran for 1,000 yards each.How did you miss that?
Early in the video I stated that one of the parameters for selection are that there be no Hall of Famers. Harris is a Hall of Famer. I also stated that there be no big names. Again, Harris is a very big name in the annals of NFL history.
It's actually Gale Sayers at the beginning of the video and I'm definitely not a Steelers hater. The original thumbnail for this channel was a side view of the Steelers helmet!
This video is about UNDERRATED running back duos. Harris is certainly not underrated and as I noted before, he's a Hall of Famer who does not qualify for consideration.
You missed the point of my introduction. Sayers and Simpson footage was shown with accompanying commentary that stated they were the exception to the 2 Running Back approach that was popularized during the 1970's. I featured them, then it was time to move onto the next segment of the video. Furthermore, I don't consider Franco to have been a "one man gang" in the offensive backfield. How could I when both he and Bleier each rushed for 1,000 yards in '76? Case closed.
@@markgardner9460 wait a minute. I watched that team and was a football junkie in that time period. Bleier was lucky to have gained 1,000 yards that year. That was the year that Bradshaw got hurt and from that point on the Steelers brutalized their opponents with their running game and punishing defense. They only thing that stopped them from winning 3 Super Bowls in row was that Franco and Rocky got hurt in a playoff game against the Colts. Now, the case is closed.