For every offensive player facing the Chicago Bears from 1965 to 1973, it was the sight and sounds of the grunting, growling, snarling menace at middle linebacker, Dick Butkus, the focus this week in the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Gold Jacket Spotlight. Opening an NFL Films production themed for Halloween and titled “The Monster…
With the Buffalo Bills, Bill Polian assembled teams that appeared in four consecutive Super Bowls. With the Carolina Panthers, he built a roster that went 7-9 in its first year of existence, then 12-4 in Year 2, winning its division and reaching the NFC Championship Game. Over his 14 seasons in Indianapolis, the Colts finished…
A member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 1991, Jan was the first “pure placekicker” – someone who didn’t also play another position – to be enshrined. He was elected in his first year of eligibility after a pro career in which he converted 373 out of 558 field goals (67%) and…