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While Coach Finks played for TU and the Steelers, he was inducted into the Hall as a general manager. Mostly for his leadership of the Vikings, Bears and Saints, but also because he was denied being named Commissioner of the NFL in favor of Paul Tagliabue. If you knew or even just met Mr. Finks, you knew greatness.With the election of Drew Pearson (Cowboys) TU now has four former players in the NFL Hall. The other three are Jim Finks (Steelers), Bob St. Clair (49ers) and Steve Largent (Seahawks). TU's 4 is equal to the combined total of OU and OSU. OU = Leeroy Selmon (Tampa Bay) and Tommy McDonald (Eagles). OSU = Thurman Thomas (Bills) and Barry Sanders (Lions).
For hairsplitters, we need Jerry to get elected on a regular ballot before we can really give OU and OSU the business they deserve.
If somebody told me Coach Rhome coached, consulted or scouted from obscurity, 20 members of the NFL Hall of Fame, I’d almost think that is a low number.I love Jerry Rhome's TU accomplishments. He is in the College Football Hall of Fame for what he did at TU. He was never a starting Quarterback in the NFL. He did have a long Assistant Coaching Career in the NFL. I do not know of many Assistant Coaches in the NFL Hall. I think that possibly the next TU player in the NFL Hall of Fame will be Zavan if he plays at that level like he did last year for about 10 years.
It is amazing to me that OU with all of it's All-Americans and Championships only has two players in the NFL Hall.
It’s amazing to me how many players come out of OU, go to the pros, and comment how poor the pro facilities are and there isn’t the same commitment to winning. You hear that off and on going back 40 years. Personally, I think a lot of it boils down to practicing at OU for four or five years was bone crushing. Guys are beat up before they even get to the pros. The Seattle doc said Bosworth had the shoulders of a seventy year old man at his first pre-camp physical.I love Jerry Rhome's TU accomplishments. He is in the College Football Hall of Fame for what he did at TU. He was never a starting Quarterback in the NFL. He did have a long Assistant Coaching Career in the NFL. I do not know of many Assistant Coaches in the NFL Hall. I think that possibly the next TU player in the NFL Hall of Fame will be Zavan if he plays at that level like he did last year for about 10 years.
It is amazing to me that OU with all of it's All-Americans and Championships only has two players in the NFL Hall.
That would certainly help his case. I follow the NFL Hall. I have not heard his name mentioned. Dick LeBeau is an assistant coach in the Hall. He was in the Hall for his playing (59 interceptions) but a case could be made also for his assistant coaching.If somebody told me Coach Rhome coached, consulted or scouted from obscurity, 20 members of the NFL Hall of Fame, I’d almost think that is a low number.
Lil Eric Coley, Thank you. I am 76% Irish according to Ancestry DNA Testing. Irish have the Gift of the Blarney (gab). We can also take a short story and turn it into a Novel.Pablo definitely has some good stories. Even though I'm not a Steelers fan, I still like reading what he has to say.
Twilley and Matuszak had good NFL careers but not Hall of Fame careers. Both of them have their jersey numbers retired by TU. Howard Twilley is in the college Hall of Fame. Matuszak might be included in that Hall someday.For some reason, I thought Howard Twilley was in the hall.
And for the record...I think Matuszak should be in the Hall, too!!