I saw him play, great runner. Nobody ever ran people over like that. Closest maybe, Jerome Bettis on the Steelers but Cookie was way better. Of course, I am biased, I was a little kid and he was my favorite player.Might be one of the big reasons I am a fan of this team. I still am so glad my Dad took me to games, even though the crowds were really rough back in those days (so was the neighborhood, his car actually got messed with a couple of times). Dad would put me on his shoulders and it was great.
I so wish they would have had Superbowls back in 64, Jim Brown vs Cookie, now that would have been a matchup! 50 years ago, history might have been very different. Always feel for guys like Marlin Briscoe, Jim Harris and Cookie, who had to be pioneers and had such abilities in the face of the times and attitudes.
Didn't know so much about his back story though, good read thanks for posting that. Does the CFL still have players who don't go to college I wonder?