Boy, Elway was in a TON of superbowls, as was Staubach. I gotta put Griese in the running too, after I looked him up, although he sure had a powerful run game going for him in his day.
I think the partying thing is vastly over-rated. Look at Max McGee in Superbowl 1. He and Paul Horning came stumbling in just after dawn and he played not only the game of his life but caught the first td pass ever in a superbowl and was the star (if not the MVP) of the game. I remember running a race in Boston in my younger days after coming in at dawn still woozy and setting my own all time personal record. Kelly always partied hard and I suspect his partying or the partying of others didn't have all that much to do with the quality of their play.
Very good article in USA today about it. Some vets commented on how much they learned and progressed because of the (very expensive) medical care Barbaro received. However they all felt that the horse had reached a point where it would never stand and was in severe discomfort. Sounds like a pretty humane decision. Don't eat at Burger King for a couple of days.
Aikman and sims for sure. I thought Griese was great but did he play the full game in the 72 Bowl? I remember he had all that injury time and Earl Morral was in.
Off the top of my head and for what its worth:
1. Terry Bradshaw
2. Tom Brady (Blech!!!!)
3. Joe Montana
4. John Elway
5. Joe Namath
6, Roger Staubach
7. Doug Williams
anyone else jump to mind? Obvious misses? Disagree with the pics?
a few hundred years of slavery, Jim Crow laws, Lynching, voting restrictions, segregation from jobs, housing and public facilities might have had a little to do with it.
That's awful!!! unfortunately I suspect you are absolutely right. Got enough in the bank...now put the poor thing out of its misery. Cold world out there isn't it?
Update on the Kazahk Thai hockey game. The Thai goalie felt so dejected about the outcome he stepped in front of a bus. Fortunately it went between his legs!