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No one has mentioned Elway yet? He ran a ton and played behind a bad offensive line early in his career. The helicopter spin in the SB at his age?

 

What about Montana? Half this board would have had their aorta seperate from their heart after the shot he took from Jim Burt.

 

And another no one has mentioned, Randall Cunningham. That guy played a long time in this league with skinny legs and taking some brutal shots.

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Steve Grogan and Jeff Hostetler.

 

I was going to mention Hostetler. He took a hell of a beating in SB XXV. My favorite series of pictures from that game is Leon Seals trying to flatten Hostetler like roadkill. (Seals grabs Hostetler. Seals and Hostetler, floating in mid-air parallel to the ground. Hostetler on the ground, Seals on Hostetler.) I don't know how he walked away from that.

 

Do that nowadays, it's a penalty and probably an ejection. Do that to Tommy Bundchen, and it's a felony.

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Got to disagree about Joe Ferguson. Hit him a couple times and he'd get antsy and start slinging the ball away

Played on a broken leg!

Bobby Layne. Though he was hammered most of the time.

Did you ever read "Fatso" Art Donovan's book?

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Brett Favre

Jim McMahon

Steve Young

Jim Kelly

Big Ben

Agreed and include Kenny Stabler, Philip Rivers and John Elway. Edited by Manther
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Bobby Layne. Though he was hammered most of the time.

That's why. He was never feeling any pain!

Tough to beat the old timers in the toughness category.

Y.A. Tittle

Johnny Unitas

Kenny Stabler

Joe Ferguson (that's right)

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Some good calls so far on this topic. I'll add a not great QB, but one who was plenty tough. Byron Leftwich. Anyone who finishes a game like he did at Marshal with a broken leg has my respect. I still remember his teammates carrying him downfield between plays because he couldn't walk.

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I was going to mention Hostetler. He took a hell of a beating in SB XXV. My favorite series of pictures from that game is Leon Seals trying to flatten Hostetler like roadkill. (Seals grabs Hostetler. Seals and Hostetler, floating in mid-air parallel to the ground. Hostetler on the ground, Seals on Hostetler.) I don't know how he walked away from that.

 

Do that nowadays, it's a penalty and probably an ejection. Do that to Tommy Bundchen, and it's a felony.

I remember that play. That hit was vicious.

 

Most people either don't know, or don't remember, but Hostetler played on the Giants special teams units.

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