MiltonWaddams Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 3 hours ago, US Egg said: Who paid? 🫠 He did. I was managing a ski retail/rental shop in Whistler BC back in the early 2000’s. It was located in the Westin hotel and his family was a VIP guest. I went to meet them to size them up for gear. The GM of the hotel didn’t tell me who it was until I walked into the restaurant and there they were. I was invited to sit down with them. Montana’s family is the prototypical “California family” from TV. All good looking blonde kids. All very well mannered and relaxed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
major Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Jim McMahon and Deion Sanders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 35 minutes ago, MiltonWaddams said: He did. I was managing a ski retail/rental shop in Whistler BC back in the early 2000’s. It was located in the Westin hotel and his family was a VIP guest. I went to meet them to size them up for gear. The GM of the hotel didn’t tell me who it was until I walked into the restaurant and there they were. I was invited to sit down with them. Montana’s family is the prototypical “California family” from TV. All good looking blonde kids. All very well mannered and relaxed. Great story. Great area to work too, I would think. Were you in Whistler for the Olympics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reks Ryan Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Ronnie Lott Drew Pearson Roger Staubach Charlie Joiner Lester Hayes Dave Casper Kenny Stabler Walter Payton Those guys all played when I was a kid. As an adult I basically just root for the Bills. But some of the players that have been great to watch… Jerry Rice Peyton Manning Marvin Harrison Bill Romanowski Christian Mccaffery Ryan Fitzpatrick. Not counting his Bills years. It was more fun to watch him play when he wasn’t on the Bills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimebillsfan Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 (edited) On 7/8/2024 at 12:45 AM, Alphadawg7 said: I don't know about everyone else, but while I am a diehard Bills fan first and foremost, I am also a major football fan (and junkie) overall. Especially since I have been playing Fantasy Football since I was in middle-school in the 80's where you had to get Monday's and Tuesday's papers to track the scoring and see who won. So, I have enjoyed watching a lot of great players play over the years and had some favorites along the way while also being a die hard Bills fan. I had a lot of players I was just a fan of over the years overall...some were amongst the greatest to play, others were just good players I liked for other reasons. My absolute favorite player to ever watch play a game is now Josh Allen. But before Josh Allen, it was without a doubt Barry Sanders. Just like with Allen, I knew on any given play I could see something that no one else in the world or NFL history could do. Barry was the most fun I ever had watching a player play up until Josh Allen came along. An example of a good player I liked for other reasons was Napolean Kaufman. I was a big fan of the Washington Huskies in college, and became a fan of his and was just mesmerized by his combo and sheer strength for his size. When he was on the Raiders, he was out benching everyone on the team despite his small size. I hated the Raiders, and still do, but I always rooted for him. I will never forget when he stayed into block against the Cowboys and literally picked up one of their best defensive lineman and flipped him over his head and then later laid out Charles Haley on another block. This was to go with his big game as a RB that game too. He was a lot of fun to watch play too. I think my favorite defensive player to ever watch play that wasn't on the Bills was Ronnie Lott. My dad was a die hard Niners fan, and back then there was not NFL Sunday Ticket, so living an hour from SF we never missed a Niners game. I can think of so many crazy memories of him and plays he made as an enforcer out there when they still let these guys play, but I think the most memorable moment was when he amputated part of his finger after hurting it in the final game of the season so he wouldn't miss the playoffs. That was wild then and maybe even more wild now to think about lol. I would have to say sweetness...Walter Payton. He was such an upbeat guy and had a legendary workout regimen. I met him at an autograph signing in Chicago. He was having so much fun with the fans that his people kept telling him to move the line along. He was even arm wrestling with one of the guys in line. Just a great person and an amazing football talent. Edited July 10 by longtimebillsfan 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 (edited) I have three: 1) Earl Campbell 2) John Riggins 3) Erik Allen Honorable mention: Leon Lett Edited July 10 by Bill from NYC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimer1960 Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Barry Sanders, Earl Campbell, Gale Sayers, Fred Billitnikoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltonWaddams Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 (edited) 9 hours ago, US Egg said: Great story. Great area to work too, I would think. Were you in Whistler for the Olympics? I wasn’t unfortunately. I left there in 2006. It’s a bit of a Neverland. A lot of people don’t grow up when they live there and in order to evolve it was time to leave. Great memories were made and I go back and visit multiple times a year. Edited July 10 by MiltonWaddams 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafan Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Warren Moon. Use tonl9ve watching hom play back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Sweetness. The best all around RB in the history of the game (rushing, receiving, blocking, throwing, heart). The only do-it-all RB in the history of the game better than Thurman. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 I loved the way Troy Polamalu played the game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNorwoodStrangler Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Ed Reed, and Jairus Byrd had similar stats in their first couple years and I really thought he could be great but got the money and ran. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Son Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 His prime was short, but I absolutely loved watching Bob Sanders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Presently in the league: Nick Chubb Back in the day I did like Vinny Testaverde and Wayne Chrebet. I even read Wayne's bio. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That's No Moon Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Barry Sanders. Absolutely amazing player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 21 hours ago, Reks Ryan said: Ronnie Lott Drew Pearson Roger Staubach Charlie Joiner Lester Hayes Dave Casper Kenny Stabler Walter Payton Those guys all played when I was a kid. As an adult I basically just root for the Bills. But some of the players that have been great to watch… Jerry Rice Peyton Manning Marvin Harrison Bill Romanowski Christian Mccaffery Ryan Fitzpatrick. Not counting his Bills years. It was more fun to watch him play when he wasn’t on the Bills. As an out of market Bills fan, the Raiders have always been my second team. Appreciate the call out for Lester Hayes, he was a fave. Was at a concert a month ago and a guy was wearing a Hayes jersey. On the other hand, I hated Romanowski, even as a Raider. D-bag. Some other players that I loved watching: Earl Campbell, Bo Jackson, Hines Ward, Troy Polamalu, Ed Reed, Charlie Garner (as a Raider). Kellen Winslow deserves a mention for a great career and arguably the greatest game ever by a TE. And I'd rank Lawrence Taylor as the greatest defensive player I ever watched - but I wouldn't call him a favorite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 23 hours ago, Bill from NYC said: I have three: 1) Earl Campbell 2) John Riggins 3) Erik Allen Honorable mention: Leon Lett Anyone who played since colour tv was invented? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 1 hour ago, GunnerBill said: Anyone who played since colour tv was invented? LOL sure! 1) Jaylen Waddle 2) Derrick Henry 3) Davonta Smith Could you even begin to imagine what Josh would be capable of doing with Waddle or Smith? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 22 minutes ago, Bill from NYC said: LOL sure! 1) Jaylen Waddle 2) Derrick Henry 3) Davonta Smith Could you even begin to imagine what Josh would be capable of doing with Waddle or Smith? Waddle would be amazing in this O. If he had made it to FA I'd have been willing to throw serious money at him. Smith is an upgrade on what we have but I don't think he would be transformational in the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyjj Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Billy Sims, RB, Detroit Lions. 1980-1984 Sad, as due to injuries, only played 5 years but had 5100 rushing yards and 47 TDs in that time - in just 52 starts. Had 1900 total yds as Rookie and was offensive ROY in 1980. Was All Pro in both rookie and year 2 as he scored 31 TDs in 30 games played those 2 years. Great receiver too. A Gayle Sayers like great but shortened career 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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