OT: Reggie White

[GatorAZ]

Following my Marino thread about past greats. Anyone see this guy come thru SDS?

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[Kel Varnsen]

Damn. Dude was throwing three hundred pounders around like they were quarter pounders. [emoji23]

 

[Ronin]

#beast

 

[NJCardFan]

Here is my Reggie White story:

Back in the 80's, my dad had Eagles season tickets. In 1989 I went to the Eagles/Raiders game. The guys we used to go with would pile into a van and go to the stadium to drink beer and BS before hand(tailgating was illegal during this time). We used to have open parking spaces all around us usually one on each side. Anyhoo, we go into the game which was a pretty boring game, 10-7 Eagles but Reggie White had been flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct for throwing a Raiders players helmet. Well, after the game, we're hanging out waiting for the traffic to ease up but when we got to the van, someone had parked a minivan right next to our van and pretty tight where we could barely get in it. Well, each of us would knock the side door into this minivan and cursed whoever parked it there. My buddy ended up moving our van over a couple of spots. Well, while we're sitting around BSing, a group of people were walking in our direction and one of them was getting bigger and bigger as they approached. Turned out to be Reggie white. His wife had parked next to us. We didn't speak to him but waved.

 

[Billy Bob]

Here is my Reggie White story:

Back in the 80's, my dad had Eagles season tickets. In 1989 I went to the Eagles/Raiders game. The guys we used to go with would pile into a van and go to the stadium to drink beer and BS before hand(tailgating was illegal during this time). We used to have open parking spaces all around us usually one on each side. Anyhoo, we go into the game which was a pretty boring game, 10-7 Eagles but Reggie White had been flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct for throwing a Raiders players helmet. Well, after the game, we're hanging out waiting for the traffic to ease up but when we got to the van, someone had parked a minivan right next to our van and pretty tight where we could barely get in it. Well, each of us would knock the side door into this minivan and cursed whoever parked it there. My buddy ended up moving our van over a couple of spots. Well, while we're sitting around BSing, a group of people were walking in our direction and one of them was getting bigger and bigger as they approached. Turned out to be Reggie white. His wife had parked next to us. We didn't speak to him but waved.

Something similar happened to my parents, me and family when I was a kid. Someone took 2 spots and blocked us in at a Hobo Joe's parking lot, my dad was livid, wanted to whoop some ass, then Connie Hawkins and family walked up to the car, I remember my mom saying, "you still want to beat him up Bob!" we all got to meet him and get autographs.

 

[blindseyed]

Reggie White was freakishly strong

 

[NJCardFan]

He is one of several NFL hall of famers to get their start in the USFL:

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[Snakester]

He would be my all time best LDE. Great power! Could bullrush anyone. Put Eric Swann next to him and that would be the most dominant left side ever.

 

[NJCardFan]

He would be my all time best LDE. Great power! Could bullrush anyone. Put Eric Swann next to him and that would be the most dominant left side ever.

Didn't they play together in Carolina?

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Something similar happened to my parents, me and family when I was a kid. Someone took 2 spots and blocked us in at a Hobo Joe's parking lot, my dad was livid, wanted to whoop some ass, then Connie Hawkins and family walked up to the car, I remember my mom saying, "you still want to beat him up Bob!" we all got to meet him and get autographs.

I remember eating at a Hobo Joe's in Vista back in the 70's.
Good story. Where was it?

 

[Billy Bob]

I remember eating at a Hobo Joe's in Vista back in the 70's.
Good story. Where was it?

SE corner of 16th St. & Camelback, where chick-fil-a is now.

 

[Kel Varnsen]

Hobo Joe’s is an amazing name. They should bring it back.

 

[Snakester]

Didn't they play together in Carolina?

Yep in 2000 for that one season at the end of their careers.

 

[iLLmatiC]

I never got to see Reggie play, but damn looking at those highlights that guy looked unstoppable.

 

[Ronin]

One of the things I remember about Reggie White, is that he was a free agent that went to Green Bay, when no free agents wanted to go Green Bay.

 

[Ronin]

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[Krangodnzr]

Greatest DE ever.

Lawrence Taylor greatest OLB ever.

CB? Hmmm....

 

[RugbyMuffin]

Greatest football player ever. IMHO.

I would take him before any player, Rice, Montana, Brady, anyone.

Never seen a guy that powerful, quick, strong, and smart. He could take over games all by himself.

Edit: Aaron Donald is extremely talented, but no where near as powerful as White was.

 

[DVontel]

Greatest DE ever.

Lawrence Taylor greatest OLB ever.

CB? Hmmm....

Champ.

 

[Krangodnzr]

Champ.

Yes. Aeneas was pretty damn good too. Rarely gave up a reception. Same with Deion.

Peterson is actually close to the top too.

 

[Jersey Girl]

Met him a few times when I lived in Jersey. Was always a nice guy.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

Champ.

Modern day CB? It would be close between Champ and Deion Sanders.

When you start to talk about best "CB/DB" the I bring Charles Woodson and Rod Woodson into the discussion. (But that brings safeties into the equation, and the discussion gets convoluted)


Pre-modern day, it is hard to not bring Mel Blount and Willie Brown into the conversations.