Former San Francisco 49er Roger Craig Deserves to Be in the Hall of Fame

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Published: May 13, 2009

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... beat the San Francisco 49ers in the 1991 NFC Championship game, "Cat Fish" and his distinctive high-knee running style was no doubt an integral part of the innovative San Francisco offenses during the 1980s.

Craig’s numbers and Super Bowl rings should qualify him to be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was the first running back to be elected to the Pro Bowl at both fullback and halfback, the first running back to run and catch for a thousand yards in a season and he also appeared in the playoffs every year of his illustrious career.

He was the Marshall Faulk of his era.

The San Francisco 49ers drafted the versatile Craig in 1983 out of Nebraska where he held the Cornhuskers' record for longest run from scrimmage, a 94 yard scamper against the Florida State Seminoles in 1981.

During his extremely productive rookie campaign, Craig scored 12 all-purpose touchdowns as the 49er...

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