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The Best Pro Football Players in Mississippi History, Pt. 4: O-Line Men
Published: July 8, 2009
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Mississippi has seen great players at the skilled positions leave the college ranks and have great careers. The state can argue that it has produced the best running back, quarterback, and wide receiver to ever play pro football.
In just about every decade, Mississippi has produced some of the best offensive linemen in football history.
So here are the best offensive linemen from Mississippi, in no particular order, and their most notable NFL team.
Ken Farragut: Philadelphia Eagles via Ole Miss Rebels
Farragut was a four-year letterman at center for Ole Miss from 1947-50. In the 1950 season, Farragut was named team captain. After the 1950 season, he was invited to play in the College All-Star Game in Chicago.
The Eagles drafted Farragut in the sixth round with the 68th pick in the 1951 draft. Farragut played center for the Eagles from 1951-54. Farragut was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1954.
Robert Gene Hickerson: Cleveland Browns via Ole Miss Rebels
Hickerson played offensive tackle for the Rebels from 1955-57. To this day, Hickerson is considered the one of the best players from the South Eastern Conference. In 1957, was named co-captain and named to the “Team of the Century” (1883-1992) for Ole Miss.
In the 1957 draft, Cleveland used the 78th pick in the seventh round to select Hickerson.
After being drafted, Hickerson was moved to guard in order to take advantage of his speed. For the first four years of his career, he was used as messenger guard, a player who relays the play from the sideline.
In 1961, the use of the messenger guard ended, and Hickerson was named the full-time starter.
Hickerson missed the 1961 season after breaking his leg, and in 1962, he missed the first two games of the season. After these injuries, he never missed a game.
Hickerson started in 165 straight games, a Browns record at the time, and he blocked for three Hall of Fame running backs: Jim Brown, Bobby Mitchell, and Jim Brown.
Hickerson was named to six Pro Bowls (1965-70), was selected to first-team All-Pro five times (1966-70), and was named to the 1960’s NFL All-Decade Team.
Hickerson has been honored by both Ole Miss and Cleveland, but his greatest honor came in 2007. He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame by his good friend and former teammate Bobby Franklin.
Marvin Terrell: Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs via Ole Miss Rebels
Terrell played for the Rebels from 1957-59 as a guard. Terrell was drafted by the AFL’s Dallas Texans (who would later move to Kansas City and become the Chiefs) in the second round with the 26th pick in 1960.
In Terrell’s four-year pro football career, he was named as an AFL All-Star in 1962. He was also part of the longest pro football game played at the time.
In the 1962 AFL Championship Game against the Houston Oilers, Terrell was part of a game that lasted 77 minutes and 54 seconds as the Texans won 20-17 in double overtime.
Kent Hull: Buffalo Bills via Mississippi State Bulldogs
Hull played center for Mississippi State from 1979-82. After his college career, Hull went on to play in the USFL from 1983-1985.
Hull would be the only center in pro football history to block for two 1,000-yard running backs in the same season. The two running backs were Hershel Walker and Maurice Carthon, who rushed for a combined 2,381 yards.
In 1986, both Hull and quarterback Jim Kelly came to the Bills after the USFL folded. During Hull’s 11 years in Buffalo, the Bills enjoyed eight winning seasons, and Hull played in 121 straight games.
Hull anchored an offensive line that led the Bills to the four consecutive AFC Championship games and four straight Super Bowls (XXV, XXVI, XXVII, and XXVIII).
Hull was named to three Pro Bowls (1988-90) and named first-team All-Pro twice (1990-91).
After Hull’s playing career ended, he has been honored several times. Hull was elected to the Mississippi State University Sports Hall of Fame 2000, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame 2002, and the Bills Wall of Fame in 2002.
Tom Neville: Boston Patriots via Mississippi State Bulldogs
Neville was an offensive tackle for Mississippi State from 1962-64. In 1965, Neville was drafted by the Boston Patriots in the ninth round with the 115th pick.
In his 14-year career, Neville was able to play with the Patriots during their time in the NFL and AFL.
Neville was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1966. More impressively, Neville was named to the 1960s and 1970s All-Decade Team. In 1994, he was selected to the Patriots 35th Anniversary Team.
Tom Goode: Houston Oiler and Miami Dolphins via Mississippi State Bulldogs
Goode played center for Mississippi State from 1958-60. In 1960, he was named first-team All-SEC and All-American.
In 1961, the Houston Oilers drafted Goode in the second round. The Detroit Lions also drafted him in the seventh round with the 234th pick.
Goode would spend his first four seasons with the Houston Oilers from 1962-65. Like Terrell, he would play in the longest game played at the time, the 1962 AFL Championship Game against the Dallas Texans.
Goode spent the next four seasons with the Miami Dolphins from 1966-69.
As a Dolphin, he was selected as an AFL All-Star in 1969.
Unknown to many fans, in 1970, Goode played one season for the Baltimore Colts. In Super Bowl V, he was the long snapper on the game-winning field goal, ending one of sloppiest Super Bowls ever played.
Walter Suggs Houston Oilers via Mississippi State Bulldogs
Goode and Suggs were teammates at Mississippi State from 1958-60 when Suggs played offensive tackle.
Like Goode, Suggs was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the third round with the 24th pick.
Suggs played 10 years with the Oilers in both the NFL and AFL.
Like Terrell and Goode, Suggs played in the 1962 AFL Championship Game.
Suggs also participated in the first football game at the Alamo Dome in 1967 and played in 132 consecutive games.
In 1967 and 1968, Suggs was named to the Pro Bowl. In 1991, Suggs was named to the Oilers All-Time 30-Year Team. Suggs was also inducted in to the Mississippi State University Sports Hall of Fame in 1989 and the Mississippi Sports Hall Of Fame in 2006.
Leon Gray: New England Patriots and Houston Oilers via Jackson State Tigers
Gray played for the Tigers from 1970-73 as an offensive tackle. At the end of Gray’s senior year, he received several honors. He was first-team All-SWAC and team MVP, and due to his size, he was was nicknamed “Big Dog.”
In 1973, Gray was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the third round with the 78th pick. Gray never played with the Miami. He was cut, but he was picked up by the Patriots.
Gray would play six years in New England being named a Pro Bowler twice (1976 and 1978) and first-team All-Pro once (1978).
In 1979, Gray was traded to the Houston Oilers after holding out in a contract dispute. Gray played three seasons in Houston and was named to two Pro Bowls (1979 and 1981). He was also first-team All-Pro twice (1979 and 1980).
Gray was named to the Patriots’ All-1970s Team, and in the 1970s, he teamed with John Hannah to create the best guard and tackle tandem in the NFL.
Frank “Bruiser” Kinard: Brooklyn Dodgers via Ole Miss Rebels
Frank Kinard had the best nickname ever for an offensive line man in “Bruiser” while playing for the Rebels from 1935-37. Playing on Ole Miss’s first bowl team in 1936, a loss to Catholic University in the Orange Bowl in Miami, Kinard was named All-American.
Kinard was the first-ever All-American from Ole Miss in 1936 and 1937 and captain in 1937 as well. Moreover, he was first-team All-SEC in 1936-37 as well. After his college career, Kinard was invited to play in the 1938 Chicago College All-Star Game.
The now-defunct Brooklyn Dodgers selected Kinard in the third round with the 18th pick of the 1938 draft.
In his nine-year pro football career with the Dodgers and the New York Yankees, Kinard was named to the Pro Bowl five times (1939-42) and first-team All-Pro four times (1940 and 1943-46).
Kinard was named to the Ole Miss Athletic Hall of Fame in 1986; he was a charter member of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1961; and he was elected to the NFL Hall of Fame in 1971.
Kinard is considered on the greatest players in Ole Miss History alongside Charley Conerly and Archie Manning.
Jackie Slater: Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams via Jackson State Tigers
Jackie Slater played at Jackson State with the late great Walter Payton. Slater gained notoriety for his blocking while with the Tigers from 1973-75 and was named All-SWAC each season as well.
Slater was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in 1976 in the third round with the 76th pick.
While being the first player in NFL history to play for 20 years with one team, Slater was able to play through multiple eras in Rams history.
When he first came into the league, Slater was teammates with Merlin Olsen and Jack Youngblood. The Rams’ Slater was also teammates with Jerome Bettis and Issac Bruce later in his career.
During his time in the NFL, Slater blocked for seven 1,000 yard rushers, played in 259 games, the most ever for an offensive lineman at the time, and started 211 games.
Slater was named to Pro Bowl seven times (1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1990), was first-team All-Pro three times (1987, 1988, and 1989), and NFC Lineman of the Year four times (1983, 1986, 1987, and 1989).
After his great pro football career, Slater was elected to the NFL Hall of Fame in 2001. Slater was added to the Rams Ring of Fame and had his number 78 retired.
Mississippi has produced three Hall of Fame offensive linemen so far out of the college ranks. One could argue Jackie Slater is the best to ever dig down in the trenches with the rest of the hogs. With the talent from Mississippi, one could make the case that the best offensive line ever assembled would be players from the Magnolia State.
Next in this series are the best Mississippi tight ends and defensive linemen.
The Best Pro Football Players in Mississippi History, Pt. 1: Quarterbacks
Published: July 1, 2009
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Even though Mississippi has no professional sports teams and not much national success in several years that has not stopped the Magnolia State from producing great pro football players.
Most people may or may not realize how many great players have come from the state of Mississippi. Over the next few installments, we will look at some of the great players that have come from the university level.
Mississippi could boast some of the greatest players to ever play their position. We will look at Hall of Fame players and players that will be in the Hall of Fame after their careers are over.
Some you will know they played in Mississippi and some might surprise you.
The first position we will look at is great quarterbacks from Mississippi in no particular order.
One note most players play for several teams in their NFL careers, the team listed is the team they are associated with most.
Charlie Conerly: New York Giants via Ole Miss Rebels
Conerly played for the University of Mississippi in 1942, but left to fight in World War II and returned from 1946-47. At Ole Miss, Conerly played tailback but, handled all of the passing duties and is considered one of the greatest players in Ole Miss football history.
Conerly was drafted in the 13th round in 1945 by the Washington Redskins. In 1948, the Giants acquired Conerly from the Redskins. Conerly played for the Giants from 1848-61.
Conerly led the Giants to NFL Championship games in 1956 and 1958-59. Conerly was able to lead the Giants to an NFL Championship in 1956.
The 1958 championship game is known as the “greatest game ever played.” Conerly was the losing quarterback. The Giants lost to the Colts in overtime 23-17. The game is credited with putting pro football on the map.
Conerly played in three Pro Bowls (1951, 1952 and 1957), passed for 19,488 yards on 1,418 completions, both Giants records at the times. Conerly still ranks 90th in passing yards and 100th in completions, and his 2,833 attempts are still 90th in NFL history.
Conerly threw for 173 touchdowns, which is still 55th in NFL history. Conerly also was the Rookie of the Year in 1948 and NFL MVP in 1959. Conerly’s No. 42 jersey was retired by the Giants after his career was finished.
Conerly played the “Marlboro Man” in television ads while he played for the Giants. Mississippi gives the Conerly Trophy annually to the best college football player in the state.
Archie Manning: New Orleans Saints via Ole Miss Rebels
If Conerly is considered one of the greatest players in Ole Miss history, Archie could be considered the greatest. Archie was fourth in the Heisman voting in 1969 and third in 1970.
Archie’s number was retired by Ole Miss and the speed limit on campus is 18 MPH in honor of his number.
Although Archie never played for a winning team his entire career, he is still beloved in New Orleans. Most fans remember the Saints did not have a good offensive line and no running game during his entire career.
Even so, Archie made two Pro Bowls (1978-79) and was the NFC Offensive Player of the Year in 1978 as well. Archie completed 2,011 passes out of 3,642 which still ranks 55th and 54th place in NFL history.
Archie still ranks 90th in touchdown passes with 125 and 64th in passing yards with 23,911 in his career. In 1988, the Saints inducted Archie into their Hall of Fame.
Eli Manning: New York Giants via Ole Miss Rebels
Eli followed his father’s footsteps and headed to Ole Miss to play football. During his time in college, Eli tied or broke 45 school records.
He won the Conerly Trophy twice and in his senior year won just about every award a quarterback could win. Eli finished third in the voting for the Heisman Trophy as well his senior year.
After his senior year at Ole Miss, Eli was drafted by the San Diego Chargers with the first pick in the 2004 draft. The Giants traded Phillip Rivers for Eli with the deal turning out to be a winner for both teams.
In his short pro career so far, Eli has accomplished something his father could never do. Eli was able to lead the Giants over a heavily New England Patriots team for a win in Super Bowl XLII. Eli was the game’s MVP after driving the Giants down the field for the game-winning score.
Eli has one Pro Bowl appearance in his career in 2009.
Early in his career, so far Eli has 42 career wins. Eli has thrown for 14,623 yards for 124th place in NFL history so far.
He also has 98 touchdown passes for 84th place in history in just five years in the NFL. Eli could be a future Hall of Famer after his career is over.
Steve McNair: Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans via of Alcorn State Braves
Mississippi has three historically black universities, and all three have given the NFL some of the best players to play the game. One such player was Alcorn State’s Steve “Air” McNair. McNair followed in his brother Fred’s footsteps to play for the Braves.
By the end of his college career at Alcorn State, McNair was a legend, breaking several records his senior year and finishing third in the Heisman Trophy voting.
McNair also won the Walter Payton Award his senior year and beat arch rival Jackson State for four straight years.
In 1995, the Oilers picked McNair with the third pick in the first round of the draft. He sat most of his first two seasons.
In 1997, McNair led the Oilers to an 8-8 record in his first season as a starter. When the team moved to Tennessee the following season, McNair’s career took off.
In the 1999 season, McNair led the Titans to the best season ever in Houston or Tennessee. McNair led his team to Super Bowl XXXIV against the St. Louis Rams. McNair drove the Titans on a last-second drive that fell a yard short in a 23-16 loss.
Injuries forced McNair into retirement following the 2007 season.
McNair’s career was still stellar earning a Co-NFL MVP in 2003. He was named to three Pro Bowls (2000, 2003, and 2005) and was named an All-Pro in 2003.
McNair passed for 31,304 yards for 28th place all time, to go along with 4,544 pass attempts and 2,733 completions for 23rd and 20th place, respectively, in NFL history.
In his 13 NFL seasons, McNair passed for 174 touchdowns and won 91 games for 29th place and 20th place.
Brett Favre: Green Bay Packers via Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
Arguably one of the greatest players ever to play quarterback, Brett Favre is one of the handfuls of players from Mississippi to be in the discussion of greatest NFL players.
Favre was a legend for the Golden Eagles way before he ever stepped onto an NFL field.
Favre’s mystique started his freshman year at USM the only school to offer him a scholarship. Favre started his freshman season as the seventh-string quarterback.
Everything changed the third game of the season against Tulane. Favre came off the bench to lead USM to a comeback victory, throwing for two touchdowns while vomiting from a hangover from the night before.
In Favre’s junior season, he led a comeback over the sixth-ranked Florida State. Before his senior season, Favre was involved in a near-fatal car accident.
Six weeks after the accident, Favre was able to get USM a rare win over Alabama as he led a Golden Eagle comeback.
Favre owned nearly every record in the Southern Mississippi record book when he left. To this day, he still owns or is tied for most of the records in the USM history.
Favre was drafted in 1991 by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round with the 33rd pick, but he was not wanted there by head coach Jerry Glanville. That off-season, Ron Wolfe left the New York Jets to become the general manger for the Packers.
Wolfe traded the Packers first draft choice to Atlanta (turned out to be fellow USM alum Tony Smith) for Favre bring him to Green Bay.
In his time with the Packers, Favre was able to lead the team to two Super Bowls (XXXI and XXXII) in back-to-back years, beating the New England Patriots for a Super Bowl win in XXXI and losing to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXII.
Favre was able to win three straight NFL MVP trophies from 1995-97 and was a first team All-Pro during the same time.
Favre was selected to 10 Pro Bowls (1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, and 2008) during his NFL career.
In his great career, Favre owns just about every passing record in the NFL. He is first in passing yards with 65,127, passing attempts with 9,280, passing completions with 5,720, touchdowns with 464, and wins with 169.
No matter how you feel about Favre’s comebacks to play in the NFL, you have to agree he is one of the best to ever suit up behind center. He’s an all-time NFL great who got his start and whose legacy began in the Magnolia State.
Next in this series are great running backs and wide receivers from the state of Mississippi.
If Brett Favre Comes Back We Should Enjoy Him as Long as We Can
Published: June 7, 2009
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ESPN’s Chris Mortensen and Ed Werder have reported that Brett Favre has forgone undergoing surgery to repair his injured throwing shoulder as of last week.
It seems that Favre’s desire to play this season has outweighed his desire to have surgery. If he can progress to a point that he is happy with it seems that he will play his 19th NFL season for the Minnesota Vikings.
While neither the Vikings nor anyone in the Favre’s camp have confirmed or denied this report, there are two schools of thought on a comeback by Favre.
On one hand you have those who wish he would stay in Hattiesburg, MS and remain retired, on the other is people like me who think Favre should play.
I am not a Vikings fan and never have been, but I will say that I did go to USM, Favre’s alma mater. I did not see him play in college nor have ever seen him play in person. The only way I have seen Favre play is on television, but I would still like to see him continue to play.
The reason I think he should play is because he has earned the right to do so. Favre is no questions asked a hall of famer, as he has broken every record just about a quarterback could own in the NFL.
As long as the Vikings are willing to have him behind center he should play.
So why are we so against him playing again?
Could it be that we do not want to see him in any other jersey but the green and yellow of Green Bay in the NFC North? Do we feel like he betrayed us by playing for the Jets last season?
It could be that when we as fans think a player should retire he should stay retired or that we think we know when player’s days of playing are over.
I think deep down it is a little of all these reasons. No matter if we were a Packers fan or not we associate Favre with Green Bay. After playing there for so long we really do not want to see him on the visitors sideline against the Packers. We would rather have Favre stay retired then have that memory ruined with him playing for the Vikings.
We really do feel betrayed that Favre playing for the Jets last season made us lose a bit of our sports innocence. Like when Joe Montana played for the Kansas City Chiefs or Micheal Jordan with the Washington Wizards, for as much as we liked seeing them play once again it felt like something was wrong with it as well.
Then after seeing John Elway finish his career with one team we hoped Favre would do the same. No matter if Favre went out on top or not, it would be him saying goodbye to us as a Packer. He did the first time he decided to retire.
The only problem was Favre was a game away from the Super Bowl when Green Bay did not want to wait for him to make up his mind.
The Packers had already decided it was time for the Aaron Rodgers era to begin. As the whole situation disintegrated last season, it was clear that Favre wanted to play even as he retired.
Though, after seeing so many sports come backs end badly, mainly in boxing, we do not want to see players un-retire. We would like for them to leave as healthy as possible. We do not want them to come back and be seriously injured.
As fans we are quick to decide it is time for a player to retire. Until Favre called it quits as a Packer no one thought he was done as a player.
Now some of it could be the non-stop coverage on Favre of whether he will play or won’t he. After the trade to the Jets was announced most of the sports world wondered why Favre would want to play for New York. That was unless you asked a Jets fan.
Now unless you are a Vikings fan you think Favre should not come back.
If you were in Favre’s shoes could you call it quits when you know you’re a better quarterback than those starting for some teams?
We forget that Favre is the same age as Jeff Garcia who is trying to take JaMarcus Russell’s job in Oakland. Both are 39 years old and the only differences between the two are that Garcia has never retired and has never really been wanted no matter where he has gone.
What we should remember about Favre is his child-like love of the game.
The way he seems like a throwback to another time in sports before it was a business. The fire and intensity Favre still has for the game. The toughness he has when he steps on to a football field.
We should remember the things that made us love Favre.
As fans, we should enjoy Favre for as long as he plays. When he does finally retire for good we will never see a player like him. Let’s watch Favre like we used to watch him and marvel in all he does on a football field.
If he does come back we should soak it all in no matter what team he plays for because when he is really gone we will wish we had him back.
I know for me Sundays will not be the same when the old gunslinger hangs up his guns for the last time.
For Vince Young, Sitting May Be Better
Published: June 3, 2009
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Young ran for 200 yards in the title game and USC could not stop Young’s running even when they knew it was coming. USC was not as good as we all thought they were, but that is for another day. Young also passed for 267 yard in the game as well but, passing in college is not the same as passing in the NFL.
Even the best college passing college quarterbacks have to adjust to NFL speed and defenses. You have to give any quarterback time to adjust to the pro game just like you’d give a freshman time to adjust to the college game.
I think it is slightly easier to succeed as a freshman in a major college program than to thrive as an NFL rookie.
In two full seasons as a NFL quarterback, Young has a 56.9 completion percentage, 21 touchdowns, and 30 interceptions. For his career, Young has 57.3 completion percentage, 22 touchdowns, and 32 interceptions.
While the INTs are a problem, by no means is this the worst start to a NFL career. Looking back at the last 10 Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks, only three have a worse career completion percentage than young.
Most of the Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks have a career completion percentage in the low to mid-60s. The best completion percentage of the quarterbacks that have won a Super Bowl is Kurt Warner at 65.4 percent.
From highest to lowest completion percentage Peyton Manning is at 64.4 percent, Tom Brady at 63 percent, Ben Roethlisberger, 62.4 percent, and Brad Johnson at 61.7 percent. All won a Super Bowl or multiple Super Bowls.
The three quarterbacks with the lowest career completion percentage to have won a Super Bowl are John Elway at 56.9 percent, Trent Dilfer at 55.5 percent, and Eli Manning at 55.9.
If you look at the quarterbacks with low completion percentages that have won a Super Bowl, Elway was helped by Terrell Davis’ great running game, Dilfer had one of the best defenses in NFL history, and Manning’s team became hot at the right time. Manning’s Giants played the New England Patriots in the last game of the season and they had already game-planned for the Pats before.
If you look at winning Super Bowl quarterbacks from the mid-1990s, Steve Young at 64.3 percent, Troy Aikman at 61.5 percent, and Brett Favre at 61.6 percent.
If you notice, to win a championship you need an accurate passing quarterback. (See chart of quarterbacks)
I’m not saying Kerry Collins is the answer for a championship, either. Collins has a career 55.7 completion percentage. As we see from the numbers from the last 17 Super Bowl winning quarterbacks, 14 were or are able to complete passes at least 60 percent or higher.
Collins had a completion percentage above 60 once in his career, in 2002 with the New York Giants.
For anyone thinking a running quarterback can’t win the Super Bowl, let’s look at some of the better-known running quarterbacks.
You can first point to Randall Cunningham, who had a 56.6 career completion percentage. Cunningham never made it to a Super Bowl but did play in a NFC Championship Game.
Then there was Kordell Stewart, who was known as Slash for his ability to run, pass, and catch the ball. Stewart, for all his skills, had a 55.8 career completion percentage.
Stewart never made it to the Super Bowl although he did make it to an AFC Championship Game.
The best-known running quarterback could be Michael Vick, who made plays with his legs that most remind me of Young. Vick had some success as a quarterback but only had a career 53.8 completion percentage.
Vick did go to a NFC Championship Game only to lose. He’s since had well-documented legal troubles, playing just two seasons after making the championship game.
Donovan McNabb defeated Vick in that NFC Championship game. McNabb has a 58.9 career completion percentage. McNabb has been running quarterback since he came in to the league in 1999. He lost the Super Bowl after that championship game to Tom Brady, and we have already stated how good his completion percentage is.
It might not be a bad idea for Young to sit a couple of years and learn how to be a better drop back passer.
McNabb, still a good runner, has become a better passer during his career, with injuries forcing him to become a better drop back passer.
Still most quarterbacks that are known for running will always have to answer this question when they play badly: Did they run too much or not enough in a game after a loss.
Vick can attest as he tried to become a better pocket passer and McNabb has had to deal with this question his whole career.
If Young can find the right balance between pulling the running and staying in the pocket, he could win a lot more games and lead his team to a win in the playoffs, something the Titans have not been able to do the last two seasons with either Young or Collins at quarterback.
Young might want to start but if he wants a Super Bowl title to go along with that national championship, he will have to become a better passing quarterback. Sitting behind Collins for another year or two would not be a bad thing.
Young has to be willing to work on being a better pocket passer.
That means getting his completion percentage up if he wants to get a ring.
