Who's your single favorite player of all time?

[kid4hof03]

Hands down, it's Staubach. I collect a lot of different stuff but the one part of my collection that I'm truly attached to is my Staubach stuff.

[Bigdaddy]

Mean Joe Greene. I grew up a Steeler fan (in Virginia amongst many Redskins fans) and Joe was the greatest Steeler of them all.

I've gotten to meet him a couple of times, the first in the late '70s. He's the last of the great Steel Curtain DL still with us.

"Gee, thanks, Joe." I was always so jealous of that kid.

[Writehooks]

Growing up in Western Canada in the late '50s and early '60s, my guy was Joe Kapp. He broke into the CFL with the Calgary Stampeders, then was traded to the B.C. Lions, where he teamed up with the great Willie Fleming to guide the Lions to their first Grey Cup championship. In 1965, when I was 9 years old, the Lions held their training camp at the military college where my father served as head PE instructor, so for three glorious weeks I got to hang around the players. Getting to meet and play catch with Kapp was a dream come true, and he couldn't have been a nicer guy. In fact, all the players were terrific in going out of their way to make a star-struck kid feel at home. Great memories.

[ksfarmboy]

Favorite vintage player I never got to see play is Lou Groza. Favorite all time player would be Ken Anderson. Favorite coach would be Knute Rockne.

[Beansballcardblog]

Great stores y’all, please keep then coming!

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

Mean Joe Greene. I grew up a Steeler fan (in Virginia amongst many Redskins fans) and Joe was the greatest Steeler of them all.

I've gotten to meet him a couple of times, the first in the late '70s. He's the last of the great Steel Curtain DL still with us.

"Gee, thanks, Joe." I was always so jealous of that kid.

And one of the greatest nicknames of them all too. Classic.

[mr2686]

For the longest time it was Joe Namath. Loved to watch him drop back in the pocket with those gimp knees and then hurl one deep down field. As much as I still love Joe though, another Joe took his place. Joe Montana, to me, is still the greatest player, and although there is a current player that has more Super Bowl rings, Joe never lost one. I watched Montana, in the twilight of his career with KC, totally pick apart a very good Charger defense like he was a surgeon. That was fun to watch.

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by mr2686

For the longest time it was Joe Namath. Loved to watch him drop back in the pocket with those gimp knees and then hurl one deep down field. As much as I still love Joe though, another Joe took his place. Joe Montana, to me, is still the greatest player, and although there is a current player that has more Super Bowl rings, Joe never lost one. I watched Montana, in the twilight of his career with KC, totally pick apart a very good Charger defense like he was a surgeon. That was fun to watch.

Me too! As a young kid he was my favorite player. Wish I had seen him play at Alabama when his knees weren't such a mess. From all accounts he was pretty mobile then.

jeff

[quinnsryche]

Dan Marino. Cool as hell and a cannon for an arm. One of the best ever, even on a bunch of crap teams.

[Exhibitman]

Jack Tatum . The Assassin. Name says it all: 100% badass. I got to meet him once at a Raiders signing show.



Historical nod to Jim Brown. The GOAT.

[familytoad]

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

Dan Marino. Cool as hell and a cannon for an arm. One of the best ever, even on a bunch of crap teams.

Yes!!
Marino is my favorite player ever too!
(As a young Dolphins fan I was Jim Kiick’s biggest fan...and now I have ~50 of his 1971 Topps RC. I’d like 213 more )

Today’s game is so much different but my main man is Drew Brees. I Love the Saints! I’m not looking forward to his retirement, although I know it’s coming soon. I don’t have any idea who I would cheer for next as my favorite current player.

But above and beyond all of this, Dan the Man is always going to wear the crown.