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rsdsharp

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19. Tommy "hit 'em in the gizzle" Nobis.

Reply to Island Deac (Reply #16)

Tue Jul 16, 2024, 12:00 PM

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My top, all-time NFL linebackers. I go back a ways so if you don't regconize the names, google them. [View all] brush Jul 2024 OP

Mr. Diamond says your list is a good one. Diamond_Dog Jul 2024 #1

Yeah, I was thinking of Lambert too Raven123 Jul 2024 #2

OK. I like. A Steelers fan I take it? Well let me, a Raiders fan, add... brush Jul 2024 #3

Mr. Diamond is a Browns fan Diamond_Dog Jul 2024 #4

My next 5: Derrick Thomas, Mike Singletary, Derrick Brooks, Ted Hendricks, Bobby Bell. Marcuse Jul 2024 #5

I like all of them. Forgot about Bobby Bell from the Hank Stram Chiefs. brush Jul 2024 #6

Pretty good list, but mostly middle linebackers. rsdsharp Jul 2024 #7

Yeah, those two guys defined what it meant to be middle linebackers. brush Jul 2024 #8

Chuck Bednarik was for the Eagles; he played center and linebacker. George was just defense for the Bears, I think, rsdsharp Jul 2024 #12

He had one of the best nicknames. "Concrete" Charlie. brush Jul 2024 #14

Cause that was his side gig. He worked for a concrete company. rsdsharp Jul 2024 #15

I didn't know about the side gig. I thought the nickname was because of his concrete-like wall he put up... brush Jul 2024 #18

I go back far enough to remember a guy named Lee Roy Jordan. House of Roberts Jul 2024 #9

I remember him. From Tom Landry's great Cowboy teams. brush Jul 2024 #10

Add Sam Huff and Chuck Bednarik to the rabbit ears division. Marcuse Jul 2024 #11

Sam Huff of course. And who can forget "Concrete" Charlie Bednarik? brush Jul 2024 #13

I'm going to add Tommy Nobis of the Falcons y'all. Island Deac Jul 2024 #16

Yep. He was a top backer back in the day. brush Jul 2024 #17

Tommy "hit 'em in the gizzle" Nobis. rsdsharp Jul 2024 #19

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