I don't recall if they were track stars? When they were at their peak in the NFL, how fast could they run the 100 meter dash?
I don't recall if they were track stars? When they were at their peak in the NFL, how fast could they run the 100 meter dash?
In full pads?
I would put Sanders maybe a step ahead of Darrell Green who ran a 10.11 at Texas A & I. Bo ran a reputed 4.18 40 but I have doubts on that. His high school 100 times were good but not extraordinary. Maybe 10.28 for him if he trained.
Big Boyer wrote:
In full pads?
Yes, I should have mentioned that. In full game-day gear.
I would like to see how those guys would have fared had they trained as full time sprinters.
Hershal Walker was big into T&F back in the day.
A better comparison would be the afore mentioned Herschel Walker who ran 9.5 100 yards and 21.5 in HS
Then 9.3 supposedly
and 10.10 100M and 6.11 55 M at 6'1" 225 Lbs.
It really pissed me off for some reason that they made a big deal out of Henry breaking Herschel's 11 Game single season rushing record of 1890+ yards in Henry's 13th game.
Not sure why they did not make a bigger note of that during game. Rather than dwelling on how close Henry was to 2000 yards or how he might get there in his 14th game. Herschel would have hit 2000 by half time of his 12th game LOL.
How about Bob Hayes, the first to run a sub-10 100m albeit wind aided.
"Once considered the world's fastest man by virtue of his multiple world records in the 60-yard, 100-yard, 220-yard, and Olympic 100-meter dashes, Hayes is the first man to win both an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring."
Willie Gault ran a 10.72 to shatter WR in 45-49 age division. Not too shabby.
Mods, please delete this thread as it's already off the rails. Thanks.
Trialswatcher wrote:
It really pissed me off for some reason that they made a big deal out of Henry breaking Herschel's 11 Game single season rushing record of 1890+ yards in Henry's 13th game.
It's all part of ESecPN's Heisman marketing hype. First the LSU guy was going to win, easily. Now Henry is a record breaker on a team that did not play a single out-of-conference game this year on an opponents field; the easiest schedule in the NCAA.