Highly regarded as one of the most devastating tacklers in football history, Bednarik managed to lay serious hits on guys after getting no rest since he also played center on offense. His most famous hit is the one that knocked Frank Gifford out of football for a year and a half and would have surely earned Bednarik a lengthy suspension today. He played in time where guys wore what amounts to little more than a frozen chocolate shell for a helmet, yet that didn’t’ seem to stop him from laying some serious lumber on the field. There’s not a ton of film on him, but what’s available will make you understand what he did to opponents.
Friday, February 15, 2013
6. Chuck Bednarik
Highly regarded as one of the most devastating tacklers in football history, Bednarik managed to lay serious hits on guys after getting no rest since he also played center on offense. His most famous hit is the one that knocked Frank Gifford out of football for a year and a half and would have surely earned Bednarik a lengthy suspension today. He played in time where guys wore what amounts to little more than a frozen chocolate shell for a helmet, yet that didn’t’ seem to stop him from laying some serious lumber on the field. There’s not a ton of film on him, but what’s available will make you understand what he did to opponents.
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