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| Anderson,
Gary |
Cribbs,
Joe |
James,
Craig |
Mills,
Sam |
Sanders,
Ricky |
| Banaszak,
John |
Dupree,
Marcus |
Johnson,
Trumaine |
Minnifield,
Frank |
Sipe,
Brian |
| Barbaro,
Gary |
Eatman,
Irv |
Jordan,
Buford |
Norwood,
Scott |
Spencer,
Tim |
| Bentley,
Ray |
Evans,
Vince |
Kelly,
Jim |
Oates,
Bart |
Stoudt,
Cliff |
| Bradley,
Luther |
Fitzkee,
Scott |
Lacy,
Ken |
Pinney,
Ray |
Townsell,
JoJo |
| Bryant,
Kelvin |
Flutie,
Doug |
Landeta,
Sean |
Plummer,
Gary |
Truvillion,
Eric |
| Carter,
Anthony |
Fusina,
Chuck |
Landry,
Greg |
Ramsey,
Tom |
Walker,
Herschel |
| Clark,
Gary |
Greenwood,
David |
Lathrop,
Kit |
Reaves,
John |
White,
Reggie |
| Collier,
Reggie |
Hebert,
Bobby |
Mazzetti,
Tim |
Ross,
Dan |
White,
Stan |
| Corker,
John |
Hohensee,
Mike |
Miller,
Cleo |
Rozier,
Mike |
Young,
Steve |
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Chosen
by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the 1968
AFL-NFL combined draft, University of Massachusetts
quarterback Greg Landry had a long career in pro
football, but by 1983 he was considered "over the
hill." After 11 years with the Detroit Lions
and another three with the Baltimore Colts, a back
injury sidelined him in 1981 and he was subsequently
released by the Colts in July 1982.
But the quarterback seen as "over the hill"
was a perfect fit for a coach with a reputation for
having lead the famed "Over the Hill Gang"
Washington Redskins to Super Bowl VII a decade earlier,
and that coach - George Allen - had a place for the
37-year old Landry as the starting signal caller for his
Chicago Blitz.The
old man with a bad back would join with Bobby Scott in
Chicago to form a potent passing duo that earned the
Blitz 12 wins in the team's maiden season. Landry
would go 188 for 334 for 2,383 yards and 16 touchdowns
on the season, against only 6 interceptions.
Moving on to Arizona with most of his Blitz teammates
for 1984, Landry would shepherd the offense with Alan
Risher as his back-up, throwing a career-high 3,534
yards and 26 touchdowns. Aided by a potent ground
game that featured 1,000-yard RB's Tim Spencer and Kevin
Long, the "new" Wranglers won the 1984 Western
Conference title and appeared in the USFL Championship
Game.
The 1984 USFL Championship Game would be Landry's last
hurrah, retiring at the season's conclusion. In
1985 Landry joined the NFL's Cleveland Browns coaching
staff as a quarterbacks coach, and he has since coached
at his alma mater, at the University of Illinois and
with the Chicago Bears.
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