Best Fullbacks of "All Time"?

[HighTechDave]

Was discussing this with beer in hand, in the garage, and it made for a heated discussion. This usually depends on what era the football fan came from.

I Think of Czonka, Riggins, Alstott (help me with the spelling), DJ Moose, but most of them were the feature Back.

What is your Top 5, and I'll take that back to the garage to da boyz to discuss, and why.

DJ is my number one,,, period. no need to tell why here

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Alstott was a glorified RB is all I have to say

 

[Bleed Blue]

Good list! maybe throw the charger in there. McNeil (sp) Richie anderson was a very good pass catching FB.

 

[HighTechDave]

Alstott was a glorified RB is all I have to say

yes, but he was a "MASS" that could move. If he had a Featured Running back, oh muther of gawd!!!

 

[blindzebra]

Jim Brown end of discussion.

 

[HighTechDave]

Jim Brown end of discussion.

done.

Thank you for your inputs. This post shut ME up and will with the rest of the guys.

soooo, "How About Those Rangers?"

lol

 

[mmillman]

Jim Brown end of discussion.

bingo

 

[THUMPER]

Jim Brown, Earl Campbell, Jim Taylor, Larry Csonka, & Daryl Johnston.

I threw Moose in because he was the best lead blocker and a good receiver but he wasn't much of a runner. Besides, he was a Cowboy.

 

[trickblue]

Robert Newhouse anyone?

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Robert Newhouse anyone?

stay out of this

continue to be seen, but not heard

 

[trickblue]

Jim Brown end of discussion.

Spot on although the FB had a different role in that era. The FB is no longer the feature back these days, but rather the blocking back. Brown was the feature back although he was a FB.

My father was the feature back in college and was listed as FB/HB...

 

[lane]

stay out of this

continue to be seen, but not heard

hilarious!!

 

[lane]

Jim Brown, Earl Campbell, Jim Taylor, Larry Csonka, & Daryl Johnston.

I threw Moose in because he was the best lead blocker and a good receiver but he wasn't much of a runner. Besides, he was a Cowboy.

earl campbell was not a freaking fullback.

 

[Hostile]

Don Perkins is the best this team ever had as a runner, but the role was different then. Moose was the best we've ever had as a blocker. Robert Newhouse is my all time favorite FB.

Around the NFL I have always loved Lorenzo Neal. Larry Csonka was as good as I have ever seen. Jim Brown was a FB, but again different role than today's. I liked the way Tom Rathman of the 49ers played. Similar to Moose, less of a blocker, more of a receiving threat.

If I was going with anyone who was a true FB as we define it today, I suppose I'd say Csonka was the best. Brown wouldn't be a FB in this era, Csonka still would be.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Ok I will be honest. I will choose solely based on my bias = MOOSE!

 

[lane]

newhouse is the only other pro football player i can remember who had the thighs of earl campbell..

 

[lane]

Don Perkins is the best this team ever had as a runner, but the role was different then. Moose was the best we've ever had as a blocker. Robert Newhouse is my all time favorite FB.

Around the NFL I have always loved Lorenzo Neal. Larry Csonka was as good as I have ever seen. Jim Brown was a FB, but again different role than today's. I liked the way Tom Rathbun of the 49ers played. Similar to Moose, less of a blocker, more of a receiving threat.

If I was going with anyone who was a true FB as we define it today, I suppose I'd say Csonka was the best. Brown wouldn't be a FB in this era, Csonka still would be.

rathman was a beast.........

remember the "no fear" sticker he had on his helmet?

gotta love it!

 

[SkinsandTerps]

I liked the way Tom Rathbun of the 49ers played.

Did you mean Rathman ?

There are few really good ones. Certainly the Cowboys have had more than their share.

 

[Hostile]

Did you mean Rathman ?

There are few really good ones. Certainly the Cowboys have had more than their share.

That's right. Thank you. I used the last name of a high school classmate. My bad.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

That's right. Thank you. I used the last name of a high school classmate. My bad.

you knew a guy named Rathbun? oh, I can imagine the nicknames

RashBum
RatButt

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