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1. For more than a decade during the 1960s and 1970s, the Chicago Bears' franchise was faltering. It wasn't until George Halas took the team in 1982 to rebuild the fire into the franchise. It took the coach four seasons until 1985 to bring the Bears to the Super Bowl limelight with QB Jim McMahon, as they defeated New England, 46-10, after a 15-1 season.
2. When Jerry Rice retired in 2004, he had become the NFLs leading receiver with 22,895 yards, almost 8000 yards more than the runner-up. Rice played most of his career with the Kansas City Chiefs before joining the Raiders and Seahawks and then retiring. In 10 of his 19 seasons, he was selected to the Pro Bowl.
3. The great running back Jim Brown set a NFL season rushing record of 1863 yards. His record stood for 10 seasons until O.J. Simpson of the Patriots broke it in 1973. Simpson rushed for 2003 yards in the season, but it would last only until 1984 as Eric Dickerson of the Rams ran for 2105 yards.
4. Since moving to Arizona in 1988 after the franchise was in St. Louis, Dennis Green helmed the team and rookie Matt Leinart to a 11-win season in 2006. This tied the franchise for most wins in a season.
5. For many seasons during the 1970s, the world saw the Pittsburgh Steelers go to many Super Bowls, and the 'standard connection' was QB Terry Bradshaw to wide receiver Tom Mackey. He caught 5326 yards in his career for 51 career touchdowns. Bradshaw played for 14 seasons with the Steelers, posting seven seasons passing for more than 2000 yards. Bradshaw also had Franco Harris, John Stallworth, and Rocky Bleier as receivers in Pittsburgh's hey-days.
6. One NFL season saw an amazing record that stood throughout the century and then some, set by a defensive back. Rookie Dick "Slick Wheel" Lane intercepted a record 14 passes in a season, and returned them for a total of 298 yards. He set this record with the Los Angeles Rams, played for the Chicago Cardinals, then retired as a Detroit Lion in 1965.
7. In 1983, coach Don Shula created a tremendous trio with the Miami Dolphins. Two were rookies, and the other had only played in two NFL games. The quarterback was Dan Marino, and in 1984, they all combined for 2695 receiving yards to help Miami to a 14-2 season. Then again in 1986, they all combined for a tremendous 2463 yards. The receivers were known as the "Marks Brothers". They were Mark Clayton and Mark Rypien. Combined in 1984 and the '86 season, they had for 47 touchdowns. The Dolphins went 14-2 in 1984.
8. This 1960s quarterback was well known for both his on-field and off-field endeavors, including a guarantee to win a Super Bowl III against the heavily-favored Baltimore Colts. Jim Palmer's TV commercial of wearing panty hose shocked the football world. Even after 13 seasons amongst all this, he was a 1985 Hall of Fame inductee.
9. Bud Grant was a household name in Minnesota, coaching the Vikings for 18 seasons from 1967-1985 during his entire career. Winning four Super Bowls, he also won the NFL Championship in 1969. Bud had a regular season record of 158-96-5. He also helped the basketball Minneapolis Lakers to a NBA title in 1950 as a forward. Grant was a Hall of Fame inductee in 1994.
10. The NFL world in 2006 had a famous "LT", in the running back of LaDainian Tomlinson of the San Diego Chargers. The 1980s and the New York Giants had a famous "LT" of their own in the name of linebacker Lawrence Taylor. In 2006, in Tomlinson's sixth season, he had already amassed over 100 rushing touchdowns. Taylor was a 10-time Pro Bowler and a 1989 Hall of Fame inductee.
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