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"To get to Hawaii (for the Pro Bowl), you have to be disciplined. you bave to believe in yourself, and you have to bave some skill. There are a lot of guys around like that, but I think I've been so successful because I catch the ball, I run the ball well, and I block well. There are running backs who block, but can't run. There are running backs who run well, but don't catch the ball. I'm fortunate because I do all three things. That's why I've been so successful."
Gore's career arc made a mockery of the notion that running backs decline early. He simply got better as time wore on. Playing with the Dolphins in 2018, the five-time Pro Bowl pick averaged 4.6 yards per carry - at age 35. The nine-time 1,000-yard rusher compiled 722 yards over 14 games that season.
Most grid critics agree that the "Flying Dutchman" is the greatest long passer in football history. Won NFL passing title in 1950 and 1952 and placed 2nd in 1951 and 1953. All-America quarterback at University of Oregon before joining Rams in 1949. Norm's wife, Gloria, was his biology teacher at Oregon. They have three young daughters.
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