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A correction. Riggins is 5th in career rushing TD's.

If you read my posts you will see that I praised Riggins for his 80's performances and pointed out that he had two serious knee injuries. He played until he was 36. O.J. was washed up at 31 and left football at 32. In the 80's and sincerunners had the 16 game schedule (twelve game schedule until...

John Riggins played in two Super Bowls, not three. One win, one loss. In an earlier post, Ipraised himfor his performance in SB XVII. I wrote: "You have to give him credit for his performance in SBXVII. I think it was the most dramatic run in a Super Bowl up to that time. Riggins made the big...

Don, thanks for the comments. Yes, Riggins did deserve the HOF. You have to give him credit for his performance in SBXVII. I think it was the most dramatic run in a Super Bowl up to that time. Riggins made the big run when his team really needed it. That's a good point about Riggins having...

John Riggins is mentioned often on this Forum. Yes, he had as much ability as any back who ever played. However, his performance was frequentlysub- par. I saw him play (on TV) for Kansas, and when he first came up to the Jets in 1971. The people who comment on him in this Forum seem to base...