RayClay, you're just wrong. This has absolutely nothing to do with Steve Burton. I had the privilege of knowing Ron Burton just a little and I've never met a man quite like him. This is a man who sacrificed all he had for others. He lived in a house mortgaged to the hilt and over his head in debt in order to finance property mortgaged to the hilt for his summer camp so that others would learn the lessons in life that made him who he was. A man of boundless energy who gave and gave and gave some more. There's a reason why a man with such pitiful football stats would be considered for the Patriots Hall of Fame and it's because any of us would be proud to be half the man he was. Your insulting comments on his nomination are not appreciated.
Did I once insult his philanthropy?
Is it a philanthropy hall of fame or a football hall of fame?
He was never even the best running back on his own team.
Houston Antwine had 6 straight ProBowls and is in the AFL Hall of Fame.
Many think he was our best DL before Seymour. Doesn't he count? Isn't he a human being?
Why should he not be nominated? Jon Morris too. Why is it they don't count?
http://www.patriots.com/alumni/index.cfm?ac=alumnibiosdetail&bio=13699
1971 Patriots.com Bio
Seven-time AFL All-Star selection who capped great performances of the '60s with selection to the All-Time AFL All-League team ... "Twine" is especially devastating against the run ... was double and triple teamed throughout his career ... tremendous strength and balance ... was NAIA heavyweight wrestling champion ...
Pats' defensive captain and player representative ... always a leader ... has played ten seasons with Patriots ... slowed as a rookie due to College All-Star Game injury ... started with Pats as offensive guard but switched to defense the same year ('61) ... Twine and Jim Hunt have played together longer than any pair of tackles in pro football ...
named Pats MVP in poll of Foxboro fans last year ... has a habit of destroying training camp tackling dummies ... native of Memphis, Tenn. ... still says "quarterbacks are my reward" ... could enjoy best season in recent years with promise shown by strenghtened Pats' rushline.
So you're saying that Antwine, despite tremendous credentials,is somehow an inferior human being to Burton?
Inferior to such an extent that his football career should be overlooked?
By the way Jon Morris was a 6 time pro bowler that played the same time as Burton.
http://www.conigliofamily.com/Patriots.htm#JONMORRIS
Apparently he was also a horrible human being. Someone of such despicable character that
he and Antwines 12 combined probowls weren't good enough to overcome it.