One of those “Holy Crap” facts: Don Hutson was the league’s all-time leader in TD receptions for 49 years. It took a 1980s offensive surge (from a change of defensive rules favoring the passing game) to see his records come down.
Even more incredible is that Hutson‘s era was a 10-12 game schedule. Rice played in 303 games; Hutson played in 116 games. And significantly less passing attempts back then.
The league started recording INTs, assigned to specific defenders, in 1940. From 1940-45, Hutson had
30 interceptions.
Is there an argument to take Hutson over Rice?
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