Happy Birthday, Irving Fryar!

[Actual Pats Fan]

(Yesterday, 9/28) Irving was selected with the first overall pick of the 1984 NFL Draft, becoming the second wide receiver to be taken number one overall. He came here and did his job. The media lambasted him after his pregnant wife stabbed him before the '86 AFCCG. I suppose they would have done the same to Russell before the 7th game against the Lakers if they knew the story about inoculations prior to a trip to Africa was made up; that in fact he'd been stabbed in the arm by his jealous mistress. Oh well. We won the game despite Roland James' struggles with punt returns; and he caught a touchdown in the Super Bowl.

Oh, and of course Russ played like a lion winning another Celtics title (in excruciating pain).







Caught touchdown passes from 19 different quarterbacks, an NFL-record. Here they are:

QB	TDs
Dan Marino	15
Steve Grogan	14
Ty Detmer	11
Tony Eason	10
Hugh Millen	6
Rodney Peete	4
Jeff George	3
Doug Flutie	3
Brad Johnson	3
Tom Hodson	2
Scott Mitchell	2
Marc Wilson	2
Koy Detmer	2
Bobby Hoying	2
Tom Ramsey	1
Steve DeBerg	1
Mark Rypien	1
Keith Byars	1
Terry Kirby	1

 

[jmt57]

Perhaps it is just me, but I don't have particularly fond memories of Fryar.

Didn't live up to draft expectations; off field issues; then went to a division rival and performed better than he did in Foxborough.

 

[Actual Pats Fan]

Perhaps it is just me, but I don't have particularly fond memories of Fryar.

Didn't live up to draft expectations; off field issues; then went to a division rival and performed better than he did in Foxborough.

I remember more clutch catches he made here than I can count. At Seattle in '85, at Anaheim in '86, many more.

Not his fault he was let go; see above

 

[Dragda]

He was an alcoholic. Got sober and made a career. Something Gordon hasn’t been able to do. He was one of my favorite Pats players for a long time only to be replaced by another number 80


guess who that is?

 

[captain stone]

I remember more clutch catches he made here than I can count. At Seattle in '85, at Anaheim in '86, many more.

Not his fault he was let go; see above

Officially, he was traded...Damn shame he couldn't have stuck around for the '96 SB run, or perhaps even beyond...Who knows, maybe he doesn't get into as much trouble later in life than that into which he wound up getting, anyway...

PATRIOTS DEAL FRYAR TO DOLPHINS

No quarterback? No problem. The Patriots don't have any wide receivers, anyway.

www.courant.com

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[Pape]

guess who that is?

right on man... Larry Linne killed it in '87 ... 158 yards, 2 td ... in only 3 games!

edit: oh yeah Fryar was ok... hard to believe he caught more td's from Marino than he did Grogs... yeesh

 

[Actual Pats Fan]

Perhaps it is just me, but I don't have particularly fond memories of Fryar.

Didn't live up to draft expectations; off field issues; then went to a division rival and performed better than he did in Foxborough.

Oooooooops!!! I goofed.

"The Patriots were more or less forced into making the Fryar trade. He was to become a free agent at the end of the 1993 season and had made it known he did not want to return to New England. If he had been allowed to leave, the Patriots would not have received compensation."

Well, he did get to catch passes from Dan Marino. What is it about Florida?

 

[Actual Pats Fan]

He was an alcoholic. Got sober and made a career. Something Gordon hasn’t been able to do. He was one of my favorite Pats players for a long time only to be replaced by another number 80


guess who that is?

"I GOT BINGO!!!!!"

 

[italian pat patriot]

I am too in Fryar favour...

 

[Dagg]

Happy Bday Irving be careful cutting that cake! You old timers should get this one.

 

[h0c2000]

How do you get into a knife fight with your wife on the eve of the AFCCG? Lots of lost potential there.

 

[Vatahala]

Fryar ended up only serving 8 months on a 5 year jail sentence for mortgage fraud. Any body know if he's living under a highway bridge now?

 

[denverpatsfan]

One of my favorite players from back in the day. He was special. Sad that he finished his career in Miami. I wish the current team had a true #1 WR like Fryar. None of us are perfect. We all have demons and issues to overcome.

 

[Triumph]

We could all chip in on a new set of steak knives as a belated Bday gift.