Today In Patriots History July 8, 2008: Kevin Faulk pleads no contest

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Today in Pro Football History
July 8​

Some other pro football players born on this date:

- Jack Lambert, 74 (7/8/52);
Hall of Fame middle linebacker for the Steelers was a six-time All Pro, and won four Super Bowl rings.

Best of Dr. Z: Paul Zimmerman on Jack Lambert

The 1984 profile of the Steelers great is classic Zim—an admiring portrait of a player who embodied toughness and football smarts in equal measure

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Jack Lambert auctioning off personal items, including his teeth holder

Hall of Fame linebacker Jack Lambert is auctioning his personal football collection, Joe Rutter of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

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- John David Crow (7/8/35-6/17/15);
RB won the Heisman Trophy in 1957 and played 11 years in the NFL for the Cardinals and 49ers. Named to four Pro Bowls, Crow was a bruising runner who refused to run out of bounds. In 1960 he led the league with 5.9 yards per carry, and 1,533 yards from scrimmage (in a 12-game season).

John David Crow (1976) - Hall of Fame - National Football Foundation

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John David Crow – Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame

Induction Year: 1976 In 1957, Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant of Texas A&M sent a message to Heisman Trophy voters. “If John David Crow doesn’t win the Heisman Trophy,” he said, “they ought to stop giving it.” They got the message. Crow became the third Southwest Conference player to win college...

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- Shipwreck Kelly (7/8/10-8/17/86);
back when the forward pass was barely legal, he led the NFL with 22 receptions, 11.2 ypc and 3 receiving TD in 1933. He went from being a player, to player-coach, to player-coach-owner in the early days of pro football. Shipwreck was also part of New York's high society in the 40s and was married to a millionaire debutante for whom the glamorous cartoon strip character Brenda Starr, Reporter was named after. During WWII the FBI recruited Kelly to keep tabs on wealthy German expatriates that frequented the high society, that may have been Nazi benefactors. After the war Kelly pursued a career as an investment banker, Florida real estate investor and became a champion amateur golfer - playing golf with people like Richard Nixon and the Duke of Windsor.


- Ken Lanier, 67 (7/8/59);
the 'Rock on the Right Side' started 180 games (including 13 playoff games) at right tackle for the Broncos from 1981 to 1994.

Denver Broncos Greats... By The Numbers: #76

Your best source for quality Denver Broncos news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

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- Marlon Humphrey, 30 (7/8/96);
Ravens corner has been named to four Pro Bowls, with two First Team All Pro awards. In 2020 he led the NFL with 8 forced fumbles.


- Vic Beasley, 34 (7/8/92);
in 2016 he led the league with 15½ sacks and six forced fumbles for the Falcons, but the 8th overall pick of the 2015 draft never replicated that performance over his remaining four years in the NFLL.


- Na'il Diggs, 48 (7/8/78);
linebacker played twelve seasons in the NFL, mostly with Green Bay and Carolina. Diggs is also one of an incredible 36 NFL players that came from Susan Miller Dorsey High School in Los Angeles, a list that includes WR Keyshawn Johnson, WR Dennis Northcutt, RB Lamont Warren, RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar and DE Chris Mims.

Life In The NFL Doesn’t Prepare You For Life After The NFL

For all of the opportunities football gives, many players find themselves plagued by bad financial decisions and little support or guidance…

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