Hall of Fame Vote for Roger Craig

This is from his wiki. How is a player like this NOT already a HOFer?

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In his rookie year, he scored a combined 12 touchdowns rushing and receiving, as the 49ers reached the NFC Championship game that year. Craig became well known in his rookie year for his distinctive high-knee running technique.

On January 20, 1985, in Super Bowl XIX, Craig rushed for 58 yards, caught seven passes for 77 yards, and became the first player ever to score three touchdowns in a Super Bowl during the 49ers' 38–16 victory over the Miami Dolphins.

The following season Roger Craig became the first player in NFL history to run and receive for at least 1,000 yards in the same season. He ran for 1,050 yards on 214 carries and led the NFL with 92 catches for 1,016 yards. He scored a team high 15 touchdowns.

In 1988, Craig was named NFL Offensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press. He ran for a career high 1,502 yards and caught an additional 76 passes for 534 yards. A memorable game occurred in week 7 against the Los Angeles Rams. He scored three rushing touchdowns and ran a career high 191 yards. He went on to assist the 49ers to Super Bowl XXIII by amassing 262 combined rushing and receiving yards and two touchdowns in their two playoff games. In the 49ers' 20-16 win over Cincinnati in that Super Bowl, he rushed for 71 yards and caught eight passes for 101 yards.

In the 1989 season, the 49ers advanced to the Super Bowl for the second year in a row, aided by Craig's 1,527 combined rushing/receiving yards and seven touchdowns in the season, along with his 240 combined rushing/receiving yards and two touchdowns in their two playoff games. In San Francisco's 55-10 win over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXIV, Craig rushed for 69 yards, caught five passes for 34 yards, and scored a touchdown.

The San Francisco 49ers were 14–2 in the following regular season on their quest to become the first team to win three consecutive Super Bowls. In the NFC Championship Game (his last as a 49er), Craig fumbled late in the fourth quarter while his team was trying to hold on to a 13-12 lead over the New York Giants. The Giants recovered the ball and scored on a last-second field goal, winning the game 15–13.

Craig played one season with the Los Angeles Raiders and two with the Minnesota Vikings before he retired after the 1993 season. Craig appeared in the NFL Playoffs every year of his career, and made the Pro Bowl four times (1985, 1987-1989).

Graig?

Really? I mean, seriously? Are you even a 49ers fan? Roger Graig? WTF? It's not even like it was just a typo, you did it twice!

[ Edited by Lott49ersFan on Jan 9, 2010 at 08:51:58 ]

Originally posted by buck:
Jerry Rice should be a shoe-in, but we can help Roger Graig make the hall.

Pretty sure he was the first running back with 1,000 yard rushing and a 1,000 yards receiving in the same year.


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Originally posted by Lott49ersFan:
Really? I mean, seriously? Are you even a 49ers fan? Roger Graig? WTF? It's not even like it was just a typo, you did it twice!

Fixed it.

Fumbled the threepeat. I'm still not over it.

Without that fumble, he makes 3 straight superbowls and would likely by in the hof already. jmo

Originally posted by buck:

Originally posted by Lott49ersFan:
Really? I mean, seriously? Are you even a 49ers fan? Roger Graig? WTF? It's not even like it was just a typo, you did it twice!

Fixed it.

Thank-You

One of the most UNDERrated RB's. Those stats were crazy!!! Why is he not in the HOF already?Everyone always talks about Marshall Faulk bein the best duel back, but Craig was the prototype for all these dual backs we see now.

If voters only looked at stats and those stats were associated with a number not a name, Craig would have been elected a long time ago.

No HOF for him. I still remember the fumble

Originally posted by susweel:
No HOF for him. I still remember the fumble

I guess Jerry shouldn't make the Hall due to his Fumble in 86. Or that drop in 87

Roger is a really intriguing candidate for the HOF. The homer in me says yes, but he might just be a very very good RB.

Any time the question of whether a player is a HOF, I just myself one question: During his era and when compared to his fellow RBs of the same era, was he considered a top 3 RB during his playing career?

Other RBs of his era:
Payton (past his prime though)
Marcus Allen
Eric Dickerson
Tony Dorsett
John Riggins

And all the guys above are HOFs.

Plus during the 80s, RBs were not really receiving threats, but that could play into Craig's favor because one could argue that he was the 1st RB to make running backs a dual threat as evidenced by being the 1st RB to have 1000 yards rushing and receiving.

I personally think his receiving abilities more than make up for his lack of rushing yards. He was a complete football player.

Here's a good article about Craig: Link

Originally posted by BigRon:

Originally posted by susweel:
No HOF for him. I still remember the fumble

I guess Jerry shouldn't make the Hall due to his Fumble in 86. Or that drop in 87

Those didn't cost us a super bowl.

Originally posted by susweel:

Originally posted by BigRon:

Originally posted by susweel:
No HOF for him. I still remember the fumble

I guess Jerry shouldn't make the Hall due to his Fumble in 86. Or that drop in 87

Those didn't cost us a super bowl.

um No, they cost us the chance to get to the SuperBowl, Just like that Fumble did.