August 9, 201015 yr Author comment_81680 Did they only include players, or did they include coaches/personnel/etc.? I only recall players. Way before my time, but as crucial as Halas was to the organization (and sport in general) if the ranking is based solely on the individual as a player, should he be ranked higher? While I know much of Halas in terms of what he did to create the league, owner/coach for the team etc., I really don't know that much about him as a player. Nfo my recollection of Halas was about his last years as a coach but I do know that one of his records for a 98 yard fumble receovery was broken by the late Jack Tatum of the Raiders who picked up a McArthur Lane fumble in the endzone and returned it 102 yards for a touchdown against the packers(no caps). Later the NFL review the play and considered the fumble a "muff" and restored the record to Halas. To this day I'm not sure if he still holds the record but to think a record from the early NFL lasted into the late 70's is comparable to Babe Ruth's homerun record lasting until Hank Aaron broke it in 1975. It is also documented that Halas had a short professional baseball career as an outfielder with the Yankees. Report
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