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John Riggins or Larry Csonka

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Who holds the title as the greatest white power back ever ?

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  • doubledragondoubledragon Posts: 23,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like Riggins, 11,352 rushing yards and 104 TDs.

  • blurryfaceblurryface Posts: 5,136 ✭✭✭✭✭

    csonka.

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,546 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow what a close one this is! Tough call

  • doubledragondoubledragon Posts: 23,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It is a close call, I believe Riggins played 3 more seasons than Csonka, but I'll go with Riggins. He was an angry type runner, and I would not want to see this coming right at me, just a bohemoth of a man.

  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,546 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I saw Riggins play, I will go with him

  • coolstanleycoolstanley Posts: 2,813 ✭✭✭✭✭

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  • doubledragondoubledragon Posts: 23,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Good gravy man, WTH is this? Putting a John Riggins 1/1 card in a filthy top loader? Not a good look, clean that mess up!

  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Growing up I was a huge Riggins fan. And he is my choice.

  • 2dueces2dueces Posts: 6,434 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Larry Csonka was a beast and absolutely stone cold crazy. In college he use to step on his own players heads if they lost their helmets. Something wrong with his head. That said, I’ll take Zonk

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  • BullsitterBullsitter Posts: 5,605 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Csonka....imo.
    Both would run over you but Zonk seemed a little faster.

  • JoeBanzaiJoeBanzai Posts: 11,769 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 27, 2021 7:14PM

    Pretty equal with Csonka being better and Riggens lasting longer.

    Csonka was pretty unstoppable from 1970-1973.

    He obliterated my Vikings in the Super Bowl. Paul Krause still has nightmares about that player and that game.

    edited to add; Jim Taylor and Hugh McElhenny were also great.

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  • Alfonz24Alfonz24 Posts: 3,099 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I would go with Riggins.

    You could also add Mark van Eeghen of the Raiders to the consideration.

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  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 8,618 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What, no Tommy Vardell or Peyton Hillis? But seriously - Riggins was the man!

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  • AFLfanAFLfan Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Bronko Nagurski seems like a solid pick.

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