I'm guessing for yours. Personally, my "hardest hitters in

by BillyGoat , At Thanksgiving with Joe Bethersontin, Friday, March 27, 2026, 05:58 (5 days ago) @ BillyGoat

NFL history" is an 11-way tie among all starters on the 85 Bears. I had (where the heck is that?) a coffee table book about that team and season. I'm pretty sure that included a quote by Plank (who was gone from the Bears by then) about how much he loved seeing RBs trying to lean forward for extra yards while being tackled, since they were easier to target.

But that was mostly a function of that being the first sports team I ever cared about. I've been spoiled for life.

Oh, and I had to look this up as a guess for yours. I knew there was a dude on Green Bay. Chuck Cecil.

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Most violent hitter - Busco21, 2026-03-26, 21:00
- Sometimes the offense gets to give a lick. - Chris, 2026-03-27, 10:18
  - Surprised you didn't include this one - Publicola, 2026-03-27, 12:04
    - Good one. Here's a classic ND > USC - cdawg, 2026-03-27, 14:00
      - He was such a load. Loved that guy. - San Pedro, 2026-03-27, 17:39
    - Wow those two are great - Busco21, 2026-03-27, 13:53
- All great answers. But my choice is Wilbur Marshall - Busco21, 2026-03-27, 09:30
  - This hit on Joe Ferguson was something else. - San Pedro, 2026-03-27, 09:37
    - Also Mike Hartenstine’s hit on Ron Jaworski - Jack, 2026-03-27, 15:33
      - Oh man I remember that. Brutal! - San Pedro, 2026-03-27, 17:37
- Chuck Cecil was a menace. - San Pedro, 2026-03-27, 07:29
  - He didn't have the rep as a thumper - hobbs, 2026-03-27, 07:40
- for the ND set - Jay, 2026-03-27, 07:11
  - How did no one say this one - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-03-27, 14:02
  - Two more: - Grantland, 2026-03-27, 11:21
  - I do not even have to look. I was at that game and yelled - Grantland, 2026-03-27, 07:42
- Growing up, Andre Waters - bobbywal, 2026-03-27, 07:10
- Conrad Dobler. Maybe not hard but he was nasty. - Grantland, 2026-03-27, 05:53
  - also on the all-dirty hits team, Rodney Harrison - Jay, 2026-03-27, 07:13
- Plank? Lott? - BillyGoat, 2026-03-27, 05:43
  - I'm guessing for yours. Personally, my "hardest hitters in - BillyGoat, 2026-03-27, 05:58
    - Chuck Cecil was a definite thumper - hobbs, 2026-03-27, 07:30
- Singletary, Atwater, and all 4 Giants LB's in '86. - cdawg, 2026-03-27, 05:07
  - Atwater vs Christian Okoye - Jay, 2026-03-27, 06:40
    - Atwater, one of the great nicknames - “The Smiling Assassin” - Jack, 2026-03-27, 08:38
    - Oh what a hit. A seminal football moment for Gen X. - San Pedro, 2026-03-27, 06:48
      - up there with Bo Jackson running over the Boz - Jay, 2026-03-27, 07:06
        
        Herschel Runner - Anyone who does not know Larry Munson - Grantland, 2026-03-27, 11:29
        
        Yes! - San Pedro, 2026-03-27, 07:42
- Ray Lewis - Joe I, 2026-03-27, 04:18
- Sean Taylor - HullieAndMikes, 2026-03-27, 04:10
- Kenny Easley - hobbs, 2026-03-26, 21:18
  - Oh that's good. Not who I was looking for but solid - Busco21, 2026-03-26, 21:22

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I'm guessing for yours. Personally, my "hardest hitters in