Atwater, one of the great nicknames - “The Smiling Assassin”

by Jack , Friday, March 27, 2026, 08:38 (5 days ago) @ Jay

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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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Atwater, one of the great nicknames - “The Smiling Assassin”