Your favourite Blue Bomber running backs of all-time!

[Lincoln Locomotive]

arguably one very talented athlete?

Your glasses must have been very poor in the later 90s early 2000s

I guess if that?s the case Lewis was arguably a talented athlete as well!

so.....what's your point?   Sometimes I have to wonder at all the nitpicking in this forum!?

[BBRT]

My favourite all time is the Lincoln Locomotive....I watched him play in the glory years.   He could basically do everything extremely well.....including passing.   He revolutionized the position with his style of running and was as elusive as he was powerful.   He was electrifying on kickoffs and still holds the all time record for best return average.   He was a humble man on top of it....

Dave Raimey was my second favourite.....he didn't have the power of Lewis but he was so elusive and broke tackles at will with his slashing style.  He was a threat anywhere on the field

Mack Herron was my third choice for pure entertainment value....he was so elusive

Then there was Blink who was arguably one very talented athlete.....he carried the Bombers on his back at times and his pairing with Mike Sellars was the best running combination of that era.....

I also agree with you regarding the Lincoln Locomotive - see my previous post. But I have a good Mack Herron story! As I mentioned in my previous post I moved to Dallas Texas shortly after seeing the Grey Cup on Wide world of sports. I went to SMU and played football and ran track. You have to remember that SMU was more of a party school back then than anything else. In any event we made it to the Drake Relays in 1968 or 1969 (68 i think) and I ran on our 4x100 relay team (as a substitute - I was not really that fast). We were pretty slow! During the preliminary we ran against other Big 8 and SW conference teams . One was Kansas State. I ran first leg as our regular guy was sick that time. Across from me was this rather small guy but really stocky and built like a football player not a runner. Remember I stood 6'2" and this guy must have been about 5' or so. In any event the gun went off and all I could see was this little dude with this big Afro far far ahead of me after about 40 yards. Absolutely blew the entire field away (SMU of course finished last that day) Turned out he was Mack Herron! 

[Blue In BC]

Jim and Jay are the same guy.  The other Washington was Larry, who played 6 games in 1979 and one game in 1980.

You're right it was Larry.  # 7 comes to mind.

[GOLDMEMBER]

so.....what's your point?   Sometimes I have to wonder at all the nitpicking in this forum!?

Look around all we do here is nitpick!

[pjrocksmb]

I have lots of personnel run ins with Charles Roberts including catching him smoking in his car with his little girl in there with him, toughest autograph in the CFL adventures, etc...

But when he was traded to BC right after LDC that year and I the emotionally destroyed. Even my wife was like, Adam are you Ok what?s wrong? As I was sitting in front of the computer reading the news. I couldn?t help but be completely broken down. Then when he actually played for BC about 2-3 weeks later again I was visibly upset.

Ya he had his bad habits and quarks be he was one awesome little player.

Only time I was ever that upset about anything in pro sports.

He was awesome a couple years ago when he was inducted into the CFL Hall of game I took my daughter to get his autograph at the bomber store and I got a chuckle out of him about a story I?ll keep to myself. It was a priceless moment for me as well.

Even know his play was tapering off he was still explosive. We just had an endless streak of useless QBs and it was all on Milt and Blink.

Mike Richardson was my first RB fav though.

This is awesome, Charlie was boss, Mike was good

[pjrocksmb]

One thing ive heard from players and coaches that were around Blink is that if he actually worked out and studied the game more he would not been as good.

What is did was more a natural abillity and instinct. He never had to think about what he was going to do....  he jus did it.

Im old enuff to have seen lots of these guys. Lots were great.

But just on pure fun to watch....  Roberts.

nah, if he lived clean he would have been an absolute legend and the sky would have been the limit

working out and studying would have enhanced his natural abilities and instinct, not reduced it

I guess if Milt was a drunk he would have been an all star NFL receiver?

[pjrocksmb]

Look around all we do here is nitpick!

PJ's favorite place to be b/c I can nitpick and not get in trouble like I do with the wife LOL

[pjrocksmb]

I picked Charles Roberts as I didn't see most of the others on the list play. However, with his diminutive stature and poor training habits, the fact that he had such a long and successful is very impressive to me. Imagine if he trained and treated his body like Milt?

would have been another 5 years and many more thousand yards and maybe GC rings

[GOLDMEMBER]

would have been another 5 years and many more thousand yards and maybe GC rings

Or if he did that he would of had the same career or less. It is what made him special, he was an true enigma.

[pjrocksmb]

Or if he did that he would of had the same career or less. It is what made him special, he was an true enigma.

hard to know yes

[pjrocksmb]

makes me happy watching Charlie...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM4L_4ug590

[GOLDMEMBER]

makes me happy watching Charlie...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM4L_4ug590

That video had none of his earlier stuff.

[pjrocksmb]

That video had none of his earlier stuff.

not sure how much more is on youtube but if you find something post it!

[rubanski]

makes me happy watching Charlie...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM4L_4ug590

He was the best. Great highlight pack of d-linemen and LBs flailing at the air trying to tackle blink.



Can't believe Fred Reid got 6 votes...

[GOLDMEMBER]

He was the best. Great highlight pack of d-linemen and LBs flailing at the air trying to tackle blink.



Can't believe Fred Reid got 6 votes...

why his career was short but he was explosive.