Question for olson and others on Johnny "Blood" McNally.
by G.K.Chesterton (2020-05-26 11:31:31)
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Football Outsiders is working its way through rating the top 56 NFL dynasties of all time (strongly recommended for any NFL fans). Coming in at #12 are the 1926-1931 Green Bay Packers, and the write-up includes the following about McNally:

And then there was Johnny "Blood" McNally, the Vagabond Halfback, who should be mentioned in the same breath as a Paul Bunyan and Pecos Bill. He was as famous for insane off-field exploits (crawling along the top of a moving train to avoid a towel fight; climbing down the outside of a hotel to skip curfew; driving his car into the path of the team train he'd missed due to spending the previous night painting the town red … we could go on) as he is was for his speed and agility on the field.

Were there any similar stories during his time at Notre Dame?




Regarding his NFL prowess, this just showed up.
by G.K.Chesterton  (2020-05-28 11:46:34)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Hutson caught 99 touchdowns over the course of his career; the next-closest player, Johnny Blood, had 37 when Hutson retired
"Blood" is an awesome nickname *
by GolfJunkie17  (2020-05-26 20:20:09)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

off the front page (link)
by olson  (2020-05-26 12:23:06)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

was also the head coach at St John's
by jt  (2020-05-26 16:31:01)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

upon leaving, he told his replacement that "nobody can win at St John's." His replacement (John Gagliardi) went on to win 465 games at St John's, 4 national championships, and owns the career record for coaching wins in a career.