Tennessee Titans all-time Mount Rushmore

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Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon (1), elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2006, fires a pass during the AFC Divisional Playoff, a 26-24 loss to the Denver Broncos on January 4, 1992, at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by William R. Sallaz/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** /

Tennessee Titans Mount Rushmore: QB Warren Moon

More than 40 years ago it was a different time in the game of football. There were indeed stereotypes and it prevented some young men from realizing their dream in terms of reaching the NFL.

University of Washington Quarterback Warren Moon was physically gifted and proved he could play the game at a high level while with the Huskies. But he went undrafted and wound up heading north to the Canadian Football League in 1978, where he and the Edmonton Eskimos won 5 consecutive Grey Cups.

Eventually he did wind up in the NFL and with the Houston Oilers in 1984. He spent 10 seasons with the franchise and at one time guided the club to the postseason seven consecutive years from 1987-93. He would put up astounding numbers, most notably in the “Run and Shoot” offense. But he proved no matter the scheme, he was an electrifying quarterback who threw one of the tightest spirals in the game.

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Moon remains the franchise’s all-time leader in passing yards (33,685) and TD throws (196). He would go onto stints with the Vikings, Seahawks and Chiefs and in terms of all-time rankings, he’s 11th in passing yardage (49,325) and 14th with 291 scoring tosses. And the one-time undrafted signal-caller was enshrined in Canton in 2006.

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