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30 best nicknames in NFL history

By Jarrett Bailey

PITTSBURGH - NOVEMBER 28: Jerome Bettis #36 of the Pittsburgh Steelers runs against the Washington Redskins on November 28, 2004 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers defeated the Redskins 16-7.(Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH - NOVEMBER 28: Jerome Bettis #36 of the Pittsburgh Steelers runs against the Washington Redskins on November 28, 2004 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers defeated the Redskins 16-7.(Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images) /
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GREEN BAY, WI – MAY 5: A Green Bay Packers’ helmet lies in the end zone at the first mini camp of the season at the Don Hutson Center on May 5, 2006 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Darren Hauck/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WI – MAY 5: A Green Bay Packers’ helmet lies in the end zone at the first mini camp of the season at the Don Hutson Center on May 5, 2006 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Darren Hauck/Getty Images) /

28. “The Alabama Antelope” Don Hutson

There is nothing like watching sped up black and white film and seeing one player absolutely own everyone else on the film. That was Don Hutson in the 1930s and ‘40s with the Green Bay Packers.

That is likely how he earned the nickname “The Alabama Antelope.” He ran all over defenses throughout his career, and was head and shoulders better and faster than everyone else on the field.

Hutson led the NFL in receptions eight times from 1936-45, and he led the league in yards seven times in that span. His most ridiculous span came from 1940-42 where he put up utterly insane numbers for that era. In 1940, he caught 45 passes for 664 yards and seven touchdowns- great numbers for that time. In 1941, he started putting up stats that were out of this world for football during World War II.

Hutson won the first of four consecutive receiving triple crowns in the 1941 season. He caught 58 passes for 738 yards and 10 touchdowns. In 1942, “The Alabama Antelope” caught 74 passes for over 1,200 yards and 17 touchdowns. If someone could find some sort of conversion rate to see what that would equal in 2021, that would be great.

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