Bob Kuechenberg: Not the NFL Hall of Fame, Part 2

September 10, 2011   ·   Richard O'Hagan   ·   Jump to comments

I'll let you in on a secret. I have a beef with the Miami Dolphins side of 1972, but it isn't the one you think it is. You see, I don't care about the unbeaten record. I don't care about the stories of them drinking champagne when the last unbeaten record falls each season (and which are probably exaggerated—even legendary self-publicist Mercury Morris says it has only happened on a couple of occasions). What I do care about, though, is that so few of them—six, plus coach Don Shula—have found their way into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
As I have said before, two of the biggest problems with the Hall are that with each passing year, it becomes harder to get in, and with each passing year, memories of the older players fade. The chances of any more of that team making it to Canton are remote to say the least. Which is precisely where this column can step in.
The Dolphins side which went through 1972 unbeaten was built around a rock solid offensive line. At t...

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