tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post489507254698145554..comments2024-03-28T17:35:48.164-06:00Comments on Pro Football Journal: Still The Best Ever: Richard "Night Train" LaneJohn Turneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06612706488776938253noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-35994103928716314992017-04-16T15:07:08.785-06:002017-04-16T15:07:08.785-06:00The Detroit Lions have maybe the best group of Hal...The Detroit Lions have maybe the best group of Hall of Fame and all time greatest defensive backfields in NFL history.<br />Jack Christensen, Yale Lary, Dick LeBeau, Jim David, Don Doll, Night Train Lane, Lem Barney, and later years Bennie Blades and currently Glover Quin, and Darius Slay.<br />What I remember about Night Train beside his being married to the singer Dinah Washington, was compared to todays standards the rather vicious tackles, but beside that brand of accepted football from a bygone era, the immense talent he had. <br />You can't teach speed and Night Train was incredibly fast. <br />The great Jim Brown said in a book I read years ago how one time he finally beat Night Train to the end zone and let him know. Night Train then told Brown he had recently had his appendix taken out. Brown also said that both Night Train and Yale Lary were the two best open field tacklers he ever played against. <br />Thankyou for a great story of this NFL and Lions legend.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382655842650484536noreply@blogger.com