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Chick Ludwig covers the Cincinnati Bengals. He also writes about his other passions: college football, basketball and golf.Home > Blogs > Chick Ludwig At Large > Archives > 2008 > July > 03 > Entry
My Bengals-Browns ‘Mount Rushmore’
Taking a page from WONE’s hot topic this week, LUDWIG AT LARGE checks in with his Cincinnati Bengals’ and Cleveland Browns’ “Mount Rushmore.”
NOTE — PAUL BROWN’S BUST IS CARVED ON BOTH.
BENGALS
Offensive tackle Anthony Munoz — An 11-time Pro Bowler and member of Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Quarterback Ken Anderson — A four-time Pro Bowler, he holds club record for longevity (16 seasons).
Wide receiver Isaac Curtis — Changed the game. He’s responsible for league’s “5-yard” bump rule.
Cornerback Ken Riley — Ranks fifth in NFL history in career interceptions (65). Played 15 seasons.
Barely missing the cut: Lemar Parrish, Boomer Esiason, Willie Anderson, Chad Johnson, Carson Palmer, James Brooks, Bob Trumpy, Max Montoya, David Fulcher, Corey Dillon, Jim Breech, Tim Krumrie and Reggie Williams.
BROWNS
Running back Jim Brown — Without question, the greatest running back of all time.
Quarterback Otto Graham — Greatest leader, and winner, in Browns history.
Offensive tackle/kicker Lou “The Toe” Groza — His career spanned three decades (1946-1959, 1961-1967).
Two-way tackle Bill Willis — Helped break color barrier in modern pro football in 1946.
Barely missing the cut: Paul Warfield, Ozzie Newsome, Len Ford, Frank Gatski, Leroy Kelly, Dante Lavelli, Mike McCormack, Bobby Mitchell, Marion Motley, Gene Hickerson, Frank Ryan, Gary Collins and Greg Pruitt.
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By whodeygirl
July 3, 2008 1:29 PM | Link to this
Are you seriously telling me you almost put Corey Dillon on the Bengals’ Mt. Rushmore? YOu have to be joking. If you are mean to the FANS you are no hero, regardless of how many stats you put up!By whodeygirl
July 3, 2008 1:30 PM | Link to this
Are you seriously telling me you almost put Corey Dillon on the Bengals’ Mt. Rushmore? You have to be joking. If you are mean to the FANS you are no hero, regardless of how many stats you put up!By BengalMatt
July 3, 2008 4:00 PM | Link to this
Pretty good Mount Rushmore. Good to see you are coming around on Ken Riley, he should be in the Hall of Fame. The next four could be Dillon(he was great at his peak)Grumpey, Boomer and Bill Bergey.By icehole3
July 3, 2008 5:21 PM | Link to this
Look if Dillion’s going to get special mention then why not go with this foursome, Dillion, CHad, Pickens, Henry.By Gary
July 4, 2008 11:57 AM | Link to this
You forgot as a close, barely missing the cut, for the Bengals: Mike Reid, an awesome DT, the best the Bengals have ever had even better than Tim Krimrie. He was lightning quick & drove OL nuts. He was very hard to block. He may even edge Riley for #5.By internetter
July 4, 2008 9:41 PM | Link to this
5 greatest players for the Bengals are Anthony Munoz, Ken Anderson, Bill Bergey, and Issac Curtis. Number 5 would be Mike Reid. Bergey and Munoz were ahead of their time. Munoz had size, speed and athleticism and set the benchmark for modern day offensive linemen. Bill Bergey had size, skill and linebacker demeanor and he was the best player that Cincinnati has ever had. I know that many Cincy fans do not like him because jumped leagues but that is typical of Cincy fans because the have a high-school view of players. Bill Bergey was closet thing to Dick Butkus that I’ve seen. Bergey like Butkus commonly made tackles in the backfield or at the line of scrimmage. Cincy was wrong to trade him and it probably cost them a championship ring. Ken Anderson was the most reliable and steady QB that Cincy has had. I think that Anderson is only one interception away from being in the Hall of Fame. I think that if he hadn’t thown the one pick in a hurried effort to get the team back into the game during Super Bowl XVI that the Bengals would have as much reverance as the 49ers. Ken Anderson based on the players surrounding him along Ken Riley both should be in the Hall of Fame. Issac Curtis. I saw Issac Curtis catch a pass single-handed during a winter snow-storm in a scoreless must have game. What else is there to say other than Curtis should have had a lot more passes thrown his way. Mike Reid had the combination of speed and intelligence. He was extremely quick and hard to block and he changed the flow of the game with sacks. This was early in the franchise history and this was before sacks were tracked by the league. It’s a shame that we didn’t get to see more of him. The Cleveland Mount Rushmore would be Brown, Graham, Groza and Warfield. The first three need no extra explanation. As for Warfield, Issac Curtis was great but Paul Warfield was even better.