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Cliff Branch for HOF

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[thundrwagn]

Nobody was faster than Cliff Branch. No one.  :)

[cbaldwinjr]

Swann and Stallworth are in the HOF...that means Branch should be in the HOF. Has better numbers than Swann...comparable numbers to Stallworth and had the playoff pedigree to match. It's a travesty he's not in

[Runner688]

@thundrwagn Bullet BoB Hayes was, he was thee World's Fastest Human, Branch never was, rememberr that.

[Runner688]

@fatcatsathat Cliff Branch actually was a 9.2 Speedster and the only Man who made it in Pro Football who can claim he beat the former World's Fastest Human BoB Hayes 1 time in a sprint. Though Hayes made the mistake of weight lifting on the same day and older BoB Hayes, Branch still beat him by 1 yard I saw the photo back in the New York Post in 1973.

[Runner688]

BoB Hayes was the only one faster than Cliff Branch, never forget that, he was the World's Fastest Human, though Branch did beat an old Bob Hayes in a 40 yard dash in 1973 after Hayed had weightlifted the day before and was slightly sore still.

[fatcatsathat]

@cbaldwinjr I agree that Cliff Branch should be in the Hall of Fame. He was a speed demon in cleats. This was Stabler's last season with the Raiders.

[theguyisme1979]

I'm a Saints fan(card carrying member of the Who Dat Nation), But I must say ,WE SUCKED BACK THEN. Somebody told me Cliff Branch isn't in the HOF, if this is true, WHY??????????

[oldredbarnman]

@halovandal1 It does appear that he stepped out at about the 30 yard line, but he was so fast, the officials missed it.........))))

[socalsocal88]

:53 awesome move by C Branch.

[MoondogMayne]

@halovandal1 Yeah, about three times. I have a tape of this game and the announcers mentioned it before the next kickoff.

[quietriotfan1976]

I still want to know how the hell Branch is not in the hall. He's the greatest receiver not enough people know about.

[vitoduval]

Its also a travesty Ray Guy is not in, it would be cool if Ray Guy and Brett Favre would be inducted together as the first Southern Mississippi alums in the HOF.