🏈 Trent Richardson on Jim Brown: "You don't know me from spic to span"

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After hearing legendary running back Jim Brown criticize him as "ordinary," former Alabama running back Trent Richardson says he plans on using Brown's comments as motivation.

"I laugh at the situation," Richardson told ESPN. "You don't know me from spic to span. But he's Jim Brown. He's done a lot here and I haven't done anything yet. I have a lot to accomplish and big shoes to fill. When it comes down to it, I have to work and make sure I make him a believer. I haven't done anything yet."

Brown responded on the NFL Network by saying that he doesn't believe calling Richardson ordinary is an insult but rather a default label earned by any rookie player until they can prove otherwise.

"You have Heisman trophy winners that come into the pro ranks and are a total bust," Brown said. "When I think of greatness, I think of guys like Earl Campbell and Gayle Sayers and Walter Payton. Individuals who it's unanimous they're going to make a difference. Coming out of college, it's no doubt. At least we have to discuss Richardson from the standpoint of giving him an ordinary kind of label and then letting him prove to us that he's not. If he does that then I will apologize."

 

[TerryP]

"Spic to span?" :biggrin-new:

 

[srbbamaman]

I think of a lot more guys than just those three...



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[TD="class: subdata-mhdr, bgcolor: #e4ebfe, colspan: 5"]Pro Football Hall of Fame Running Backs
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[TD="class: subdata-hdr, width: 10%, bgcolor: #e4ebfe"]Year Inducted
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[TD="class: subdata-hdr-left, width: 15%, bgcolor: #e4ebfe, align: left"]Member
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[TD="class: subdata-hdr-left, width: 20%, bgcolor: #e4ebfe, align: left"]Title
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[TD="class: subdata-hdr, width: 10%, bgcolor: #e4ebfe"]Years
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[TD="class: subdata-hdr-left, width: 45%, bgcolor: #e4ebfe, align: left"]Teams
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[TD]2012
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[TD="align: left"]Curtis Martin
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[TD="align: left"]Player
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[TD]1995 - 2006
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[TD="align: left"]New England Patriots, New York Jets
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[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]2011
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[TD="align: left"]Marshall Faulk
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[TD="align: left"]Player
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[TD]1994 - 2006
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Indianapolis Colts, St. Louis Rams
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[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]2010
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[TD="align: left"]Floyd Little
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[TD="align: left"]Player
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[TD]1967 - 1975
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[TD="align: left"]Denver Broncos
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[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]2010
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[TD="align: left"]Emmitt Smith
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[TD="align: left"]Player
[/TD]
[TD]1990 - 2004
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Arizona Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys
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[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]2007
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[TD="align: left"]Thurman Thomas
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[TD="align: left"]Player
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[TD]1988 - 2000
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[TD="align: left"]Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins
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[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]2005
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[TD="align: left"]Fritz Pollard
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[TD="align: left"]Player
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[TD]1920 - 1926
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[TD="align: left"]Akron Indians, Akron Pros, Hammond Pros, Milwaukee Badgers, Providence Steam Roller
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[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]2004
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[TD="align: left"]Barry Sanders
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[TD="align: left"]Player
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[TD]1989 - 1998
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[TD="align: left"]Detroit Lions
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[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]2003
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[TD="align: left"]Marcus Allen
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[TD="align: left"]Player
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[TD]1982 - 1997
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[TD="align: left"]Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Raiders
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[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]1999
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[TD="align: left"]Eric Dickerson
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[TD="align: left"]Player
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[TD]1983 - 1993
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Atlanta Falcons, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Raiders, Los Angeles Rams
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[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]1997
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[TD="align: left"]Don Shula
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[TD="align: left"]Player & Coach
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[TD]1951 - 1957
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Baltimore Colts, Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins
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[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]1996
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[TD="align: left"]Mel Renfro
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[TD="align: left"]Player
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[TD]1964 - 1977
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[TD="align: left"]Dallas Cowboys
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[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]1994
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Tony Dorsett
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[TD="align: left"]Player
[/TD]
[TD]1977 - 1988
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[TD="align: left"]Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos
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[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]1994
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Leroy Kelly
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[TD="align: left"]Player
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[TD]1964 - 1973
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[TD="align: left"]Cleveland Browns
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[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]1993
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[TD="align: left"]Walter Payton
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[TD="align: left"]Player
[/TD]
[TD]1975 - 1987
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Chicago Bears
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[/TR]
[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]1992
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]John Riggins
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[TD="align: left"]Player
[/TD]
[TD]1971 - 1985
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]New York Jets, Washington Redskins
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]1991
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Earl Campbell
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[TD="align: left"]Player
[/TD]
[TD]1978 - 1985
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]1990
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Franco Harris
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[TD="align: left"]Player
[/TD]
[TD]1972 - 1984
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks
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[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]1987
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]John Henry Johnson
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[TD="align: left"]Player
[/TD]
[TD]1954 - 1966
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Detroit Lions, Houston Oilers, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers
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[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]1987
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[TD="align: left"]Larry Csonka
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[TD="align: left"]Player
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[TD]1968 - 1979
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[TD="align: left"]Miami Dolphins, New York Giants
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[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]1986
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[TD="align: left"]Doak Walker
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[TD="align: left"]Player
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[TD]1950 - 1955
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[TD="align: left"]Detroit Lions
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[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]1985
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[TD="align: left"]O.J. Simpson
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[TD="align: left"]Player
[/TD]
[TD]1969 - 1979
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[TD="align: left"]Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49ers
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[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]1984
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Charley Taylor
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[TD="align: left"]Player
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[TD]1964 - 1977
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Washington Redskins
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[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]1983
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Bobby Mitchell
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[TD="align: left"]Player
[/TD]
[TD]1958 - 1968
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins
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[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]1977
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Gale Sayers
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[TD="align: left"]Player
[/TD]
[TD]1965 - 1971
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Chicago Bears
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[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]1976
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Jim Taylor
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[TD="align: left"]Player
[/TD]
[TD]1958 - 1967
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints
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[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]1975
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Lenny Moore
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[TD="align: left"]Player
[/TD]
[TD]1956 - 1967
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Baltimore Colts
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[TR="class: subdata-txtoff"]
[TD]1972
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Ollie Matson
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[TD="align: left"]Player
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[TD]1952 - 1966
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Chicago Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles
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Not sure of some the others but Mel Renfro from Dallas wasn't a running back.

 

[TerryP]

Not sure of some the others but Mel Renfro from Dallas wasn't a running back.

He was in college: a two way player in his collegiate days.

 

[srbbamaman]

He was in college: a two way player in his collegiate days.

True; but to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame wouldn't you have to play running back in the Pro's?

 

[TerryP]

True; but to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame wouldn't you have to play running back in the Pro's?

Based on this list, I'd assume so.

Did Renfro get any carries in Dallas? I don't know.

 

[jdpas29]

the only thing ordinary about TR is his shoe size.

 

[psychojoe]

I love the way that TR has handled himself through this. He will let what he does on the field speak for itself.

 

[planomateo]

ironic that a "kid" handles this better than an "adult" isn't it.

 

[psychojoe]

My thoughts exactly.