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Johnny Sample

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The Resume

Why he might be annoying:

    He titled his memoir ‘Confessions of a Dirty Ballplayer.’
    New York Times dubbed him ‘The Forefather of Trash Talk.’
    He head-butted Otto Graham on the sideline in the closing minutes of the New York Jets' victory over the College All-Stars, claiming that the Hall of Fame quarterback ‘threw the first punch’ (they had been engaged in a decade-long feud).
    When he flew back east after losing to the Oakland Raiders, his father congratulated him for winning after he got off the plane (this was the infamous ‘Heidi Game’ of November 1968).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was vocal about making less as a black football player than his white counterparts.
    He maintained for years that his outspokenness got him blackballed from the NFL.
    He was the first player from a historically black university to play in a College All-Star Game.
    He had the distinction of beginning and ending his career with championship wins (the Colts’ win over the Giants in 1958 - known as ‘The Greatest Game Ever Played’ - and the Jets’ come-from-behind win over the Colts in 1969).
    He is the only professional football player to have won an NFL World Championship, AFL Championship, and a Super Bowl.
    He took up Tennis professionally, and was the No. 1-ranked men's player by the United States Tennis Association (USTA) in his age group for several years.

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    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying