11-20-2022, 09:52 AM
(11-19-2022, 08:42 AM)kevin Wrote: Paul Robinson was AFL Rookie of the Year as he led the AFL in rushing yards, so he gave Bengals Fans something to cheer about on that first year expansion team.
Bob Trumpy at TE led the Bengals in receiving and he was big and it took 2 or 3 to tackle him. For a TE, he ran the long bomb play better than any TE in Bengals history still to this day. He would become an All Pro Tight End award winner in the coming years.
Bob Johnson was the first Bengals draft pick ever and he was the Bengals Center for many years.
I must add a 4th in the bruising blocks of Guard Pat Matson who was a great pulling guard for Bengals many years helping these runners get the holes to run through. He could flat out bulldoze and pancake defensive players with monster blocks that had the Cincy crowd cheer at how bone crushing his blocks were opening huge running lanes on those power sweeps.
But in the end, in 1968, everybody was excited about NFL HALL OF FAME Paul Brown bringing a Pro Football Team to baseball town Cincinnati, as an owner, GM and Head Coach.
That first year, the Star was easily AFL Rookie of The Year Paul Robinson and as he said at the AFL All-Star Game, " All Right ".
Same here:
Paul Robinson
Bob Trumpy
Bob Johnson
