Ring of honor Tight Ends

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Trumpy was nominated for the Ring of Honor and he was a great player and one of the original and successful pass catching tight ends.


After graduating from the University of Utah in 1967, Trumpy was selected by the AFL's Bengals in the 12th round (301st overall) of the 1968 Common Draft. Despite his low draft selection, Trumpy worked hard in the offseason and managed to earn the starting tight end spot in the team's lineup. He didn't disappoint in his rookie season, recording 37 receptions for 639 yards and three touchdowns, and earning a place on the AFL Western Division All-Star team.

In 1969, Trumpy was selected by The Sporting News as the AFL's All-League tight end.

The following year, 1970, with the Bengals now part of the National Football League following the AFL-NFL merger, Trumpy had the best season of his career, catching 37 passes for 835 yards (a franchise record 22.6 yards per catch average) and nine touchdowns. In a game against the Houston Oilers, Trumpy became the first Bengals tight end to record three touchdown receptions in a single game, helping his team to a 31–31 tie.

1977
Trumpy continued to play for the Bengals until 1977, earning two trips to the Pro Bowl in 1970 and 1973. In his final season, he caught only 18 passes for 251 yards and one touchdown, but his touchdown was one of the most memorable plays of his career. In a November 20 game against the Miami Dolphins during a driving rainstorm, Trumpy caught a 29-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Ken Anderson on a flea flicker play that involved three players handling the ball before it was thrown to him. First, Anderson handed the ball off to running back Archie Griffin, who then pitched the ball to receiver John McDaniel running in the opposite direction. McDaniel then handed the ball back to Anderson, setting up his 29-yard touchdown pass to Trumpy. The Bengals went on to defeat the Dolphins 23–17, knocking them out of playoff contention. "It was magic", said Trumpy about the play,
Don Shula (the Dolphins coach at the time) reminds me of that play every time I see him. He called it 'triple pass' because 3 people touched it before I caught it, but Shula called it the reverse pass. He'll see me and say 'That damn reverse pass. I remember that.'

Career statistics
Trumpy finished his 10-year career with 298 receptions for 4,600 yards and 35 touchdowns in 128 games. His 4,600 receiving yards, 35 touchdown receptions, and 15.4 yards per catch average are the most ever by a Bengals tight end.

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Dan Ross

After graduating college in 1979, he was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals with the 30th pick in the second round of the 1979 NFL Draft. Ross' best season was in 1981, when he totaled 71 receptions for 910 yards and five touchdowns, helping lead the Bengals to Super Bowl XVI. His 71 receptions were a single-season franchise record, and would remain so until Carl Pickens had 99 in 1995.

Ross had an outstanding performance in the Super Bowl, with a record 11 receptions for 104 yards and two touchdowns. His receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns were all the most by a tight end in Super Bowl history. However, the Bengals lost to the San Francisco 49ers, 26-21, preventing Ross from being the likely winner of the Super Bowl MVP award.

In addition to his impressive Super Bowl performance, Ross was the Bengals' leading receiver in both playoff wins that year, with six receptions for 71 yards in their 28-21 win over the Buffalo Bills and five receptions for 69 yards in their AFC title win over the San Diego Chargers, a game known as the Freezer Bowl and the coldest game ever played in the NFL.

Ross went on to make his first and only Pro Bowl selection in 1982 on the strength of 47 receptions for 508 yards and three touchdowns in the nine-game season shortened by a players strike.

In 1984, Ross briefly left the NFL to play for the New Orleans Breakers and later the Portland Breakers in the newly formed United States Football League.

He returned to play for the Bengals in 1985, and finished the season with the Seattle Seahawks.

Ross joined the Green Bay Packers for the following season, and then retired in 1987.

In his eight NFL seasons, Ross recorded 290 receptions for 3,419 receiving yards and 19 touchdowns.

Ross later said that as a veteran of a small college not known for its football program, he was grateful for a chance to play in the big leagues. "Just getting drafted was a thrill. You don't expect it from the school I went to. At the time, you don't expect to play in the National Football League, and especially somebody taking you with the 30th overall pick. It's like 'oh geez they must see something I don't'."[3]

Personal life
Ross later became president and co-owner of WPWB, an independent TV station in Riviera Beach, Florida. He was owner and president of Power House Supply, while also coaching Pop Warner Football and participating in charity golf tournaments.[1]

In 2004, he was enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame. Northeastern University also recognized the achievement with a halftime ceremony honoring Ross at the October 9, 2004 home game against Villanova University. He was the first Northeastern University player enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame.[1]

Dan Ross died at age 49 on May 16, 2006, after collapsing at his home in Atkinson, New Hampshire, shortly after returning from jogging. He died at Merrimack Valley Hospital in Haverhill, Massachusetts.[4]

He was survived by his wife, Joan, and two children, Jillian, then 23, and Dan Jr., then 22.[5]

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Rodney Holman

Holman was born in Ypsilanti, Michigan and graduated from Ypsilanti High School in 1978 where he starred on the football team and was an all-state wrestler.[1] Before his NFL career, Holman played college football at Tulane University.[2] Holman started all four of his seasons at Tulane, setting school records for receptions (135) and receiving yards (1,512) by a tight end. His 47 receptions in 1979 set a single season school record for catching by a tight end as well. In his four seasons on the team, The Green Wave posted a 26-20 record, and made it to consecutive Bowl games for the first time ever. Future NFL kicker Eddie Murray was also a member of the team around that time.[3]

He was selected by the Bengals in the third round of the 1982 NFL Draft.[4] A 3-time Pro Bowl selection from 1988 to 1990,[5] Holman's superb blocking and pass catching abilities were a great asset to his team, and assisted the Bengals to an NFL championship appearance in Super Bowl XXIII.[6]

By the time he retired in 1996, Holman had played in 213 games, the second most games played by a tight end in NFL history behind Pete Metzelaars (234). In his 14 seasons, Holman amassed 365 receptions for 4,771 yards and 36 touchdowns.[7] As of 2005, Holman's 318 receptions with the Bengals are the most ever by a tight end in franchise history and ranks him as their 6th all-time leading receiver.

After his NFL career ended, Holman served as an assistant coach for the New Orleans Saints from 1998 to 1999.[8]

Honors

[Bengalitis]

What about the Bengal's Ring of Shame.. in the restrooms... on the uri....

[Shake n Blake]

Tony McGee should be on the list. Not his fault he played in the 90s.

[yang]

(05-24-2021, 11:27 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Tony McGee should be on the list. Not his fault he played in the 90s.

Good call.  When they announced Trumpy I couldn't help but think of Ross and Holman. Ross set the super bowl record and was the league's top tight end for a while and Holman was a stud for a decade.  I imagine they are future selections but I get the nod to Trumpy since he came first and was more well known historically working with the NFL and locally the radio talk show.  He basically created sports talk on the radio.  

[*bfine32*]

If we don't draft Eifert in 2013. Gresham would lead the list

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

(05-26-2021, 06:20 PM)bfine32 Wrote: If we don't draft Eifert in 2013. Gresham would lead the list

Did kind of seem like Gresham was getting better each year his first 3 years and then the Bengals were suddenly more interested in asking him to block DEs 1-on-1 rather than catch balls once they drafted Eifert. Never understood why they did that to a 24-year-old 2x Pro Bowler. I know they had visions of Gronk/Hernandez in their minds when they drafted Eifert, but then they never actually took the steps to use them as such and instead diluted both.

[Shake n Blake]

(05-26-2021, 06:20 PM)bfine32 Wrote: If we don't draft Eifert in 2013. Gresham would lead the list

Even including his time in AZ, Gresham is behind Trumpy, Holman and McGee in yards, and behind Trumpy and Holman in TDs.

That's playing in a more pass happy era, and 16 game seasons (unlike Trumpy).

He also had less Pro Bowls (2) than Trumpy (4) or Holman (3).

You could argue Gresh over McGee, but I'd say there's a substantial gap between the top 2 and Gresh. Also, Dan Ross' first 5 seasons were far more impressive than anything Gresh did in stripes.

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Random trivia...

Both drafted in 2010, to this day Gresh has played in more NFL games (132) than Gronk (131).

[fredtoast]

Rodney Holeman is possibly the most underrated Bengal ever.  It is hard to compare raw numbers for players from different eras, and when you look at how Holeman ranked in the league over a long period of time it is clear he was one of the best TEs of his time.

In Holeman's era tight ends were more blocker and less receiver. Holeman was not a big bruiser, but he thrived on the Wyche/Esiason teams. He was one of the top TEs in the league for a six year stretch ('85-'90). Over that period he ranked #1 among TEs in TDs and #3 in receiving yards. Among the 30 TEs that had at least 100 receptions he ranked #1 in yards per catch. Holman went to three Pro Bowls ('88-'90). He was second in receptions on our '88 Super Bowl team, and he was the leading receiver in our last playoff victory.

[*SHRacerX*]

(05-24-2021, 04:03 PM)Bengalitis Wrote: What about the Bengal's Ring of Shame.. in the restrooms... on the uri....

Bengals 2nd round pick, Sean Brewer.  Turd. 

[Bengalitis]

(05-27-2021, 09:41 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: Bengals 2nd round pick, Sean Brewer.  Turd. 

ouch! from wikipedia: "However shortly after being drafted by the Bengals, it was discovered that Brewer had a pack-a-day cigarette addiction.[4] "


If they had a bigger scouting team, they could have easily had the time to inquire around of any habits he had. Hell, just stick around the stadium and see him light up in no time.

[*SHRacerX*]

(05-27-2021, 09:46 AM)Bengalitis Wrote: ouch! from wikipedia: "However shortly after being drafted by the Bengals, it was discovered that Brewer had a pack-a-day cigarette addiction.[4] "


If they had a bigger scouting team, they could have easily had the time to inquire around of any habits he had. Hell, just stick around the stadium and see him light up in no time.

He was Bronson Arroyo before his time, though.  The only white guy I had ever seen with corn rows.  He looked like a guy you wouldn't want to mess with, but was a turd storm and MAJOR reach.