Russ Grimm On Canton, Hot Dogs, and The Hogs
 

Is time to stop talking about Fat Albert, Favre, Riggins, etc. The Redskins are about to have another member in the HOF and it's time to talk about him. When Monk and Green were going into the HOF people were going crazy in the forum. Now lets have Grimm take the spotlight.

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I guess the thing about Russ is he is not a big flashy CB or WR. Russ was a hard working man, bring the lunch box type player. Gave guys like Monk, Riggins, and all of our offensive weapons all the glory while he beat the crap out of the Dline and LBs. He is one of the Great Redskins in my mind of all time. One of the very best linemen we have ever had and a great character.

There needs to be more Hogs in Canton.

I am stoked that Russ is getting in and I will be watching on Saturday.

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He can't say the hot dog story is false? Oh man...my dog does stuff like that.

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Why am I not surprised this thread has so few posts.

So happy for Grimm, long overdue that a Hog got in to the Hall

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[quote=SmootSmack;717956]Why am I not surprised this thread has so few posts.

So happy for Grimm, long overdue that a Hog got in to the Hall[/quote]

I think some of it has to do with the age of most people on the board. It seems as though we have alot of young members who may not know much about Russ.

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[quote=SmootSmack;717956]Why am I not surprised this thread has so few posts.

So happy for Grimm, long overdue that a Hog got in to the Hall[/quote]

It's too hard to be positive for a lot of folks. ;)

Also speaks to why it took so long to get Grimm in. His name creates little fanfare.

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I just got back from my first trip to the Pro Football HoF (3 weeks ago)
I made sure to have my wife take a picture of me with Russ Grimm's picture which is now in the main lobby of the HoF along with all of the other 2010 inductees. A great trip!!! and as a 41 year old and Redskins fan since the late 70's, I remember the Hogs vividly. I am thrilled that Russ Grimm is getting inducted this weekend.

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[quote=Mattyk;717960]It's too hard to be positive for a lot of folks. ;)

Also speaks to why it took so long to get Grimm in. His name creates little fanfare.[/quote]

I always thought Mayday was going to be better than Grimm due to his higher draft status, but draft position isn't everything. Every fan knew who was the better Hog by the end of that first year together. The whole Hogs line should be inducted, but that's a story line for another time.

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[quote=artmonkforhallofamein07;717858][B]I guess the thing about Russ is he is not a big flashy CB or WR. Russ was a hard working man, bring the lunch box type player. [/B]Gave guys like Monk, Riggins, and all of our offensive weapons all the glory while he beat the crap out of the Dline and LBs. He is one of the Great Redskins in my mind of all time. One of the very best linemen we have ever had and a great character.

There needs to be more Hogs in Canton.

I am stoked that Russ is getting in and I will be watching on Saturday.[/quote]

Yeah, I noticed in the story that he didn't campaign for the Hall like some people do. He just let his play do the talking. Down-to-earth class all the way, hot dogs aside.

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Russ was the Art Monk of linemen. Quiet, understated but one of the most intense competitors on the field. Joe Jacoby should be next on the list as well as Gary Clark, Dave Butz and Charles Mann. All deserving of consideration for the hall.

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definitely was a fan of Grimm.. hope Jacoby is next

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Grimm is very deserving and finally one of the HOGS is in...Of my early memories of watching the Skins, the most consistent memory was that of the play of the Oline. I just remember how annoucers, game commentators would get so excited about the our Oline play, especially how we run the ball and especially my favorite play the old Counter-Trey...man they would just open holes you could drive a truck through and just dump defenders....HTTR!!!

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Congrats to Russ he was a huge part of the Superbowl teams.

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Even though I'm too young to remember the glory years, I am very happy for Grimm finally getting his due and I will be watching his induction tonight with my friends. It's a hard thing to get guys from your team in the Hall and we've had 3 inducted in the last 3 years, which is great.

I'm very happy for him and I'm sure the rest of the Hogs are there supporting him because as of now he is the rep for the whole group in the HOF.

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[quote=Chico23231;718152]Grimm is very deserving and finally one of the HOGS is in...Of my early memories of watching the Skins, the most consistent memory was that of the play of the Oline. I just remember how annoucers, game commentators would get so excited about the our Oline play, especially how we run the ball and especially my favorite play the old Counter-Trey...man they would just open holes you could drive a truck through and just dump defenders....HTTR!!![/quote]haha when you said the part about the announcers I was going to reply how often you'd hear "you could drive a truck through that hole"

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My wife and I just drove up from NoVA just to see Grimm's induction! Man, he deserves it. Hope a few more of the Hogs make it; there would have no Diesel and no three Lombardis without the Hogs!

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'Bout time Russ made it in. Was listening to George Starke yesterday (another Hog for the younger guys) and he made a very good point. He said how could Randy White get in before Russ and Russ would get the best of him every time, yet he has to wait all these years to get into the Hall. He said the same thing about Irvin and Monk.

I think in general the Redskins teams of the 80s just don't get the respect they deserve like the 49ers teams from the same era. My own personal theory is had we beat the Raiders in the Super Bowl, I think the Skins would be considered the undisputed team of the 80s.

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[quote=12thMan;718300]'Bout time Russ made it in. Was listening to George Starke yesterday (another Hog for the younger guys) and he made a very good point. He said how could Randy White get in before Russ and Russ would get the best of him every time, yet he has to wait all these years to get into the Hall. He said the same thing about Irvin and Monk.

I think in general the Redskins teams of the 80s just don't get the respect they deserve like the 49ers teams from the same era. My own personal theory is had we beat the Raiders in the Super Bowl, I think the Skins would be considered the undisputed team of the 80s.[/quote]

I've been arguing that point with 49ers fans for years, if only Joey T. would have kept his peepee in his pants...

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I love this from Mike Wise article:

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"We're getting ready to ice the game," Joe Theismann remembered that day against Dallas at RFK Stadium, Jan. 22, 1983. "We're linin' up. And Russ and Randy White had been at it all day. I mean this is a war. This is a physical, UFC, battle royal.

"So all of a sudden I get in the huddle and I call '60 Outside.' And Russ looks at me and he says, 'No.' "

Which made Theismann do a double-take.

"I said, 'What do you mean no? Joe [Gibbs] wants to run 60 Outside.'

"He says, 'I want to run '50 Gut' right at Randy [White, the Cowboys' Hall of Fame defensive tackle].'

"Well now I gotta make an executive decision, you know, I'm middle management."

They ran the play Grimm, not Gibbs, wanted. White was run over and the Redskins gained four yards. Theismann looked back toward Joe Gibbs, two weeks before he guided the franchise to their first of three Super Bowls. The coach wanted his play run.

"Joe signals in 60 Outside," Theismann said.

"I step in the huddle. I go, 'Spread right, short motion, 60 Outside.'

"Russ goes: 'Didn't you hear me? No!'

"I said, 'Okay, fine.' We run 50 Gut again."

And White goes to the ground again. First down.

"Next play, I don't even look at the sidelines anymore," Theismann said. "We ran like 11 consecutive 50 Guts. It was just Russ Grimm against Randy White and we were going to absolutely pummel him to the ground. When I think of Russ Grimm and all the memories, this was his moment."

"I always felt the huddle wasn't a democracy," Theismann added, "until that particular time."

Former Redskins tackle George Starke reminisced by telephone Thursday night as he was awaited his storm-delayed flight from Washington to Canton. "Nine of those times we ran it right up Randy's [behind]," he said.

Before every play, Starke recalled, ornery center Jeff Bostic looked at White across the line: "He said, 'Randy, you better dig in, we're coming again right at you,' " Starke said of Bostic. "He had a nasty-ass attitude. I loved Jeff.

"Then after every play, Mark May would kick Randy White in the butt because he didn't like him," Starke recalled. "Randy would punch Russ, who would get angry. Then we'd do it all over again."

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Russ you are a class act!! Great speech!! Thanks for the memories.

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Russ did a great job and it was great to see the first Hog go into the HOF.
I have to say I was impressed by Floyd Little's speech and as much as I hated him as a player Emmit did a good job tonight too. Although that "America's Team" crap made me want to throw up in my mouth a little bit.

HAIL TO RUSS and HAIL TO THE REDSKINS!!!

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[quote=12thMan;718300]'Bout time Russ made it in. Was listening to George Starke yesterday (another Hog for the younger guys) and he made a very good point. He said how could Randy White get in before Russ and Russ would get the best of him every time, yet he has to wait all these years to get into the Hall. He said the same thing about Irvin and Monk.
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Guys like Russ and Art were not ones to toot their own horns. They showed up and played football and let their actions both on and off the field speak for themselves. Irvin was a good player but Art should have gone in long before he did, but of course I am biased.
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I think in general the Redskins teams of the 80s just don't get the respect they deserve like the 49ers teams from the same era. My own personal theory is had we beat the Raiders in the Super Bowl, I think the Skins would be considered the undisputed team of the 80s.[/quote]
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Agreed 100%!

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Loved Buges' intro. He told his own version of the 50 Gut story. But I loved the bottom line: running over Randy White 10 times in a row!

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Anyone else a little bothered by Jerry's Hall of Fame speech? I mean in the course of his speech he mentioned that:

- His Dad never said "I love you."
- He was constantly in fear of failure
- His parents whooped him
- His High School Principle whooped him

And that was only in the course of one or two minutes. It's amazing that Jerry turned out as classy as he did.

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The 50 Gut story is Outrageous!! It is incredible to see a "Hog" in the HOF. I would love to see our O-Line unit take the kind of pride in themselves and their performance as their predecessors in the Hogs did.....we shall see

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For those who missed the induction:

Buges talking about Grimm:

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Grimms Speech:

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People probably wanted to post but then they played the Rickey Jackson drinking game. Take a drink for every time he says "hometown" then call me when you wake up in two days.

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Grimm's speech and Bugel's intro weremoving for us Skins' fans. What Grimm and the rest of the line did against some formdable defenses of the 1980s was impressive.
Grimm's thanking the Skins' fans was a great tip of the hat given our recent years' drama.
Here's to the heart and soul of the Hogs.

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Congrats to Grimm! The more Redskins the better in Canton!

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[quote=Dirtbag359;718358]Anyone else a little bothered by Jerry's Hall of Fame speech? I mean in the course of his speech he mentioned that:

- His Dad never said "I love you."
- He was constantly in fear of failure
- His parents whooped him
- His High School Principle whooped him

And that was only in the course of one or two minutes. It's amazing that Jerry turned out as classy as he did.[/quote]

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It was a little different and not as polished as I would have expected his speech to be, but then again I was not infront of thousands. He is still a classy guy and was an incredible player.

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[quote=Pocket$ $traight;718379]People probably wanted to post but then they played the Rickey Jackson drinking game. Take a drink for every time he says "hometown" then call me when you wake up in two days.[/quote]

I actually liked Rickey Jackson's speech. He's a country boy who was nervous and didn't use any notes, once he past the "hometown" part he did alright. I liked the fact that he picked Benson as his presenter and not DeBartolo who he could have chosen. He was honest and spoke from the heart. And no, he was not drunk.

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[quote=SFREDSKIN;718303]I've been arguing that point with 49ers fans for years, if only Joey T. would have kept his peepee in his pants...[/quote]

That had nothing to do with it. Yeah Theismann was doing his dirt but that game was lost in the trenches. That day the Raiders d-line simply man handled our 0-line.

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Glad to see Buges get up there and talk about running 50 gut right at Randy White. And good to see Grimm mentioning the old gang getting sewed inside his yellow jacket. Good stuff there...

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[quote=skinsfan69;718399]That had nothing to do with it. Yeah Theismann was doing his dirt but that game was lost in the trenches. That day the Raiders d-line simply man handled our 0-line.[/quote]

The QB sets the tempo, does he not? Yes our OL wasn't at it's best, actually the whole team. I think a little over confidence didn't help either.

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I would go with an over confident team who wasn't as hungry as the Raiders that day. 8 out of 10 timesw we win that game. They were the better team that Sunday.

Back to Grimm, great speach by the big guy last night, love how he talked about the playoff game against Atlanta in 91 where everyone threw out thier seat cushions they gave away at the stadium, the We Want Dallas Chants and Rocking RFK, and the Championship Team he played for and on. He thanked the B and G nation and honestly I wish there was more of us there. He should have had the cheers and fan fare that Art and DG recieved from all of us in Canton.

Awesome to see the first of I hope more hogs to get in the Hall.

Joe Jacoby should be going next!!! He deserves the hall as well.

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[quote=artmonkforhallofamein07;718426] He thanked the B and G nation and honestly I wish there was more of us there. He should have had the cheers and fan fare that Art and DG recieved from all of us in Canton.

Awesome to see the first of I hope more hogs to get in the Hall.

Joe Jacoby should be going next!!! He deserves the hall as well.[/quote]

If you recall 2 years ago this forum was buzzing when Monk and Green went in, it's been pretty quiet for Grimm around here. I'm still stoked about the fact that no one will ever get a long standing ovation like Monk did 2 years ago.

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This is relatively a young board anymore, well at least the guys that post the most. I mean Russ hasn't been playing for 17 years. An entire generation has never seen him play. Add the fact that offensive linemen rarely get the spotlight and voila, you will get a low message # on the thread. Russ looked good at the ceremony. He of course is older, but still looked pretty good. I am glad for him, and I am sure that all of the Hogs will be in the HOF soon.

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Well I doubt we will get them all in but they desevrve to. At the least I would think Jacoby should be there.

I agree with you about the age of the board, I am 32 but I remember all those old school guys, because as a kid they were some of my heroes. I loved all the guys from the 80s and early 90s. I grew up and became a fan when we won all the Superbowls. The first game I ever remember was the 82 Superbowl. Ever since I remeber watching the games every Sunday ( well for the most part) since I was 5.

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I notice that Russ did not thank Jay Schroeder for his great leadership. Strange omission. :)

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Also I remember all of the Hogs names much better than I remember our RBs from back then, I know the big guys but I can't recall all of thier names.

I know most of the Defensive players, and all the WR and QBs.

My point being that the Hogs were a glorified part of our team and even though they dont get much fan fare today, that group of guys did. WE all knew that they were the monsters up front that allowed us to win so many football games.