Necessary Roughness

Last week, I told you guys about the Greatest Star-Studded Cast in movie history.  This week, I want to discuss something similar.  Do you guys remember the movie Necessary Roughness?  You know, the 90's football comedy with that guy from Quantum Leap, Sinbad, a young Jason Bateman, and a still hot Kathy Ireland.  What?  You still don't know what I'm talking about?  Well, you need to stop playing outside and sit in front of your TV and catch up on some movie watching, you jock.  Anyways, in the movie there is a scene where the hilarious ragtag group of college players plays a scrimmage against a prison team (and no, this isn't The Longest Yard) and then proceed to get their asses handed to them.  Well, I saw this movie again recently and recognized a couple of the guys who played for the prison players and decided to look up who else was on that fictional team.  And wow, check out the ridiculous amount of football talent that was on that team:

• Dick Butkus - 1st Round Pick in 1965 (3rd overall), 8 Pro-Bowls, 2x Defensive POY, NFL 75th Anniversary Team, NFL 60's All-Decade Team, NFL 70's All-Decade Team, Number Retired by the Chicago Bears and the University of Illinois, 1979 NFL Hall of Fame Inductee.
• Earl Campbell - 1st Overall Pick in 1978 NFL Draft, 5 Pro-Bowls, 1978 Rookie of the Year, 1979 MVP, 3x Rushing Champ, 3x Offensive POY, 2x All-America, 1977 Heisman Winner, Number Retired by the Houston Oilers and University of Texas, 1991 NFL Hall of Fame Inductee.
• Tony Dorsett - 1st Round Pick in 1977 (2nd overall), Super Bowl XII Champ, 4 Pro-Bowls, 1976 Heisman Winner, 3x 1st Team All-American, Member of the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor, Number Retired by the University of Pittsburgh, 8th All-Time Leading Rusher, 1994 NFL Hall of Fame Inductee.
• Ed "Too Tall" Jones - 1st Overall Pick in 1974 NFL Draft, Super Bowl XII Champ, 3 Pro-Bowls, 1982 Defensive POY, 2x All-American.
• Jerry Rice - 1st Round Pick in 1985 (16th Overall), 3x Super Bowl Champ (XXIII, XXIV, XXIX), 13 Pro-Bowls, 2x NFL Offensive POY, NFL 75th Anniversary Team, NFL 80's All-Decade Team, NFL 90's All-Decade Team, Number Retired by the San Francisco 49ers, 1st All-Time in Receptions, Receiving Yards, Receiving TDs, and Total TDs, 2010 NFL Hall of Fame Inductee.
• Jim Kelly - 1st Round Pick in 1983 (14th Overall), 4 Pro-Bowls, Played in 4 Straight Super Bowls (0 Wins), Number Retired by the Buffalo Bills, Member of the University of Miami Ring of Honor, 2002 NFL Hall of Fame Inductee.
• Herschel Walker - 5th Round Pick in 1985, 2 Pro-Bowls, 1982 Heisman Winner, 3x Consensus All-American, Number Retired by the University of Georgia.
• Randy White - 1st Round Pick in 1975 (2nd Overall), Super Bowl XII Champ, 9 Pro-Bowls, NFL 80's All-Decade Team, 2x All-American, Member of the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor, Number Retired by the University of Maryland, 1994 NFL Hall of Fame Inductee.
• Roger Craig - 2nd Round Pick in 1983, 3x Super Bowl Champ (XIX, XXIII, XXIV), 4 Pro-Bowls, NFL 80's All-Decade Team, NFL Hall of Fame Semi-Finalist.
• Ben Davidson - 4th Round Pick in 1961, 3 Pro-Bowls, 1967 AFL Champ.
• Evander Holyfield - 44-10-2 Overall Boxing Record, 4x WBA Heavyweight Champ, 3x IBF Heavyweight Champ, 1 3/4 Ears.

So, that is 6 Hall of Famers, 7 1st-Rounders (2 First Overall Picks), 9 Super Bowl Champs, and 55 Pro-Bowls.  Insane.

"The 90's were not that bad."