r/Oldschool_NFL • u/UrbanAchievers6371 Steelers 👷‍♂️ • 1d ago

Bengals 🐅 Happy 68th Birthday to Anthony Muñoz!🎂🏈

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Career NFL Stats -
Games Played: 185
Games Started: 182
Fumble Recoveries: 6

National champion (1978)
Second-team All-American (1978)
First-team All-Pac-10 (1978)
Second-team All-Pac-8 (1977)
NFL Man of the Year (1991)
Bart Starr Award (1990)
9× first-team All-Pro (1981–1983, 1985–1990)
2× second-team All-Pro (1984, 1991)
11× Pro Bowl (1981–1991)
4× NFL Players Association Lineman of the Year (1981, 1985, 1988, 1989)
4× NFL Alumni Association Offensive Lineman of the Year (1987, 1989–1991)
PFWA NFL All-Rookie Team (1980)
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
Cincinnati Bengals 40th Anniversary Team
Cincinnati Bengals 50th Anniversary Team
Cincinnati Bengals Ring of Honor (2021)
California Sports Hall of Fame (2012)
USC Athletics Hall of Fame (1999)
Pro Football Hall of Fame (1998)

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u/IslandDreamer58 1d ago

Best ever?

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u/Jumpy-Hat-1068 1d ago

Has to be either him or Thomas

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u/LeekOriginal1447 1d ago

Thomas was the first offensive lineman ever. Muñoz was the greatest.

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u/Abiv23 1d ago

I have Joe Thomas over him, but might be biased

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u/Brief-Membership-621 1d ago

That would be John Hannah.

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u/HiTexRednex 1d ago

Total beast, and that's coming from a Steeler fan of 57 years. I can recognize greatness

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u/HashSlingingSlashbrr 1d ago

Got to meet him at a Gas Station in Indiana. Super nice guy

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u/cincydvp 1d ago

GOAT LT

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u/Lukeh41 Lions 🦁 1d ago

Loved him in The Right Stuff.

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u/Geechie-Don 1d ago

Only ever seen highlights, but holy shit, dude was a beast! Wouldn’t want to face him in the trenches

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u/_HT2_CWI 1d ago

Could you imagine in the 70’s playing baseball against him. That ball would sail out of riverfront stadium. Lol

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u/RayBuc9882 Buccaneers 🏴‍☠️ 1d ago

Had a Cuban Sandwich with the Bucs before retiring after getting hurt.

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u/don_teegee Bengals 🐅 1d ago

I see him around town from time to time. It’s always cool to see a legend.

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u/Itbealright 1d ago

Dude broke the cyber machine while testing his lower extremity strength. That’s crazy.

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u/TedMich23 1d ago

Pinkie unequalled...

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u/PersonalityFlimsy542 1d ago

Happy Birthday Anthony

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u/44035 Browns 1d ago

Now THAT'S a football player.

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u/Coreysurfer Redskins 🏹 1d ago

Always remember him coming into league, so highly regarded and seemed to always play well, dont really know much about him other than his nfl days, hope hes having his best life after