Bruce Harper | Lance Mehl |
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RB–PR–KR | LB |
1977–1984 | 1980–1987 |
Led the league twice in all-purpose yards, and three times in kick-return yards. Ended his career as the Jets' all–time leader in punt returns, punt– return yardage, kickoff returns and kickoff–return ardage. | One-time second-team all-pro, one-time Pro- Bowler. Led team in interceptions in 1983 and made 10 tackles in wipeout playoff victory over Bengals the previous season. |
Is the founder and director of Heroes & Cool Kids, a non-profit dedicated to mentoring New Jersey middle-schoolers and high-schoolers. | As a Penn State linebacker, respected personage, and juvenile probation officer after his career, he was in the awkward position of being called as a character witness on behalf of Jerry Sandusky. |
All-Time Greatest Jet: Bruce Harper vs Lance Mehl
All-Time Greatest Jet: Bruce Harper vs Lance Mehl
A Shaolin monk does not sell himself for a handful of rice.
Re: All-Time Greatest Jet: Bruce Harper vs Lance Mehl
Knee problems kept Mehl from true greatness.
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"They fear love because it creates a world they can't control" - George Orwell