Sam Hurd. Any man who can become a drug kingpin while playing in NFL has to be tough. Too soon? #Freesamhurd

(05-07-2018 09:56 AM)klake87 Wrote:  Doug Bartlett back in 80s. If I was ever in a fight he would be the one I would want having my back. He was a beast

Klake, this is probably the best answer on here. Great call.

Mark Kellar from the early 1970's should be on this list.

(05-07-2018 04:37 PM)bikechuck Wrote:  Mark Kellar from the early 1970's should be on this list.

Appendectomy on Monday play on Saturday, Yeah he was one tough MFer. Played in the NFL.

(05-07-2018 01:56 PM)Milwaukee Pilot Wrote:  

(05-07-2018 09:56 AM)klake87 Wrote:  Doug Bartlett back in 80s. If I was ever in a fight he would be the one I would want having my back. He was a beast

Klake, this is probably the best answer on here. Great call.

I knew Doug well easy going till you passed him off

I mean, Lynch was definitely one of the toughest Huskies of all-time, but we all know that. I really loved watching Lynch play... such a tough, blue-collar type of player. Loved when he ran the ball.... he delivered HITS to the defenders.

I saw someone mention Stingily as well. I definitely agree with that. Guy was a BRUISER. Another one who delivered hits to the defenders.

Ward is another one.

I have a lot of respect for TEs and others who don't get the notoriety. I really like Winman a lot. Dude was tough and was a good blocker.

Go Huskies

Chad Spann was a tough one. I remember watching him breaking through tackles constantly and diving into the endzone to get those TDs. I don't even remember him being out with an injury.

(05-08-2018 05:51 PM)epasnoopy Wrote:  Chad Spann was a tough one. I remember watching him breaking through tackles constantly and diving into the endzone to get those TDs. I don't even remember him being out with an injury.

Chad Spann was a beast! That guy was fun to watch...great, great Huskie.

JAKE COFFMAN

(05-08-2018 06:02 PM)prairiedawg Wrote:  

(05-08-2018 05:51 PM)epasnoopy Wrote:  Chad Spann was a tough one. I remember watching him breaking through tackles constantly and diving into the endzone to get those TDs. I don't even remember him being out with an injury.

Chad Spann was a beast! That guy was fun to watch...great, great Huskie.

That game he had against Minnesota was awesome. He ran right through them.

(05-09-2018 05:10 AM)NIUBBOY Wrote:  JAKE COFFMAN

+1 He was NFL material but was not interested in the NFL

(05-07-2018 10:32 AM)RitzHuskie Wrote:  Jake Coffman is the toughest dude I can ever remember playing for the Huskies.

+1 - one of my favorite players too.

I forget his name but he was a small white guy who played safety in the mid seventies. He didn't look like he could weigh much more than 150 pounds. I remember him wearing red Chuck Tayler converse high tops. Always thought he must be tough pound for pound.

(05-07-2018 08:13 AM)HW58 Wrote:  Great to see Chad Beebe getting invites from the Vikings and Colts! Gotta love his passion and courage. Definitely one of the toughest Huskies in recent memory. Who are other Huskies through the years who could proudly wear this label?

From what I hear, Chad Beebe played his last 4 games of his career with broken ribs. That's crazy tough

Todd Peat

Jordan Lynch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVfHFytCP0s

Honorable mention goes to the player a while back who had his knee pop out in warmups and played. Don't remember who it was.

(05-07-2018 08:46 PM)NIU05 Wrote:  

(05-07-2018 04:37 PM)bikechuck Wrote:  Mark Kellar from the early 1970's should be on this list.

Appendectomy on Monday play on Saturday, Yeah he was one tough MFer. Played in the NFL.

The Carpentersville Cruncher beat out Archie Griffith, Tony Dorsett, and Jim Cappalletti for the 1973 NCAA rushing title.

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(05-14-2018 08:49 PM)Huskie_Jon Wrote:  Todd Peat

How do you send your kids to Stanford over NIU????

How has no one mentioned Chandler Harnish? He wasn't as physical as Lynch, but he did his fair share of running and took his fair share of hits. He also came back from a brutal knee injury, having his best seasons after there would doubts he'd ever be able to play again.

(05-19-2018 03:29 AM)niu_1087 Wrote:  How has no one mentioned Chandler Harnish? He wasn't as physical as Lynch, but he did his fair share of running and took his fair share of hits. He also came back from a brutal knee injury, having his best seasons after there would doubts he'd ever be able to play again.

Or the way he came back into the game after getting hurt in the Go Daddy Bowl (the last bowl NIU won). Mr Miyagi must have been in the locker room rubbing his hands together doing his heat healing trick.