Word: guys
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Despite their shared disadvantages, the bantams display few signs of brotherhood on the field. Unafraid of big tacklers, the Rams' Harold Jackson dreads a hit from undersized defensive backs: 'When a bigger guy hits you, he just hits you enough to put you down. But those little guys are trying to take your head off; they really let down the boom on you." No matter what their target-gnat or giant-the little men can be big trouble. Is overcompensation, a Napoleon complex? Gray admits to a special joy in beating the big guys. Says he: "I like...
...inch shorter) and dubbed him "Shorty"-Pruitt has been undersized and overly successful-an All-America and Pro-Bowl mote darting elusively through forests of giant defenders. Says Pruitt: "I've had to play at this size all my life. I've always been the smallest guy on the field. The thing that would catch my attention would not be a big guy; it would be to find another guy out there who is my size...
...Johnson, who is the only N.F.L. player to return both a kick and punt for touchdowns this season, views his tiny stature as an advantage: "It can be a psychological edge. I always have ten other men up there blocking for me and they like to see a small guy do well. You know what they say about getting lost in a crowd. I'm small and those other folks-they're so big. While they're hunting around for me, maybe they're forgetting about blockers...
Pruitt does his share of lurking behind beefy blockers as well. "I can position myself behind my blockers so that a defensive guy has to commit himself just to see where I'm at," Pruitt says. "It's a cat-and-mouse game. He shows up on the outside, I go inside. He shows up inside, I go outside." So far, the mouse is winning; with 761 yards rushing, Pruitt is on his way to his third straight 1,000-yd. season...
...maintain his frenetic style, he is now at the top of the profession. His fans emulate his manic delivery as well as his jokes, and Steve Martinisms are now popping up in conversations all the time. With the Martin delivery, an expression like "I'm a crazy kind of guy" can quickly become a byword...