# Not in NFL HOF?? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 12, 2015, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-in-nfl-hof/724919 "2015-07-12T05:43:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 10
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-in-nfl-hof/724919/10 "2015-07-13T20:34:16Z")
> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > Ricky Watters? I love Ricky but I don’t know a bout that. According to the list of all time rushers, there are probably a couple guys who should be ahead of him. > [NFL rushing yards leaders - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_National_Football_League_rushing_yards_leaders) > > Would you believe Edgerrin James’ carries and yards are nearly identical to Marcus Allen? Allen has nearly double the TDs but I personally don’t put a lot of stock in that stat. [/snip] Ricky Watters absolutely belongs in the Hall. The ONLY guy not in that’s even a question, to me, is LTomlinson. Everything Marshall Faulk did, Ricky did first. I believe Ricky’s not in the Hall because he told everyone how great he was and he left no doubts that he was in the game to get paid. > [@Best athlete not in his/her sport's Hall of Fame?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-athlete-not-in-his-her-sports-hall-of-fame/696351/41): > > After Google, it appears I’m NOT the only person that thinks Ricky Watters is a Hall of Famer. > > [Ricky Watters Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College | Pro-Football-Reference.com](http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WattRi00.htm) > > The numbers don’t lie. Especially telling, to me anyway, is the list of similar players at each stage of his career. It’s littered with HoF’ers, Barry Sanders, Dorsett, Jim Brown, Payton, Sayers, Allen … on and on and on. > > Starting to look like a personality issue. Though I LOVED the guy! 😃 --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-in-nfl-hof/724919)._