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Doug Atkins

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Football Player

The Resume

Why he might be annoying:

    His sack statistics were deemed incomplete, as a result of it not being listed as an official stat in his era.
    He once fired a gun down the hallway in protest of a teammate's choice in music.
    He clashed with George Halas in regards to not adhering to the latter's strict structure in regards to team rules.
    He was traded from the Browns, after he pissed off Paul Brown by letting off a loud belch in a team meeting.
    He initially announced his retirement from football, only to rescind it and asked the Bears for a trade out of Chicago instead.
    He spent the final two seasons of his career on a poor Saints team.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was credited with revolutionizing the defensive end position in football.
    He was a big man who used his large frame to his advantage on the field.
    He was considered one of the anchors on the Bears 'Monsters on the Midway' unit in the 1950's and 1960's.
    He played in the Pro Bowl eight times in a nine year span.
    He was a member of two teams that won the NFL Championship (pre-Super Bowl era; 1954, 1963).
    He was one of the first players in the history of the Saints franchise to have his jersey retired.

Credit: Ricky


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying