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Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch

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Football Player

The Resume

    (June 17, 1923-January 28, 2004)
    Born in Wausau, Wisconsin
    Running back/Wide receiver for the Chicago Rockets (1946-1948) and the Los Angeles Rams (1949-1957)
    Attended University of Wisconsin at Madison and University of Michigan
    Drafated fifth overall in the 1945 NFL Draft
    Three-time Pro Bowl participant (1951, 1952, 1953)
    Named part of the NFL's 1950's All-Decade Team
    Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1968) and College Football Hall of Fame (1974)
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Why he might be annoying:

    He earned the nickname 'Crazylegs' because Chicago Daily News sportswriter Francis Powers noted during a University of Wisconsin Badgers game that 'His crazy legs were gyrating in six different directions, all at the same time.'
    That same writer commented that he looked like a 'demented duck.'
    His commitment to the United States Navy V-12 caused him to switch universities.
    He was the star of his own biopic 'Crazylegs (1953).'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He became the only athlete at the University of Michigan to letter in football, basketball, track, and baseball all in one year (1943-1944).
    He played halfback in his college tenure and wide receiver in his professional career.
    He helped the Rams win the 1951 NFL Championship.
    One of the films he acted in, 'Unchained (1955),' featured the Oscar-nominated song 'Unchained Melody' later made famous by the The Righteous Brothers.
    He ranked 87 on the 100 Greatest Fooball Players list compiled by 'Sporting News.'

Credit: Birdienest81


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 30.0% Annoying