Raymond Berry
Career Stats: 154 games played (140 starts), 631 receptions, 9,275 yards, 68 TD
Berry does not look like a football player at all. He moved far too slowly for a receiver due to his frailty, poor vision, and slowness (4.8 40-yard dash). However, he did possess the best set of mitts in the league. Everything that was thrown at Berry she was catching. No matter how difficult the catch was, if it landed in his hands, the ball would be taken. He developed a unique on-field bond with Johnny Unitas throughout the course of his career, and the two of them shared two NFL Championships. Berry led the league in receptions and receiving yards twice and was a six-time Pro Bowler and four-time First Team All-Pro. Not bad for a player selected in the NFL Draft’s 20th round.
Raymond Berry
James Lofton
Career Stats: 233 games played (212 starts), 764 receptions, 14,004 yards, 75 TD
Speed is deadly in the NFL, and Lofton had unmatched wheels. The Green Bay Packers selected the outstanding all-around athlete who competed in the long jump at the collegiate level sixth overall in the 1978 NFL Draft. Lofton’s top-end pace enlivened crowds and frequently left rivals in the dust on go routes. Once he got his long legs moving, no one in the NFL could keep up with him. Since quarterbacks would just loft the ball as far as they could in his direction, Lofton would scorch his defender and settle firmly under the ball for significant gains, making it virtually hard to overthrow him. From the start of his career, he was a major favorite of the audience. During his first eight years with the Packers, Lofton was selected to seven Pro Bowl teams. He currently holds the top spot among players who started their NFL careers in the 1970s and is ranked 12th all-time in receiving yards.
James Lofton
