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Among those in the current group of candidates for the NFL Hall of Fame is quarterback Randall Cunningham. He played mostly with the Philadelphia Eagles but had a great season in the late 1990s with the Minnesota Vikings.
I don't expect him to make the Hall of Fame but it is interesting to compare his regular season stats with two other Hall of Fame quarterbacks. What is keeping Cunningham from the Hall is a lack of play-off wins and he never played in a Super Bowl.
Randall Cunningham
Passing
2,429 Comp., 4,289 Att., 56.6 PCT., 29,979 YD.,
7.0 Y/A, 207 TD, 134 INT
Rushing
775 Att., 4,928 Yards, 35 TD
Troy Aikman
Passing
2,898 Comp., 4,715 Att., 61.5 PCT., 32,942 YD.,
7.0 Y/A, 165 TD, 141 INT
Rushing
327 Att., 1,016 Yards, 9 TD
Steve Young
Passing
2,667 Comp., 4,149 Att., 64.3 PCT., 33,124 YD.,
8.0 Y/A, 232 TD, 107 INT
Rushing
722 Att., 4,239 Yards, 43 TD
Randall Cunningham, the Ultimate Weapon
While with the Eagles, Cunningham lead the team in rushing several seasons in a row and still holds the team record for longest punt (over 90 yards). Feats such as these led Sports Illustrated to put him on its cover and call him the Ultimate Weapon.
Randall Cunningham was a very exciting player to watch, it's just too bad he never had success in the post-season.
Randall Cunningham did not make the final cut and is not on the ballot this year.
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