[7] He threw for 442 yards and four touchdowns. The result: an unforgettable 95-yard touchdown. Hes in the Hall of Fame and for good reason: He became one of the games most complete quarterbacks on one of its greatest dynasties, achieving legendary status when he threw a Super Bowl-record six touchdown passes in the 49ers Super Bowl XXIX demolition of San Diego. Cunningham has also been active in the Gospel music business since his retirement from the NFL by opening a recording studio and producing Christian worship music. In the 1988 Divisional Playoffs, Cunningham threw 54 passes for 407 yards during the "Fog Bowl" 2012 loss against the Chicago Bears, both of which remain playoff franchise records. 88. Join our linker program. Blake Butterfield grew . And unlike Terrell Davis, Randall made it back from crippling injuries to return to the pinnacle of the sport. I saw Michael Vick do it. Jon Casey had to play the rest of the playoffs. Randall compares more favorably to Troy Aikman, another Canton lock, who played exactly one less game in his career. Fuhr and Haek were awarded the William M. Jennings Trophy for the fewest goals allowed. This guy has not been seen by many national audiences before, but I think youre starting to get the drift as to what kind of football player plays here in Philadelphia. Although he began the season out of shape and was considered to be past his prime, his career saw a resurgence when he signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Blues on July 14, 1995, before the 199596 campaign. The Tragic Death of Former Eagles Star Randall Cunninghams 2-Year-Old Son. Obscured has been the recent retirement of a player who will also stir some argument, although to my mind he clearly belongs in the hall Randall Cunningham. Fuhr was suspended by the NHL for 59 games of the 199091 season. He took center stage when Buddy Ryan took over as head coach and eased him. Cunningham was permanently handed the Eagles' starting job for the 1987 season. Young you know about. There he reunited with former Eagles wide receiver Cris Carter. Taking over from the lead-footed Ron Jaworski in 1987, Cunningham turned in a spectacular four years that saw him not only average more than 3,000 yards and 24 TDs passing, but also lead the team in rushing, including a staggering 942 yards in 1990, the standing record for quarterbacks. Cunningham is also known for his tenure with the Minnesota Vikings. [22] The tournament is played at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course along the edge of Lake Tahoe. Try 102-101 in the regular season and 3-7 in the playoffs. Randall Cunningham may be the best athlete to place an NFL uniform on. [citation needed], His daughter, Vashti Cunningham, is a track and field athlete who competed in the high jump at the 2020 Summer Olympics, placing sixth overall.[18]. Moog was given the starting job in the 1983 playoffs, and helped lead the Oilers to their first Stanley Cup Finals, though they were swept by the New York Islanders, who captured their fourth straight Stanley Cup. Had the following five things not gone wrong, he might be one of the best QBs ever. Like Archie Manning, Cunninghamracked up his numbers with mediocre supporting casts. The NFL MVP award is given out annually by three different entities. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Its a disservice to one of the games most talented and underrated quarterbacks. Randall Cunningham: A Force Of Nature. The cellar-dwelling Eagles went well over .500 as soon as Cunningham receivedthe keys to the offense, details Five Thirty Eight. Yes, he did. In fact, hes never been a finalist or semifinalist, and, Im sorry, but thats not right. The Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame is committed to the support and enhancement of Southern Nevada youth through programs and scholarships. Will Randall Cunningham be enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame? Cunningham led the league with a 106.0 passer rating while the Vikings scored a then-NFL record 556 points during the 1998 season, making him the first black quarterback to lead the league in that category. Here's everything you need to know when the Philadelphia Eagles play the Houston Texans in Week 9 of the 2022 season. He would return to the Eagles completely healed the following season, and led the team to its first playoff victory in 12 years. In 1989, on October 2 Cunningham also set the regular season franchise record with 62 pass attempts (now shared with Nick Foles), also against the Chicago Bears. Philadelphia Eagles Randall Cunningham Is a Must for the Hall of Fame Boris Godzinevski October 25, 2008 Cunningham retired in 2001 as a member of the Baltimore Ravens. Fuhr was a regular competitor at the American Century Championship, an annual competition to determine the best golfers among American sports and entertainment celebrities. In 1996, a 33-year-old Cunningham shocked the fans when he announced his retirement. He had to wait his turn. Threw for close to 40,000 yards with 234 TDs plus nearly 3,500 rushing yards and 29 more TDs in 13 seasons. [8] In 2020, Cunningham became the team chaplain for the Las Vegas Raiders, replacing former team chaplain Napoleon Kaufman, who stayed in Oakland when the team moved to Las Vegas. It is the premier annual gathering of business and community leaders from every sector. The nonpareil scrambler reinvented himself as a pure pocket passer. He played 79 games that season, 76 consecutively, both NHL records. In addition to his ability to throw the ball and his wizardry as a runner, he was also the punter for the Rebels. He spent the majority of his career with the Philadelphia Eagles and is also known for his Minnesota Vikings tenure. Yet it was only 15 years ago. Had eight career return touchdowns - three punts, five kickoffs. He was the ultimate dual weapon someone who could beat you with his arm AND his legs. He had all of the talent in the world coming out of Santa Barbara, but the Eagles provided him with little opportunity to shine. In 1998 he led the league in touchdown passes, passer rating and yards per attempt. Jalen Hurts was one of the special guests for the ESPN ManningCast with Peyton and Eli during Monday night's game between the Rams and the 49ers. Randall Cunningham played quarterback in the NFL for 16 years and is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. Cunningham was the most electrifying player not named B. Sanders to take the field since Gale Sayers was knocked from the game. These attributes, plus his pioneer status, far outweigh his lack of a Super Bowl ring and are why Cunningham should be voted into Canton on the first ballot five years hence. 71 player in the NFL on the Top 100 Players of 2022 rankings. The debate over whether just-retired Terrell Davis belongs in the Hall of Fame has dominated the chattering classes of sport since T.D. Here's everything you need to know about the Monday night battle between the Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles in Week 2 of the 2022 season. With Hasek now ensconced in the Sabres' net, Fuhr was dealt to the Los Angeles Kings, on February 14, 1995, reuniting him with Gretzky. He went 20 as a starter. [1][2] He set a number of firsts for black hockey players in the NHL, including being the first to win the Stanley Cup and being the first inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. As everyone should know, Troy Aikman is the worst QB in the Hall of Fame. The next year general manager and head coach Glen Sather chose to go with Fuhr in the 1984 playoffs, though Fuhr was injured in the third game of the Stanley Cup Finals in a rematch against the Islanders when he collided with Pat LaFontaine, so Moog stepped in and led the Oilers to a series win. Ladies and gentlemen, says an astonished Dan Dierdorf, part of the Monday Night Football broadcast team, Randall Cunningham is a ready-for-prime-time player. Its third-and-goal at the New York 4, with two Eagles backs lined up in an I-formation behind Cunningham, ready to hammer the inside of the Giants line. This is mentioned in an interview with Wayne Gretzky conducted by John Davidson as part of the 2003 DVD "Ultimate Gretzky".[24]. Fuhr played ten seasons for the Oilers, where he teamed up first with Andy Moog, then Bill Ranford to form one of the most formidable goaltending tandems in history, winning the Stanley Cup four times in five seasons (1983-84 through '87-88). Javascript is required for the selection of a player. [17], Cunningham's jersey is part of the costume for the Always Teste character of YouTube comedian Ed Bassmaster. [a] In the subsequent Pro Bowl a few weeks later, Cunningham was named game MVP as the NFC defeated the AFC, 283. In addition to these aforementioned abilities he also was one of the best if not the best running Quarterback of all time. Not in the Hall. Randall Wade Cunningham Sr. (born March 27, 1963) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. In 1984, his senior year, he led the UNLV Rebels to an 112 seasonstill the school's only 10-win season everhowever this was adjusted to 013 when it was found out several players were ineligible.[4]. About that comeback: In 1998, already knocked out of the game by injuries, the 35-year-old Cunningham left his granite and marble business in Las Vegas and mounted one of the more triumphant and unlikely second acts in NFL history. He was not re-signed, after the Cowboys signed quarterback Tony Banks instead. Rushed for 3,794 yards with 161 receptions and 32 TDs in three years with the Eagles. He played in the NFL for 16 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. To a modern audience that knows about CTE and other dangers the sports can inflict on a long-time player's body, this is reasonable. I saw Robert Griffin III do it. After a series of concussions ended Aikman's season, and ultimately his career, Cunningham again took the helm at quarterback. If Moon belongs in the Hall, so does Randall. [1] As a senior, he led his team to a League title and the CIF Finals. In 1991, reports Bleeding Green Nation, Cunninghaminjured his ACLon a play that cost him the entire season. In a 1988 game on Monday Night Football, Giants LB Carl Banks torpedoed in and crunched the Eagle QB at the midriff. When Cunningham came back the following year, however, his mobility was forever changed by the events of the previous season, and while his arm was still as good as ever, his footspeed took a hit when his knees started to give out on him. Cunningham retired following the 1995 season but returned a year later to join the Vikings. The Morning Call. Randall Cunningham was extraordinary, and extraordinary players are supposed to be Hall-of-Fame candidates. His older brother Sam would also become a future NFL player. The game was decided in overtime, with an Eagles field goal giving them the 1613 victory. Now we look at the non-Super Bowl winning QBs in The Hall. He was named first-team All- American his sophomore year and second-team All-American as a senior. Doug Williams historic Super Bowl win was still two years away, and the idea that fast, athletic blacks could succeed at the position wasanathema to head coaches around the league. * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader, Transaction, fine, and suspension data since 2002. The preliminary list of 122 players will be whittled down to 18 finalists by the Hall of Fames selection committee. Please see our Contributors and Sources page for data source details. The JA Northern Alberta Business Hall of Fame honours our region's most esteemed business visionaries for their life achievements and service to our economy, our communities and the collective future of Albertans. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2016. . So now its Baltimores Lamar Jackson whos the Quarterback Du Jour, and you dont have to look far for an explanation: Hes doing things that weve never seen a quarterback do before. [18] In light of the negative publicity, the club reversed its position and offered Fuhr not only a membership, but an apology as well. Aside from the stunning loss to Atlanta in the 1998 NFC Championship game, which Gary Anderson and the Vikings D blew, Cunninghams most memorable playoff moment was probably the 1988 Fog Bowl loss to the Bears, where he somehow threw for 407 yards but also threw for three crucial INTs. Had one or two things gone his way, he might be in the Hall of Fame right now. Eric Allen, Randall Cunningham and Seth Joyner headline a huge group of former Eagles who are among 122 former NFL players nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fames Class of 2022. These embarrassing details no doubt contributed to the one-year suspension handed down in September 1990 by NHL president John Ziegler, who called Fuhr's conduct "dishonorable and against the welfare of the league. That same year, he combined with fellow Eagle Pro Bowler Reggie White to lead the Eagles to the NFC Eastern Division Championship. But, boy, did he single-handedly carry the Philadelphia Eagles. inSanta Barbara,CA, College: Cunningham was originally intended to serve as the third-string quarterback, but he was named the backup behind Elvis Grbac after performing better than Chris Redman. Scored 12 postseason touchdowns and made two of his five Pro Bowls as an Eagle. Cunningham won the award in 1988, 1990, and 1998only Jim Brown, Y.A. Randall Wade Cunningham Sr. (born March 27, 1963) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. I thought Jerry Kramer s speech was fantastic. Moreover, he never distinguished himself in the playoffs. Cunningham lasted only three years after his All-Pro season. Inducted, October 2018. Spent 1994 with the Eagles and had two sacks. Here's everything you need to know when the Philadelphia Eagles play the Arizona Cardinals in week 5 of the 2022 season. On May 29, 2001, he was signed by the Baltimore Ravens, reuniting with head coach Brian Billick, who was his offensive coordinator with the Minnesota Vikings. While in Philadelphia, Cunninghams ability to beat a defense with his arm and his feet made him a regular on highlight replays and earned him numerous awards. 6: 34: 81: 42.0: 548: 6.8: 91.3: 1: 1.2: 8: 9.9: 20: 150: 29.8: Randall Cunningham: Slate is published by The Slate Group, a Graham Holdings Company. [12][13][14] Fuhr had come forward about his drug use after spending two weeks in a counselling centre in Florida. Oh yeahCunningham started 31 less games than Aikman. Made two Pro Bowls with the Bills. But then something remarkable happens. After a hand injury to Jaworski in week 10, Cunningham would replace him as the Eagles starter. Players . (The Ultimate Weapon, QB Eagles, Starship 12 or Rambling Randall), Born: "NFL 100 Greatest" counts down the top 100 game changers in NFL history, and Eagles Hall of Fame quarterback Randall Cunningham lands at No. Cunningham enjoyed the greatest season of his career in Minnesota during the 1998 campaign when he guided the Vikings to a 151 regular season record with 34 touchdown passes, only 10 interceptions, and 3,704 passing yards. In 23 NFL seasons, he scored 2,434 points, most in NFL history when he retired and still 3rd-most. Click here for more information and a copy of the press luncheon schedule. BLAKE BUTTERFIELD. Biographical information and career statistics from, This page was last edited on 10 December 2022, at 00:15. In 11 NFL seasons threw for 25,537 yards and 161 touchdowns and made four Pro Bowls. Cunningham was voted to his fourth Pro Bowl, and Minnesota dominated the league, going 16-1 before falling to Atlanta in the NFC Championship game. It was a scene that was repeated over and over throughout a career that had Cunningham chosen to four Pro Bowls and four All-Pro teams, become the first black quarterback to lead the league in single-season passer rating, named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year and awarded three Bert Bell trophies, presented annually by the Maxwell Club to the NFLs player of the year. Also played two years for the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL. Grant Scott Fuhr (born September 28, 1962) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey League and former goaltending coach for the Arizona Coyotes, who is best remembered for a decade of stellar play for the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980s during which he won the Stanley Cup five times.. Instead, Cunningham fakes an inside handoff, pulls the ball back and rolls to his right to find Giants linebacker Carl Banks waiting for him. Led the NFL with 2,104 scrimmage yards in his 2007 all-pro season. He truly was years ahead of his time. Brian Westbrook, Donovan McNabb, Asante Samuel, Troy Vincent and Ricky Watters are also among the nominees. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. His specialty was mobility, and he led his team in rushing four straight seasons. Everything else began to catch up to him, and he never played in more than six games during the last half of his career. It was something more. Shortly before the 2000 season, Cunningham signed with the Dallas Cowboys to serve as backup to Troy Aikman. Do you have a sports website? His career averages were low and unimpressive, yet he got in first ballot. OK, so that postseason record wont endear him to Hall-of-Fame voters, but tell me what Warren Moons record was. He received a mixed reception of cheers and boos upon his return to Philadelphia. Randall Cunningham is not. (10 votes) If the Football Hall of Fame was based solely on excitement there should be no doubt that Randall Cunningham would have been inducted on the first ballot. It took Buddy Ryan, a defensive guru who understood the kind of pressure a game-breaker like Cunningham could put on a defense, to prove that a black scrambler could not just survive but thrive in a league increasingly based on speed. Ive played against Joe (Montana). 5. Heres a look at every nominee that spent time with the Eagles: Eric Allen: Allen made six Pro Bowls in his 14-year career and had 54 interceptions and eight touchdown returns. The Vikes set the single-season points record, as Randall threw for more than 3,700 yards and 34 TDs with an astounding 106 QB rating. Pro Football Hall of Famer and former longtime Philadelphia Eagles safety explains why he "can definitely see" the Eagles playing in Super Bowl LVI. Head coach Nick Sirianni joined NFL Network ahead of the start of the joint practices with the Cleveland Browns. In December 2014, Cunningham was named head coach at Silverado High School. Fuhr was also involved with the infamous goal where Steve Smith scored on his own net to cost the Oilers the '86 playoffs against the Calgary Flames. He made five straight Pro Bowls as an Eagle and was a 1st-team all-pro in 2002. At the time, rumours floated that the denial was based on race, as several of Fuhr's white teammates had been granted membership. The book shows readers how to work out the lay it down principle in all phases of life. In 2017, Fuhr was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history. On November 30, 1995, Fuhr earned his 300th career win versus the Winnipeg Jets. 2016 College Football Hall of Famer Randall Cunningham talks about what. "NFL 100 Greatest" counts down the top 100 game changers in NFL history, and Eagles Hall of Fame quarterback Randall Cunningham lands at No. . After retirement, Cunningham returned to UNLV to finish his college degree in film. The strain that football put on his body was too much, and he began taking his health seriously. In his first year with the Vikings, he orchestrated two late scoring drives to bring them back from a 9-point deficit to defeat the New York Giants in an NFC Wild Card game at Giants Stadium, 2322. [citation needed] Cunningham was not retained as coach at Silverado High School after two seasons in April 2017. Fuhr then had a successful 199394 season with the Sabres, initially sharing goaltending duties with Haek. Randall Cunningham. It was here that he cemented his reputation as one of the best goaltenders in the game. The team recorded its first playoff victory since the year 2007. He finished his career with 51 interceptions and six TD returns, and in 2009 - his second year with the Eagles - he led the NFL with nine interceptions. On September 19, 1991, Fuhr was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in a seven-player deal. He was a 1983 and 1984 College Football All-America Team selection as a punter. Son pre, Harold George Bellanfanti Sr. 2, est d'origine jamacaine et nerlandaise 3 ; sa mre, Melvine (Love) Bellanfanti, est d'origine . Instead, he is left asking what else could have happened to make him one of the best players ever. Originally Posted by J-E-T-S. Here's everything you need to know when the Philadelphia Eagles host the Washington Commanders to end Week 10 of the 2022 season on Monday Night Football. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. The all-important yards-per-pass attempt stat is basically equal: Marino 7.3 per attempt, Elway 7.1, Cunningham 7.0. Despite these aspects of his career, however, Cunningham made the best out of the situation. Cunningham started the game and dueled the new Eagles quarterback, Donovan McNabb. He had been an all-conference quarterback and punter while at UNLV, and unleashed a 91-yard punt against the Giants on December 3, the longest in Eagles history (and the fourth-longest ever). Only during his comeback with Minnesotathrowing to Cris Carter and Randy Moss, with Robert Smith running through gaping holesdid Randall get in on the fun Montana, Aikman, and Steve Young were having for most of their careers. Eagles wide receiver A.J. He finished his 15-year career with 47 INTs and three pick-6s. He rushed for nearly 1,000 yards a decade before Michael Vick added running to the NFL game, and this type of strain may have hurt Cunningham in the years after. Here's everything you need to know when the New Orleans Saints play the Philadelphian Eagles in Week 17 of the 2022 season. [3], He then went on to attend the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Sydney had three career receptions. [9], In December 2009, Cunningham was hired by Silverado High School in Henderson, Nevada as the offensive coordinator of the school's varsity and junior varsity football team. Made all-USFL three times and led the Stars to two championships, including one in 1983 when the team was based in Philadelphia. We present them here for purely educational purposes. At the quarterback position, Ryan designated 35-year-old Ron Jaworski the starter but would replace the aging veteran with the fleet-footed Cunningham in third-and-long situations where the youngsters scrambling would presumably put the defense on its heels. Blake Butterfield, Legend. announced he was finished a week ago. He admitted that he used "a substance" (not specifying whether or not it was cocaine) for some seven years, or most of the period that the Oilers rested at the top of the NHL. 02-24-2007, 11:14 PM #15. 2016 College Football Hall of Famer Randall Cunningham talks about what it means to be in the Hall of Fame. Cunningham retired following the 1995 season, but returned a year later to join the Vikings. He holds the Eagles record for most yards rushing per attempt (6.62 yards). He was actually benched by Buddy during a 1990 playoff loss to the Redskins. Copyright 2023 Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame. When Cunningham was drafted in 1985, black QBs were still a rarity. In fact, you barely hear his name mentioned today, which is more than a shame. He has four children from previous marriages and a step-daughter. Cunningham was said to have reached "elite" status during the 1988 season, as he was elected by league players as the NFC starting quarterback for the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl (the first black quarterback to ever be elected a starter). The Blues beat Toronto in the first round, but lost to Detroit in the next. Hall of Famers . He helped coach two National All-Americans who were chosen to participate in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl games. While Moon was also a yards master, having two back to back 4,000-yard seasons, although he was pitiful in the playoffs, never making a Conference Championship in 10 tries. Cunningham was never a perfect player, but he was rarely allowed to succeed, and still found great success throughout his career. Fuhr was married to Lisa Cavanaugh in the Grand Cayman Islands on September 14, 2014. In 1991, Cunningham's season came to an abrupt end when he was tackled by Bryce Paup of the Green Bay Packers and tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the first game of the season. He announced his retirement on September 6, 2000.[13][19]. Within a year of stepping as the starter in 1987, Cunningham became such an enormous impact player that his peers elected him the first African-American quarterback to start a Pro Bowl. He was a six-time All-Star, and in 2003, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. After taking a year off in 1996, Cunningham took his talents to Minnesota to become quarterback for the Vikings. He made three straight Pro Bowls in an Eagles uniform and went on to have an MVP season with the Vikings in 1998. Takeo Spikes: Spikes spent only one of his 15 NFL seasons with the Eagles, but started 14 games in 2007 and had 85 tackles and one sack. Ultimately, the USFL folded, thus ending that issue. Instead, he bounces back up to throw a dart into the back of the end zone to tight end Jimmie Giles. Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content. In 1987-88, Fuhr backstopped Canada to a victory at the Canada Cup, playing in all nine games, then played in 75 regular season and 19 playoff games. The Ultimate Weapon, QB Eagles, Starship 12 or Rambling Randall, Frequently Asked Questions about the NFL and Football, Pro-Football-Reference.com Blog and Articles. From leading the offense at UNLV to his career in the NFL, Randall Cunningham brought to the game a rocket arm and incredible athleticism that befuddled defenses and redefined the position of quarterback. A starter by his sophomore year at UNLV, Cunningham would become one of only three quarterbacks in NCAA history to throw . However, the Vikings ended up being the first 151 team to fall short of the Super Bowl, losing to the underdog Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship Game by a field goal in overtime. Fouts led the league in yards four straight seasons, amassing 4,000 yards three consecutive years. In May 1993, while a member of the Sabres, Fuhr was denied membership in the neighbouring Transit Valley Country Club. Witness the moment that Dick Vermeil is informed that he's a part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2022. Poilievre said he will be . Jeff Garcia: Replaced an injured McNabb in 2006 and went 5-1 to finish the regular season before beating the Giants in a wild-card game in his only full season with the Eagles. Greg Townsend: Recorded 109 1/2 sacks in 13 seasons, mainly with the Raiders. The Eagles were a poorly run franchise formuch of Cunninghams tenure, details The Undefeated. Rewind the video to a 1988 Monday Night telecast vs. the New York Giants, and youll see what I mean. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Entering the NFL in 1985,his 11-year tenure in Philadelphiawas marred with issues holding him back. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. View Profile View Forum Posts General Manager Join Date Dec 2006 Posts 1,448. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. At the time, football was less forgiving. He was a six-time All-Star, and in 2003, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. [2] He also competed in track and field at SBHS in the high jump; his elder brother Frank was the state champion in the shot put. Randall Cunningham was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles, despite numerous experts saying that he would be a project. Details of Fuhr's drug use were supplied by his ex-wife, Corrine, who told the press in Edmonton that she often found cocaine hidden in his clothing and that she fielded numerous threatening telephone calls from drug dealers who had not been paid. While there were other talented players on the side, sometimes Cunningham wasnt just the teams first passing option. Also returned two punts for touchdowns in 2003. The strain that football put on his body was too much, and he began taking his health seriously. The big knock against Randall is that he never won or even made it to a Super Bowl. Cunningham spent most of his first two years on the bench but still appeared to be thrown into the lions den when he was named the starter in year three. Cunningham was born in Santa Barbara, California, in 1963. After a disappointingfollow-up to his All-Pro year, Cunningham briefly played for the Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens before calling it quits for good. That same year, Cunningham finished with 942 rushing yards, 6th most ever for a quarterback, 10th best in the league. 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