Fastest Giants?

would be very, very upset with this list

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No Giants list without that name is complete.

there was a DB in the 60s Henry Carr that was near Bob Hayes speed. think he was 9.3 100yd guy.

could really move

In comment 16127019 section125 said:

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there was a DB in the 60s Henry Carr that was near Bob Hayes speed. think he was 9.3 100yd guy.

I remember the game at tge Stadium where Carr caught Hayes from behind

If he was any slower than Hays I never saw it. I remember Carr chasing Hayes on a long completion. Didn’t catch him but didn’t lose an inch to him either. Very fast human being.

4.25 forty in college. Not a good WR, but he could fly.

Might not qualify on playing time. Rocky Thompson 1971 draft. The guy I wanted was Jack Tatum who was picked right after him by the Raiders.

He could run.

In comment 16127036 SJGiant said:

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Might not qualify on playing time. Rocky Thompson 1971 draft. The guy I wanted was Jack Tatum who was picked right after him by the Raiders.

I thought you were going Thomas Lewis base the subject line. He may also be a playing time exclusion

He showed his speed as a track star at Indiana. Then he flopped at the Combine. Wish that had scared the Giants off.

Here are the next three WRs selected in the 1994 draft:
------ Player ------ Rec - Yds - TD
Derrick Alexander 417 6,971 40
Darnay Scott ........ 408 6,193 37
Isaac Bruce ...... 1,024 15,208 91
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TOTALS ........... 1,849 28,372 168

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Probably a 4.1 in his mind

was cut in training camp and Maynard was cut after one year. Ugh!

Probably not here long enough.

Ran a 10.1 100 meters. According to wiki he was in the finals of the 1970 British Commonwealth Games, finishing 6th.

I also bet Hyatt will be way up there too (as well as Slayton)

he competed in the Olympics as a hurdles runner.

I ever saw on the football field. Only offensive player we had who could make other guys look like Division II athletes. I know his measured time was not as fast as some, but on the field his speed was insane.

I have a vague recollection of a receiver in the mid-80s who clocked in at the mid 4.3s back when no one practiced the forties so times were a full tick or two higher (i.e. Jerry Rice would have run faster than 4.7 if he had trained for the 40).

for sure

is the fastest guy I’ve seen run. There was a play he opened up his speed trying to run someone down, it looked alien.

In comment 16127082 mfjmfj said:

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I ever saw on the football field. Only offensive player we had who could make other guys look like Division II athletes. I know his measured time was not as fast as some, but on the field his speed was insane.

This is the right answer. I'm sure there have been more than a handful of Giants that could beat him in a straight line footrace but I don't recall any Giant completely destroying angles like Odell did pre-injuries.

Forgot what year but he won the gold medal in the Olympics in the 200 meter race and I think he also won a gold in the 400 meter relay race. Have any other of the speed guys won gold?

the fastest Giant of all time just check out his WiKi history....

Same draft as Sehorn (I think) and had a more promising rookie year.

1. Homer Jones
2. Odell before his ankle injury
3. Ron Dixon

Out from left field but Bashir Livingston could fly.

I wouldn't bet against him in a footrace

Was a track star and bound for the Olympics until a hamstring injury. He was primarily a hurdler but did run sprints and for relay teams.

In comment 16127019 section125 said:

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there was a DB in the 60s Henry Carr that was near Bob Hayes speed. think he was 9.3 100yd guy.

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That whole defensive backfield was lightning fast. One recollection is that Carr caught up to a player from behind and ran in front of him to tackle him head on. Wasn’t Clarence Childs on the Giants at about that time?

In comment 16127132 Samiam said:

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Forgot what year but he won the gold medal in the Olympics in the 200 meter race and I think he also won a gold in the 400 meter relay race. Have any other of the speed guys won gold?

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1964 I think.

Had to take #1. Dude was one of the fastest guys in the league for a little while. Than I’d say #2 was Odell (Those slants he took to the house were ridiculous), I want to say Barkley but he seems to have gotten a bit slower every year since his rookie season so imma say David Wilson #3.

chasing down Bob Hayes. Henry Carr was crazy fast in his day. I think if the Giants get some injury luck this will be the latest Giants offense as a group ever. That includes the QB.

In comment 16127167 Giantsbigblue said:

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Out from left field but Bashir Livingston could fly.

Great call. Guy would be the first one in on kickoff coverage by 5 yards

fastest receiver/te combo we ever had.

In comment 16127177 Ivan15 said:

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In comment 16127019 section125 said: Quote: there was a DB in the 60s Henry Carr that was near Bob Hayes speed. think he was 9.3 100yd guy. _____________________________ That whole defensive backfield was lightning fast. One recollection is that Carr caught up to a player from behind and ran in front of him to tackle him head on. Wasn’t Clarence Childs on the Giants at about that time?

I think you are right.

Are leaving out Danny Buggs
Was the fastest giant I’ve seen but couldn’t catch a cold much less a football

and I think we all agree that he plays much faster than that on the field.

Remember in preseason when Tuck ran down the sideline to catch a RB? I cant remember who but that was blazing fast

I think OBJ was the fastest on field player I have seen with the Giants just from the eye test. DRC was very fast too.

Primetime was the fastest player I have seen with Tyreek Hill hight there.

should be on the list.

than most on that list. He held the 55 meter record at NC State in the early ‘90s.

In comment 16127999 Rudy5757 said:

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Primetime was the fastest player I have seen with Tyreek Hill hight there.

I agree with you, but I'd absolutely throw Randy Moss in with those 2.

brought over but could never stay on the field? I believe he was an olympic hurdler.

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brought over but could never stay on the field? I believe he was an olympic hurdler.

Arthur Marshall was fast, and Reeves brought him in as part of the "New Jersey Broncos." I think he was less injury-prone than just bad. The pairing with Dave Brown probably didn't help.

Mike Sherrard's mother was an Olympic hurdler, and Sherrard certainly fits the "couldn't stay on the field" description. But he came from the 49ers, not the Broncos. He went to Denver for a year at the end of his career.

In comment 16130909 Big Blue Blogger said:

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Bubba said: Quote: brought over but could never stay on the field? I believe he was an olympic hurdler. Arthur Marshall was fast, and Reeves brought him in as part of the "New Jersey Broncos." I think he was less injury-prone than just bad. The pairing with Dave Brown probably didn't help. Mike Sherrard's mother was an Olympic hurdler, and Sherrard certainly fits the "couldn't stay on the field" description. But he came from the 49ers, not the Broncos. He went to Denver for a year at the end of his career.

Thanks Mike Sherrard was who I was thinking of.