20 years later, he’s still 3rd on the NFL all-time rushing list. Out of the top 20 jaw-dropping highlight reel runs in league history, at least half (and probably more) still belong to him. 20 years later, the Detroit Lions still haven’t come anywhere close to replacing him.
When you grow up a Lions fan, there’s a certain amount of ridicule that you just have to get used to. For me, it was getting used having just as many of my elementary school classmates in Northern Michigan who liked the Cowboys, 49ers, or Packers. As an adult, it’s having people literally apologize to me when I say which football team I support.