INDIANAPOLIS — Thurman Thomas. Franco Harris. Marcus Allen. Edgerrin James. Marshall Faulk. Jim Brown. Tony Dorsett.
Those seven names alone evoke images of some of the greatest players ever to step on a football field.
And, in 2016, Frank Gore put each of them in the rear-view mirror.
In a career that continues to defy the odds, Gore not only moved into the NFL’s Top 8 all-time in rushing during the season, but he became the first player 33 or older to eclipse the coveted 1,000-yard rushing plateau since the Washington Redskins’ John Riggins in 1984.