I REMEMBER when the "Funky Chicken" touchdown celebration dance of Chichester High and Widener College alumni Billy "White Shoes" Johnson was the rage of the NFL in the 1970s.
Derived from a song of the same name by singer Rufus Thomas, the Houston Oiler's knees-knocking dance with his arms in the air was fresh and fun.
On NFL Films, John Facenda referred to Johnson as "this Michael Jackson in cleats" and Harry Kalas said he was a "Gene Kelly in cleats."
It was one of the first celebration acts in the NFL.
Then the copycats came - things like the "California Quake" from Cowboys receiver Butch Johnson, the "Sack Dance" of Jets defensive end Mark Gastineau and the "Ickey Shuffle" from Bengals running back Ickey Woods.