In the last edition of Ladder Challenge it was Cam Neely defeating Roger Clemens with 88% of the vote to move the B's #8 up to #27 on the Ladder, and dropping the Rocket down 2 spots to #29. In this week's Challenge it is features a pair of Hall of Famers as John Hannah of the Patriots tries to defend his spot at #13 against the Bruins Dit Clappper (#17). Despite Hog Hannah's amazing caraeer, Clapper played 20 years in Boston and won 3 rings along the way...that is too tough for us to ignore. So who has your support in this week's Ladder Challenge? (and remember, most votes in the comments section is the tie-breaker, so be sure to voice your opinion!)
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JOHN HANNAH
Current Rank: 13
Challenge Record: 0-0-0
Beat: Nobody
Lost: Nobody
Tied: NObody
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*Played entire 13-year career (1973-85) for the Patriots.
*Helped Pats win 1985 AFC Championship.
*The #4 over pick of 1973 NFL Draft.
*Played 183 career games, starting all of them.
*Selected to 9 Pro Bowl teams (1976, 1978-85).
*Selected to 1st Team All Pro 7 times (1976, 1978-81, 1983, 1985).
*Selected to 2nd Team All Pro 3 times (1977, 1982, 1984).
*1980's 1st Team All-Decade Team
*1970's 2nd Team All-Decade Team
*Selected to the NFL's 75th Anniversary Team as the best guard and 2nd best offensive lineman of all-time.
*Named by Sports Illustrated in 1981 as the "Best Offensive Lineman of All Time".
*Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991.
*His #73 is retired by the Patriots.
DIT CLAPPER
Current Rank: 17
Challenge Record: 0-0-0
Beat: Nobody
Lost: Nobody
Tied: NObody
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*Played entire 20-year career (1927-47) for the Bruins.
*Helped Bruins win 3 Stanley Cups (1929, 1939, 1941).
*Named 1st Team All-NHL 3 times.
*Named 2nd Team All-NHL 3 times.
*Career regular season totals: 833 games, 228 goals, 246 assists, 474 points.
*Career playoff totals: 82 games, 13 goals, 17 assists, 30 points.
*Was Bruins captain from 1932-46.
*Was Bruins coach for 4 seasons (1946-49) leading team to a 102-88-40 record.
*As coach, led Bruins to Stanley Cup Finals in 1946.
*Hockey Hall of Fame waived the wait period and inducted him upon his retirement in 1947.
*His #5 is retired by the Bruins.
VERY close one this week. Always tough when it gets into the Top 20.
Clapper's titles, and 24 years total with the club without ever being a part of another franchise, give him a slight edge in my book.
Dit.
Hog
DK, if Hannah is ranked 13 and did not beat or lose to anyone, and Dit is ranked 17 and did not beat or lose to anyone how does your vote go to Dit?
It seems that you should have reconsidered the order of the ladder before posting.
I have already admitted that I disagree with some of the initial rankings of the Ladder. I did them mostly of lists of "all-time" great Boston athletes already out there making my own adjustments where I saw fit to do so.
That said, to be honest I'm still not 100% sold on this vote but 20 years with one team as a player, another 4 as a coach, 3 rings, and being so good the Hall of Fame waived the 5 year wait period? That is impressive. (not that Hog Hannah isn't)
I always thought Dit Clapper sounded like a sexually transmitted disease.
I'll give him a vote for living with that name his whole life.
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