In the last edition of the Ladder Challenge it was Bruce Armstrong easily defeating Nick Buoniconti with 90% of the vote in a battle of Patriots greats, retaining his spot at #77 on the RBSF Ladder. This week’s Challenge finds Red Sox slugger Jimmie Foxx (#73) trying to hold off the challenge of Pats longtime QB Steve Grogan (#75). Although Grogan is a personal favorite of mine, and played as hard as anyone at any position the Patriots franchise has ever known, the excellence of Foxx is simply too hard to ignore here. This is a battle of great for a short time (Foxx) against very good for a long time (Grogan). I'm going with great. My vote this week is for Jimmie Foxx, but who has your vote 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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JIMMIE FOXX
Ranked: 73
Began : 63
Challenge Record: 0-2-0
Beat: Nobody
Lost: Johnny Kelley, Troy Brown
Tied: Nobody
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*Played 7 seasons with Red Sox (1936-42).
*1938 A.L. MVP (.349, 50 HR, 175 RBI).
*Runner-up for '39 MVP when he hit .360 with 35 HR and 105 RBI in just 124 games.
*Selected to 6 All Star teams in his 7 Boston seasons.
*Red Sox stats: .320, 222 HR, 788 RBI in 857 games.
*Among Sox career leaders in: BA (5), OBP (2), SLG (2), OPS (2), HR (9), RBI (7).
*Red Sox record for RBI's in a season (175, 1938).
*His 50 HR and 398 TB in '38 were franchise records that stood until 2006 and 1978 respectively.
*Wearing a Red Sox cap on his Hall of Fame plaque in Cooperstown.
STEVE GROGAN
Ranked: 75
Began : 73
Challenge Record: 1-1-0
Beat: Drew Bledsoe
Lost: Carlton Fisk
Tied: Nobody
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*Played entire 16-year career in New England (1975-90).
*Pats 5th Round pick (116 overall) of the '75 NFL Draft.
*In his 2nd season he broke the NFL record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a single-season (12), a record that still stands today.
*Also passed for 18 TDs that season while going 11-3 as a starter.
*In 6 starts in 1985 he went 5-1 and helped the Pats make the playoffs, where they would eventually go all the way to Super Bowl XX as the AFC Champions.
*Finished career with 26,886 yards passing and 2,176 yards rushing. Had 182 TD passes and 35 TD runs.
*Team's all-time leader in games started (at QB) and 2nd in wins, yards and touchdowns.
*75-60 record as a starter.
*Member of Patriots Hall of Fame.
As much as anything, I can't see Foxx falling to 0-3-0 in Challenges with a loss this week.
Love Grogan, but I'm going with my brain over my heart this week.
Pretty impressive stats for a guy who only played 7 seasons with the Sox.
As much as I love Grogan and hate the Sox this seems pretty easy. Double X.
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