The Patriots have hiked the ball 51,738 times since their inception in 1960. But no Patriot has run the ball farther from scrimmage on one play than Larry Garron, who scampered 85 yards for a touchdown against Buffalo on Oct. 22, 1961.
Garron played nine seasons for the Patriots, was a four-time American Football League All-Star, and is a member of the AFL Hall of Fame. But the former running back made his mark in another sport, too. He has the highest degree attainable in World Martial Arts, and at 73 years young, he can still kick butt.
"People laugh at me. Some guy came over and says, ‘You still doing this? I remember you were doing this when I was this high,’ " says Garron, gesturing toward his waist. " ‘You’re still doing it and I can’t get out of my chair.’ "
The oldest of nine children, Garron was born in Marks,Air max 2009 Running Shoe Flex grooves in the mid and outsole for flexibility . Miss. He was stomped on by racist football fans in Arkansas. He beat Wilt Chamberlain in a high jump competition in track, pinch hit for Cardinal Cushing at a speaking engagement, played golf with Joe Louis, and practiced martial arts with Steven Seagal and Chuck Norris.
His father, who sparred with Louis, moved the family to Argo, Ill., where he became a police officer. It was there that the younger Garron started studying self-defense in 1948 after a holdup in town.
"There was a Chinese laundry there and my father got a call that some guy was trying to rob him," Garron remembers. "By the time he got there, the old gentleman had the guy tied up on the floor. My father asked him,Air max classic is a high top sneaker that comes in numerous color ups. ‘Would you mind teaching my sons?’ "
The lessons in self-defense came in handy when Garron played for Lou Saban at Western Illinois University. Before a game against Arkansas State, Saban received death threats from racist fans. He asked the level-headed Garron to be team captain. The atmosphere was tense.
"When you were playing Arkansas State, they would try to ride you off to the sidelines and people would come out of the stands and trample you," Garron says.
He ran the first kickoff back for a touchdown, but on the second one, he was forced out of bounds.
"The people in the stands came down and they were jumping on my legs," he says.We can gurantee you that all Nike shox running shoes,sold at our website are with high quality.As it's called Nike shox classic, which is one of the classical style of nike lineup. "I didn’t think I would ever walk again.Wearing ed hardy Shirt is an experience in fashion fun. Everyone will comment on your effortlessly hip Hardy shirt."
When Saban became head coach of the Patriots in 1960, he recruited Garron, but the running back got tonsillitis and was cut after three games. He came roaring back the following season 20 pounds heavier, all of it muscle, and averaged nearly 6 yards per carry.
But the racism of the turbulent 1960s followed him as quickly as Jim Nance once followed his superb blocking.
Garron played nine seasons for the Patriots, was a four-time American Football League All-Star, and is a member of the AFL Hall of Fame. But the former running back made his mark in another sport, too. He has the highest degree attainable in World Martial Arts, and at 73 years young, he can still kick butt.
"People laugh at me. Some guy came over and says, ‘You still doing this? I remember you were doing this when I was this high,’ " says Garron, gesturing toward his waist. " ‘You’re still doing it and I can’t get out of my chair.’ "
The oldest of nine children, Garron was born in Marks,Air max 2009 Running Shoe Flex grooves in the mid and outsole for flexibility . Miss. He was stomped on by racist football fans in Arkansas. He beat Wilt Chamberlain in a high jump competition in track, pinch hit for Cardinal Cushing at a speaking engagement, played golf with Joe Louis, and practiced martial arts with Steven Seagal and Chuck Norris.
His father, who sparred with Louis, moved the family to Argo, Ill., where he became a police officer. It was there that the younger Garron started studying self-defense in 1948 after a holdup in town.
"There was a Chinese laundry there and my father got a call that some guy was trying to rob him," Garron remembers. "By the time he got there, the old gentleman had the guy tied up on the floor. My father asked him,Air max classic is a high top sneaker that comes in numerous color ups. ‘Would you mind teaching my sons?’ "
The lessons in self-defense came in handy when Garron played for Lou Saban at Western Illinois University. Before a game against Arkansas State, Saban received death threats from racist fans. He asked the level-headed Garron to be team captain. The atmosphere was tense.
"When you were playing Arkansas State, they would try to ride you off to the sidelines and people would come out of the stands and trample you," Garron says.
He ran the first kickoff back for a touchdown, but on the second one, he was forced out of bounds.
"The people in the stands came down and they were jumping on my legs," he says.We can gurantee you that all Nike shox running shoes,sold at our website are with high quality.As it's called Nike shox classic, which is one of the classical style of nike lineup. "I didn’t think I would ever walk again.Wearing ed hardy Shirt is an experience in fashion fun. Everyone will comment on your effortlessly hip Hardy shirt."
When Saban became head coach of the Patriots in 1960, he recruited Garron, but the running back got tonsillitis and was cut after three games. He came roaring back the following season 20 pounds heavier, all of it muscle, and averaged nearly 6 yards per carry.
But the racism of the turbulent 1960s followed him as quickly as Jim Nance once followed his superb blocking.
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