This man here is commonly named ex-NFL wide receiver, Yancey Thigpen. Thigpen played 10 years in the pros, mostly with the Steelers and Titans(though he was drafted in the 4th round by the San Diego Chargers). He's a two-time Pro Bowler and started in two Super Bowls. In 1995, as a member of the Steelers, he played in the infamous Neil O'Donnell Super Bowl against the Cowboys and would have won Super Bowl MVP if he somehow could have changed the back of his jersey to say "Brown" and put a navy blue star on his helmet. Four years later, in 1999, Thigpen was the bridesmaid yet again with the Titans as they were a Mike Jones(the NFL one-hit wonder, not the hip-hop one-hit wonder) stop on the one-yard line from unseating Kurt Warner and "The Greatest Show On Turf".
In case you were under a rock in 1999 or live across seas(Newsflash: We're HUGE on the international scene), the Titans had a chance at the winning score with time winding down in the fourth when QB Steve McNair found WR Kevin Dyson on a slant going toward the end zone but was denied by Jones about 3 feet from the goal line. (Luckily for McNair, it's not the moment in his career that will haunt him the most......what? Too soon? Hey, at least I refrained from mentioned the irony of McNair operating out of the shotgun on said play.) For his career, Thigpen finished with just over 5,000 yards receiving and 30 TDs.
So let's give it up for the man whose name is Swahili for Carl Pickens, Yancey Thigpen!!
--Dave
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