Number 9- Don Hutson

Before the Professional Football Don Hutson was an All American at Alabama in 1934. Hutson was his era’s Randy Moss. He was the creator of the possession receiver; Don invented the modern pass philosophy, including many receiving routes like the Z-outs, button hooks, hook-and-gos, as well as many fakes and moves to get him open. He played his first year in the league for the Green Bay Packers in 1935. By the end of his career in 1945 he held 18 significant receiving records. He led the NFL in 8 of his 10 seasons in receiving and 5 of those in scoring. In 1941 and 1942 he was named the league’s Most Valuable Player. In the Hall of Fame’s first year of inductees in 1963 he was chosen to be a part of that organization.