Top 10 February 26 Birthdays
10. February 26, 1973: Marshall Faulk. A 7-time Pro Bowler, he could have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on his rushing statistics alone: 12,279 yards, including 100 touchdowns. Or, he could have been elected on his receiving stats alone: 767 catches for 6,875 yards, including 36 touchdowns. He was the best player on the St. Louis Rams' "Greatest Show On Turf" team that won Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000, and perhaps the best player in the game at the time. Honorable Mention: February 26, 1946: Colin Bell. Star of the Manchester City team that won England's Football League in 1968 and the FA Cup in 1969. Somewhat Honorable Mention: February 26, 1973: Ole Gunnar Solskjær . He scored the goal that won the 1999 UEFA Champions League for Manchester United. I say "Somewhat Honorable" because that United team was full of cheats, although Solskjær was never considered to be one of them. More recently, he was considerably less successful as their ma...