Some quotes courtesy of the Redskins on Russ Grimm getting into the Hall of Fame:
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Owner Dan Snyder: “Our Redskins fans have always appreciated the Hogs. This is a long deserved honor and we are proud to have Russ as a member of the Hall of Fame. Hopefully Russ is the first of the Hogs to be inducted in Canton representing one of the greatest offensive lines in NFL history.”
Former Redskins coach Joe Gibbs: “I’m thrilled for Russ. He is very deserving. He was a big part of our success and our three Super Bowl championships. He was a versatile performer that could play center, guard and tackle and was a great leader. He is a great addition to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and I know there are a lot of Redskins fans that are very happy right now and I’m sure many of them will be in Canton this summer to cheer him on.”
Former offensive line coach Joe Bugel: “He was one of the most complete football players, and people, that I’ve ever coached. He could play all the positions – center, guard and tackle. He was the leader by example. He wasn’t a loudmouth. He just came to work every day. It’s a well deserved honor for a great, great football player and a great, great friend.”
Former linemate Jeff Bostic: “It’s a great day for the Redskins organization. It’s a great day for all the members of the Hogs. We finally got one in. Possibly down the road, Joe Jacoby will get in too. Our team got another one in the Hall of Fame, and that’s confirmation for the work we did in the 80’s and early 90’s.”
Former linemate Joe Jacoby: “It’s a great moment. I sat here and cheered, yelled and screamed like I did two years ago when they put Art Monk in finally after all those years. I’m elated. He was my roommate for 11 years and I guess they’ll be some celebrating out in Canton this August.
“He had the toughness, as a guy from Pennsylvania. I think he had tremendous leadership qualities, including his uncanny ability to lead on the field. His intelligence and his ability to make things happen on the football field helped lead us to championships. We had a very good player and very good teammate and he helped us come together on and off the field.”
Former tight end Doc Walker: “It’s the ultimate honor that a guy could receive, and was so well deserved. He really embodies what I think an offensive lineman is all about. He was the toughest guy on the block. He was mean. He had a nasty attitude, and he was a smart guy. He played the role of a Hell’s Angel, but the guy is really smart. He would break an opponent down on film. He had great technique. He was explosive. There was nothing he couldn’t do. He probably could have been a Hall of Fame center if he had stayed at center his whole career. A lot of it had to do with the fact that when he grew up, he played quarterback and fullback, he was an athlete trapped in this big body.”
Former tight end Donnie Warren: “He’s a guy that I think clearly deserves it. He came from a group that in the 80’s was one of the premier offensive lines in that era. He deserves it so bad. I’d been hoping that he would get in these last couple of years, and I’m just ecstatic that he finally got in, it’s well deserved. He was a hard-nosed player. He was a fierce, fierce competitor. He wouldn’t let injuries knock him down at all. He was a guy that I saw get punched in the eye, get stitches, and get carted off the field. He had blood rolling down his face, had stitches, and within 10 minutes, you look in the huddle, and he’s right back next to you. He’s a fierce competitor, and just a tough guy.”
