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Joe DiMaggio is an all-time New York Yankee great and pop culture icon best remembered for his 56-game hitting streak and for marrying Marilyn Monroe.

We father figures
Famous like DiMaggio

You’re an overrated player that white fans love like DiMaggio

I swung that, now look at the way I’m swingin this
Just like my name was Joe DiMaggio

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Barry Larkin is a Hall of Fame shortstop who won a National League MVP award, three Gold Glove awards, nine Silver Slugger awards and was named to the All-Star team twelve times while playing for the Cincinnati Reds between 1986 and 2004.

Aston Martin, watching Martin
And it’s all red nigga, Barry Larkin

My shoes Barry Larkin, my feathers goose parka

Leave you in the dirt like Barry Larkin cleats

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When asked about the toughest guy he “ever went against,” Roaf discussed playing against Reggie White.

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Pace was asked in 2016 who his toughest block was and answered:

If I had to guess one guy … probably from a pass-blocking standpoint it was probably Dwight Freeney. I always judge defensive ends on … you know they’re going to do this move … and sometimes it was just hard to stop that spin move that he had. He was so low to the ground, and he would just rush up there … especially playing him up in Indianapolis. It was really tough to play him up there because of his speed and his spin move. He made it very difficult.

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Ogden wrote in 2015 that Thomas was the “first person that comes to mind” when thinking of the toughest players he had to block in his career. He then listed Freeney and Simmons in that order and then Rice and Taylor together because of their “similar body types.”

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Revis said upon his retirement in 2018 that Moss:

Was probably the toughest cover for me. The size, speed, intelligence, him being a player, is amazing.

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In 2019, when asked who was the toughest guy to cover, the Hall of Fame cornerback said:

I’m going to say Paul Warfield and Fred Biletnikoff. Two different guys with the respect that Warfield was quicker and faster, where Biletnikoff was real crafty. Those two guys were tough duty on Sunday afternoon.

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Sanders said about Rice in 2019:

Jerry Rice (is my toughest opponent). … I loved that battle. I wouldn’t be Prime if Jerry wasn’t Jerry. … Jerry was in a condition to run all game long and it was a challenge.

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The three-time All-Star chose Iverson during a 2020 interview because of his propensity for drawing fouls, his tenacity and the fact that he had the green light to shoot from anywhere at any time.

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The three-time All-Star and two-time Silver Slugger identified Ryan while speaking to a crowd of Pawtucket Red Sox fans in 2018.

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