Dan Morgan

[ThPantherFan]

5 hours ago, 1of10Charnatives said:

I had the pleasure of waiting on Dan and his wife several times at a steakhouse in Pineville early 2000's. They were always the most humble down to earth people and you would never have known by their behavior that Dan was a professional athlete or famous in any way.  Awesome story and unsurprising from my limited experience interacting with him except that you have to be blown away by a pro bowl caliber linebacker helping to actually dig the hole to fix a water line to his restaurant. Now that's a man worthy of Sam Mill's legacy.

I was expecting him standing up on the edge spouting hurry, hurry to the workers.  He was the one doing most of the digging.

[Donald LaFell]

6 hours ago, electro's horse said:

like did he have a better panthers career than beason?

At this point I worry how much nostalgia is giving me a bias but I would say maybe? 
 

It’s just sad that all of Beason’s effort didn’t result in many big wins or playoff games. 

[bigdog10]

9 hours ago, electro's horse said:

like did he have a better panthers career than beason?

Came here to say this. Beason is way too easily forgotten here. His prime years were off the charts and are only in a shadow because we watched one of the all time greats come right after him. 

[Basbear]

6 hours ago, electro's horse said:

Sam Mills was THE first notable Panther. He was the face of the franchise for those first three years. Every luncheon, every fundraiser, every fan event, Sam Mills was front and center. He was the most respected player on the team and one of the most in the NFL at the time. He also had the two most iconic plays for the Panthers in their first two seasons, with the game sealing pick against the cowboys and the TD against the Jets. He was just a perfect perfect dude for the team. 

Dan Morgan, though he played more games, was not that. Sam Mills retired and was immediately kept on by the team because of how important he was to the organization. Dan Morgan went to the saints, then failed to open a pizza restaurant. 

And hell they had to put someone up there besides Mike McCormack. 

Thanks for this summary! its always confused me why he was soo loved/respected in a short time. Its adds to cancer time-line and Jerry being so fond of Mills. 

[rippadonn]

If you weren't going by how long or how many games would Beason be behind Luke or would it be Dan Morgan?

The Panthers went back and looked at the Superbowl tape and credited Dan with 24 tackles unofficially.

One of my favorite Panthers for sure. I've got him above Beason and right behind Luke as a MLB.

Dan was a total beast yo! People are starting to forget just how good Dan was.

[OneBadCat]

23 minutes ago, rippadonn said:

If you weren't going by how long or how many games would Beason be behind Luke or would it be Dan Morgan?

The Panthers went back and looked at the Superbowl tape and credited Dan with 24 tackles unofficially.

One of my favorite Panthers for sure. I've got him above Beason and right behind Luke as a MLB.

Dan was a total beast yo! People are starting to forget just how good Dan was.

Dan was an absolute monster. I think pound for pound he was probably on par with Luke. But Luke's special trump card is his ability to diagnose the plays and be a DC on the field. No has ever done it like him. Beason on the other hand is probably my all time favorite Panthers personality. I think he had a brilliant football mind like Luke but didn't have the athletic ability he and Dan had.

[MHS831]

On 8/30/2020 at 1:52 PM, electro's horse said:

Sam Mills was THE first notable Panther. He was the face of the franchise for those first three years. Every luncheon, every fundraiser, every fan event, Sam Mills was front and center. He was the most respected player on the team and one of the most in the NFL at the time. He also had the two most iconic plays for the Panthers in their first two seasons, with the game sealing pick against the cowboys and the TD against the Jets. He was just a perfect perfect dude for the team. 

Dan Morgan, though he played more games, was not that. Sam Mills retired and was immediately kept on by the team because of how important he was to the organization. Dan Morgan went to the saints, then failed to open a pizza restaurant. 

And hell they had to put someone up there besides Mike McCormack. 

Not denying any of this-- tell me though, which of these criteria that you mention should qualify any player for the hall of honor?  If the fact that he was the first good player and he should be admitted on that basis alone, then that sorta proves my point.  But I am discussing--not arguing--I just do not get the decision in 1999.  Looking back it makes more sense than it did then.

So you are saying that the importance to the organization is how you enter--not playing statistics or longevity?I am not being a smart ass----I really don't know. It just seems as if a 3-year old team adding a player to the hall of honor is trying to create history. You mention a few plays and his importance as a symbol before the team had any players to rival him--and he arrived with more of a reputation and NFL respect earned in New Orleans. 

I met him--and he is one of the most engaging and inspiring people I have ever met.  It was as if he lived every day knowing that his life would be cut short.  He ran from the locker room to the practice field and he ran back after practice.  He probably ran to his car after that--unless he ran to practice from home...

With Mills, it worked out because his legend has grown much bigger than he was as a player.

Cannot argue about McCormick.  What was that? 

[Mr. Scot]

Not to knock Jake, but I think if you can put Delhomme in there, you can put Dan Morgan in there.

Mind you, in general I think teams should be really stingy with honors like this. You start honoring too many people and it kinda cheapens it.