That's right, Don Hutson, not Jerry Rice, is the most dominant wide receiver in NFL history. In fact, he's the most dominant player in NFL History. Period.
For those of you who don't know who Hutson is, you really should learn, because without him there would be no Jerry Rice, Randy Moss, Isaac Bruce, or any passing game in the NFL period.
Before he came into the league guys were winning the receiving yardage title with 400 to 500 yards, Hutson changed the game forever.
When teams started to realize how lethal the passing game was for the Packers (namely because of Hutson) they began to start throwing the ball themselves, and look where it got us.
When Hutson retired he held nearly every receiving record by a large margin, and with the type of numbers he put up in a, run it down your throat or don't move the ball at all, type era he revolutionized the game.
In his 11-year career Hutson led the league in receptions eight times, receiving yards seven times, and receiving touchdowns eight times.
In 1942 he became the first player in NFL history to have a 1,000-yard receiving season. He did it on just an 11-game schedule too.
His 1942 season is the greatest by a wide receiver in NFL history, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. He totally dominated every other receiver in the league that season.
He led the league with 74 receptions that year, second in the league for receptions was Frank Ivy, he had 27. In fact, his 74 receptions that season were more than the player's with the second, third, and fourth most receptions combined, by a hefty 10 catches.
His yards total in that same '42 season was 1,211, the next two receiving leaders had 991 yards combined!
And please don't even get me started on the fact that he had 17 touchdown receptions in just 11 games that season.
Absolutely ridiculous.
Don Hutson dominated the game of football more than any other player in league history, and it really shouldn't even be up for debate.
Hutson changed the game, and owned it.
