A postgame comment from O.J. Simpson made Carson's year in 1979. After a 32-16 Giants victory over Simpson鈥檚 Buffalo Bills, Simpson caught up to Carson as the players left the field. 鈥淢an 鈥� I鈥檝e been hit by some of the best, but I鈥檝e never been hit as hard as you hit me today,鈥� Simpson said.
The comment was especially meaningful, the Giants captain said, because it not only was unsolicited but it came from one of the game鈥檚 all-time great runners. (Simpson won four NFL rushing titles and was the first player to break the 2,000-yard barrier for rushing yards when he totaled 2,003 in 1973.)
