Always fun to have these discussions. Hardy's Top 10:
The Colts:
Top 5
Johnny Unitas
Peyton Manning
Raymond Berry
Gino Marchetti
Jim Parker
Second 5
Lenny Moore
Art Donovan
John Mackey
Marvin Harrison
Mike Curtis
Honorable Mentions: Edgerrin James and Alan Ameche. I viewed Ted Hendricks as a Raider.
The Saints
Top 5:
Archie Manning
Morten Andersen
Willie Roaf
Pat Swilling
Sams Mills
Second 5:
Vaughan Johnson
Rickey Jackson
Deuce McCallister
Jim Dombroski
Drew Brees (He prob. will move to the top 5 when his career finishes)
Top 5
Colts;
Johnny U
Raymond Berry
John MacKey
Peyton Manning
Bert Jones
Saints;
Archie Manning
Pat Swilling
Sam Mills
Wayne Martin
Morten Andersen
Before they ran away from home or New Colts in that 'other' city?
Deuce McCallister is in my Top 5 over any of the others listed except Archie.
John Mackey is in my Top 5 over Jim Parker.
Ive been out of New Orleans for so long Im not as familiar with the more recent players as I should be but...I think Rich Mauti (Saints circa 75-83 or so) belongs on the list.
Played in the NFL for ten years (the last with the Skins and traded when Bum Phillips was the Saints coach. I think a deal with Gibbs and Beathard was cut to make sure this guy got in 10 years to qualify for the NFL pension)
Genuine class act guy who I knew from Penn State. For instance he hosted a charity cancer golf tournament even after he left the Saints.
Moderate ability and gave 100% at all times mostly as kickoff and punter returner.
He was on some truly awful Saints teams (1980 for example) but always gave his best.
Have no idea what he is doing now but Im sure he is giving it his all...just that kind of individual.
An one more guy...Kenny Stabler..yeah I know he was only in New Orleans a few years and after his prime but still..now there was a personality..
Hell, he had one of the only good records the Saints had for many years with that 63 yard field goal. Did it on grass in the Old Tulane Stadium (the One and Only Sugar Bowl)