Today, free agency takes away a lot of your heroes, they go somewhere else. Some of them don't but a lot of them do-take the higher offer to go somewhere else. And, it turns the fans off because they get attached to the players.

His first was returning an interception 17 yards in 1964 while the other three came on fumble recoveries. As a part of the honor he was given a 35-mm camera and a year's supply of film by the company. He is a member of the National Football League 1960s All-Decade Team and National Football League 1970s All-Decade Team.

He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980.