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Gastineau had his best individual season with an NFL record 22 sacks (leading the NFL for the second year in a row), 69 tackles and one fumble recovery for a touchdown in 1984. He was voted the UPI AFC Defensive Player of the Year, and was also named MVP of that season's Pro Bowl after tallying four sacks and a safety in that game.
Mark Gastineau held the NFL sack record for 17 years. Focus on Sport/Getty. Mark Gastineau playing for the New York Jets in 1986. Gastineau first earned the title of NFL sack leader in 1983 with ...
Gastineau blamed Favre for taking a "dive" in order for his friend Michael Strahan to surpass Gastineau's record of most sacks — and believes he was left out of the Hall of Fame because of it
Former New York Jets pass rusher Mark Gastineau says Brett Favre “hurt” him after he confronted the Pro Football Hall of Fame ... Gastineau set the record for the most sacks in a season in ...
Following his football career, Highsmith became a professional boxer. [11] Over a four-year career, Highsmith amassed a 27–1–2 record in the heavyweight division. Twenty three of those victories came by way of knockout. One of Highsmith's opponents in professional boxing was another former NFL player turned boxer, Mark Gastineau.
Among these was a fight from former pro football star Mark Gastineau's controversial boxing career which saw him lose to a journeyman fighter, Andrew Golota's infamous fight against Samson Po'uha in 1995 which saw the Polish fighter, who appeared frequently on Tuesday Night Fights, bite the neck of his opponent, a fight between Riddick Bowe and ...
Gastineau set an NFL record with 22 sacks in 1984, but Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan broke the mark when he sacked Favre in 2002 in a game between the Giants and Packers. It was a controversial play on which many have accused Favre of purposely taking the sack so Strahan could set the single-season record with 22 1/2.
Former New York Jets defensive end Mark Gastineau's 20-plus year grudge against Brett Favre is on ... Since Strahan recorded his 22 1/2 sack to pass Gastineau, the record has been matched by T.J ...