Last night, one of the GOATs, Randy Moss, received one of the highest honors a team can give a player: The Ring of Honor.
The ceremonies were an all-day affair for Moss. He was honored at a luncheon earlier on Monday, and got a little misty-eyed and choked up when talking about the honor and what it meant to him.
From the moment Moss got to Minnesota, he became a star. From winning Rookie of the Year honors in 1998 to setting numerous records with Vikings including a career record for 100-yard games (41). He also set the NFL rookie record with 17 TDs in 1998, and had 17 again in 2003 to tie the Vikings record for a season twice.
Besides being a great player, Moss was also a cultural icon with almost as many signature shoes as signature plays.
Several Vikings will be honoring him with special shoes tonight:
.@KyleRudolph82 is kickin' it old school tonight for the 🐐. pic.twitter.com/Nbt3x49EgD
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) September 11, 2017
.@stefondiggs and @athielen19 will represent the 🐐 on their cleats tonight.
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) September 11, 2017
📰: https://t.co/aYTliOuMxh pic.twitter.com/iAdda9PF6E
As for Moss himself - the Vikings hooked him up with some special kicks of his own:
Custom kicks for @RandyMoss 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/Q1vOo4NEBc
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) September 11, 2017
Shoes Vikings gave Randy Moss for tonight (📷 by @RandBall) pic.twitter.com/adjYEDDzum
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) September 11, 2017
It was a great night for one of the best to ever do it... Oh, and in case you forgot, he made this play:
Obviously, a lot of people are talking about Moss because of his induction, which has led to some spectacular stories like this one from Cris Carter:
.@criscarter80: His first NFL game, @RandyMoss had a pregame meal of Hot Tamales & a Diet Coke. He still shredded the Bucs.Baddest dude ever pic.twitter.com/2kOqvFcArO
— First Things First (@FTFonFS1) September 12, 2017
Can we (here at The Checkdown) get some hot tamales?!