Devin Hester Is The Best Return Man Ever -- And I Should Know

The punted ball toppled harmlessly -- or so it seemed -- onto the Tiger Stadium turf. A group of Cincinnati Bengals surrounded it, waiting for it to stop moving, to make the expected final downing. Then in that moment, when time stopped, along with all the football players' feet, Lemuel Barney snatched the pigskin up from the ground and took off running with it. Before the stunned Bengals punt cover team could react, Barney was in the end zone, some 60 yards from where he stole the football from under their noses. That play occurred in 1970. And yes, I remember it, which makes me comfortable to make the declaration I'm about to make today -- as someone who should know. Being an old coot and all. I've seen Barney electrify the masses. And Billy "White Shoes" Johnson. And Mel Gray. And "Neon" Deion Sanders. And many more in between. But no one -- and I'm sorry, Lem and Mel, the two greatest return men in Lions history -- have I seen that ca...