acquired three top-20 picks in the 1961 draft from other teams - Norm Snead (No. 2), Marlin McKeever (No. 4) and Mike Ditka (No. 5) and they actually acquired four top-20 picks from other teams in the 1984 draft - Fryar (No. 1), Keith Millard (No. 13), Vaughan Johnson (No. 15), Ron Solt (No. 19).
Vaughan Johnson was a member of the Dome Patrol, the four man linebacking crew who all made multiple Pro Bowls during Jim Moras turnaround of the Saints in the late 80s and early 90s. All four made the 1992 Pro Bowl.
Date: Jul 31, 2022
Category: Sports
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Fangio, the 49ers' defensive coordinator and a coach who has spent 25 seasons in the NFL, was linebackers coach for the Saints during New Orleans' "Dome Patrol" days, when Hall of Famer Rickey Jackson, Sam Mills, Vaughan Johnson and Pat Swilling all routinely were Pro Bowlers.