hiː wʌz pɹˈeɪzd baɪ hˈɑːləz "ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst pˈæsɹˈʌʃɚɹ aɪv ˈɛvɚ sˈiːn," wˌaɪl dʒˈaɪənts kwˈɔːɹɾɚbˌæk wˈaɪ. ˈeɪ. tˈɪɾəl ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn ðˈæt "kwˈɔːɹɾɚbˌæks wʊd lˈʊk wɪð ˈoʊnli wˈʌn ˈaɪ fɔːɹ ɹᵻsˈiːvɚz.
He was praised by Halas "the greatest pass-rusher I've ever seen," while Giants quarterback Y. A. Tittle remarked in 1969 that "quarterbacks would look with only one eye for receivers.