The best crossbar dunks in NFL history

It’s no surprise that some of the best touchdown celebrations have come from some of the NFL’s biggest personalities. Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson didn’t earn the nickname “Hollywood,” but rather gave it to himself after an appearance in the football film “Semi-Tough” and several commercials convinced him he ultimately wanted to be a movie star after his football days were over (his career took a different turn.) Henderson was a Dallas Cowboys linebacker during the late 1970s, and boldly proclaimed that his touchdown dunk celebration would make him “famous” after he performed it in a 1977 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Henderson intercepted a Gary Huff pass, took it 79 yards to the house and slammed the ball over the crossbar. It didn’t take the fad long to catch on, as Tampa Bay Bucs linebacker Richard Wood attempted a dunk in the same game after returning a Tony Dorsett fumble for a touchdown. Henderson also allegedly attempted a dunk two years prior after he returned a kickoff for a touchdown, but it wasn’t a clean attempt. This one, however, kickstarted a beloved part of NFL history, and we have the gold-toothed Henderson to thank.