Here are some more names for ya.
Do any of these dudes stand out in your mind?
Check out George Blanda. His career spans 26 seasons. I only remember seeing him as a place kicker. He was one of the last who kicked straight on instead of soccer style. I never saw those years at QB. Something tells me he could have played on defense as well. <g> Tough ol' dude.
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The Pro Football Weekly top 100:
Jim Brown, Cleveland, RB, 1957-'65
Johnny Unitas, Baltimore, QB, 1956-'72
Dick Butkus, Chicago, LB, 1965-'73
Jerry Rice, 49ers, WR, 1985-present
Ronnie Lott, 49ers, DB, 1981-'94
Gino Marchetti, Baltimore, DE, 1953-'64, '66
Don Hutson, Green Bay, WR-DB, 1935-'45
Walter Payton, Chicago, RB, 1975-'87
Joe Montana, 49ers, QB, 1979-'94
Barry Sanders, Detroit, RB, 1989-'98
John Hannah, New England, OG, 1973-'85
Lenny Moore, Baltimore, RB-FL, 1956-'67
Merlin Olsen, Los Angeles Rams, DT, 1962-'76
Lance Alworth, San Diego, WR, 1962-'72
Emlen Tunnell, New York Giants, S, 1948-'61
Anthony Munoz, Cincinnati, OT, 1980-'92
Jack Ham, Pittsburgh, LB, 1971-'82
Roger Staubach, Dallas, QB, 1969-'79
Paul Warfield, Cleveland/Miami, WR, 1964-74, '76-'77
Gale Sayers, Chicago, RB, 1965-'71
Bob Lilly, Dallas, DT, 1961-'74
Lawrence Taylor, New York Giants, LB, 1981-'93
Bobby Layne, Detroit, QB, 1948-'62
Dick "Night Train" Lane, Detroit, CB, 1952-'65
Steve Van Buren, Philadelphia, RB, 1944-'51
John Elway, Denver, QB, 1983-'98
Jim Parker, Baltimore, OG-OT, 1957-'67
"Mean" Joe Greene, Pittsburgh, DT, 1969-'81
Chuck Bednarik, Philadelphia, C-LB, 1949-'62
Rod Woodson, Pittsburgh, CB-KR, 1987-'98
Dan Fouts, San Diego, QB, 1973-'87
O.J. Simpson, Buffalo, RB, 1969-'79
Forrest Gregg, Green Bay, OT, 1956, '58-'71
Raymond Berry, Baltimore, WR, 1955-'67
Steve Young, 49ers, QB, 1985-present
Deacon Jones, Los Angeles, DE, 1961-'74
Deion Sanders, Dallas, CB-KR, 1989-present
Hugh McElhenny, 49ers, RB, 1952-'64
Ted Hendricks, Baltimore//Raiders, LB, 1969-'83
Dan Marino, Miami, QB, 1985-present
Bruce Smith, Buffalo, DE, 1985-present
Mel Blount, Pittsburgh, CB, 1970-'83
Tom Mack, Los Angeles Rams, OG, 1966-'78
Jack Lambert, Pittsburgh, LB, 1974-'84
Franco Harris, Pittsburgh, LB, 1972-'84
Randy White, Dallas, DT, 1975-'88
Joe Schmidt, Detroit, LB, 1953-'65
Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, QB, 1970-'83
Sammy Baugh, Washington, QB-P, 1937-'52
Tony Dorsett, Dallas, RB, 1977-'88
Brett Favre, Green Bay, QB, 1991-present
Reggie White, Green Bay, DE, 1985-'98
Herb Adderley, Green Bay, CB, 1961-'72
Elroy Hirsch, Los Angeles Rams, WR, 1946-'57
Marcus Allen, Raiders/Kansas City, RB, 1982-'97
Troy Aikman, Dallas, QB, 1989-present
Mike Haynes, New England/Raiders, CB, 1976-'89
Ron Mix, San Diego, OT, 1960-'69, '71
Earl Campbell, Houston, RB, 1978-'85
Clyde "Bulldog" Turner, Chicago, C-LB, 1940-'52
Bill Dudley, Pittsburgh, RB-DB, 1942, '45-'51
Alan Page, Minnesota, DT, 1967-'81
Norm Van Brocklin, Los Angeles Rams/Philadelphia, QB. 1949-'60
Larry Wilson, St. Louis Cardinals, S, 1960-'72
Emmit Smith, Dallas, RB. 1990-present
Buck Buchanan, Kansas City, DT, 1963-'75
Ray Nitschke, Green Bay, LB, 1958-'72
Otto Graham, Cleveland, QB, 1946-'55
Art Monk, Washington, WR, 1980-'92
Jack Christiansen, Detroit, DB, 1951-'58
Marion Motley, Cleveland, FB, 1946-'55
Charley Taylor, Washington, WR, 1964-'75, '77
Ken Houston, Houston/Washington, S, 1967-'80
Sonny Jurgensen, Philadelphia/Washington, QB, 1957-'74
Mike Webster, Pittsburgh, C, 1974-'90
Clarke Hinkle, Green Bay, FB, 1932-'41
Jim Taylor, Green Bay, FB, 1958-'67
Al Wistert, Philadelphia, OT, 1943-'51
Sid Luckman, Chicago, QB, 1939-'50
Leo Nomellini, 49ers, DT-OT, 1950-'63
Kellen Winslow, San Diego, TE, 1979-'87
Bronko Nagurski, Chicago, FB, 1930-'37, '43
Gene Upshaw, Raiders, OG, 1967-'81
Bill George, Chicago, LB, 1952-'66
Willie Davis, Green Bay, DE, 1958-'69
Jack Butler, Pittsburgh, DB, 1951-'59
Don Perkins, Dallas, FB, 1961-'68
Johnny Blood (McNally), Green Bay, HB, 1925-'38
Willie Brown, Raiders, CB, 1963-'78
Joe Fortunato, Chicago, LB, 1955-'66
Bart Starr, Green Bay, QB, 1956-'71
Steve Largent, Seattle, WR, 1976-'89
Dave Wilcox, 49ers, LB, 1964-'74
Joe Namath, New York Jets, QB, 1965-'77
Jim Otto, Raiders, C, 1960-'74
John Mackey, Baltimore, TE, 1963-'72
Mel Hein, New York Giants, C, 1931-'45
Lou Groza, Cleveland, OT-PK, 1946-'59, '61-'67
George Blanda, Chicago/Houston/Raiders, QB-PK, 1949-'75
Ray Guy, Raiders, P, 1973-'86 |
