National Football League 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
The National Football League 75th Anniversary All-Time Team was chosen by a selection committee of media and league personnel in 1994 to honor the greatest players of the first 75 years of the National Football League (NFL).[1] Five players on the list were on NFL rosters at the time of the selections: Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Rod Woodson, Reggie White, and Ronnie Lott.[2] Gale Sayers was named to the team as both a halfback and kickoff returner. Every player is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, except for Billy "White Shoes" Johnson.
Offense[]
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Defense[]
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| Position | Player | Team(s) played for |
|---|---|---|
| DE | Deacon Jones | Los Angeles Rams (1961–1971) San Diego Chargers (1972–1973) Washington Redskins (1974) |
| Gino Marchetti | Dallas Texans (1952) Baltimore Colts (1953–1964, 1966) | |
| Reggie White | Philadelphia Eagles (1985–1992) Green Bay Packers (1993–1998) Carolina Panthers (2000) | |
| DT | "Mean" Joe Greene | Pittsburgh Steelers (1969–1981) |
| Bob Lilly | Dallas Cowboys (1961–1974) | |
| Merlin Olsen | Los Angeles Rams (1962–1976) | |
| LB | Dick Butkus | Chicago Bears (1965–1973) |
| Jack Ham | Pittsburgh Steelers (1971–1982) | |
| Ted Hendricks | Baltimore Colts (1969–1973) Green Bay Packers (1974) Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders (1975–1983) | |
| Jack Lambert | Pittsburgh Steelers (1974–1984) | |
| Willie Lanier | Kansas City Chiefs (1967–1977) | |
| Ray Nitschke | Green Bay Packers (1958–1972) | |
| Lawrence Taylor | New York Giants (1981–1993) | |
| CB | Mel Blount | Pittsburgh Steelers (1970–1983) |
| Mike Haynes | New England Patriots (1976–1982) Los Angeles Raiders (1983–1989) | |
| Richard "Night Train" Lane | Los Angeles Rams (1952–1953) Chicago Cardinals (1954–1959) Detroit Lions (1960–1965) | |
| Rod Woodson | Pittsburgh Steelers (1987–1996) San Francisco 49ers (1997) Baltimore Ravens (1998–2001) Oakland Raiders (2002–2003) | |
| S | ||
| Ronnie Lott | San Francisco 49ers (1981–1990) Los Angeles Raiders (1991–1992) New York Jets (1993–1994) | |
| Larry Wilson | St. Louis Cardinals (1960–1972) | |
| Ken Houston | Houston Oilers (1967–1972) Washington Redskins (1973–1980) |
Special teams[]
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| Position | Player | Team(s) played for |
|---|---|---|
| P | Ray Guy | Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders (1973–1986) |
| PK | Jan Stenerud | Kansas City Chiefs (1967–1979) Green Bay Packers (1980–1983) Minnesota Vikings (1984–1985) |
| PR | Billy "White Shoes" Johnson | Houston Oilers (1974–1980) Atlanta Falcons (1982–1987) Washington Redskins (1988) |
| KR | Gale Sayers | Chicago Bears (1965–1971) |
75th Anniversary All-Two-Way Team[]
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| Position | Player | Team(s) played for |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterback, Defensive Halfback, Punter | Sammy Baugh | Washington Redskins (1937–1952) |
| Center, Linebacker | Chuck Bednarik | Philadelphia Eagles (1949–1962) |
| Quarterback, Defensive Halfback, Punter | Earl "Dutch" Clark | Portsmouth Spartans (1931–1932) Detroit Lions (1934–1938) |
| Tackle, Defensive tackle | George Connor | Chicago Bears (1948–1955) |
| Guard, Defensive tackle | Dan Fortmann | Chicago Bears (1936–1943) |
| Center, Defensive tackle | Mel Hein | New York Giants (1931–1945) |
| Tackle, Defensive tackle, Punter | Wilbur "Pete" Henry | Canton Bulldogs (1920–1923, 1925–1926) New York Giants (1927) Pottsville Maroons (1927–1928) |
| End, Defensive Halfback | Bill Hewitt | Chicago Bears (1932−1936) Philadelphia Eagles (1937−1939) Steagles (1943) |
| Fullback, Linebacker, Kicker | Clarke Hinkle | Green Bay Packers (1932–1941) |
| Tackle, Defensive tackle | Cal Hubbard | New York Giants (1927–1928, 1936) Green Bay Packers (1929–1933, 1935) Pittsburgh Pirates (1936) |
| End, Defensive Halfback | Don Hutson | Green Bay Packers (1935–1945) |
| Back, Defensive back | George McAfee | Chicago Bears (1940–1941, 1945–1950) |
| Fullback, Linebacker | Marion Motley | Cleveland Browns (1946–1953) Pittsburgh Steelers (1955) |
| Guard-Tackle, Defensive tackle | George Musso | Chicago Bears (1933–1944) |
| Fullback, Linebacker | Bronko Nagurski | Chicago Bears (1930–1937, 1943) |
| Halfback, Defensive Halfback | Ernie Nevers | Duluth Eskimos (1926–1927) Chicago Cardinals (1929–1931) |
| Defensive end, Tight end | Pete Pihos | Philadelphia Eagles (1947–1955) |
| Tackle, Defensive tackle | Joe Stydahar | Chicago Bears (1936–1942, 1945–1946) |
| Running back, Defensive back | Steve Van Buren | Philadelphia Eagles (1944–1951) |
See also[]
- National Football League 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
- National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
- National Football League All-Decade Teams
Notes[]
- ^ a b The Browns competed in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949.
References[]
- ^ "Very Best of the NFL". Detroit Free Press. August 24, 1994. p. 1D. Retrieved November 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Smith, Timothy W. (August 28, 1994). "Pro Football: Notebook; For 75th Anniversary, There Is No Namath On the All-Time Team". The New York Times. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ a b c 2001 NFL Record & Fact Book, Edited by Randall Liu, p. 401, Workman Publishing, 2001, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2
- ^ Liu 2001, p. 402.
External links[]
- 75th Anniversary All Time Team, from NFL.com.
Categories:
- Lists of National Football League players