Thursday, May 3, 2018

All-Pro Team

QB: Otto Graham, Peyton Manning, Paddy Driscoll
HB: Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, Dutch Clark
FB: Bronko Nagurski, Marion Motley
TE: Tony Gonzalez, Rob Gronkowski, Shannon Sharpe, (Dave Casper)
WR: Jerry Rice, Don Hutson, Lance Alworth, Terrell Owens, Randy Moss
C: Jim Otto, Bruce Matthews, Bulldog Turner
G: Jim Parker, John Hannah, Randall McDaniel
T: Ron Mix, Anthony Munoz, Forrest Gregg

DT: Bob Lilly, Randy White, Alan Page, John Randle (Leo Nomellini)
DE: Reggie White, Lawrence Taylor, Bruce Smith, Gino Marchetti
OLB: Jack Ham, Bobby Bell, Derrick Brooks, Ted Hendricks
MLB: Bill George, Joe Schmidt, Ray Lewis
CB: Deion Sanders, Rod Woodson, Willie Brown, Herb Adderley, Darrell Revis
S: Jack Christiansen, Ronnie Lott, Johnny Robinson, Ed Reed (Larry Wilson)


P: Shane Lechler



Friday, April 27, 2018

Sporting News Top 100

1. Jim Brown
2. Jerry Rice
3. Joe Montana
4. Lawrence Taylor
5. Johnny Unitas
6. Don Hutson
7. Otto Graham
8. Walter Payton
9. Dick Butkus
10. Bob Lilly


11. Sammy Baugh
12. Barry Sanders
13. Deacon Jones
14. Joe Greene
15. Gino Marchetti
16. John Elway
17. Anthony Munoz
18. Ray Nitschke
19. Night Train Lane
20. John Hannah


21. Gale Sayers
22. Reggie White
23. Ronnie Lott
24. Jim Parker
25. Merlin Olsen
26. O.J. Simpson
27. Dan Marino
28. Forrest Gregg
29. Roger Staubach
30. Jack Lambert


31. Lance Alworth
32. Marion Motley
33. Earl Campbell
34. Alan Page
35. Bronko Nagurski
36. Mel Blount
37. Deion Sanders
38. Eric Dickerson
39. Sid Luckman
40. Raymond Berry


41. Bart Starr
42. Willie Lanier
43. Larry Wilson
44. Terry Bradshaw
45. Herb Adderley
46. Steve Largent
47. Jack Ham
48. John Mackey
49. Bill George
50. Willie Brown


51. Randy White
52. Bobby Layne
53. Tony Dorsett
54. Chuck Bednarik
55. Art Shell
56. Mike Singletary
57. Roosevelt Brown
58. Bruce Smith
59. Fran Tarkenton
60. Paul Warfield


61. Ken Houston
62. Gene Upshaw
63. Steve Young
64. Ted Hendricks
65. Joe Schmidt
66. Bobby Bell
67. Buck Buchanan
68. Emmitt Smith
69. Willie Davis
70. Emlen Tunnell


71. Lenny Moore
72. Marcus Allen
73. Kellen Winslow
74. Mel Hein
75. Mike Webster
76. Sam Huff
77. Steve Van Buren
78. Jim Otto
79. Larry Little
80. Red Grange


81. Darrell Green
82. Brett Favre
83. Franco Harris
84. Dwight Stephenson
85. Charley Taylor
86. Jack Christiansen
87. Rod Woodson
88. Jim Thorpe
89. Elroy Hirsch
90. Mike Ditka


91. Art Monk
92. Dan Fouts
93. Mike Haynes
94. Fred Biletnikoff
95. Troy Aikman
96. Joe Namath
97. Lem Barney
98. George Blanda
99. Lou Groza
100. Charlie Joiner

#1 Jerry Rice
#2 Randy Moss
#3 Don Hutson
#4 Michael Irvin
#5 Paul Warfield
#6 Charley Taylor
#7 Steve Largent
#8 Cris Carter
#9 Terrell Owens
#10 Marvin Harrison


An exhaustive analysis of the panelists' rankings, supplemented by more than six hours of interviews, gave New England's Randy Moss a slight edge over Green Bay legend Don Hutson for the second overall spot. Michael Irvin was fourth, followed by Paul Warfield, Charley Taylor, Steve Largent, Cris Carter, Terrell Owens and Marvin Harrison(Click here for bios of panelists.)

Friday, February 16, 2018

Not First Ballot

QB: Joe Montana.                        Bart Starr.                   
HB: Jim Brown.                           Barry SandersWalter Payton
FB: Marion Motley*.                 
TE: John Mackey*.                        Mike Ditka*Tony Gonzalez
C: Dwight Stephenson*               Bruce Matthews

DT: Joe Greene.  
                          Bob LillyAlan Page*
MLB: Dick Butkus.                            Ray Lewis
OLB: Lawrence TaylorDerrick Brooks.                   Jack Ham, Bobby Bell*Ted Hendricks*
CB: Dick Lane*Mel Blount.             Herb Adderley*,  
HY:  Rod Woodson                              Charles Woodson                       
S: Ronnie LottEmlen Tunnell*.         Ed Reed 

P: Ray Guy.                            Adam Vinateri
K: Adam Vinateri.                  Ray Guy
KR/PR: Devin Hester.            (Rod Woodson)
LS:  Bruce Matthews             Bobby Bell                     
H: Ray Guy.                            Bart Starr

Reserves: Tom BradyBronko NagurskiJim OttoJonathan Ogden Jack Lambert, Merlin Olsen, Jack Christiansen*