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). 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. 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.
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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, Linebacker | 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
Notes
- ^ 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. [REDACTED]
- 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.
- ^ 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.