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colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">No. 57</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Position:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Linebacker</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Born:</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1958-03-20</span>) </span>March 20, 1958<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 66)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Pahokee,_Florida" title="Pahokee, Florida">Pahokee, Florida</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Height:</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Weight:</th><td class="infobox-data">243 lb (110 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">High school:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pahokee_High_School" title="Pahokee High School">Pahokee</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">College:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Panthers_football" title="Pittsburgh Panthers football">Pittsburgh</a> (1977–1980)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">NFL draft:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1981_NFL_draft" title="1981 NFL draft">1981</a> / round: 2 / pick: 51</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; 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margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career highlights and awards <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Super_Bowl_champions" title="List of Super Bowl champions">Super Bowl champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXIX" title="Super Bowl XXIX">XXIX</a>)</li> <li>5× Second-team <a href="/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a> (<a href="/wiki/1984_All-Pro_Team" title="1984 All-Pro Team">1984</a>–<a href="/wiki/1986_All-Pro_Team" title="1986 All-Pro Team">1986</a>, <a href="/wiki/1992_All-Pro_Team" title="1992 All-Pro Team">1992</a>, <a href="/wiki/1993_All-Pro_Team" title="1993 All-Pro Team">1993</a>)</li> <li>7× <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> (<a href="/wiki/1984_Pro_Bowl" title="1984 Pro Bowl">1983</a>–<a href="/wiki/1987_Pro_Bowl" title="1987 Pro Bowl">1986</a>, <a href="/wiki/1992_Pro_Bowl" title="1992 Pro Bowl">1991</a>, <a href="/wiki/1993_Pro_Bowl" title="1993 Pro Bowl">1992</a>, <a href="/wiki/1994_Pro_Bowl" title="1994 Pro Bowl">1993</a>)</li> <li>4× <a href="/wiki/NFL_forced_fumbles_leader" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL forced fumbles leader">NFL forced fumbles leader</a> (1981, 1982, 1984, 1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints#New_Orleans_Saints_Hall_of_Fame" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints#Ring_of_Honor" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints Ring of Honor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints_45th_Anniversary_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Saints 45th Anniversary Team">New Orleans Saints 45th Anniversary Team</a></li> <li>Second-team <a href="/wiki/College_Football_All-America_Team" title="College Football All-America Team">All-American</a> (<a href="/wiki/1980_College_Football_All-America_Team" title="1980 College Football All-America Team">1980</a>)</li> <li>First-team All-<a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference" title="Big East Conference">East</a> (<a href="/wiki/1980_All-East_football_team" title="1980 All-East football team">1980</a>)</li> <li>Second-team All-East (<a href="/wiki/1979_All-East_football_team" title="1979 All-East football team">1979</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career NFL statistics</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Tackles:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">1,173</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback_sack" title="Quarterback sack">Sacks</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">128.0</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Interception_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Interception (football)">Interceptions</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">8</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Forced <a href="/wiki/Fumble" title="Fumble">fumbles</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">40</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding-left:3px;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JackRi01.htm">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Reference" title="Pro Football Reference">Pro Football Reference</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="pane notheme mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #ffbb00;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballhof.com/players/rickey-jackson">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Rickey Anderson Jackson</b> (born March 20, 1958) is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> player who was a <a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">linebacker</a> in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) for the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a> (1981–1993) and the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a> (1994–1995). He led the team's <a href="/wiki/Dome_Patrol" title="Dome Patrol">Dome Patrol</a> linebacker corps while playing with the Saints. In 1997, Jackson was inducted into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jackson won a <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_ring" title="Super Bowl ring">Super Bowl ring</a> with the 49ers in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXIX" title="Super Bowl XXIX">Super Bowl XXIX</a> one year before retiring. On February 7, 2010, Jackson was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rickey_Jackson&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Jackson's first name was originally spelled "Ricky"; he says he changed it himself in high school.<sup id="cite_ref-Habib_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Habib-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played football and basketball at <a href="/wiki/Pahokee_High_School" title="Pahokee High School">Pahokee High School</a> in Pahokee, Florida.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He made 188 tackles and caught 21 passes for eight touchdowns as a <a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">tight end</a>. In 2007, he was named to the <a href="/wiki/Florida_High_School_Athletic_Association" title="Florida High School Athletic Association">Florida High School Athletic Association</a>'s All-Century Team, consisting of the top 33 players in the 100-year history of high school football in Florida. Jackson's nickname, "City Champ", came from his days at Pahokee; he has variously said that he chose the name himself or was given it because of his performance on the field.<sup id="cite_ref-Habib_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Habib-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rickey_Jackson&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: College career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Jackson was known as "the other end" at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Pittsburgh" title="University of Pittsburgh">University of Pittsburgh</a> due to <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Green_(American_football)" title="Hugh Green (American football)">Hugh Green</a>'s presence on the team. He also played with other future NFL players including center <a href="/wiki/Russ_Grimm" title="Russ Grimm">Russ Grimm</a>, guard <a href="/wiki/Mark_May" title="Mark May">Mark May</a>, tackle <a href="/wiki/Jimbo_Covert" class="mw-redirect" title="Jimbo Covert">Jimbo Covert</a>, defensive back <a href="/wiki/Tim_Lewis" title="Tim Lewis">Tim Lewis</a>, defensive lineman <a href="/wiki/Bill_Maas" title="Bill Maas">Bill Maas</a>, receiver <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Collins" title="Dwight Collins">Dwight Collins</a>, and quarterback <a href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Dan Marino</a>. Although overshadowed by Green,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as a junior in 1979 Jackson was a second-team All-East selection and named an honorable mention All-American by the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News" title="The Sporting News">The Sporting News</a></i>. As a senior in 1980, he was a second-team <a href="/wiki/College_Football_All-America_Team" title="College Football All-America Team">All-American</a> selection and a first-team All-Big East selection. Pitt's defense was ranked number one nationally in 1980. </p><p>Jackson ended his college career with 290 tackles, 166 of them unassisted. He also finished with 21 sacks, four passes defended and three interceptions. As a freshman, he had 15 tackles and two interceptions, one returned for a touchdown. As a sophomore, he made 27 tackles (21 unassisted) and five sacks. In 1979, he had 111 tackles (47 unassisted) and four sacks and recovered two fumbles. In 1980, he led the team with 137 tackles (87 solo), had 12 sacks, broke up four passes, recovered four fumbles and intercepted a pass. Following a game against <a href="/wiki/Army_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Army football">Army</a> in 1980, in which Jackson recorded 12 tackles, three sacks, a forced fumble, an interception, and a blocked punt, he was named the <i><a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a></i> Player of the Week. In the same year during the game against <a href="/wiki/Penn_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Penn State">Penn State</a>, he was chosen the <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a>/<a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> Player-of-the-Game. </p><p>Jackson made 14 tackles in the Pittsburgh <a href="/wiki/Gator_Bowl" title="Gator Bowl">Gator Bowl</a> win and played in the <a href="/wiki/Senior_Bowl" title="Senior Bowl">Senior Bowl</a>; he was a team captain. He was the MVP of the <a href="/wiki/East-West_Shrine_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="East-West Shrine Game">East-West Shrine Game</a>. On April 30, 2023, Jackson graduated from Pitt's <a href="/wiki/University_of_Pittsburgh_College_of_General_Studies" title="University of Pittsburgh College of General Studies">College of General Studies</a> with his <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">Bachelor of Arts</a> in <a href="/wiki/Social_science" title="Social science">social sciences</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rickey_Jackson&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Selected in the second round of the <a href="/wiki/1981_NFL_draft" title="1981 NFL draft">1981 NFL draft</a> (53rd overall) from Pitt, Jackson was a member of the first draft in New Orleans under head coach <a href="/wiki/Bum_Phillips" title="Bum Phillips">Bum Phillips</a>. He played in all 16 games his rookie season and was named to the NFL All-Rookie team. In 1983, he was first-team All-NFC, the first of seven seasons in which he would receive post-season honors in the NFL, including being selected six times for the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> (in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1992, and 1993). Jackson was a four-time first-team All-Pro and a two-time second-team All-Pro selection. He was a member of the Saints' famed "<a href="/wiki/Dome_Patrol" title="Dome Patrol">Dome Patrol</a>", a four-man linebacking corps named by the <a href="/wiki/NFL_Network" title="NFL Network">NFL Network</a> as the best in NFL history. </p><p>In his 13 seasons as a Saint, Jackson missed only two games, a result of an automobile accident in 1989. He played the remainder of the 1989 season with his jaw wired and wearing a special helmet, still managing to accumulate <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">7<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> sacks during the year. </p><p>In 1994, Jackson joined the 49ers. He won his only Super Bowl with the 49ers that year. He retired from the NFL following the 1995 season. </p><p>Jackson recorded 10 or more sacks in six different seasons and led the NFL in fumble recoveries in 1990 and 1991. He finished his career with 136 (eight unofficial in 1981) sacks and eight interceptions, which he returned for 68 yards. In his first year as a finalist in 2010, Jackson was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, one day before the Saints won <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIV" title="Super Bowl XLIV">Super Bowl XLIV</a>. His bust was sculpted by <a href="/wiki/Scott_Myers" title="Scott Myers">Scott Myers</a> and unveiled at the Enshrinement Ceremony on August 7, 2010. He is the first member of the Hall of Fame to be inducted primarily for his contributions as a Saint. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Records">Records</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rickey_Jackson&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On his retirement following the 1995 season, Jackson held the following NFL records.<sup id="cite_ref-Rickey_Jackson_Career_Highlights_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rickey_Jackson_Career_Highlights-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Second: Most Opponents Fumbles Recovered, Career – 28</li> <li>Third: Most Sacks, Career – 128.0</li> <li>Tied for third: Most Opponents' Fumbles Recovered, Season – 7 (1990)</li></ul> <p>At the end of the 1993 season, his final season with New Orleans, Jackson held the following Saints records.<sup id="cite_ref-Rickey_Jackson_Career_Highlights_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rickey_Jackson_Career_Highlights-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>First: Most Games – 195</li> <li>First: Most Sacks, Career – 123.0 (includes unofficial 8.0 sacks in 1981)</li> <li>Tied for first: Most Seasons – 13</li> <li>First: Most Opponents Fumbles Recovered, Career – 26</li> <li>First: Most Opponents Fumbles Recovered, Season – 7 (1990)</li> <li>Tied for first: Most Sacks, Game – 4 (at Atlanta, December 14, 1986; at Detroit, September 18, 1988)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NFL_career_statistics">NFL career statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rickey_Jackson&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: NFL career statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Legend </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"> </td> <td>Won the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"> </td> <td>Led the league </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#e0cef2; width:3em;"> </td> <td>NFL record </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Bold</b> </td> <td>Career high </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rickey_Jackson&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Team </th> <th colspan="2">Games </th> <th colspan="4">Tackles </th> <th colspan="3">Interceptions </th> <th colspan="2">Fumbles </th></tr> <tr> <th>GP</th> <th>GS</th> <th>Cmb</th> <th>Solo</th> <th>Ast</th> <th>Sck</th> <th>Int</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>TD</th> <th>FF</th> <th>FR </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1981_NFL_season" title="1981 NFL season">1981</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1981_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1981 New Orleans Saints season">NO</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td><b>125</b></td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>8.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">2</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1982_NFL_season" title="1982 NFL season">1982</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1982_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1982 New Orleans Saints season">NO</a> </th> <td>9</td> <td>9</td> <td>47</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>4.5</td> <td>1</td> <td><b>32</b></td> <td>0</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">1</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1983_NFL_season" title="1983 NFL season">1983</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1983_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1983 New Orleans Saints season">NO</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>102</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>12.0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1984_NFL_season" title="1984 NFL season">1984</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1984_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1984 New Orleans Saints season">NO</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>124</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>12.0</td> <td>1</td> <td>14</td> <td>0</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">4</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1985_NFL_season" title="1985 NFL season">1985</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1985_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1985 New Orleans Saints season">NO</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>107</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>11.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1986_NFL_season" title="1986 NFL season">1986</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1986_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1986 New Orleans Saints season">NO</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>114</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>9.0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;"><b>6</b></td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1987_NFL_season" title="1987 NFL season">1987</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1987_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1987 New Orleans Saints season">NO</a> </th> <td>12</td> <td>12</td> <td>74</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>9.5</td> <td><b>2</b></td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1988_NFL_season" title="1988 NFL season">1988</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1988_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1988 New Orleans Saints season">NO</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>92</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>7.0</td> <td>1</td> <td>16</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1989_NFL_season" title="1989 NFL season">1989</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1989_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1989 New Orleans Saints season">NO</a> </th> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>47</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>7.5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1990_NFL_season" title="1990 NFL season">1990</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1990_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1990 New Orleans Saints season">NO</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>68</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;"><b>7</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1991_NFL_season" title="1991 NFL season">1991</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1991_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1991 New Orleans Saints season">NO</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>59</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>11.5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1992_NFL_season" title="1992 NFL season">1992</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1992_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1992 New Orleans Saints season">NO</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>66</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td><b>13.5</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><b>6</b></td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1993_NFL_season" title="1993 NFL season">1993</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1993_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1993 New Orleans Saints season">NO</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>79</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>11.5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1994_NFL_season" title="1994 NFL season">1994</a></th> <th style="background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1994_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1994 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>14</td> <td>40</td> <td><b>37</b></td> <td>3</td> <td>3.5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1995_NFL_season" title="1995 NFL season">1995</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1995_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1995 San Francisco 49ers season">SF</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>15</td> <td>36</td> <td>32</td> <td><b>4</b></td> <td>9.5</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JackRi01.htm">Career</a></th> <th>227</th> <th>224</th> <th>1,180</th> <th>69</th> <th>7</th> <th>136.0</th> <th>8</th> <th>68</th> <th>0</th> <th>40</th> <th>29 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rickey_Jackson&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/history/hall-of-fame.html">"Saints Hall of Fame Inductees"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212325/http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/history/hall-of-fame.html">Archived</a> March 3, 2016, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a></i>, 1997.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Habib-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Habib_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Habib_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Hal Habib, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/pahokees-rickey-jackson-is-going-to-the-pro-834390.html?viewAsSinglePage=true">"Pahokee's Rickey Jackson is going to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but his heart never really leaves"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Palm_Beach_Post" title="The Palm Beach Post">The Palm Beach Post</a></i>, August 1, 2010</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tom D'Angelo, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/rickey-jackson-s-hall-of-fame-run-forever-236449.html">"Rickey Jackson's Hall of Fame run forever meshed with Saints and the muck of Pahokee"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Palm_Beach_Post" title="The Palm Beach Post">The Palm Beach Post</a></i>, February 13, 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Jimmy Smith, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/02/rickey_jackson_gets_another_sh.html">"Rickey Jackson gets another shot at Hall of Fame today"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Times-Picayune" class="mw-redirect" title="Times-Picayune">Times-Picayune</a>, February 6, 2010.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Gil_Brandt" title="Gil Brandt">Gil Brandt</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/halloffame/story/09000d5d81973c26/article/jackson-used-physical-gifts-to-overcome-tough-odds?module=HP_cp2">"Jackson used physical gifts to overcome tough odds"</a>, <a href="/wiki/NFL.com" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL.com">NFL.com</a>, August 1, 2010.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style 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Watt</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Jeffcoat" title="Jim Jeffcoat">Jim Jeffcoat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Quinn_(American_football)" title="Robert Quinn (American football)">Robert Quinn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Fuller_(American_football)" title="William Fuller (American football)">William Fuller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Haley" title="Charles Haley">Charles Haley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Wake" title="Cameron Wake">Cameron Wake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Dunlap" title="Carlos Dunlap">Carlos Dunlap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Tippett" title="Andre Tippett">Andre Tippett</a></li></ul> <p><i>Italics</i> denotes active player </p> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="New_Orleans_Saints" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #D3BC8D !important; 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color: #000000 !important; ;"><div> <ul><li>Founded in 1967</li> <li>Based in <b><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans"><span style="color: #000000">New Orleans, Louisiana</span></a></b></li> <li>Headquartered in <b><a href="/wiki/Metairie,_Louisiana" title="Metairie, Louisiana"><span style="color: #000000">Metairie, Louisiana</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #D3BC8D !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Franchise</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">Franchise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Orleans_Saints_seasons" title="List of New Orleans Saints seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_New_Orleans_Saints" title="History of the New Orleans Saints">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints_all-time_roster" title="New Orleans Saints all-time roster">All-time roster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Orleans_Saints_head_coaches" title="List of New Orleans Saints head coaches">Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NFL_expansion_draft" title="1967 NFL expansion draft">Expansion draft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Orleans_Saints_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of New Orleans Saints first-round draft picks">First-round draft picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Orleans_Saints_starting_quarterbacks" title="List of New Orleans Saints starting quarterbacks">Starting quarterbacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Orleans_Saints_broadcasters" title="List of New Orleans Saints broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #D3BC8D !important; 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color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1980 New Orleans Saints season">"Aints" (1–15)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Dempsey" title="Tom Dempsey">Dempsey's 63-yard field goal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dome_Patrol" title="Dome Patrol">Dome Patrol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Williams_trade" title="Ricky Williams trade">Ricky Williams trade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/River_City_Relay" title="River City Relay">River City Relay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_New_Orleans_Saints_season#Week_3:_vs._Atlanta_Falcons" title="2006 New Orleans Saints season">Steve Gleason's blocked punt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beast_Quake" title="Beast Quake">Beast Quake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints_bounty_scandal" title="New Orleans Saints bounty scandal">Bountygate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Miracle" title="Minneapolis Miracle">Minneapolis Miracle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NFC_Championship_Game" title="2018 NFC Championship Game">NOLA No-Call</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #D3BC8D !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Falcons%E2%80%93Saints_rivalry" title="Falcons–Saints rivalry">Atlanta Falcons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panthers%E2%80%93Saints_rivalry" title="Panthers–Saints rivalry">Carolina Panthers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rams%E2%80%93Saints_rivalry" title="Rams–Saints rivalry">Los Angeles Rams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saints%E2%80%93Vikings_rivalry" title="Saints–Vikings rivalry">Minnesota Vikings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buccaneers%E2%80%93Saints_rivalry" title="Buccaneers–Saints rivalry">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #D3BC8D !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Wild card berths (5)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1987_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1987 New Orleans Saints season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1990 New Orleans Saints season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1992 New Orleans Saints season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2010 New Orleans Saints season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2013 New Orleans Saints season">2013</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #D3BC8D !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Division championships (9)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1991_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1991 New Orleans Saints season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2000 New Orleans Saints season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2006 New Orleans Saints season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2009 New Orleans Saints season">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2011 New Orleans Saints season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2017 New Orleans Saints season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2018 New Orleans Saints season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2019 New Orleans Saints season">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="2020 New Orleans Saints season">2020</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #D3BC8D !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Conference championships (1)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIV" title="Super Bowl XLIV">2009</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #D3BC8D !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">League championships (1)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIV" title="Super Bowl XLIV">2009 (XLIV)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #D3BC8D !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Retired numbers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Taylor_(fullback)" title="Jim Taylor (fullback)">31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Atkins" title="Doug Atkins">81</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #D3BC8D !important; 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Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Layne" title="Bobby Layne">Layne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sid_Luckman" title="Sid Luckman">Luckman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Manning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Montana" title="Joe Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Moon" title="Warren Moon">Moon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Namath" title="Joe Namath">Namath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ace_Parker" title="Ace Parker">A. Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Stabler" title="Ken Stabler">Stabler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bart_Starr" title="Bart Starr">Starr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Staubach" title="Roger Staubach">Staubach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fran_Tarkenton" title="Fran Tarkenton">Tarkenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Y._A._Tittle" title="Y. A. 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Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Campbell" title="Earl Campbell">Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Canadeo" title="Tony Canadeo">Canadeo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Csonka" title="Larry Csonka">Csonka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrell_Davis" title="Terrell Davis">T. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Dickerson" title="Eric Dickerson">Dickerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Dorsett" title="Tony Dorsett">Dorsett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Dudley" title="Bill Dudley">Dudley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Faulk" title="Marshall Faulk">Faulk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gifford" title="Frank Gifford">Gifford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Grange" title="Red Grange">Grange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Guyon" title="Joe Guyon">Guyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">F. Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarke_Hinkle" title="Clarke Hinkle">Hinkle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Hornung" title="Paul Hornung">Hornung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgerrin_James" title="Edgerrin James">James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Johnson" title="John Henry Johnson">J. H. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leroy_Kelly" title="Leroy Kelly">L. Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curly_Lambeau" title="Curly Lambeau">Lambeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuffy_Leemans" title="Tuffy Leemans">Leemans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floyd_Little" title="Floyd Little">F. Little</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Martin" title="Curtis Martin">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ollie_Matson" title="Ollie Matson">Matson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_McAfee" title="George McAfee">McAfee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_McElhenny" title="Hugh McElhenny">McElhenny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_%22Blood%22_McNally" title="Johnny "Blood" McNally">J. 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Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Strong" title="Ken Strong">Strong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Taylor_(fullback)" title="Jim Taylor (fullback)">Ji. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thurman_Thomas" title="Thurman Thomas">T. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Thorpe" title="Jim Thorpe">Thorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LaDainian_Tomlinson" title="LaDainian Tomlinson">Tomlinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Trippi" title="Charley Trippi">Trippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Van_Buren" title="Steve Van Buren">Van Buren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doak_Walker" title="Doak Walker">Walker</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Wide receivers /<br />ends</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Alworth" title="Lance Alworth">Alworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Badgro" title="Red Badgro">Badgro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Berry" title="Raymond Berry">Berry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Biletnikoff" title="Fred Biletnikoff">Biletnikoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Branch" title="Cliff Branch">Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Brown_(American_football)" title="Tim Brown (American football)">T. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Bruce" title="Isaac Bruce">Bruce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Carmichael" title="Harold Carmichael">Carmichael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cris_Carter" title="Cris Carter">Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Chamberlin" title="Guy Chamberlin">Chamberlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Fears" title="Tom Fears">Fears</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Flaherty" title="Ray Flaherty">Flaherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">Halas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Harrison" title="Marvin Harrison">Harrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hayes" title="Bob Hayes">Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hewitt_(American_football)" title="Bill Hewitt (American football)">Hewitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elroy_Hirsch" title="Elroy Hirsch">Hirsch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Hutson" title="Don Hutson">Hutson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Irvin" title="Michael Irvin">Irvin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">A. 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Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Joiner" title="Charlie Joiner">Joiner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Largent" title="Steve Largent">Largent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dante_Lavelli" title="Dante Lavelli">Lavelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Lofton" title="James Lofton">Lofton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Maynard" title="Don Maynard">Maynard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_McDonald_(American_football)" title="Tommy McDonald (American football)">McDonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Millner" title="Wayne Millner">Millner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Mitchell" title="Bobby Mitchell">Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Monk" title="Art Monk">Monk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Moss" title="Randy Moss">Moss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrell_Owens" title="Terrell Owens">Owens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Pearson_(American_football)" title="Drew Pearson (American football)">Pearson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Pihos" title="Pete Pihos">Pihos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Reed" title="Andre Reed">A. Reed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Rice" title="Jerry Rice">Rice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mac_Speedie" title="Mac Speedie">Speedie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">Stallworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Swann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Taylor" title="Charley Taylor">C. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Warfield" title="Paul Warfield">Warfield</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tight ends</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Casper" title="Dave Casper">Casper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Ditka" title="Mike Ditka">Ditka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Gonzalez" title="Tony Gonzalez">Gonzalez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mackey_(American_football)" title="John Mackey (American football)">Mackey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Newsome" title="Ozzie Newsome">Newsome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Sanders" title="Charlie Sanders">C. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shannon_Sharpe" title="Shannon Sharpe">Sharpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Smith" title="Jackie Smith">J. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kellen_Winslow" title="Kellen Winslow">Winslow</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Offensive<br />linemen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Allen" title="Larry Allen">L. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Boselli" title="Tony Boselli">Boselli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Brown_(offensive_lineman)" title="Bob Brown (offensive lineman)">B. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosey_Brown" title="Rosey Brown">R. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Covert" title="Jim Covert">Covert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Creekmur" title="Lou Creekmur">Creekmur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dermontti_Dawson" title="Dermontti Dawson">D. Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_DeLamielleure" title="Joe DeLamielleure">DeLamielleure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Dierdorf" title="Dan Dierdorf">Dierdorf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Faneca" title="Alan Faneca">Faneca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gatski" title="Frank Gatski">Gatski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forrest_Gregg" title="Forrest Gregg">Gregg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russ_Grimm" title="Russ Grimm">Grimm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hannah_(American_football)" title="John Hannah (American football)">Hannah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Hickerson" title="Gene Hickerson">Hickerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston_Hill" title="Winston Hill">Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Hutchinson_(American_football)" title="Steve Hutchinson (American football)">Hutchinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Jones_(American_football)" title="Stan Jones (American football)">S. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Jones_(American_football)" title="Walter Jones (American football)">W. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Kramer" title="Jerry Kramer">Kramer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Langer" title="Jim Langer">Langer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Little" title="Larry Little">L. Little</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Mack" title="Tom Mack">Mack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Matthews_(American_football)" title="Bruce Matthews (American football)">Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Mawae" title="Kevin Mawae">Mawae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_McCormack_(American_football)" title="Mike McCormack (American football)">McCormack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randall_McDaniel" title="Randall McDaniel">McDaniel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Mix" title="Ron Mix">Mix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Munchak" title="Mike Munchak">Munchak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mu%C3%B1oz" title="Anthony Muñoz">Muñoz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Ogden" title="Jonathan Ogden">Ogden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Otto" title="Jim Otto">Otto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Pace" title="Orlando Pace">Pace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Parker_(American_football)" title="Jim Parker (American football)">J. Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Ringo" title="Jim Ringo">Ringo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Roaf" title="Willie Roaf">Roaf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Shaw" title="Billy Shaw">Shaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Shell" title="Art Shell">A. Shell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Shields" title="Will Shields">Shields</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Slater" title="Jackie Slater">J. Slater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_St._Clair" title="Bob St. Clair">St. Clair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Stanfel" title="Dick Stanfel">Stanfel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Stephenson" title="Dwight Stephenson">Stephenson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Thomas_(offensive_tackle)" title="Joe Thomas (offensive tackle)">J. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Tingelhoff" title="Mick Tingelhoff">Tingelhoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Upshaw" title="Gene Upshaw">Upshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Webster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rayfield_Wright" title="Rayfield Wright">Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Yary" title="Ron Yary">Yary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Zimmerman" title="Gary Zimmerman">Zimmerman</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pre-modern era<br />two-way players</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Turk_Edwards" title="Turk Edwards">Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Fortmann" title="Dan Fortmann">Fortmann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Healey" title="Ed Healey">Healey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Hein" title="Mel Hein">Hein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Henry" title="Pete Henry">Henry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cal_Hubbard" title="Cal Hubbard">Hubbard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Kiesling" title="Walt Kiesling">Kiesling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruiser_Kinard" title="Bruiser Kinard">Kinard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Link_Lyman" title="Link Lyman">Lyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Michalske" title="Mike Michalske">Michalske</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Musso" title="George Musso">Musso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Owen_(American_football)" title="Steve Owen (American football)">Owen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duke_Slater" title="Duke Slater">D. Slater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Stydahar" title="Joe Stydahar">Stydahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Trafton" title="George Trafton">Trafton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulldog_Turner" title="Bulldog Turner">Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Wojciechowicz" title="Alex Wojciechowicz">Wojciechowicz</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defensive<br />linemen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Atkins" title="Doug Atkins">Atkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elvin_Bethea" title="Elvin Bethea">Bethea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buck_Buchanan" title="Buck Buchanan">Buchanan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curley_Culp" title="Curley Culp">Culp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Davis_(defensive_end)" title="Willie Davis (defensive end)">W. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Dean" title="Fred Dean">Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Dent" title="Richard Dent">Dent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Doleman" title="Chris Doleman">Doleman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Donovan" title="Art Donovan">Donovan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Eller" title="Carl Eller">Eller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Len_Ford" title="Len Ford">Ford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Freeney" title="Dwight Freeney">Freeney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Greene" title="Joe Greene">J. Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Haley" title="Charles Haley">Haley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Hampton" title="Dan Hampton">Hampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claude_Humphrey" title="Claude Humphrey">Humphrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deacon_Jones" title="Deacon Jones">D. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Jordan" title="Henry Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Karras" title="Alex Karras">Karras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cortez_Kennedy" title="Cortez Kennedy">Kennedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Klecko" title="Joe Klecko">Klecko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Lilly" title="Bob Lilly">Lilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howie_Long" title="Howie Long">Long</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gino_Marchetti" title="Gino Marchetti">Marchetti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_McMichael" title="Steve McMichael">McMichael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Nomellini" title="Leo Nomellini">Nomellini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Olsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Page" title="Alan Page">Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julius_Peppers" title="Julius Peppers">Peppers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Randle" title="John Randle">Randle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Robustelli" title="Andy Robustelli">Robustelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Sapp" title="Warren Sapp">Sapp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Roy_Selmon" title="Lee Roy Selmon">Selmon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Seymour" title="Richard Seymour">Seymour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Smith" title="Bruce Smith">B. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Sprinkle" title="Ed Sprinkle">Sprinkle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Stautner" title="Ernie Stautner">Stautner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Strahan" title="Michael Strahan">Strahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Jason Taylor (American football)">Ja. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnie_Weinmeister" title="Arnie Weinmeister">Weinmeister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_White_(American_football)" title="Randy White (American football)">Ra. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggie_White" title="Reggie White">Re. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Willis" title="Bill Willis">B. Willis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryant_Young" title="Bryant Young">B. Young</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Youngblood" title="Jack Youngblood">Youngblood</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Linebackers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Bednarik" title="Chuck Bednarik">Bednarik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bell" title="Bobby Bell">Bo. Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Brazile" title="Robert Brazile">Brazile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Brooks" title="Derrick Brooks">Brooks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Buoniconti" title="Nick Buoniconti">Buoniconti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Butkus" title="Dick Butkus">Butkus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Carson" title="Harry Carson">Carson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Connor_(American_football)" title="George Connor (American football)">Connor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_George_(linebacker)" title="Bill George (linebacker)">George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Gradishar" title="Randy Gradishar">Gradishar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Greene" title="Kevin Greene">K. Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Ham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Hanburger" title="Chris Hanburger">Hanburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Hendricks" title="Ted Hendricks">Hendricks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Howley" title="Chuck Howley">Howley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Huff" title="Sam Huff">Huff</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Lambert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Lanier" title="Willie Lanier">Lanier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Lewis" title="Ray Lewis">Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Mills" title="Sam Mills">Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Nitschke" title="Ray Nitschke">Nitschke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Les_Richter" title="Les Richter">Richter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Robinson_(American_football)" title="Dave Robinson (American football)">D. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Schmidt_(American_football)" title="Joe Schmidt (American football)">Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junior_Seau" title="Junior Seau">Seau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Singletary" title="Mike Singletary">Singletary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor" title="Lawrence Taylor">L. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Thomas" title="Derrick Thomas">D. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zach_Thomas" title="Zach Thomas">Z. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Tippett" title="Andre Tippett">Tippett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Urlacher" title="Brian Urlacher">Urlacher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeMarcus_Ware" title="DeMarcus Ware">Ware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Wilcox" title="Dave Wilcox">Wilcox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Willis" title="Patrick Willis">P. Willis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defensive backs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Herb_Adderley" title="Herb Adderley">Adderley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Atwater" title="Steve Atwater">Atwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champ_Bailey" title="Champ Bailey">Bailey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronde_Barber" title="Ronde Barber">Barber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lem_Barney" title="Lem Barney">Barney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount" title="Mel Blount">Blount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Brown_(American_football)" title="Willie Brown (American football)">W. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Butler_(American_football)" title="Jack Butler (American football)">J. Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LeRoy_Butler" title="LeRoy Butler">L. Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Christiansen" title="Jack Christiansen">Christiansen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Dawkins" title="Brian Dawkins">Dawkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Dillon" title="Bobby Dillon">Dillon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Easley" title="Kenny Easley">Easley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Green" title="Darrell Green">Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Harris" title="Cliff Harris">C. Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Haynes_(cornerback)" title="Mike Haynes (cornerback)">Haynes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Houston" title="Ken Houston">Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_(cornerback)" title="Jimmy Johnson (cornerback)">J. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Krause" title="Paul Krause">Krause</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Night_Train_Lane" title="Night Train Lane">Lane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yale_Lary" title="Yale Lary">Lary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ty_Law" title="Ty Law">Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_LeBeau" title="Dick LeBeau">LeBeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Lott" title="Ronnie Lott">Lott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lynch_(American_football)" title="John Lynch (American football)">Lynch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy_Polamalu" title="Troy Polamalu">Polamalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Reed" title="Ed Reed">E. Reed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Renfro" title="Mel Renfro">Renfro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrelle_Revis" title="Darrelle Revis">Revis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Riley" title="Ken Riley">Riley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Robinson_(safety)" title="Johnny Robinson (safety)">J. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deion_Sanders" title="Deion Sanders">D. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">D. Shell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Thomas" title="Emmitt Thomas">E. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emlen_Tunnell" title="Emlen Tunnell">Tunnell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Wehrli" title="Roger Wehrli">Wehrli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aeneas_Williams" title="Aeneas Williams">Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Wilson_(American_football)" title="Larry Wilson (American football)">L. Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Wood" title="Willie Wood">Wood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Woodson" title="Charles Woodson">C. Woodson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rod_Woodson" title="Rod Woodson">R. Woodson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Special teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Morten_Andersen" title="Morten Andersen">Andersen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Groza" title="Lou Groza">Groza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Guy" title="Ray Guy">Guy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devin_Hester" title="Devin Hester">Hester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jan_Stenerud" title="Jan Stenerud">Stenerud</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Coaches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Allen_(American_football_coach)" title="George Allen (American football coach)">G. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Brown" title="Paul Brown">P. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Chamberlin" title="Guy Chamberlin">Chamberlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Conzelman" title="Jimmy Conzelman">Conzelman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Coryell" title="Don Coryell">Coryell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Cowher" title="Bill Cowher">Cowher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Dungy" title="Tony Dungy">Dungy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weeb_Ewbank" title="Weeb Ewbank">Ewbank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Flaherty" title="Ray Flaherty">Flaherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Flores" title="Tom Flores">Flores</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs" title="Joe Gibbs">Gibbs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sid_Gillman" title="Sid Gillman">Gillman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Grant" title="Bud Grant">Grant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">Halas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_(American_football_coach)" title="Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)">J. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curly_Lambeau" title="Curly Lambeau">Lambeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Landry" title="Tom Landry">Landry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marv_Levy" title="Marv Levy">Levy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Lombardi" title="Vince Lombardi">Lombardi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Madden" title="John Madden">Madden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greasy_Neale" title="Greasy Neale">Neale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Noll" title="Chuck Noll">Noll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Owen_(American_football)" title="Steve Owen (American football)">Owen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Parcells" title="Bill Parcells">Parcells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Shula" title="Don Shula">Shula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Stram" title="Hank Stram">Stram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Vermeil" title="Dick Vermeil">Vermeil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Walsh_(American_football_coach)" title="Bill Walsh (American football coach)">Walsh</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Contributors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Beathard" title="Bobby Beathard">Beathard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bert_Bell" title="Bert Bell">Be. Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Bidwill" title="Charles Bidwill">Bidwill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Bowlen" title="Pat Bowlen">Bowlen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gil_Brandt" title="Gil Brandt">Brandt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Carr" title="Joseph Carr">Carr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Davis" title="Al Davis">A. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_J._DeBartolo_Jr." title="Edward J. DeBartolo Jr.">DeBartolo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Finks" title="Jim Finks">Finks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">Halas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamar_Hunt" title="Lamar Hunt">Hunt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Jones" title="Jerry Jones">J. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curly_Lambeau" title="Curly Lambeau">Lambeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Mara" title="Tim Mara">T. Mara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wellington_Mara" title="Wellington Mara">W. 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Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Townsend" title="Greg Townsend">Townsend</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Thomas" title="Derrick Thomas">D. Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Broderick_Thomas" title="Broderick Thomas">B. Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Thomas" title="Derrick Thomas">D. Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Lonnie_Marts" title="Lonnie Marts">Marts</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Lloyd" title="Greg Lloyd">Lloyd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Smith" title="Bruce Smith">B. Smith</a> & <a href="/wiki/Neil_Smith_(American_football)" title="Neil Smith (American football)">N. 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Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Roy_Barker_(American_football)" title="Roy Barker (American football)">Barker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Sinclair_(American_football)" title="Michael Sinclair (American football)">Sinclair</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Brackens" title="Tony Brackens">Brackens</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jevon_Kearse" title="Jevon Kearse">Kearse</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Trace_Armstrong" title="Trace Armstrong">Armstrong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/John_Abraham_(American_football)" title="John Abraham (American football)">Abraham</a> & <a href="/wiki/Michael_Strahan" title="Michael Strahan">Strahan</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Freeney" title="Dwight Freeney">Freeney</a> & <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Little" title="Leonard Little">Little</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/LaVar_Arrington" title="LaVar Arrington">Arrington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Little" title="Leonard Little">Little</a> & <a href="/wiki/Simeon_Rice" title="Simeon Rice">Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Robert_Mathis" title="Robert Mathis">Mathis</a> & <a href="/wiki/Will_Smith_(defensive_end)" title="Will Smith (defensive end)">W. Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Robert_Mathis" title="Robert Mathis">Mathis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Jason Taylor (American football)">Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Harris_(safety)" title="Chris Harris (safety)">Harris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/James_Harrison_(American_football)" title="James Harrison (American football)">Harrison</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Phillips" title="Shaun Phillips">Phillips</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Osi_Umenyiora" title="Osi Umenyiora">Umenyiora</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Suggs" title="Terrell Suggs">Suggs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Tillman" title="Charles Tillman">Tillman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Robert_Mathis" title="Robert Mathis">Mathis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Kerrigan" title="Ryan Kerrigan">Kerrigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Quinn_(American_football)" title="Robert Quinn (American football)">Quinn</a> & <a href="/wiki/Daryl_Smith_(linebacker)" title="Daryl Smith (linebacker)">D. Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Collins_(American_football)" title="Jamie Collins (American football)">Collins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Vic_Beasley" title="Vic Beasley">Beasley</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Irvin" title="Bruce Irvin">Irvin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Yannick_Ngakoue" title="Yannick Ngakoue">Ngakoue</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Dee_Ford" title="Dee Ford">Ford</a> & <a href="/wiki/J._J._Watt" title="J. J. Watt">J. Watt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Chandler_Jones" title="Chandler Jones">Jones</a> & <a href="/wiki/T._J._Watt" title="T. J. Watt">T. 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