NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team

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The National Football League 75^th Anniversary All-Time Team was chosen by a selection committee of media and league personnel in 1994. Years served were in the NFL, unless otherwise stated.

1 Offense
2 Defense
3 Special teams
4 See also

[edit] Offense

Position	Player	Team(s) played for	College
Quarterback	Sammy Baugh	Washington Redskins (1937-1952)	TCU
	Otto Graham	Cleveland Browns (AAFC) (1946-1949) Cleveland Browns (1950-1955)	Northwestern
	Joe Montana	San Francisco 49ers (1979-1992) Kansas City Chiefs (1993-94)	Notre Dame
	Johnny Unitas	Baltimore Colts (1956-1972) San Diego Chargers (1973)	Louisville
Running back	Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns (1957-1965)	Syracuse
	Marion Motley	Cleveland Browns (AAFC) (1946-1949) Cleveland Browns (1950-1953) Pittsburgh Steelers (1955)	Nevada
	Bronko Nagurski	Chicago Bears (1930-1937, 1943)	Minnesota
	Walter Payton	Chicago Bears (1975-1987)	Jackson State
	Gale Sayers	Chicago Bears (1965-1971)	Kansas
	O. J. Simpson	Buffalo Bills (AFL) (1969) Buffalo Bills (1970-1977) San Francisco 49ers (1978-1979)	Southern California
	Steve Van Buren	Philadelphia Eagles (1944-1951)	LSU
Wide receiver	Lance Alworth	San Diego Chargers (AFL) (1962-1969) San Diego Chargers (1970) Dallas Cowboys (1971-1972)	Arkansas
	Raymond Berry	Baltimore Colts (1955-1967)	Southern Methodist
	Don Hutson	Green Bay Packers (1935-1945)	Alabama
	Jerry Rice	San Francisco 49ers (1985-2000) Oakland Raiders (2001-2004) Seattle Seahawks (2004)	Mississippi Valley State
Tight end	Mike Ditka	Chicago Bears (1961-1966) Philadelphia Eagles (1967-1968) Dallas Cowboys (1969-1972)	Pittsburgh
Tight end	Kellen Winslow	San Diego Chargers (1979-1987)	Missouri
Tackle	Roosevelt Brown	New York Giants (1953-1965)	Morgan State
	Forrest Gregg	Green Bay Packers (1956, 1958-1970)	Southern Methodist
	Anthony Muñoz	Cincinnati Bengals (1980-1992)	Southern California
Guard	John Hannah	New England Patriots (1973-1985)	Alabama
	Jim Parker	Baltimore Colts (1957-1967)	Ohio State University
	Gene Upshaw	Oakland Raiders (AFL) (1967-1969) Oakland Raiders (1970-1981)	Texas A&I
Center	Mel Hein	New York Giants (1931-1945)	Washington State
Center	Mike Webster	Pittsburgh Steelers (1974-1988) Kansas City Chiefs (1989-1990)	Wisconsin

[edit] Defense

Position	Player	Team(s) played for	College
Defensive end	David (Deacon) Jones	Los Angeles Rams (1961-1971) San Diego Chargers (1972-1973) Washington Redskins (1974)	Mississippi Vocational South Carolina State
	Gino Marchetti	Dallas Texans (1952) Baltimore Colts (1953-1964, 1966)	San Francisco
	Reggie White	Memphis Showboats (USFL) (1984-1985) Philadelphia Eagles (1985-1992) Green Bay Packers (1993-1998) Carolina Panthers (2000)	Tennessee
Defensive tackle	"Mean Joe" Greene	Pittsburgh Steelers (1969-1981)	North Texas State
	Bob Lilly	Dallas Cowboys (1961-1974)	TCU
	Merlin Olsen	Los Angeles Rams (1962-1976)	Utah State
Linebacker	Dick Butkus	Chicago Bears (1965-1973)	Illinois
	Jack Ham	Pittsburgh Steelers (1971-1982)	Penn State
	Ted Hendricks	Baltimore Colts (1969-1973) Green Bay Packers (1974) Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders (1975-1983)	Miami (FL)
	Jack Lambert	Pittsburgh Steelers (1974-1984)	Kent State
	Willie Lanier	Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) (1967-1969) Kansas City Chiefs (1970-1977)	Morgan State
	Ray Nitschke	Green Bay Packers (1958-1972)	Illinois
	Lawrence Taylor	New York Giants (1981-1993)	North Carolina
Cornerback	Mel Blount	Pittsburgh Steelers (1970-1983)	Southern
	Mike Haynes	New England Patriots (1976-1982) Los Angeles Raiders (1983-1989)	Arizona State
	Dick (Night Train) Lane	Los Angeles Rams (1952-1953) Chicago Cardinals (1954-1959) Detroit Lions (1960-1965)	Scottsbluff JC
	Rod Woodson	Pittsburgh Steelers (1987-1996) San Francisco 49ers (1997) Baltimore Ravens (1998-2001) Oakland Raiders (2002-2003)	Purdue
Safety	Ken Houston	Houston Oilers (AFL) (1967-1969) Houston Oilers (1970-1972) Washington Redskins (1973-1980)	Prairie View A&M
	Ronnie Lott	San Francisco 49ers (1981-1990) Los Angeles Raiders (1991-1992) New York Jets (1993-1994)	Southern California
	Larry Wilson	St. Louis Cardinals (1960-1972)	Utah

[edit] Special teams

Position	Player	Team(s) played for	College
Punter	Ray Guy	Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders (1973-1986)	Southern Mississippi
Placekicker	Jan Stenerud	Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) (1967-1969) Kansas City Chiefs (1970-1979) Green Bay Packers (1980-1983) Minnesota Vikings (1984-1985)	Montana State
Punt returner	Billy (White Shoes) Johnson	Houston Oilers (1974-1980) Atlanta Falcons (1982-1987) Washington Redskins (1988)	Widener
Kick returner	Gale Sayers	Chicago Bears (1965-1971)	Kansas