(Team listed after each individual is the one the person
did the most for.)Staff
Head coach
Blanton Collier / Browns
The perfect coach for a team with so many egos.
Offensive coordinator
Bill Walsh / 49ers
Defensive coordinator
Tom Landry / Cowboys
General manager
Tex Schramm / Cowboys
Player personnel director
Bucko Kilroy / Patriots
Scouts
Dick Steinberg, Bobby Beathard, Ron Wolf, Red Hickey, Norm Pollom, Carroll Hardy, Mike
Holovak
Offense
Quarterback
Otto Graham / Browns
Perfect choice to direct a supertalented dream team.
Fullback
Marion Motley / Browns
Was a great blocker as well as a great runner and all-around player.
Running back
Jim Brown / Browns
Superman in shoulder pads.
Tight end
Dave Casper / Raiders
Skilled combination receiver-blocker.
Wide receiver
Don Hutson / Packers
The greatest ever.
Wide receiver
Jerry Rice / 49ers
The second-best ever.
Left tackle
Anthony Munoz / Bengals
Great blocker who was almost unbeatable in his prime.
Left guard
John Hannah / Patriots
Dominating run blocker.
Center
Dwight Stephenson / Dolphins
Before he hurt his knee, he was the best I ever saw.
Right guard
Jim Parker / Colts
May be the best offensive lineman ever.
Right tackle
Roosevelt Brown / Giants
Was the closest thing to Parker in the late ’50s and early ’60s.
Defense
Defensive end
Deacon Jones / Rams
The best speed rusher I ever saw.
Defensive tackle
Bob Lilly / Cowboys
As far as I am concerned, he is the only player who deserves to be called "Mr.
Cowboy."
Defensive tackle
Merlin Olsen / Rams
Perfect complement to Jones and can fill a cop’s role on the line.
Defensive end
Reggie White / Eagles
May be the best power pass rusher ever.
Middle linebacker
Dick Butkus / Bears
Before he hurt his knee, he controlled the game.
Strong-side linebacker
Dave Wilcox / 49ers
The prototype.
Weak-side linebacker
Lawrence Taylor / Giants
Changed the face of football forever.
Cornerback
Jimmy Johnson / 49ers
A super cover corner who was totally unselfish and team-oriented.
Cornerback
Willie Brown / Raiders
Best bump-and-run corner I ever saw.
Free safety
Larry Wilson / Cardinals
All-time tough guy and overachiever.
Strong safety
Kenny Houston / Oilers
So good for so long.
Specialists
Kicker
Jan Stenerud / Chiefs
Changed the face of placekicking forever.
Punter
Ray Guy / Raiders
Belonged in a higher league.
Return specialist
Gale Sayers / Bears
Before he hurt his knee, he was superhuman in the open field.
Also see: Super Bowl XXXV dream team |
