New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick made history last night during the prime-time matchup against the Houston Texans. His team defeated the Texans 27-0, giving Belichick his 226th regular season victory as a head coach. In doing so, he became the fourth coach in NFL history to reach 226 wins. He is now tied with Hall of Fame head coach Curly Lambeau for fourth place all-time in regular-season victories.
Belichick is part of an impressive list. The top 10 regular season victory list includes seven Hall of Fame coaches. Belichick is the only active coach on that list. Only Don Shula, George Halas and Tom Landry have more wins.
Most Regular Season Wins
*Indicates Hall of Famers
- *Don Shula – 328
- *George Halas – 318
- *Tom Landry – 250
- Bill Belichick – 226
- *Curley Lambeau – 226
- Marty Schotteaheimer – 200
- *Chuck Noll – 193
- *Dan Reeves – 190
- Chuck Knox – 186
- *Bill Parcells - 172
Out of all the coaches to reach 226 victories, Shula did so the fastest in 314 games. It took Halas 335 games, Belichick 339 games, Landry 359 games and Lambeau 379 games.
Shula won his 226th game during the 1984 season (12-9-1984) when the Miami Dolphins defeated the Indianapolis Colts 35-17.
Halas won his 226th game during the 1953 season (11-15-1953) when the Chicago Bears defeated the Washington Redskins 27-24.
Landry won his 226th game during the 1985 season (09-29-1985) when the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Houston Oilers 17-10.
Lambeau won his 226th game during the 1953 season (12-06-1953) when the Washington Redskins defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 10-0.
Belichick has an advantage with his record, playing in a 16-game regular season. The other coaches played in a 14 or less regular-game season at some point in their career.
Belichick has only coached one Hall of Famer, Junior Seau (Class of 2015), many of his players will be eligible in the future, including players like Tom Brady and Randy Moss. Ty Law, who played for Belichick, has been eligible and has made the semifinalist list the past two years and has a good chance to make the cut-down this year.
Here are the Hall of Fame coaches who have coached Hall of Fame players throughout their tenure.
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George Halas |
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DOUG ATKINS |
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GEORGE BLANDA |
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DICK BUTKUS |
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GEORGE CONNOR |
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MIKE DITKA |
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JOHN “PADDY” DRISCOLL |
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DAN FORTMANN |
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BILL GEORGE |
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HAROLD “RED” GRANGE |
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ED HEALEY |
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BILL HEWITT |
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STAN JONES |
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SID LUCKMAN |
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LINK LYMAN |
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GEORGE McAFEE |
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GEORGE MUSSO |
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BRONKO NAGURSKI |
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WALTER PAYTON |
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GALE SAYERS |
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JOE STYDAHAR |
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GEORGE TRAFTON |
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CLYDE “BULLDOG” TURNER |
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Guy Chamberlin |
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Jimmy Conzelman |
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Walt Kiesling |
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Bobby Layne |
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PAUL BROWN |
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JIM BROWN |
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PAUL BROWN |
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LEN FORD |
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FRANK GATSKI |
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OTTO GRAHAM |
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LOU GROZA |
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GENE HICKERSON |
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LEROY KELLY |
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DANTE LAVELLI |
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MIKE McCORMACK |
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BOBBY MITCHELL |
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MARION MOTLEY |
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MARION MOTLEY |
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BILL WILLIS |
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Doug Atkins |
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Willie Davis |
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Len Dawson |
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Henry Jordan
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Weeb Ewbank |
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Raymond Berry |
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Art Donovan |
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Gino Marchetti |
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Lenny Moore |
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Jim Parker |
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Johnny Unitas |
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Joe Perry |
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Don Maynard |
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John Riggins |
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Joe Namath |
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Joe Gibbs |
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Darrell Green |
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Russ Grimm |
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Art Monk |
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John Riggins
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Bud Grant |
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Carl Eller |
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Paul Krause |
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AlanPage |
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Fran Takenton |
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Mick Tingelhoff |
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Ron Yary |
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Dave Casper |
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JimLanger |
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Jan Stenedrud |
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Curley Lambeau |
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Tony Canadeo |
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Arnie Herber |
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Clark Hinkle |
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Cal Hubbard |
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Don Hutson |
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John McNally |
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Mike Michalske |
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Walt Kiesling |
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Bill Dudley |
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Tom Landry |
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Tony Dorsett |
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Bob Hayes |
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Bob Lilly |
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Mel Renfro |
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Roger Staubach |
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Randy White |
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Rayfield Wright |
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Herb Adderley |
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Lance Alworth |
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Mike Ditka |
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Forrest Gregg |
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Tommy McDonald |
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Jackie Smith |
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Marv Levy |
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Jan Stenerud |
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Emmitt Thomas |
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Jim Kelly |
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AndreReed |
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Bruce Smith |
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Thurman Thomas |
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James Lofton |
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Vince Lombardi |
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Herb Adderley |
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Willie Davis |
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Forrest Gregg |
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Paul Hornung |
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Henry Jordan |
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Ray Nitschke |
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Jim Ringo |
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Dave Robinson |
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Bart Starr |
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Jim Taylor |
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Willie Wood |
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Emlen Tunnell |
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Charley Taylor |
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Sonny Jurgenen |
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Sam Huff |
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Ken Houston |
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Chris Hanburger |
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George Allen |
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Charley Taylor |
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Sonny Jurgenen |
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Sam Huff |
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Ken Houston |
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Chris Hanburger |
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John Riggins |
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Deacon Jones |
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Dave Robinson |
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Tom Mack |
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Bob Brown |
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Bill George |
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Tommy McDonald |
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John Madden |
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Fred Biletnikoff |
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George Blanda |
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Willie Brown |
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Dave Casper |
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Ray Guy |
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Ted Hendricks |
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Jim Otto |
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Art Shell |
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Ken Stabler |
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Gene Upshaw |
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Bob Brown |
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Ron Mix |
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Chuck Noll |
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Mel Blount |
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Terry Bradshaw |
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Dermontti Dawson |
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Joe Greene |
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Jack Ham |
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Franco Harris |
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Jack Lambert |
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John Stallworth |
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Lynn Swann |
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Mike Webster |
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Rod Woodson |
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Steve Owen |
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Red Badgro |
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Roosevelt Brown |
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Benny Friedman |
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Frank Gifford |
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Mel Hein |
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Tuffy Leemans |
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Ken Strong |
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Emlen Tunnell |
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Arnie Weinmeister |
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Ray Flaherty |
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Arnie Herber |
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Cal Hubbard |
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Greasy Neale |
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Chuck Bednarik |
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Pete Pihos |
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Steve Van Buren |
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Alex Wojciechowicz |
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Bill Parcells |
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Harry Carson |
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Lawrence Taylor |
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Curtis Martin |
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Don Shula |
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Nick Buoniconti |
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Larry Csonka |
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Bob Griese |
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Jim Langer |
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Larry Little |
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Dan Marino |
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Dwight Stephenson |
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Paul Warfield |
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Ted Hendricks |
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John Mackey |
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Gino Marchetti |
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Lenny Moore |
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Jim Parker |
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Johnny Unitas |
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Hank Stram |
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Bobby Bell |
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Buck Buchanan |
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Curley Culp |
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Len Dawson |
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Willie Lanier |
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Jan Stenerud |
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Emmitt Thomas |
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Bill Walsh |
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Fred Dean |
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Charles Haley |
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Ronnie Lott |
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Joe Montana |
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Jerry Rice |
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Steve Young |
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O.J. Simpson |
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