NHL: Top 10 NHL Players of All-Time

1. Wayne Gretzky

2. Mario Lemiex

3. Bobby Orr

4. Gordie Howe

5. Maurice Richard
6. Jean Béliveau
7. Bobby Hull
8. Mark Messier

9. Guy Lafleur
10. Terry Sawchuck

Amazing picture of Bobby Orr scoring "The Goal"

PEYTON MANNING THE BEST QUARTER BACK EVER!!!!!

Peyton Manning broke/tied two Quarterback records in the 2013-2014 season. In the very first game of the season vs. the Ravens. Peyton threw seven touchdown passes that game. Peyton is one of seven Quarterbacks to this accomplishment. The other Quarterbacks are Sid Luckman (1943), Adrian Burk (1954), George Blanda (1961), Y. A. Tittle (1962), Joe Kapp (1969), and Nick Foles (2013).

   In 1982, Dan Marino broke the single season touchdown record with 49! Forty nine touchdown records is still incredible and almost impossible even today. Peyton Manning broke the record with 49 touchdown passes in 2004. Peyton held that record for 3 years, until Tom Brady broke it with 50! Tom Brady made everybody think that record could never be broken. In Week 15 vs. the Chargers, Peyton had 45 touchdown passes. After the game Peyton had only 47 touchdown passes, which met Peyton Manning needed four touchdown passes in the next game vs. the Texans because he's probably not going to start the last game of the season, so he'll be safe for the playoffs. On the game vs. the Texans Peyton Manning had his third touchdown pass of the game to Eric Decker which tied Tom Brady's record. Peyton threw his forth to Tight End Julius Thomas in the corner of the endzone. Peyton broke the record and he now has 51 touchdown passes in the 2013 season!

Is Peyton Manning the best Quarterback ever?

Peyton Manning Stats                                     Joe Montana                 Brett Favre
64,688 passing yards                                    40,551 passing yards       71,838 passing yards*
487 passing touchdowns                            273 passing touchdowns  508 passing touchdowns*
219 Interceptions                                             139 interceptions                336 interceptions*
7 passing touchdowns in a game*                       8 Pro Bowls                      11 Pro Bowls
51 passing touchdowns in a season*                 2 MVP Awards               3 MVP Awards
14 Pro Bowls*                                                   4 of 4 Superbowls         1 of 2 Superbowls  
5 MVP Awards*
1 of 2 Superbowls

Dan Marino                         Johnny Unitas                   John Elway                      
61,361 passing yards          40,239 passing yards          51,475 passing yards    
420 passing touchdowns   290 passing touchdowns   300 passing touchdowns
252 interceptions                    253 interceptions                226 interceptions
9 Pro Bowls                             10 Pro Bowls                       9 Pro Bowls
1 MVP Award                        3 MVP Awards                  1 MVP Award
0 of 1 Superbowls                 1 of 2 Superbowls               2 of 5 Superbowls

Tom Brady
49,027 passing yards
387 passing touchdowns
133 interceptions
50 passing touchdowns in a season
8 Pro Bowls
1 MVP Awards
3 of 5 Superbowls

Top Ten NFL Nicknames

1. Megatron (Calvon Johnson)

2. Dick Night Train Lane

3. The Steel Curtin (Pittsburgh Steelers Defense)

4. The Nigerian Nightmare

5. Americas Team

6. The Greatest Show on Turf (The Late '90s Rams)

7. Da Bears

9. Brian Crushing! (Brian Cushing)

10. Broadway Joe

My Predictions: 2014 Hall of Famers

Jerome Bettis 6 Pro Bowls

Will Shields  12 Pro Bowls

John Lynch 9 Pro Bowls 

Tim Brown 9 Pro Bowls

Marvin Harrison 7 Pro Bowls

Derrick Brooks 11 Pro Bowls

Walter Jones 9 Pro Bowls

BWN Best Play(s) of 2013

BWN - Bench Warmer News Best Play of 2013. This is the first year I have been doing this and I have a tie of two incredible plays.

Auburn Miraculous Kick Return                                                                  

JJ Wortan One Handed Game Winner

Mike Tomlin and Cortez Allen Gang Tackle

The Pittsburgh Steelers were losing 13-7 in the 3rd quarter with 6:16 remaining. Shaun Suisham kicked the ball off to the great Jacoby Jones. Jones ran pass everybody with the help of great blocks. He had one man to beat which was Shaun Suisham. He ran pass Shaun Suisham, but Cortez Allen was on the other side of the field catching up to Jones and Mike Tomlin was standing on the sideline peeking backwards. As soon as Jacoby Jones was about a foot behind Tomlin, Coach Tomlin moved back onto the sidelines. Jacoby Jones slowed down enough (thanks to Mike Tomlin) and Cortez Allen tackled him at the 27 yard line. You can see Mike Tomlin watch the Jumbotron and then peek backwards. I'm not sure if Tomlin did this on purpose or not, but Joe Flacco thought he was cheating. "Mike Tomlin stopped us one time, I think." Flacco said. Flacco also was thinking the same thing at the end of the 2013 Super Bowl when Ginn was receiving a kick. Flacco said, " if he for some reason breaks down the field I'm going to tackle, I don't what the rules on that are, but I'm pretty sure they will call it a touchdown anyways." Jacoby Jone after the game was talking about that play and said that he was running through a hole and saw Mike Tomlin on the field. "Does he know he's on the field" Jones said during the kick return.

You can easily see that when Mike Tomlin was getting off the field at the last second he put his foot on the field and then got off the field. The possibilities for the punishment are being fined of taking away a draft pick. Jacoby Jones said that it did slow him down, but he shouldn't have been caught. After the play Mike Tomlin was smiling. Do you think he did this on purpose or not and what should his punishment be.   

For Pittsburgh Fans

 

You can't hate Pittsburgh unless you're fans of Baltimore, St. Louis, Cincinnati, New England, Dallas, Philadelphia, or Cleveland. I'll show you a video called the City of Champions, which was made by ZulloProductions.

          

Video by. ZulloProductions
Top Ten Pittsburgh Athletes
10. Franco Harris 
9. Arnold Palmer
8. Honus Wagner
7. Sidney Crosby
6. Terry Bradshaw
5. Jack Lamert
4. Willie Stargell
3. Joe Greene
2. Roberto Clemente
1. Mario Lemiex

Best Sports Play (Not Football Related) I've ever seen

Alexander Ovechkin is my least favorite player I know. (That's because I'm a penguin fan). He played a game with the Capitals vs. Phoenix. The Capitals were winning 5-1. Ovechkin was on a break aways skating fast down the ice. Another skater stayed with him the whole way down the ice trying to block his shot. Ovechkin was at the end of the face off circle and on his back, still with the puck. As he was lying on his back he shot the puck and scored. He made the score 6-1. I think that might be the best goal I've ever seen.

Video By.Tsoonaaami

Top Ten Wide Receivers of All-Time

#  Name

10. Calvon Johnson/Terrell Owens

9. Reggie Wayne

8. Marvin Harrison

7. Lance Alworth

6. Steve Largent

5. Cris Carter

4. Michael Irvin

3. Randy Moss

2. Don Hutson

1. Jerry Rice AKA GOAT

Bronko Nagurski

  The tough hall of fame Running Back, Bronko Nagurski was born November 3, 1908 in Rainy River, Ontario, Canada. Bronko moved to International Falls, Minnesota. The tough Bronko Nagurski's real name Bronislau. Bronislau was a hard worker who helped out on his parents farm and sawmill. He was also delivering groceries to his dad's grocery store.

    Bronko was signed by Clarence "Fats" Spears, the Head Coach of the University of Minnesota. The coach drove up watching Nagurski plowing a field at International Falls. (Wikepidia)"According to legend Spears asked directions to the nearest town, and Bronko lifted his plow and used it to point in the direction of town." Bronko was signed to play for the Golden Gophers. On Bronko's very first practice, the team did a drill called the Nutcracker. The Nutcracker is a drill where there is a running back behind two Offensive Linemen blocking a linebacker who's tying to make the tackle. A 6'2, 210 pound fullback named the Owatonna Thunder was the runner, lined up behind two huge Offensive Lineman and Bronko Nagurski was the Line Backer. The big Running Back blasted toward Bronko. Bronko went straight through the two Offensive Linemen. Bronko smashed the heavy Running Back into a blocking dummy.

   Coach Spears did the same thing, adding another Offensive Lineman. Bronko also did the same thing tackling the Running Back. This showed Spears that they have a secret weapon. Bronko was a great college football player from the years of 1927-1929. He played on both Defense and as an Offensive Fullback. His best year was his last in 1929 when he rushed for 737 yards. Sports Illustrated name the four best players in Minnesota State. The list included Dave Winfield, Kevin McHale, Joe Mauer, and the great Bronko Naguski. Thanks to Nagurski all of the best defensive college athletes will be given an award called the Bronko Nagurski Trophy. Derrick Johnson, Champ Bailey, Charles Woodson, Terrell Suggs, Elvis Dumervill, and Warren Sapp. 

   Bronko Nagurski's Rookie Card is worth over $25,000 in mint condition.

On ESPN Bronko Nagurski ranked #17 of the top 25 NCAA players. Bronko Nagurski was also on the NCAA All - Century team. He also won the Big-Ten Conference championship game. In 1930 Bronko was drafted by the George Halas and the Chicago Bears. One of the older players were teasing Nagurski about his strength. The player asked Bronko how he got so strong. Bronko responded "plowing fields." "That's nothing," Bronko's teammate said. "Most of us have plowed a field one time or another.""With out a horse?" Bronko asked.

   As most people know Nagurski is one of the most powerful Running Backs in the Hall of Fame. Bronko one time played a game at Wrigery Field and had an outstanding 35 yard run for a touchdown. Because he was running so fast he couldn't stop fast enough before he busted in the giant brick wall in back of the endzone. Ivy was on the brick wall covering a crack. A crack that was caused Bronko Nagurski from when he fired into the wall. A couple years after that "I don't know." "I have a feeling it was cracked years before, but I did hit it pretty hard."

   Since Bronko Nagurski was so athletic he couldn't only be good at one sport. He was also the best pro wrestler at his time. In 1933, Bronko started his amazing pro wrestling career with the National Wrestling Association. He won the NWA title twice defeating Lou Thesz on June 23, 1939. After losing to a wrestler named, Ray Steele, Bronko beat him years later against on March 11, 1941. In 2011 Bronko made it to the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame.

     

Bronko Nagurski Wrestling Video

Nagurski was drafted to the army for World War II. In 1937, Nagurski was no longer a Chicago Bear. Years later he was done serving in the army and returned for his final season with Chicago Bears. He was done being a Running Back. He was moved to a Defensive Lineman. That year the Chicago Bears made it to the NFL Championship game vs. the Washington Redskins. Bronko, was for the first time that season, put at Running Back that season. In his very last game Bronko played his best and helped the Chicago Bears win the Championship. 

  At the end of his career, Bronko scored 25 Touch Downs, a 4.4 rushing yard average, and 2,778 rushing yards off of 633 carries. He was a 3 time NFL Champion, 50th Anniversary team, 75th Anniversary team, and had his two numbers (3 and 75) retired for the Chicago Bears. He ranked #19 on NFL Network's Top 100 NFL Players of All-Time and #60 on NFL Bench Warmer News's Top 100 NFL Players of All-Time. Bronko died in the year of 1970. Bronko was inducted to the Professional Boxing Hall of Fame, College Football Hall of Fame, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Bronko Nagurski is one of the best athletes of all time. 

NFL in Chrismas

Houston Texans - Houston TeX-mas
Buffalo Bills - Buffalo Chills
Indianapolis Colts - Indianapolis Coats
Philadelphia Eagles - Philadelphia Eacolds
Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Tampa Bay Buccareindeers
Seattle Seahawks - Seattle Breezehawks
Cleveland Browns - Cleveland Browncookies and milk
St. Louis Rams - St. Louis Ramsta Clause
New England Patriots - New England Chrismastriots
San Diego Chargers - San Deigo Chrismasers
Cincinnati Bengals - Cincinnati Bengcools
Chicago Bears - Chicago Polar Bears
Arizona Cardinals - Arizona Crismas Card inals
Miami Dolphins - Miami Delfins
Green Bay Packers - Green and Red Bay Packers
Detroit Lions - Detroit flyin slay
Oakland Raiders - Oakland Winters
Pittsburgh Steelers - Pittsburgh Snowers
Washington Redskins - Washington Red and Greenskins
New York Jets - New York Toy Jets
New York Giants - New York Giant Gifts
San Francisco 49ers - San Francisco 49 Days Till Chrismas
Baltimore Ravens - Baltimore Slay-ins
Atlanta Falcons - AlSanta Falcons
Dallas Cowboys - Dallas Snow Boys
Kansas City Chiefs - Kansas City Toys
Minnesota Vikings - Minnesota Snowkings
Jacksonville Jaguars - Jacksonville Reindeer
Tennessee Titans - Healwayssees Trouble Makers
Carolina Panthers - Caroling Panthers
    

The Best Play of the Decade?!

Vikings vs. Bengals. Bengals were winning 10-0 with 2:48 remaining in the first half. The rookie Quarter Back Andy Dalton threw a short pass to his Wide Receiver, Jerome Simpson. Simpson ran down the sideline and did a flip into the Endzone. (Literally)

Video By. OganProductions

My Top Fifteen Football Plays of All Time

15. (tie) Steve Young's Great

Run

15. (tie) Jags Miracle Comeback

14. J. J. Wortan 

One-Handed Grab

Video By. The Best Sporting Network in the world ESPN!

13. Best Punt Return Ever

Video By. The Best Sporting Network in the world ESPN!

12. Saints Lateral Miracle

11. The Play to Beat 

The Band

10. Packers OT Game Winner

9. Marshawn Lynch 

Beast Mode

8. Amazing Football Catch

7. Brett Favre Game Winning 

TD Pass vs. 49ers

6. Odell Beckham Jr.

Incredible Catch

5. Jerome Simpson

Front Flip

4. Santonio Holmes Game 

Winning Superbowl Catch

3. Desean Jackson 

Punt Return

2. Immaculate Reception

1. Tigers Game Winning TD

Video By. Allsaints2

Top 100 NFL Players of All-Time My List

MATT GAUNTNER'S NFL Top 100 Players OF ALL TIME!!!

#      Name                  

100. Champ Baily
99. Franco Harris

98. Troy Polamalu

97. Ed Reed

96. Lee Roy Selmon

95. Raymond Berry

94. Wille Roaf

93. Mike Haynes

92. Warren Sapp

91. Derrick Brooks

90. Rod Woodson

89. Paul Warterfield

88. Red Grange

87. Gino Marchetti

86. Lance Alworth

85. Forrest Gregg

84. Jonathan Ogden

83. Mike Webster

82. Dan Hampton

81. Richard Dent

80. Dan Fouts

79. Willie Lanier

78. Emlen Tennel

77. John Mackey

76. Dave Casper

75. Larry Allen

74. Reggie Wayne

73. Marvin Harrison

72. Chuck Bednarik

71. Steve Van Buren

70. Ray Nitschke

69. Larry Csonka

68. Curtis Martin

67. Y. A. Title

65. Bob Greise

64. Lynn Swann

63. Cris Carter

62. Terrell Owens

61. Jim Thorpe 

60. Bronko Nagurski

59. Steve Largent

58. Shannon Sharpe

57. Mel Blount

56. Alan Page

55. Darrell Green

54. Tony Dorsett

53. Mike Singletary

52. Bruce Matthews

51. Sid Luckman

50. Ozzie Newsome

49. Jack Ham

48. Kurt Warner

47. Gene Upshaw

46. Art Shell

45. Ladainian Tomlinson

44. Len Dawson

43. Bart Starr

42. Roger Starbauch

41. Deacon Jones
40. Sammy Baugh

39. Mike Ditka

38. Eric Dickerson

37. Gale Sayers

36. Tony Gonzalez

35. Michael Irvin

34. Emmit Smith

33. Bob Lilly

32. Jack Lambert

31. Otto Graham

30. Randy Moss

29. Dick Night Train Lane     

28. Merlin Olsen 

27. O. J. Simpson

26. Anthony Munoz

25. John Hannah

24. Earl Campell

23. Tom Brady

22. Terry Bradshaw

21. Ronnie Lott

20. Mean Joe Greene

19. Barry Sanders

18. Reggie White

17. Steve Young 

16. Troy Aikman

15. Bruce Smith

14. Ray Lewis

13. John Elway

12. Dick Butkus

11. Johnny Unitas
10. Deion Sanders 

9. Dan Marino 

8. Brett Favre 

7. Walter Payton

6. Don Hutson 

5. Lawrence Taylor

4. Joe Montana
3. Peyton Manning

2. Jim Brown

1. Jerry Rice

         Made by Matt Gauntner

High School Quarterback Zack Darlington Injured

  Two days ago on August 24, 2013 I was watching a high school football game on ESPN. The game was Apopka (Fla.) vs. Byrnes (S.C.). It was the fourth quarter with 6:10 remaining on the clock. Darlington was escaping the pocket, he escaped the first tackle and when he got to the line of scrimmage he put down his shoulders and turned into a runner at that point. Number 44 comes up and hammers Darlington and knocks him out of bounds. The hit was perfectly legal and there weren't penalty flags. Darlington wasn't getting up. They had to put him on a stretcher and a brace around his neck. Darlington was unconscious for a certain period of time. Near the end of the game a helicopter few over the field and landed on the practice field and airlifted him to the hospital. The doctors said that Darlington should be in the hospital for 1-2 days. 

 Video by Alex Mata

My Top 60 Football Cards (Part One)

  My friend posted a video on YouTube of my top 60 football cards. The video got so long that we had to suppurate it into two parts of part on in part two. Please watch it.

 

Top 60 Football Cards (part1) By INF3CT3Drag0n 

       I hope you enjoyed it!

Colts Future Franchise

   The Indianapolis Colts had the number one overall draft pick in 2012. So the Colts drafted Andrew Luck Quarterback out of Stanford. Luck did great in the NFL his first year. He had 339 attempts and completed 627 of them. He passed for 4,374 and 23 touchdowns. Other than the great Andrew Luck there is another great rookie on the Colts offense. He is a great rookie Wide Receiver T. Y. Hilton. He was drafted round 3 draft pick 92. His real name is Eugene. His dad's name is Tyrone so people called him Little Ty, so now people call him T. Y.
 
    Hilton has 50 receptions, 861 yards, he averaged 17.2 yards, and had 7 touchdowns. Hilton also did great in kick/punt returning. He had 7 kick returns for 118 yards and had an average of 16.9. Hilton had 26 punt returns for 300 yards and 1 touchdown. In week 12 Hilton was the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. Great future Hall of Famer Wide Receiver Reggie Wayne helped out Hilton his rookie year and Hilton said "Any questions I have he's going to answer." In week 12 2012 T. Y. Hilton played his best game yet. The game was Colts vs. Bills. Hilton returned punt for a touchdown and had an easy 8 yard reception for a touchdown. With the help of Hilton's two scores the Colts won 20-13. Hilton signed a contract with the Colts wort $2.642 million for over four years. The Colt are looking to win another Superbowl with their Future Franchise.

 
  

Detroit Lions Kickers

  Detroit Lions kicker, Jason Hanson, retired this year. Hanson was drafted by the Lions in 1992 Round 2 Pick 56. He was a 21 year old veteran with great stats. He made it to two pro-bowls, broke many records, made 495/601 field goals, scored 2,150 points, and made his career longest 56 yard field goal.

   

Jason Hanson makes the tackle by Brian Jones 

  Since the 21 year old veteran retired, the Lions needed to get another kicker so the signed San Francisco 49ers' kicker David Akers. Akers made it to 6 pro bowls, 1,622 points, made 367/453 field goals, and tied an NFL record last year for longest field goal which was 63 yards long.

  

David akers NFL Record 63 yard Field Goal by bestdeathfan

   But David Akers has some competition. Because the Detroit Lions signed a Norwegian kicker on September 16, 2012. His name is Havard Rugland and he is 28 years old. there is a popular video on YouTube of Rugland called KickaliciousTM which was made by bighdeluxe. Out of the two great kicker I wonder who will start.

 KickaliciousTM by bighdeluxe

I hope you enjoyed the videos. 

Top Ten Return Specialists

10. Jack Christiansen 

9. Dante Hall

8. Mel Gray

7. Desmond Howard

6. Josh Cribbs 

5. Billy "White Shoes" Johnson 

4. Deion Sanders

3. Gale Sayers

2. Brian Mitchell 

1. Devin Hester

My Top 10 Favorite Sports Movies

10. 61* - Baseball
9. Rocky - Boxing
8. Rocky II - Boxing
7. 42 - Baseball
6. Miracle - Hockey
5. The Blind Side - Football
4. Necessary Roughness - Football
3. Rocky V - Boxing
2. Rocky III - Boxing
1. Rocky VI - Boxing

Top Five Athletes of All-Time

After blogging about just football I figured I'll blog a little but about about some other sports and not only football. So I'm blogging about what I think my top 10 athletes of all-time are.          = NFL Player

1. Jim Thorpe - Thorpe was a Running Back for the Canton Bulldogs, Arizona Cardinals, and New York Giants, he made to the Pro-Football Hall of Fame. He was a Native American nicknamed Wa-Tho-Huk. Not only did Thorpe play football, but he played in the olympics. He won five gold medals. He ran the 100 yard dash in ten seconds, the 220 yard dash in 21.8 seconds, and the 440 yard dash in 51.8 seconds. Even though he did all of that Thorpe wasn't a two sport athlete, that's because he was a three sport athlete. Thorpe also played baseball, he had a batting average of .252, 176 hits, 7 home runs, and 82 RBI's. He played for the New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, and Boston Braves.  



2. Bo Jackson - Bo Jackson was known for being a great two sport athlete, playing baseball and football. Bo was a great college football player, he won the heisman. In 1986 scouting combine, Bo ran 4.12 in the 40 yard dash! Bo was drafted in 1987 by the L. A. Raiders as Running Back. He made it to one pro-bowl and retired in 1990. He finished his career with 2,782 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns. Bo played for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, and the California Angels. He was the 1989 All-Star game MVP and the 1993 AL Comeback Player of Year. Bo retired in 1994 with a .250 batting average, 141 home runs, and 415 RBI's.



3. Michael Jordan - Jordan is known as the greatest NBA player of all time. He played for the Chicago Bulls from 1984-1983, 1995-1998 and for the Washington Wizards from 2001-2003. Jordan was a six- time NBA Champion, a six time NBA Finals MVP, a five time NBA MVP, a 14 time NBA All-Star, a three time NBA All-Star Game MVP, 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, and the 1985 NBA Rookie of the Year. He also made it to the olympics for the American Basketball Team. After Jordan retired he played baseball for the Birmingham Barons and the Scottsdale Scorpions. Jordan finished his NBA career with 32,292 points! 



4. Babe Ruth - Babe Ruth is the best baseball of all-time. He started his career as a Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. In 1920 The Redsox made the worst mistake ever, they traded Babe to the New York Yankees. Babe was no longer a Pitcher he was moved to Outfielder. He won seven World Series, three with the Red Sox and four with the yankees. In 1935 Babe got traded to the Boston Braves where he played his last season. Babe ended his career with a .342 average, 2,873 hits, 714 home runs, and 2,213 RBI's.





5. Muhammad Ali - Ali was the greatest Heavyweight boxer who ever fought. He was a tall 6'3 Boxer and was nicknamed "The Greatest", The Peoples Champion", and "The Louisville Lip". He played 61 fights and won 56 of them and only lost 5. He won 37 by KO. In 1960, Ali won a gold medal in the summer 
olympics. 
  

2,000+ Rushers!!!

Name                            Year                Yards

O. J. Simpson              1973                  2,003

Chris Johnson             2009                  2,006  

Terrell Davis                1998                  2,008                      

Barry Sanders             1997                  2,053

Jamal Lewis                 2003                  2,066

Adrian Peterson          2012                  2,097

Eric Dickerson             1984                  2,105         
  
 There has been only seven running backs that have rushed for 2000+ yards in all of football history. Only three (O. J. Simpson; Barry Sanders; Eric Dickerson) of the seven people in the Hall of Fame. Eric Dickerson holds the single season rushing record with 2,105 and that record has been held for 28 years. In 2012 (28 years after Dickerson broke the record)  a Running Back who wears number 28 for the Minnesota Vikings, Adrian Peterson was only 9 yard short from breaking Eric Dickerson's single season rushing record. Will that 28 year old record ever be broken? 
     

Important First Round Draft Picks

2008   Jake Long   Offensive Tackle  Miami Dolphins

2006   Mario Williams   Defensive End   Houston Texans 

2004   Eli Manning   Quarterback   San Diego Chargers

2003   Carson Palmer   Quarterback   Cincinnati Bengals

1998   Peyton Manning   Quarterback   Indianapolis Colts

1997   Orlando Pace   Offensive Tackle   St. Louis Rams

1996   Keshawn Martin   Wide Receiver   Tampa Buccaneers 

1993   Drew Bledsoe   Quarterback   New England Patriots

1989   Troy Aikman   Quarterback   Dallas Cowboys

1985   Bruce Smith   Defensive End   Buffalo Bills

1983   John Elway   Quarterback   Baltimore Colts

1979   Billy Simms   Running Back   Detroit Lions

1978   Earl Campbell   Running Back    Houston Oilers

1976   Lee Roy Selmon   Defensive End   Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1974   Ed 'Too Tall" Jones   Defensive End   Dallas Cowboys

1969   O. J. Simpson   Running Back   Buffalo Bills

1968   Ron Yary   Offensive Tackle   Minnesota Vikings   

1963   Buck Buchanan   Defensive Tackle   Kansas City Chiefs 

1957   Paul Hournung   Running Back   Green Bay Packers

1949   Chuck Bednarik   Defensive Tackle   Philadelphia Eagles

1945   Charley Trippi   Running Back   Chicago Cardinals

1942   Bill Dudley   Running Back   Pittsburgh Steelers

Mike Zele

  Mike Zele was born July 3, 1956 in Cleveland, Ohio. He went to St. Joseph Academy High School after that Zele attended Kent State where he played football at for all four years. He is a member of the Kent State Athletic Hall of Fame. In 1979, Mike Zele was drafted round 5 pick 127 by the Atlanta Falcons. By that time, he was 6'3 and 239 pounds. Zele played five straight years with the Atlanta Falcons as a Defensive Tackle from 1979-1983. He played 52 games and started eight of them. Zele ended his career with two sacks and four fumble recoveries.