Great Football Players

Quarterback Joe Namath was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.

In football, there's no substitute for great offensive players who can tear apart a defense. Players like Red Grange and Clarke Hinkle did just that. These pioneers blazed the trail in the 1920s and '30s by driving their respective offensive attacks with precision and a passion for the game.

A few decades later, it was the famous footwork of Hugh McElhenny and rushing sensation Steve Van Buren that led football to become America’s favorite sport (the smash-and-tackle game surpassed baseball as America's favorite for the first time in 1972).

To learn more about these offensive football greats, check out the links below. You'll find all of the legendary players who helped define their respective positions, from wide receiver Lance Alworth to quarterback Joe Montana to tight end Kellen Winslow.

Lance Alworth	Sammy Baugh	Chuck Bednarik	Raymond Berry
Terry Bradshaw	Jim Brown	Roosevelt Brown	Earl Campbell
Len Dawson	Eric Dickerson	Mike Ditka	Tony Dorsett
Turk Edwards	Tom Fears	Dan Fouts	Otto Graham
Red Grange	Forrest Gregg	John Hannah	Franco Harris
Mel Hein	Clarke Hinkle	Elroy Hirsch	Cal Hubbard
Don Hutson	Sonny Jurgensen	Steve Largent	Dante Lavelli
Sid Luckman	John Mackey	Dan Marino	Don Maynard
Hugh McElhenny	Joe Montana	Marion Motley	Anthony Munoz
Bronko Nagurski	Joe Namath	Ernie Nevers	Leo Nomellini
Jim Parker	Walter Payton	Jerry Rice	Barry Sanders
Gale Sayers	O. J. Simpson	Emmitt Smith	Roger Staubach
Jim Taylor	Jim Thorpe	Y. A. Tittle	Johnny Unitas
Gene Upshaw	Norm Van Brocklin	Steve Van Buren	Doak Walker
Paul Warfield	Bob Waterfield	Kellen Winslow	Rod Woodson

Continue on to the next page to find out about some of the greatest defensive players of all time.