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Pour fêter ses 100 ans, la NFL a mis en place un jury qui a élu, en novembre 2019, l'équipe du 100e anniversaire.
Le jury était composé d'un groupe d'experts, composé de représentants des médias, d'anciens joueurs, entraineurs et general-managers, de membres de la ligue. Elle a rendu hommage aux meilleurs joueurs des 100 premières années de la Ligue nationale de football. (NFL). Tom Brady , Larry Fitzgerald, Rob Gronkowski et Adam Vinatieri étaient les seuls joueurs actifs lorsque l'équipe a été révélée. Bill Belichick est le seul entraîneur-chef actif à avoir été sélectionné.
90 joueurs et 10 entraineurs ont été élus dans ce Top 100.
Les membres du Top 100 :
Poste | Equipes | Période |
Joueurs offensifs | ||
Quarterback | ||
Sammy Baugh | Washington Redskins | 1937-1952 |
Tom Brady | New England Patriots | 2000-en cours |
John Elway | Denver Broncos | 1983-1998 |
Brett Favre | Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings | 1991-2010 |
Otto Graham | Cleveland Browns | 1946-1955 |
Peyton Manning | Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos | 1998-2015 |
Dan Marino | Miami Dolphins | 1983-1999 |
Joe Montana | San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs | 1979-1994 |
Roger Staubach | Dallas Cowboys | 1969-1979 |
Johnny Unitas | Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers | 1956-1973 |
Running back | ||
Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns | 1957-1965 |
Earl Campbell | Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints | 1978-1985 |
Dutch Clark | Portsmouth Spartans/Detroit Lions 1931-1938 | |
Eric Dickerson | Los Angeles Rams, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Raiders, Atlanta Falcons | 1983-1993 |
Lenny Moore | Baltimore Colts | 1956-1967 |
Marion Motley | Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers | 1946-1955 |
Walter Payton | Chicago Bears | 1975-1987 |
Barry Sanders | Detroit Lions | 1989-1998 |
Gale Sayers | Chicago Bears | 1965-1971 |
O.J. Simpson | Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49ers | 1969-1979 |
Emmitt Smith | Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals | 1990-2004 |
Steve Van Buren | Philadelphia Eagles | 1944-1951 |
Receiver | ||
Lance Alworth | San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys | 1962-1972 |
Raymond Berry | Baltimore Colts | 1955-1967 |
Larry Fitzgerald | Arizona Cardinals | 2004-en cours |
Marvin Harrison | Indianapolis Colts | 1996-2008 |
Elroy Hirsch | Chicago Rockets, Los Angeles Rams | 1946-1957 |
Don Hutson | Green Bay Packers | 1935-1945 |
Steve Largent | Seattle Seahawks | 1976-1989 |
Randy Moss | Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Tennessee TitansSan Francisco 49ers | 1998-2012 |
Jerry Rice | San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks | 1985-2004 |
Paul Warfield | Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins | 1964-1977 |
Tight end | ||
Mike Ditka | Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys | 1961-1972 |
Tony Gonzalez | Kansas City Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons | 1997-2013 |
Rob Gronkowski | New England Patriots | 2010-2018 |
John Mackey | Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers 1963-1972 | |
Kellen Winslow | San Diego Chargers | 1979-1987 |
Offensive tackle | ||
Rosey Brown | New York Giants | 1953-1965 |
Forrest Gregg | Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys | 1956-1971 |
Cal Hubbard | New York Giants, Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Pirates | 1927-1936 |
Walter Jones | Seattle Seahawks | 1997-2009 |
Anthony Muñoz | Cincinnati Bengals | 1980-1992 |
Jonathan Ogden | Baltimore Ravens | 1996-2007 |
Art Shell | Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders | 1968-1982 |
Guard | ||
Larry Allen | Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers 1994-2007 | |
Dan Fortmann | Chicago Bears | 1936-1943 |
John Hannah | New England Patriots | 1973-1985 |
Bruce Matthews | Houston/Tennessee Oilers/Titans | 1983-2001 |
Randall McDaniel | Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1988-2001 |
Jim Parker | Baltimore Colts | 1957-1967 |
Gene Upshaw | Oakland Raiders | 1967-1981 |
Centre | ||
Mel Hein | New York Giants | 1931-1945 |
Jim Otto | Oakland Raiders | 1960-1974 |
Dwight Stephenson | Miami Dolphins | 1980-1987 |
Mike Webster | Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs | 1974-1990 |
Joueurs défensifs | ||
Defensive end | ||
Doug Atkins | Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints | 1953-1969 |
Bill Hewitt | Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, Steagles | 1932-1943 |
Deacon Jones | Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins | 1961-1974 |
Gino Marchetti | Dallas Texans, Baltimore Colts | 1952-1966 |
Lee Roy Selmon | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1976-1984 |
Bruce Smith | Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins | 1985-2003 |
Reggie White | Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers | 1985-2000 |
Defensive tackle | ||
Buck Buchanan | Kansas City Chiefs | 1963-1975 |
Joe Greene | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1969-1981 |
Bob Lilly | Dallas Cowboys | 1961-1974 |
Merlin Olsen | Los Angeles Rams | 1962-1976 |
Alan Page | Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears | 1967-1981 |
John Randle | Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks | 1990-2003 |
Randy White | Dallas Cowboys | 1975-1988 |
Outside linebacker | ||
Chuck Bednarik | Philadelphia Eagles | 1949-1962 |
Bobby Bell | Kansas City Chiefs | 1963-1974 |
Derrick Brooks | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1995-2008 |
Jack Ham | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1971-1982 |
Ted Hendricks | Baltimore Colts, Green Bay Packers, Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders | 1969-1983 |
Lawrence Taylor | New York Giants | 1981-1993 |
Middle linebacker | ||
Dick Butkus | Chicago Bears | 1965-1973 |
Jack Lambert | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1974-1984 |
Willie Lanier | Kansas City Chiefs | 1967-1977 |
Ray Lewis | Baltimore Ravens | 1996-2012 |
Joe Schmidt | Detroit Lions | 1953-1965 |
Junior Seau | San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots | 1990-2009 |
Cornerback | ||
Mel Blount | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1970-1983 |
Willie Brown | Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders | 1963-1978 |
Darrell Green | Washington Redskins | 1983-2002 |
Mike Haynes | New England Patriots, Los Angeles Raiders | 1976-1989 |
Night Train Lane | Los Angeles Rams, Chicago Cardinals, Detroit Lions | 1952-1965 |
Deion Sanders | Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, Baltimore Ravens | 1989-2005 |
Rod Woodson | Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, Oakland Raiders | 1987-2003 |
Safety | ||
Jack Christiansen | Detroit Lions | 1951-1958 |
Ken Houston | Houston Oilers, Washington Redskins | 1967-1980 |
Ronnie Lott | San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Raiders, New York Jets | 1981-1994 |
Ed Reed | Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans, New York Jets | 2002-2013 |
Emlen Tunnell | New York Giants, Green Bay Packers | 1948-1961 |
Larry Wilson | St. Louis Cardinals | 1960-1972 |
Equipes spéciales | ||
Kicker | ||
Jan Stenerud | Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings | 1967-1985 |
Adam Vinatieri | New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts | 1996-en cours |
Punter | ||
Ray Guy | Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders | 1973-1986 |
Shane Lechler | Oakland Raiders, Houston Texans | 2000-2017 |
Kickoff returner | ||
Devin Hester | Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Seattle Seahawks | 2006-2016 |
Punt returner | ||
Billy "White Shoes" Johnson | Houston Oilers, Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins | 1974-1988 |
Entraineurs | ||
Bill Belichick | Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots | 1991-en cours |
Paul Brown | Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals | 1946-1975 |
Joe Gibbs | Washington Redskins | 1981-1992, 2004-2007 |
George Halas | Decatur Staleys/Chicago Staleys/Chicago Bears | 1920-1967 |
Curly Lambeau | Green Bay Packers, Chicago Cardinals, Washington Redskins | 1919-1953 |
Tom Landry | Dallas Cowboys | 1960-1988 |
Vince Lombardi | Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins | 1959-1969 |
Chuck Noll | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1969-1991 |
Don Shula | Baltimore Colts, Miami Dolphins | 1963-1995 |
Bill Walsh | San Francisco 49ers | 1979-1988 |