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Football Players
Casey Stengel once said, "You could look it up." This comprehensive football players section here at Football Almanac allows you to do just that — Look it up! Stat pages for EVERY former football player (through completion of the 2006 season) in history are accessible using the links below. Included in each alphabetical section is an easy-to-use list that leads you to a player's year-by-year statistics, career statistics, uniform numbers, salaries, links and miscellaneous items of interest.
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"People get hurt all the time in football. It's part of what we do." - New York Giants Linebacker Lawrence Taylor |
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| Abb-All |
A is for Aikman
The Godfather Cowboy
Ninety wins in the nineties
The NFL had no better toy. |
Abbey
to
Allen |
622 Players |
| All-Ane |
Allen
to
Anelli |
| Ang-Azu |
Angelo
to
Azumah |
| Baa-Bar |
B is for Butkus
Desire, meanness, instinct, fast
Protected Soldier Field every game,
as if it were his last. |
Baab
to
Barnes |
2,018 Players |
| Bar-Bee |
Barnes
to
Beekley |
| Bee-Bie |
Beemer
to
Bielski |
| Bie-Boo |
Bienemann
to
Boone |
| Boo-Bre |
Boone
to
Breedlove |
| Bre-Bro |
Breedlove
to
Brown |
| Bro-Bul |
Brown
to
Bullman |
| Bul-Byr |
Bullocks
to
Byrum |
| Cab-Car |
C is for Campbell
A brutal ball blasting back
Chased the Juice in 1980
Led the Oiler attack. |
Cabral
to
Carroll |
1,491 Players |
| Car-Che |
Carroll
to
Chesley |
| Che-Coa |
Chesney
to
Coakley |
| Coa-Con |
Coan
to
Conti |
| Con-Cre |
Contoulis
to
Crecion |
| Cre-Cza |
Creech
to
Czarobski |
| Daa-Dav |
D is always for Defense
The Purple People Eaters
Steel Curtain, Eight-Five Bears
Each designed to be a depleter. |
Daanen
to
Davis |
971 Players |
| Dav-Dic |
Davis
to
Dicus |
| Did-Doy |
Didier
to
Doyle |
| Doz-Dys |
Dozier
to
Dyson |
| Ead-Eke |
E is for Elway,
Passed and ran on horsebacks
Never quit
47 fourth quarter comebacks. |
Eaddy
to
Ekern |
384 Players |
| Eku-Ezo |
Ekuban
to
Ezor |
| Faa-Fin |
F is for Ford
Easily played both sides of the ball
A pass rusher like no other
4-3 defense is his, plus the Hall. |
Faaola
to
Finnie |
703 Players |
| Fin-Fox |
Finnin
to
Fox |
| Fox-Fus |
Fox
to
Fussell |
| Gab-Geo |
G is for Groza,
The Toe who played much more
Only kicker in Canton
A new way for football to score. |
Gabbard
to
George |
985 Players |
| Geo-Goo |
Georke
to
Goodman |
| Goo-Gre |
Goodman
to
Green |
| Gre-Gwo |
Green
to
Gwosden |
| Haa-Han |
H is for Halas
Owner, coach, player, pioneer
Called "Mr Everything"
A football architect & engineer. |
Haak
to
Hannah |
1,557 Players |
| Han-Har |
Hannah
to
Harris |
| Har-Hea |
Harris
to
Heater |
| Hea-Hic |
Heater
to
Hicks |
| Hic-Hol |
Hicks
to
Holland |
| Hol-How |
Holland
to
Howell |
| How-Hyn |
Howell
to
Hynoski |
| Iac-Izz |
I is for Irvin
Elite since he was a Cane
More century games in history
Defense nickname was bane. |
Iacavazzi
to
Izzo |
84 Players |
| Jac-Jen |
J is for Jones
The Deacon invented the sack
Led new breed of linemen
Fast, mobile, relentless attack. |
Jack
to
Jenkins |
892 Players |
| Jen-Joh |
Jenkins
to
Johnson |
| Joh-Jon |
Johnson
to
Jones |
| Jon-Juz |
Jones
to
Juzwik |
| Kab-Kel |
K is for Kelly
Bill leader with simple goals
Eleven years, eight playoff turns
Four consecutive Super Bowls. |
Kab
to
Kelsay |
778 Players |
| Kel-Kin |
Kelsay
to
King |
| Kin-Kra |
King
to
Krakau |
| Kra-Kys |
Kraker
to
Kysar |
| Laa-Lea |
L is for Lombardi
or Lambert, or Lane, or Lott
Landry, Largent, Lofton & Little
A team of talent L has got. |
Laack
to
Leaks |
859 Players |
| Lea-Lid |
Leaper
to
Lidberg |
| Lid-Loy |
Liddiard
to
Loyd |
| Loy-Lyt |
Loyd
to
Lytle |
| Maa-Mar |
M is for Marino,
The most prolific in history
Will Manning replace The Man?
Time will answer this mystery. |
Maack
to
Markovich |
1,952 Players |
| Mar-May |
Marks
to
Mayes |
| May-McE |
Mayfield
to
McElroy |
| McE-McP |
McElroy
to
McPherson |
| McQ-Mil |
McQuade
to
Miller |
| Mil-Mon |
Miller
to
Montgomery |
| Mon-Mos |
Montler
to
Mosley |
| Mos-Mys |
Mosley
to
Myslinski |
| Nab-Nic |
N is for Nitschke
A cat-like fierce savage
"The core of the Packers"
Offenses he did ravage. |
Nabors
to
Nichols |
375 Players |
| Nic-Nyv |
Nichols
to
Nyvall |
| Oak-Ols |
O is for Olsen
Leader of the Fearsome Foursome
Jones, Grier and Lundy rammed
there way into awesome. |
Oakes
to
Olson |
224 Players |
| Ols-Ozd |
Olson
to
Ozdowski |
| Pac-Pea |
P is for Payton
So many ran before Sweetness
Durability and amazing gifts
Finished with completeness. |
Pace
to
Pear |
888 Players |
| Pea-Pie |
Pearce
to
Pierce |
| Pie-Pre |
Pierce
to
Prescott |
| Pre-Pyn |
President
to
Pyne |
| Qua-Qui |
Q is short for QB
Bradshaw, Young, Starr and Fouts
Montana, Moon, Namath, Griese
Legendary passers without doubts. |
Quaerna
to
Quirk |
26 Players |
| Raa-Rei |
R is for Riggins
A stereotypical fullback
Tough yards in tough games
A position we now seem to lack. |
Raab
to
Reich |
999 Players |
| Rei-Ris |
Reichardt
to
Risher |
| Ris-Rom |
Risien
to
Romano |
| Rom-Rze |
Romanowski
to
Rzempoluch |
| Saa-Sch |
S is for Swan & Sanders,
Incomparable catching & running
Or Stallworth & Simpson
Easily just as stunning. |
Saalfeld
to
Schindler |
1,982 Players |
| Sch-Sel |
Schlecht
to
Selmon |
| Sel-Sie |
Selmon
to
Sierocinski |
| Sie-Smi |
Sies
to
Smith |
| Smi-Sny |
Smith
to
Snyder |
| Sny-Ste |
Snyder
to
Steele |
| Ste-Str |
Steele
to
Strohmeyer |
| Str-Szy |
Strom
to
Szymanski |
| Tab-Tes |
T is for Taylor
Set the standard for superior
A dominant force on defense
All other OLB are simply inferior. |
Tabor
to
Testerman |
790 Players |
| Tet-Tho |
Teteak
to
Thompson |
| Tho-Tow |
Thompson
to
Towns |
| Tow-Tys |
Towns
to
Tyson |
| Uco-Uzd |
U is for Johnny U
At least one TD in 47 straight
The Greatest game ever played
This legend did orchestrate. |
Ucovich
to
Uzdavinis |
56 Players |
| Vac-Vuc |
V is for Van
Brocklin and Buren we say
Legends from decades gone
Passing and rushing all day. |
Vacanti
to
Vucinich |
172 Players |
| Wad-War |
W is for White
All-time sack king one ninety-eight
The Minister of Defense
By himself, could devastate. |
Waddell
to
Warweg |
1,448 Players |
| War-Wen |
Warwick
to
Wendryhoski |
| Wen-Wil |
Wendt
to
Wilder |
| Wil-Wil |
Wilds
to
Williams |
| Wil-Wol |
Williams
to
Wolf |
| Wol-Wys |
Wolf
to
Wysocki |
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X is for The Intellectual Assassin
a Mix of of strength and speed
Ten years, all AFL eight times
But 2 holding calls did he concede. |
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0 Players |
| Yab-Yur |
Y is for Young
Who waited & waited some more
Accuracy was his type of game
Six passing titles he did score. |
Yablok
to
Yurchey |
115 Players |
| Zab-Zyn |
Z is for Zenith
The summit of fame.
These men are up there.
These men are the game. |
Zabel
to
Zyntell |
86 Players |
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The Pigskin Line-Up For Today "poem" is an original, written by Football Almanac, and created in spirit of the classic baseball poem, Line-Up for Yesterday. The "Z" portion of the poem is in fact identical to to the original which was written by Ogden Nash for Sport Magazine in January 1949.
Did you know that the first player in football history to have a thousand yard rushing season was Beattie Feathers of the Chicago Bears who rushed for 1,004 yards in 1934? Did you know he carried the ball only one-hundred nineteen times that season, averaging 8.44 yards per carry?
When the National Football League announced the 75th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1994 only one player was named to two positions: Gale Sayers, who was named as one of seven running backs and the only player named as a kick return specialist.
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