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Following his college career at Bradley University, where he starred in basketball, football and track & field, [2] [3] [4] he went on to play professionally in basketball and football. He was a defensive back for the Chicago Cardinals from 1950 to 1953 and remains the Cardinals all-time record holder for interception return yardage in a single ...
Cornell M. Green (born February 10, 1940), is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for 13 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys on the National Football League (NFL). He did not play college football at Utah State University , but was a two-time All-American as a basketball player for the Aggies , selected in the ...
Wehrli was assigned to defense by University of Missouri coach Dan Devine. Despite playing on defense, Wehrli was able to get his hands on the ball often enough to be an offensive threat. Wehrli was a two-time All-Big 8 player and was the Big 8 Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. That same year, he was a unanimous All-America selection.
Herb Adderley (defensive back) won the NFL championships with the Green Bay Packers in 1961, 1962 and 1965, Super Bowls I and II with the Packers after the 1966 and 1967 seasons, and Super Bowl VI with the Dallas Cowboys after the 1971 season.
Quarterback Brett Favre's streak of 297 consecutive games started is the longest all-time. [3] [4] Among defensive players, Jim Marshall's 270 is the longest. [3] Of special note is punter Jeff Feagles, who played in 352 consecutive games which is the longest of all-time for a special teams player. [5]
A first-time winner took home the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year award at each of the last three NFL Honors ceremonies. A trio of finalists for the award were looking to make it four in a row ...
Recognized as one of the league's top defensive backs during his career, Sharper was a five-time Pro Bowl selection and a two-time first-team All-Pro, along with being named to the second-team of the 2000s All-Decade Team. He ranks sixth in interceptions and is tied with Charles Woodson and Rod Woodson for the most defensive touchdowns.
Nicknamed "the Enforcer", [2] Easley has been considered to be among the best defensive backs during his era and one of the Seahawks' all-time greatest players. [3] Easley was one of Seahawks defensive unit leaders [4] and one of the finest defensive players in the NFL during the 1980s. [5] In 1984, Easley was named the NFL Defensive Player of ...