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Since NFL teams began retiring numbers, 163 players have had their jersey number retired. The Chicago Bears and the New York Giants have the most retired numbers of the teams with 14 each. Reggie White is the only player whose number was retired by two teams (the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles ).
The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players was a ten-part television series that set out to determine the top 100 greatest NFL players of all time. It was presented by the NFL Network in 2010. The series was based on a list of the top 100 National Football League players of all time, as compiled by a "blue-ribbon" panel assembled by the NFL Network.
Shaw was the only player not to make the formal transition to the NFL, as he had retired the year before the merger. [12] Three players, Red Grange, Ray Flaherty, Mike Michalske, played a portion of their career in the first American Football League from 1926.
Name Born Died Age Team(s) Ralph Horween [1]: August 3, 1896 Chicago, Illinois: May 26, 1997 Charlottesville, Virginia: 100 years, 296 days Chicago Cardinals (1921–1923) : Tom Dickinson [2]
Blanda retired from pro football in August 1976 as the sport's oldest player at the age of 48, a mark that still stands. [1] [2] One of only three players to play in four different decades (the other two being John Carney and Jeff Feagles), he holds the record for most extra points made (943) and attempted (959). [3]
Some players avoid injury and maintain their high skill level. The following list has the top 250 players who have the most regular season game appearances. All have played at least a dozen seasons in the league. One player, George Blanda [3] played in 4 decades from the 1940s to the 1970s. Blanda played 26 seasons and was 48 years when he retired.
American football player and coach [48] Iris Cummings: 1920– 103: American Olympic swimmer and aviator [49] Ray Cunningham: 1905–2005: 100: American Major League Baseball player [50] Yvonne Curtet: 1920– 104: French Olympic athlete [51] John Daley: 1887–1988: 101: American Major League Baseball player [52] Sam Dana: 1903–2007: 104 ...
Ryan Joseph Fitzpatrick (born November 24, 1982) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. . Fitzpatrick started at quarterback for nine teams, the most in league hist