William "The Refrigerator" Perry, or "Fridge", played defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears, winning the Super Bowl with them his rookie year. He would on occasion play in the offensive backfield in short yardage situations. After nine seasons he finally ate his way out of the lineup and into retirement.

Jim Brown played for the Cleveland Browns from 1957 to 1965, stunning the sports world in 1966 by announcing his retirement. He is considered by many to be the greatest running back of all time and has been in numerous movies.

An outside linebacker for the New York Giants who often lined up at defensive end, "L. T." has been called by John Madden as the greatest defensive player of all time. Since his retirement he has been the subject of controversy involving illegal drugs and tax evasion.

Jerry Rice has caught more passes for more yards than any receiver probably ever will. He also is the all time touchdown leader in the NFL and is still playing into his 40's.

Don Hutson played for the Green Bay Packers in the 1930's and 40's and was the league's first superstar wide receiver. He helped them win several league titles prompting many to consider him unstoppable. He also played on defense and was their kicker.

A late round draft pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1956, he was cut from the squad and sat out a year as a construction worker and semi-pro until the Baltimore Colts picked him up the next year. He quickly developed into one of the best quarterbacks the NFL has ever seen.

"Mean" Joe Greene was the leader of the famed Steel Curtain and won four Super Bowl titles while with the Pittsburgh Steelers. A defensive tackle, he was great at stopping the run as well as being feared as a pass rusher.

Considered by many to be the meanest, nastiest player to ever put on a helmet. He played middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears in the 1960's, and even to this day his name is a symbol for how the position should be played.

Ron Yary was the number one overall pick in the 1968 draft. He possessed power, speed, finesse, size and intelligence and was one of the all time great offensive tackles.

Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson, one of the greatest running backs of all time and film actor, is even more famous for the murder trial of estranged wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, both found with their throats cut.

Ray Nitschke played middle linebacker for the Green Bay Packers back when they were winning all those championships and is considered by many football experts as one of the best all around defensive players ever to play.

The quarterback for the New York Jets "guaranteed" victory for them in Super Bowl III against the heavily favored Baltimore Colts from the NFL. The ensuing upset gave legitimacy to the upstart AFL and cemented "Broadway" Joe's place in American folklore.

Reggie was a twelve time pro bowler who was the all-time sack leader when he retired (since eclipsed by Bruce Smith). When he became a free agent in 1993 he shocked the sports world by choosing to go to Green Bay, revitalizing that franchise. He had said that winning a Super Bowl in that city would be the ultimate accomplishment, and that is what he did.