Football Favorites

This is my personal all-time football team by position. As you can see, I am a Minnesota Vikings fan and a fan of players who spent time in the USFL. (Players added later than the original post are highlited in blue).

C – Dwight Stephenson
G – Randall McDaniel
G – Gary Zimmerman
T – Art Shell
T – Luis Sharpe
TE – Ozzie Newsome
WR – Cris Carter
WR – Anthony Carter
QB – Fran Tarkenton
RB – Walter Payton
P – Reggie Roby

DT – Alan Page
DT – Otis Sistrunk
DE – Reggie White
DE – Bruce Smith
LB – Sam Mills
LB – Matt Blair
CB – Mel Blount
CB – Ronnie Lott
S – Deion Sanders
S – Joey Browner
K – Morten Andersen

Coach – Bud Grant

There were a few very close calls so I need to mention some of my bench…
QB – Warren Moon, Jim Kelly, Brett Favre, Dan Fouts, Doug Williams, Randall Cunningham, Norm Van Brocklin, Johnny Unitas, Steve Young, Peyton Manning
RB – Herschel Walker, Thurman Thomas, Barry Sanders, Marshall Faulk, Bo Jackson, Gerald Riggs, Joe Cribbs, Earl Campbell, Gayle Sayers, Mack Strong, Tony Dorsett, Eric Dickerson, Roger Craig, Robert Smith, William Andrews, Shaun Alexander, Chuck Foreman
WR – Cliff Branch, Steve Largent, Isaac Bruce, Marvin Harrison, Art Monk, Andre Reed, Torry Holt, Charlie Joiner, James Lofton, Fred Biletnikoff, Tim Brown, Ricky Sanders, Irving Fryar, Ahmad Rashad
TE – Kellen Winslow (I), Antonio Gates, Jackie Smith, Dave Casper, Steve Jordan
O-Line – Larry Little, Gene Upshaw, Walter Jones, Joe DeLamielleure, Reggie McKenzie, Rayfield Wright
P – Ray Guy, Sean Landeta
K – Gary Anderson, Tom Dempsey, George Blanda
DT/NT – Pat Williams, William Perry, ‘Mean’ Joe Green, Bob Lilly, Curley Culp, John Randle, ed Washington, Cortez Kennedy, Wally Chambers, Kevin Williams, Sam Adams
DE – Jevon Kearse, Carl Eller, Ed ‘Too Tall’ Jones, Jim Marshall, Deacon Jones, Dwight 'Mad Dog' White, Bubba Smith, Coy Bacon, Michael Strahan, Lee Roy Selmon, Elvin Bethea, Richard Dent, Sean Jones, Cedric Hardman, Harvey Martin
LB – Harry Carson, Cornelius Bennett, Mike Singletary, Lawrence Taylor, Derrick Thomas, Willie Lanier, Vaughan Johnson, Rickey Jackson, London Fletcher, Tom Jackson, Andre Tippett, Mike Merriweather, Wilber Marshall, E.J. Junior
DB – Darrell Green, Fred Smoot, Kenny Easley, Ken Houston, Champ Bailey, Mike Haynes, Ken Riley, Everson Walls, Emmitt Thomas, Lester Hayes, Donnie Shell, Eugene Robinson
KR/PR - Billy 'White Shoes' Johnson, Rick Upchurch, Mel Gray, Terry Metcalf, Dante Hall

I’m sure there are many people who are “better” than these guys but since this is my favorites list I assure you it is accurate. Of course this is pretty much off the top of my head so I may be forgetting a few of my favorites. If I remember, I’ll repost.