#5 Terry Bradshaw - Pittsburgh Steelers
The Steelers star quarterback Terry Bradshaw was the NFL playmaker of the 1970s. Pittsburgh drafted him first overall in the 1971 NFL Draft and never looked back.
It took Bradshaw a few seasons to find his feet, but when he finally did, he took over the league. The 6' 3", 215-pound QB led the Steelers to eight AFC Central titles and four Super Bowl wins between 1974 and 1979.
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The Pittsburgh QB won the Superbowl MVP award in back-to-back years, doing so in 1978 and 1979. Bradshaw won the NFL MVP award in 1978 after throwing for 2,915 yards and 28 touchdowns. He was selected to the Pro Bowl three times, and Sports Illustrated magazine named him the Sportsman of the Year in 1979.
Terry Bradshaw was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989. He found success after his playing career as an NFL television analyst for FOX.
Terry Bradshaw's Career NFL Stats:
Games - 168
Passing yards - 27,989
Passing touchdowns - 212
Interceptions - 210
Rushing Yards - 2,257
Rushing touchdowns - 32.
#6 Ray Lewis - Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens' legendary linebacker Ray Lewis played 17 years for the franchise. The Ravens had drafted Lewis 26th overall in the 1996 NFL Draft.
Lewis would go on to lead the team in tackles in 14 of his 17 seasons in Baltimore. The hard-hitting linebacker won two Super Bowls with the Ravens.
One of them came in 2000 against the New York Giants when he also won the Super Bowl MVP award after recording three tackles, two assists and four passes defended. Lewis became just the second player to win the NFL Defensive Player of the Year and Super Bowl MVP in the same season.
He won his second Super Bowl in his final season in 2012, where the Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers.
The Ravens linebacker is the only player in NFL history with at least 40 career sacks (41.5) and 30 career interceptions (31).
Ray Lewis was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.
Ray Lewis' Career NFL Stats:
Games - 228
Sacks - 41.5
Tackles - 2,059
Forced fumbles - 19
Interceptions - 31.
#7 Dan Marino - Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins' Dan Marino is one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history and perhaps the best player never to have won a Super Bowl.
Marino slipped to number 27 in the 1983 NFL Draft, where the Dolphins were surprised and elated to be able to select him. The 6' 4" QB would go on to play 17 seasons in Miami and rewrite the NFL record books.
In 1984, Marino won the MVP award after a record-breaking season. He became the first player ever to pass for 5,000 yards in a single season (5,084 yards). The QB threw a record 48 touchdown passes to lead the Dolphins to the Super Bowl. Unfortunately for Marino, that was the only NFL championship game he would play in.
The Dolphins quarterback led the franchise to the playoffs ten times, while he was selected to the Pro Bowl on nine occasions.
He was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005.
Dan Marino's Career NFL Stats:
Games - 242
Passing yards - 61,361
Touchdowns - 420
Interceptions - 252.
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