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196. Jim Katcavage
With an (unofficial) total of 96.5 Quarterback Sacks, Jim Katcavage would play his entire pro career with the New York Giants after a nice career at the University of Dayton.
With an (unofficial) total of 96.5 Quarterback Sacks, Jim Katcavage would play his entire pro career with the New York Giants after a nice career at the University of Dayton.
In 1936, the first NFL Draft took place, and with the 7th Overall Pick, the Green Bay Packers selected Russ Letlow out of the University of San Francisco. Historically speaking, this gave him the honor of being the first choice of the most storied team in the National Football League. Letlow would be a two-time Pro Bowler and a two-time NFL Champion with the Packers, the only team he ever played for professionally. Multiple publications would name Letlow an All-Pro every year from 1937 to 1940, and he was chosen for the 1930's All-Decade Team.
In the early 1970s, the Miami Dolphins were one of the best teams ever and loaded with talent, but one of their stars, Dick Anderson, seems to have been forgotten. Let's try to rectify that.
Anderson was drafted in 1968, and as a rookie, he led the league in Interception Return Yards, a feat he repeated in 1970. The Safety couldn't sneak up on anyone anymore, but he raised his game further and went to the Pro Bowl three years in a row (1972 to 1974). The first of those seasons was Miami's famed undefeated Super Bowl season, and the following season the Fins repeated the Super Bowl win, with Anderson leading the NFL in Interceptions and winning AP Defensive Player of the Year. He would spend his entire career with Miami and had 34 picks. Not too bad for a football player who looked like an accountant!