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133. Lomas Brown

Lomas Brown played his first eleven seasons with the Detroit Lions, where his first six of seven Pro Bowls would take place.  The Left Tackle would appear in seven straight Pro Bowls and would start in 251 of his 263 career games.

At the end of his career, he would assist the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in winning their first Super Bowl.

Although he is a seven-time Pro Bowler, Brown did six of those for a Lions team that was average at best and didn't get much national attention.  Perhaps that is why he is so under the radar, given his accomplishments.

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308. Buster Ramsey

Drafted in 1943 in the 14th Round from William & Mary, Buster Ramsey would not join the NFL until 1946 (due to World War II).  He played all six seasons in the league with the Chicago Cardinals (the team that drafted him), and in 1947 he helped them win the NFL Championship.  He was named an All-Pro from 1947 to 1950 (two First Teams and two Second Teams), and the two-way Guard was also honored as a 1940's All-Decade Selection.

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170. Boyd Dowler

Boyd Dowler came from the mountains to Wisconsin's cheese country, and as a member of the Green Bay Packers, he won five NFL Championships and the first two Super Bowls.  Dowler wasted no time becoming a high-end weapon for Bart Starr and Vince Lombardi, and United Press named him the Rookie of the Year in 1959.  He would have at least 500 Receiving Yards for nine seasons and was a Pro Bowl Selection twice (1965 & 1967).  Dowler played all but his last season with the Packers and was a fixture in their five 1960’s championship teams and their first two Super Bowl wins, scoring a TD in Super Bowl II.

Boyd Dowler would be named to the NFL 1960's All-Decade Team and would have 40 TDs with 7,270 Yards.

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213. Andre Rison

While it can be argued that Andre “Bad Moon” Rison will always be best known for his tumultuous relationship with Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes (she infamously burned his house down), we here at Notinhalloffame.com think of Rison as a flashy Wide Receiver who backed up his smack talk.

Rison had a good rookie season for the Indianapolis Colts, where he was named to the All-Rookie Team with an 820 Yard year.  That was his only year in Indianapolis, as he was traded to the Atlanta Falcons for the first overall pick in the next draft.  The Colts chose Jeff George, who flamed out as an NFL Quarterback, but Rison's best days as a Wide Receiver were set to begin.

Rison went to four straight Pro Bowls with Atlanta, and the first saw him named a First Team All-Pro.  Rison spent four years with Atlanta, accumulating over 1,000 Yards and posting four seasons with ten-plus touchdowns, including a 15-TD year that saw him lead the NFL.  He signed with the Cleveland Browns as a Free Agent, but he declined, bouncing to four other teams (Green Bay, Jacksonville, Kansas City, and Oakland).  One of those seasons in Kansas City saw him generate a fifth Pro Bowl and fifth 1,000-yard season in the NFL.

Rison likely could have played longer in the NFL, but he was viewed as too dramatic for the return.  He played two more years in the CFL with the Toronto Argonauts and won a Grey Cup there.