It was fitting that Harvey Martin played his entire pro career with the Dallas Cowboys.  Martin was born in Dallas, played at East Texas State, and was drafted in the 3^rd Round by the Cowboys in 1973; he joined and immediately contributed to what was already a dominating defensive unit. 

Martin earned the starting Right Defensive End position in his third year (1975) and would then go on a four-year run of Pro Bowl Selections (1976-79).  That second year was considered one of the best ever by a Cowboys defensive player.  That year he won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year, had 23 (unofficial) sacks, and was the co-MVP of Dallas’ Super Bowl XII win with Randy White.

Although Quarterback Sacks were not an official statistic until 1982, Martin is believed to have recorded 114 over his career.  It is next to impossible to imagine the “Doomsday Defense” without the contributions of Harvey Martin.

From the town of Grambling, Louisiana, and of course, playing at Grambling State, Paul “Tank” Younger wasn't selected in the 1949 Draft, but he didn’t have to wait long to find a home, as the Los Angeles Rams signed him.

Considered one of the first real NFL stars from a historically black college, Younger was an excellent two-way player who earned Pro Bowl selections (1951-53), first for his defense and later for his work as a Fullback (1955).  Younger was an NFL Champion with L.A. in 1951, the same year he was named a First Team All-Pro Linebacker.   Younger saw more and more rushing action, and he finished in the top seven in Rushing Yards in both 1954 and 1955, with the latter season seeing him lead the NFL in Rushing Yards per Game.  He would finish his career with a year in Pittsburgh and would have 4,807 Yards from Scrimmage over his career.

Priest Holmes played for the high-profile Texas Longhorns in college, but it didn't lead to a draft selection.  Undrafted in 1997, Holmes would sign with the Baltimore Ravens.  The Running Back would see no action as a rookie but would rush for 1,008 Yards in 1998 and did well until Jamal Lewis supplanted him as the lead back for Baltimore.  Holmes won a Super Bowl ring, but he wanted a starting role, so he signed with the Kansas City Chiefs, where he got that opportunity.

Holmes went on a three-year (2001-03) tear as an elite Running Back, earning First Team All-Pro honors each season.  Holmes led the NFL in Rushing Yards in 2001, with first-place finishes in Rushing Touchdowns in 2002 & 2003.  In all of those seasons, Holmes would have a 2,000 Yards From Scrimmage season, the first two being league-leading.  Overall, in that triumvirate of seasons, he would amass 6,566 Yards From Scrimmage with 61 Touchdowns and an Approximate Value of 61.  Injuries would pile up, and Holmes played only four more years, missing an entire season in one of them (2006) and playing only 19 more games in total.  He would retire with an excellent sum of 11,134 Yards From Scrimmage and 94 Touchdowns.

Billy Wilson spent his entire career with the San Francisco 49ers, but that was in the 1950s, when the Niners weren’t the world beaters they'd become later, which may be why he doesn’t get the credit he deserves.

Wilson would be drafted in the 22^nd Round (yes, the 22^nd) in 1951, and he would emerge as their top Wide Receiver and their primary offensive weapon.  In 1953, he had 51 Receptions, and that season was pivotal, as it started a run in which he was arguably in the top tier of Ends in the NFL through the rest of the decade.  From 1953 to 1957, Wilson never finished below fourth in Receiving Yards, and he led the NFL in receptions in three seasons (1954, 1956 & 1957).  He would be named to six straight Pro Bowls (1953-58) and is the first outstanding wideout in franchise history.