In terms of Centers, there are few Professional Football players who can say that they are as successful as Bart Oates.
After going undrafted out of BYU in 1983, Oates joined the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL and won championships with them in 1984 and 1985. When the USFL folded, he signed with the New York Giants, where he would become their starting Center, and was named an All-Rookie. The following season would see Oates win another title, this time a Super Bowl Ring when the Giants won Super Bowl XXI. In 1990, Oates and the Giants won another Super Bowl (XXV), but for the first time, he made the Pro Bowl.
This began his most successful individual run, as he earned that honor in 1991 and 1993. He would sign with the San Francisco 49ers for 1994, where he played two seasons and went to his fourth and fifth Pro Bowls. He would win another title when he assisted the Niners in their win in Super Bowl XXIX.
Five pro rings are pretty damned good, don’t you think?
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