Born in Italy and raised in the United States, Bruno Banducci played his college ball for Stanford but was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1944.   Banducci was more at home in 1946 when the Guard joined the San Francisco 49ers of the upstart All-American Football Conference.  Banducci stayed there for the rest of his career, including the move to the NFL, until his retirement after 1954.  Banducci, who helped San Francisco gain relevance with their rushing attack, was a two-time First Team All-Pro and was chosen for the 1940’s All-Decade Team.

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.

Drafted in 1943 in the 14^th 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.

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.