Anyone who plays 225 Games defensively in the National Football League is without question a double-tough competitor, and that is what we have in the run-stuffing Linebacker, Hardy Nickerson.

Nickerson was named to five Pro Bowls, all as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, his second team after spending six seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers.  With Tampa, he was also named a First Team and Second Team All-Pro twice and led the league in Tackles in 1993.  Nickerson would retire with over 1,500 Combined Tackles and would also be named a 1990’s Second Team All-Decade Selection.

The New England Patriots would have a lot of talent wearing their uniform, but only one of them would have the nickname"Mr. Patriot."

The road to the pros was long for Cappelletti: he went undrafted in 1955 after an excellent college career at the University of Minnesota and played semi-pro for a few years.  The creation of the American Football League in 1960 would create opportunities, and Cappelletti signed with the Boston Patriots, where he was hired as a Kicker and Cornerback.  He found a perfect home on the East Coast, and over the 1960s, he became the team's permanent kicker and led the AFL in field goals three times.  That, however, was not the only job that Cappalletti would have for the Pats.

Cappelletti moved away from the defensive side of the ball and would also play at Flanker and Split End, and over his 11 seasons in Boston, he would accrue 292 Receptions for 4,589 Yards and 42 Touchdowns.  Four of his seasons would see him finish in the top ten in Receiving Yards.

Scoring TDs, Field Goals, and Extra Points, Cappelletti would retire by far as the franchise leader in points, though Adam Vinatieri has since eclipsed that.  He is, however, the All-Time leader in Points Scored for the AFL, a record we feel certain anyone, Vinatieri included, can never touch.

A member of the 1930's All-Decade Team, George Christensen, was one of the better Tackles of the decade (obviously based on the above accolade).

Christensen signed with the Portsmouth Spartans in 1931 and stayed with the team as it relocated to Detroit and became the Lions in 1934.  The tackle helped Detroit win the NFL Championship in 1935, and he played his entire career with the organization, spanning 95 Games.

Erich Barnes came out of Purdue when the Chicago Bears drafted him in 1958.  The Cornerback played there for three seasons and went to the Pro Bowl in 1959.  After that, Barnes had the best run of his career: he played for the New York Giants for four years, earned Pro Bowl selections each year, and made First Team All-Pro in 1961.  Barnes would later earn his sixth Pro Bowl with the Cleveland Browns.  Barnes was known for his physical style of play and his ability to come back for run defense.

Overall, he would have 45 Interceptions in his career.