By John Turney
In 1997 John Madden extended his practice of picking a yearly All-Madden team by picking his All-Madden Super Bowl Team. Here are his picks:
Quarterbacks
Joe Montana
Joe Namath
Roger Staubach
Running Backs
Larry Csonka
Walter Payton
John Riggins
Wide Receivers
Gary Clark
Don Maynard
Otis Taylor
Paul Warfield
Lynn Swann
John Stallworth
Tight Ends
Mark Bavaro
Mike Ditka
John Mackey
Offensive Line
Joe Jacoby
Jerry Kramer
Russ Grimm
Larry Little
Anthony Muñoz
Jackie Slater
Mike Webster
John Hannah
Defensive Line
Willie Davis
Joe Greene
Bob Lilly
Jack Youngblood
Alan Page
Randy White
Linebackers
Mike Curtis
Jack Lambert
Jack Ham
Ray Nitschke
Lawrence Taylor
Willie Lanier
Defensive Backs
Mel Blount
Mike Haynes
Jake Scott
Willie Wood
Herb Adderley
Poor Mike Webster looks like he was rescued from a soup kitchen. And Jack Youngblood (one SB) over LC Greenwood? I know he played on a broken leg, but gimme a break.
ReplyDeleteI love Roger but how do you pick him over Terry Bradshaw who beat him twice in head-to-head match-ups?
ReplyDeleteRodger Staubach easily had better numbers and Terry Bradshaw, the Steelers beat the Cowboys not Terry Bradshaw
DeleteThe Steelers beat the Cowboys, not Terry Bradshaw, throwback had much better numbers than Bradshaw in his career as well
ReplyDelete