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Monday, July 18, 2016

All-Madden Super Bowl Team

LOOKING BACK
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

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7 comments:

  1. steveJuly 21, 2016 at 2:41 PM

    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.

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    1. AnonymousJuly 16, 2023 at 2:33 PM

      Well lets see.

      Jack Youngblood:
      Career highlights and awards
      • 5× First-team All-Pro (1974-1976,
      1978, 1979)
      • 3× Second-team All-Pro (1973, 1977, 1980)
      • 7× Pro Bowl (1973-1979)
      • 2x NFL sacks leader (1974, 1979)
      • NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
      • St. Louis Football Ring of Fame
      • Los Angeles Rams No. 85 retired
      • First-team All-American (1970)
      • First-team All-SEC (1970)
      • Florida Football Ring of Honor (2006)
      Career NFL statistics
      Games played: 202
      Games started: 187
      Sacks: 151.5
      Fumble 10 recoveries:
      Safeties: 2

      L.C Greenwood:
      Career Highlights and Awards
      2× First-team All-Pro (1974, 1975)
      6× Pro Bowl (1973–1976, 1978, 1979)
      NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
      Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team
      Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor
      Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame
      Career NFL statistics
      Games:
      170
      Sacks:
      78.0
      Safeties:
      1
      Fumble recoveries: 14

      Both great but… it’s Jack.

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  2. fgoodwinJuly 30, 2016 at 8:31 AM

    I love Roger but how do you pick him over Terry Bradshaw who beat him twice in head-to-head match-ups?

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    1. UnknownMarch 21, 2021 at 5:01 AM

      Rodger Staubach easily had better numbers and Terry Bradshaw, the Steelers beat the Cowboys not Terry Bradshaw

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  3. UnknownMarch 21, 2021 at 5:03 AM

    The Steelers beat the Cowboys, not Terry Bradshaw, throwback had much better numbers than Bradshaw in his career as well

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2023 at 6:33 AM

    I’m a Jets fan, but why Don Maynard who didn’t have a catch in SB. Sauer had 8.

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    1. John TurneyJanuary 4, 2023 at 1:23 PM

      It's a great question. Madden's teams didn't always make sense. In 1985 he picked seven nose tackles for his All-Madden team. No idea why he picked Maynard . . . it is odd.

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