American Football League All-Time Team
The American Football League (AFL) All-Time Team was selected on January 14, 1970. The first and second teams were determined by a panel of members of the AFL's Hall of Fame Board of Selectors:[1][2][3][4]
Offense
* | Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame | ¤ | ~ | Hall of Fame Finalist [5] |
Defense
Position | First Team | Hall of Fame? | Second Team | Hall of Fame? |
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Defensive end | Jerry Mays (Kansas City Chiefs) | No | Rich Jackson (Denver Broncos) | No |
Gerry Philbin (New York Jets) | No | Ron McDole (Buffalo Bills, Houston Oilers) | No | |
Defensive tackle | Tom Sestak (Buffalo Bills) | No | Buck Buchanan* (Kansas City Chiefs) | Yes |
Boston Patriots )
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No | Tom Keating (Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills) | No | |
Linebacker | Boston Patriots, Miami Dolphins )
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Yes | Dan Conners (Oakland Raiders) | No |
Bobby Bell* (Kansas City Chiefs) | Yes | Larry Grantham (New York Titans/Jets) | No | |
George Webster (Houston Oilers) | No | Mike Stratton (Buffalo Bills) | No | |
Cornerback | Willie Brown* (Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders) | Yes | Butch Byrd (Buffalo Bills) | No |
Dave Grayson (Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders) | No | Miller Farr (Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers, Houston Oilers) | No | |
Safety
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Johnny Robinson* (Kansas City Chiefs) | Yes | Goose Gonsoulin (Denver Broncos) | No |
George Saimes (Buffalo Bills) | No | Kenny Graham (San Diego Chargers) | No |
Special teams
Position | First Team | Hall of Fame? | Second Team | Hall of Fame? |
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Kicker | George Blanda* (Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders) | Yes | Jim Turner (New York Jets, Denver Broncos) | No |
Punter
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Jerrel Wilson (Kansas City Chiefs) | No | Boston Patriots )
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No |
Coach
Position | First Team | Hall of Fame? | Second Team | Hall of Fame? |
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Coach | Weeb Ewbank* (New York Jets) | Yes | Sid Gillman* (San Diego Chargers) | Yes |
See also
Notes
- ^ Players who have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio
References
- ^ "All-Time AFL Team - OFFENSE". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
- ^ "All-Time AFL Team - OFFENSE (Second Team)". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
- ^ "All-Time AFL Team - DEFENSE". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
- ^ "All-Time AFL Team - DEFENSE (Second Team)". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
- ^ "Finalist list". Pro Football Hall of Fame.com. Retrieved 2012-09-14.