|
The Top Ranked
Defensive Backs of the 1960s
Notes: Players
are listed only by the position they played the most.
Ranking Explanation
|
Rnk |
Athlete |
Overall Decade Rank |
|
1 |
Dave Grayson |
18 |
|
2 |
Herb Adderley |
22 |
|
3 |
Johnny Robinson |
24 |
|
4 |
Larry Wilson |
37 |
|
5 |
Bobby Boyd |
47 |
|
6 |
Butch Byrd |
48 |
|
7 |
Eddie Meador |
55 |
|
8 |
Jimmy Patton |
76 |
|
9 |
Willie Wood |
81 |
|
10 |
Cornell Green |
90 |
|
11 |
Willie Brown |
91 |
|
12 |
Night Train Lane |
98 |
|
13 |
Erich Barnes |
101 |
|
14 |
Mel Renfro |
109 |
|
15 |
George Saimes |
112 |
|
16 |
Goose Gonsoulin |
114 |
|
17 |
Fred Williamson |
116 |
|
18 |
Abe Woodson |
124 |
|
19 |
Dick Harris |
126 |
|
20 |
Pat Fischer |
128 |
|
21 |
Yale Lary |
133 |
|
22 |
Paul Krause |
136 |
|
23 |
Dick Lynch |
147 |
|
24 |
Kenny Graham |
149 |
|
25 |
Richie Petitbon |
155 |
|
26 |
Tony Banfield |
161 |
|
27 |
Jimmy Hill |
180 |
|
28 |
Jimmy Johnson |
191 |
|
29 |
Lem Barney |
222 |
|
30 |
Johnny Sample |
224 |
|
31 |
Rosey Taylor |
229 |
|
32 |
Speedy Duncan |
246 |
|
33 |
Bernie Parrish |
258 |
|
34 |
Bobby Hunt |
259 |
|
35 |
Clendon Thomas |
260 |
|
36 |
Miller Farr |
273 |
|
37 |
Bob Jeter |
274 |
|
38 |
Don Burroughs |
276 |
|
39 |
Jesse Whittenton |
283 |
|
40 |
Dick LeBeau |
284 |
|
41 |
Fred Glick |
290 |
|
42 |
Kent McCloughan |
291 |
|
43 |
Jerry Stovall |
295 |
|
44 |
Jimmy Warren |
341 |
|
45 |
Dave Webster |
347 |
|
46 |
Jim Norton |
350 |
|
47 |
Dave Whitsell |
354 |
|
48 |
Ed Sharockman |
356 |
|
49 |
Kermit Alexander |
362 |
|
50 |
Don Webb |
363 |
|
51 |
Rick Volk |
365 |
|
52 |
Don Bishop |
369 |
|
53 |
Dave Baker |
373 |
|
54 |
Ron G. Hall |
381 |
|
55 |
Dick Felt |
384 |
|
56 |
Billy Stacy |
385 |
|
57 |
Andy Nelson |
392 |
|
58 |
Spider Lockhart |
396 |
|
59 |
Ken Houston |
401 |
|
60 |
Jerry Logan |
403 |
|
61 |
Booker Edgerson |
421 |
|
62 |
Dainard Paulson |
435 |
|
63 |
Bennie McRae |
449 |
|
64 |
Duane Wood |
450 |
|
65 |
Eddie Macon |
464 |
|
66 |
Ross Fichtner |
471 |
|
67 |
W.K. Hicks |
472 |
|
68 |
Irv Cross |
483 |
|
69 |
Bob Zeman |
487 |
|
70 |
Willie West |
533 |
|
71 |
Tommy Morrow |
536 |
|
72 |
Don Fleming |
540 |
|
73 |
Joe Scarpati |
546 |
|
74 |
Ross O'Hanley |
562 |
|
75 |
Dale Hackbart |
565 |
|
76 |
Mark Johnston |
573 |
|
77 |
Hank Gremminger |
594 |
|
78 |
Fred Julian |
599 |
|
79 |
Johnny Pyeatt |
600 |
|
80 |
Bill Baird |
605 |
|
81 |
Jim Steffen |
610 |
|
82 |
Lindon Crow |
612 |
|
83 |
Lenny Lyles |
615 |
|
84 |
Willie Mitchell |
617 |
|
85 |
Dick Westmoreland |
620 |
|
86 |
Mike Howell |
624 |
|
87 |
Clancy Williams |
626 |
|
88 |
Marv Woodson |
657 |
|
89 |
Roger Donnahoo |
692 |
|
90 |
Jim Shofner |
710 |
|
91 |
Paul Martha |
720 |
|
92 |
Karl Kassulke |
725 |
|
93 |
Bill Thompson |
729 |
|
94 |
Billy Lothridge |
730 |
|
95 |
Wayne Crow |
735 |
|
96 |
Billy Kinard |
758 |
|
97 |
Brig Owens |
776 |
|
98 |
Larry Benz |
784 |
|
99 |
Jerry Norton |
788 |
|
100 |
Joe Cannavino |
796 |
|
101 |
Ernie Kellermann |
798 |
|
102 |
Bill R. Butler |
799 |
|
103 |
Chuck Shonta |
805 |
|
104 |
Chuck Lamson |
808 |
|
105 |
Milt Davis |
821 |
|
106 |
Tom Brown |
822 |
|
107 |
Eddie Dove |
831 |
|
108 |
Tom Janik |
832 |
|
109 |
Fred Bruney |
836 |
|
110 |
Al Romine |
840 |
|
111 |
Bobby Gordon |
842 |
|
112 |
Warren Livingston |
849 |
|
113 |
Jimmy Burson |
853 |
|
114 |
Bruce Maher |
860 |
|
115 |
Jimmy Ridlon |
866 |
|
116 |
Earsell Mackbee |
869 |
|
117 |
Claude Gibson |
877 |
|
118 |
Mike Gaechter |
879 |
|
119 |
Elbert Kimbrough |
882 |
|
120 |
Brady Keys |
887 |
|
121 |
Dick Haley |
889 |
|
122 |
Willie Daniel |
890 |
|
123 |
Billy Atkins |
921 |
|
124 |
Jim Hudson |
923 |
|
125 |
Jimmy Carr |
924 |
|
126 |
Lee Riley |
925 |
|
127 |
Corky Tharp |
926 |
|
128 |
Nate Ramsey |
946 |
|
129 |
Jim Marsalis |
954 |
|
130 |
Johnny Bookman |
959 |
|
131 |
Jim Wagstaff |
972 |
|
132 |
Doyle Nix |
973 |
|
133 |
Leroy Mitchell |
989 |
|
134 |
Ron Smith |
997 |
|
135 |
Dick Anderson |
1015 |
|
136 |
Pete Jaquess |
1022 |
|
137 |
Hagood Clarke |
1045 |
|
138 |
Gary Lowe |
1049 |
|
139 |
Emmitt Thomas |
1051 |
|
140 |
Jim W. Hill |
1056 |
|
141 |
Bud Whitehead |
1062 |
|
142 |
Jim Shorter |
1063 |
|
143 |
Wendell Harris |
1064 |
|
144 |
Dean Derby |
1075 |
|
145 |
Charlie Kendall |
1080 |
|
146 |
Charlie McNeil |
1088 |
|
147 |
Richie McCabe |
1093 |
|
148 |
Ken Reaves |
1094 |
|
149 |
Joe Krakoski |
1113 |
|
150 |
Alex Bravo |
1122 |
|
151 |
Warren Powers |
1123 |
|
152 |
Bobby Jancik |
1143 |
|
153 |
Bob Soltis |
1145 |
|
154 |
Jack C. Johnson |
1147 |
|
155 |
Jimmy Sears |
1148 |
|
156 |
Jim Welch |
1152 |
|
157 |
Jim Bradshaw |
1156 |
|
158 |
John McGeever |
1157 |
|
159 |
Dicky Moegle |
1162 |
|
160 |
Lloyd Mumphord |
1182 |
|
161 |
Rudy Redmond |
1184 |
|
162 |
Clyde Washington |
1208 |
|
163 |
Ben Scotti |
1212 |
|
164 |
Phil Nugent |
1217 |
|
165 |
J.C. Caroline |
1231 |
|
166 |
Bob Garner |
1239 |
|
167 |
Rodger Bird |
1245 |
|
168 |
Henry Carr |
1261 |
|
169 |
Jim McMillin |
1264 |
|
170 |
Pat Heenan |
1283 |
|
171 |
Aaron Martin |
1285 |
|
172 |
Rickie Harris |
1298 |
|
173 |
Charlie Dupre |
1304 |
|
174 |
Al Nelson |
1346 |
|
175 |
Nemiah Wilson |
1349 |
|
176 |
Charley Britt |
1358 |
|
177 |
Claude Crabb |
1359 |
|
178 |
Bobby Franklin |
1360 |
|
179 |
Jim Weatherford |
1394 |
|
180 |
Junior Wren |
1395 |
|
181 |
Ken Riley |
1396 |
|
182 |
Walt Sumner |
1399 |
|
183 |
Jerry Mertens |
1404 |
|
184 |
Charlie Sumner |
1411 |
|
185 |
Scott Eaton |
1437 |
|
186 |
Lee Calland |
1467 |
|
187 |
Larry Vargo |
1472 |
|
188 |
Carver Shannon |
1476 |
|
189 |
Al Randolph |
1482 |
|
190 |
Ray Abruzzese |
1503 |
|
191 |
Gary Glick |
1504 |
|
192 |
Bobby Smith |
1510 |
|
193 |
Dick Nolan |
1516 |
|
194 |
Howie Williams |
1518 |
|
195 |
Ben Davis |
1520 |
|
196 |
Jimmy Harris |
1521 |
|
197 |
John Charles |
1522 |
|
198 |
Vern Valdez |
1540 |
|
199 |
Joe Beauchamp |
1541 |
|
200 |
Obert Logan |
1546 |
|
201 |
Jim Nettles |
1550 |
|
202 |
Tom Hennessey |
1551 |
|
203 |
Billy Brewer |
1561 |
|
204 |
Bobby Bryant |
1577 |
|
205 |
Bobby Freeman |
1599 |
|
206 |
Julian Spence |
1601 |
|
207 |
Don Flynn |
1603 |
|
208 |
Jim Kerr |
1607 |
|
209 |
Randy Beverly |
1609 |
|
210 |
Jerry Richardson (1941) |
1634 |
|
211 |
Jack Morris |
1653 |
|
212 |
Doug Hart |
1654 |
|
213 |
Lonnie Sanders |
1655 |
|
214 |
John Dockery |
1670 |
|
215 |
Alvin Haymond |
1680 |
|
216 |
Willie Williams |
1692 |
|
217 |
Danny McIlhany |
1697 |
|
218 |
Rich Mostardo |
1714 |
|
219 |
Charlie Greer |
1722 |
|
220 |
Tom Brookshier |
1738 |
|
221 |
John Symank |
1739 |
|
222 |
Clarence Childs |
1745 |
|
223 |
Vic Zucco |
1763 |
|
224 |
George Rose |
1790 |
|
225 |
Daryl Johnson |
1791 |
|
226 |
Larry Carwell |
1800 |
|
227 |
Bob Hohn |
1803 |
|
228 |
Tom Franckhauser |
1816 |
|
229 |
George Blair |
1821 |
|
230 |
Dick Pesonen |
1839 |
|
231 |
Goldie Sellers |
1842 |
|
232 |
Mike A. Johnson |
1844 |
|
233 |
Jack Lentz |
1848 |
|
234 |
Carl Karilivacz |
1851 |
|
235 |
Don Ellersick |
1853 |
|
236 |
Tom Vaughn |
1871 |
|
237 |
Bobby L. Thompson |
1893 |
|
238 |
Carl Charon |
1905 |
|
239 |
Bob Harrison |
1907 |
|
240 |
Bob Howard |
1944 |
|
241 |
Mike Weger |
1945 |
|
242 |
Bob Suci |
1948 |
|
243 |
John H. Harris |
1966 |
|
244 |
Gene Howard |
1967 |
|
245 |
Carl Taseff |
1989 |
|
246 |
Art DeCarlo |
1995 |
|
247 |
George Burrell |
2001 |
|
248 |
Grady Cavness |
2002 |
|
249 |
Jim Mooty |
2005 |
|
250 |
Mike Bass |
2009 |
|
251 |
Paul Winslow |
2010 |
|
252 |
Ray L. Brown |
2011 |
|
253 |
Emlen Tunnell |
2026 |
|
254 |
Allan Webb |
2027 |
|
255 |
Cornell Gordon |
2030 |
|
256 |
Wayne Rasmussen |
2060 |
|
257 |
Jim Wulff |
2064 |
|
258 |
Bobby Bethune |
2093 |
|
259 |
Fletcher Smith |
2108 |
|
260 |
Walter Beach |
2111 |
|
261 |
Jim Kearney |
2136 |
|
262 |
Jim Crotty |
2143 |
|
263 |
Dick Daniels |
2164 |
|
264 |
Jackie M. Simpson |
2167 |
|
265 |
Drake Garrett |
2191 |
|
266 |
Tony Stricker |
2235 |
|
267 |
Joe Taylor |
2241 |
|
268 |
Bill Stits |
2245 |
|
269 |
George Atkinson |
2247 |
|
270 |
Al Coleman |
2248 |
|
271 |
Roger Wehrli |
2258 |
|
272 |
Steve Preece |
2259 |
|
273 |
Tommy Maxwell |
2260 |
|
274 |
Bob Bercich |
2265 |
|
275 |
John Pitts |
2286 |
|
276 |
Will Sherman |
2287 |
|
277 |
Joe Driskill |
2296 |
|
278 |
Bobby Ply |
2298 |
|
279 |
Bob Petrella |
2303 |
|
280 |
Curt Gentry |
2305 |
|
281 |
George Youngblood |
2315 |
|
282 |
Bob Atkins |
2320 |
|
283 |
Alvin Hall (1934) |
2321 |
|
284 |
Zeke Moore |
2328 |
|
285 |
Charley Warner |
2348 |
|
286 |
Bo Burris |
2350 |
|
287 |
Bobby G. Jackson |
2352 |
|
288 |
Eugene Sykes |
2353 |
|
289 |
Jay Cunningham |
2361 |
|
290 |
Charlie King |
2381 |
|
291 |
Gary Wisener |
2391 |
|
292 |
Gene Johnson |
2392 |
|
293 |
Bert Rechichar |
2397 |
|
294 |
John Griffin |
2403 |
|
295 |
Bob Riggle |
2404 |
|
296 |
Pete Manning |
2408 |
|
297 |
Woodley Lewis |
2411 |
|
298 |
Charlie Stukes |
2414 |
|
299 |
Tom Walters |
2421 |
|
300 |
Elijah Nevett |
2422 |
|
301 |
Frank Budka |
2426 |
|
302 |
Lonnie Wright |
2444 |
|
303 |
Justin Rowland |
2463 |
|
304 |
Mike H. Barnes |
2471 |
|
305 |
Theophile Viltz |
2473 |
|
306 |
John Mallory |
2480 |
|
307 |
Hank Rivera |
2491 |
|
308 |
Marshall Starks |
2492 |
|
309 |
Terry Kosens |
2494 |
|
310 |
Mike McClellan |
2496 |
|
311 |
Paul Hynes |
2502 |
|
312 |
John H. Douglas |
2516 |
|
313 |
Carl Silvestri |
2521 |
|
314 |
Tom Cassese |
2523 |
|
315 |
Nate Wright |
2530 |
|
316 |
Mel Phillips |
2536 |
|
317 |
Phil Clark |
2538 |
|
318 |
Wayne Fontes |
2547 |
|
319 |
Larry Glueck |
2548 |
|
320 |
Monk Bailey |
2549 |
|
321 |
Tom Beier |
2567 |
|
322 |
Jim Richards |
2576 |
|
323 |
Bob Neff |
2588 |
|
324 |
Jim Tolbert |
2594 |
|
325 |
Nat Whitmyer |
2597 |
|
326 |
Benny Nelson |
2600 |
|
327 |
George Donnelly |
2605 |
|
328 |
Gus Hollomon |
2609 |
|
329 |
Nick Rassas |
2615 |
|
330 |
Jimmy Heidel |
2616 |
|
331 |
Charlie Milstead |
2617 |
|
332 |
Bobby Williams |
2622 |
|
333 |
White Graves |
2624 |
|
334 |
Johnny Fuller |
2625 |
|
335 |
Johnny Peacock |
2635 |
|
336 |
Pete Richardson |
2642 |
|
337 |
Bob Sherman |
2644 |
|
338 |
Jeff F. Jordan |
2646 |
|
339 |
Don Mullins |
2657 |
|
340 |
Jim E. Wright |
2658 |
|
341 |
Jim M. Smith |
2659 |
|
342 |
Lowell Caylor |
2661 |
|
343 |
Willie Porter |
2674 |
|
344 |
Dick Smith |
2682 |
|
345 |
Charlie E. Brown |
2683 |
|
346 |
Billy W. Johnson |
2685 |
|
347 |
Mike Fitzgerald |
2703 |
|
348 |
Solomon Brannan |
2709 |
|
349 |
Jerry Overton |
2715 |
|
350 |
Ken Dyer |
2716 |
|
351 |
John Woitt |
2720 |
|
352 |
Bob Wade |
2723 |
|
353 |
Floyd Hudlow |
2725 |
|
354 |
John Outlaw |
2730 |
|
355 |
Tom Minter |
2738 |
|
356 |
Mike Freeman |
2741 |
|
357 |
Kelton Winston |
2743 |
|
358 |
Jim Jackson |
2749 |
|
359 |
Mack Lamb |
2754 |
|
360 |
Norm Beal |
2757 |
|
361 |
Tom Longo |
2758 |
|
362 |
Gary Kroner |
2761 |
|
363 |
George Harold |
2763 |
|
364 |
Don McDonald |
2764 |
|
365 |
Dave Cloutier |
2769 |
|
366 |
Edward Kelley |
2770 |
|
367 |
Oliver Dobbins |
2771 |
|
368 |
Philip Spiller |
2773 |
|
369 |
Ceasar Belser |
2775 |
|
370 |
Al Lavan |
2780 |
|
371 |
Bill Bradley |
2781 |
|
372 |
Chuck Marshall |
2782 |
|
373 |
Glen Amerson |
2783 |
|
374 |
Terry Brown |
2784 |
|
375 |
Art McMahon |
2787 |
|
376 |
Major Hazelton |
2788 |
|
377 |
Louis Guy |
2789 |
|
378 |
Garry Lyle |
2809 |
|
379 |
Jim Holifield |
2810 |
|
380 |
Ocie Austin |
2811 |
|
381 |
Carl Ward |
2813 |
|
382 |
Gary Hill |
2816 |
|
383 |
Clarence Scott |
2819 |
|
384 |
John Guillory |
2821 |
|
385 |
Otto Brown |
2824 |
|
386 |
Robert James |
2825 |
|
387 |
Ross Coyle |
2826 |
|
388 |
Earl Christy |
2829 |
|
389 |
Wayne Swinford |
2830 |
|
390 |
Tom Oberg |
2836 |
|
391 |
John Rowser |
2837 |
|
392 |
Chuck Latourette |
2838 |
|
393 |
Mike D'Amato |
2839 |
|
394 |
Nate James |
2840 |
|
395 |
Terry Dillon |
2841 |
|
396 |
Alvin Mitchell |
2846 |
|
397 |
Ted Rzempoluch |
2847 |
|
398 |
Bob Richardson |
2857 |
|
399 |
Dave Plump |
2859 |
|
400 |
Johnnie Robinson |
2861 |
|
401 |
Lew Scott |
2862 |
|
402 |
Phil Harris |
2863 |
|
403 |
Vic Purvis |
2864 |
|
404 |
Pete Johns |
2867 |
|
405 |
Charlie West |
2882 |
|
406 |
Dick Farley |
2883 |
|
407 |
Cecil Leonard |
2889 |
|
408 |
Clancy Oliver |
2890 |
|
409 |
Doyle Schick |
2891 |
|
410 |
Mike Battle |
2893 |
|
411 |
Vince Turner |
2898 |
|
412 |
Dave Hathcock |
2908 |
|
413 |
Bill Scott |
2915 |
|
414 |
Curt Frazier |
2916 |
|
415 |
Lou Harris |
2917 |
|
416 |
Dave Raimey |
2918 |
|
417 |
Henry King |
2923 |
|
418 |
Jim Summers |
2924 |
|
419 |
Gerry Bussell |
2927 |
|
420 |
Freddie Summers |
2936 |
|
421 |
Gordon Rule |
2937 |
|
422 |
Jim Duncan |
2938 |
|
423 |
Jim Johnson |
2939 |
|
424 |
Ollie Cordill |
2940 |
|
425 |
Ted Vactor |
2941 |
|
426 |
Tom McCauley |
2942 |
|
427 |
Sherman Lewis |
2962 |
|
428 |
Bob Shann |
2977 |
|
429 |
Tom Bleick |
2989 |
|
430 |
Billy Clay |
2991 |
|
431 |
Billy Johnson (DB) |
2992 |
|
432 |
Tony King |
3002 |
|
433 |
Hilton Crawford |
3004 |
|
434 |
Jim Gray |
3005 |
|
435 |
Taft Reed |
3006 |
|
436 |
Bobby Morgan |
3011 |
|
437 |
Bobby Post |
3012 |
|
438 |
Errol Prisby |
3015 |
|
439 |
Tommy Luke |
3019 |
|
440 |
Willie Pearson |
3020 |
|
441 |
Chuck Beatty |
3021 |
|
442 |
Mickey Sutton (1943) |
3025 |
|
443 |
Bob Smith (1945) |
3026 |
|
444 |
John Foruria |
3028 |
|
445 |
Mack Sauls |
3029 |
|
446 |
Nate Shaw |
3030 |
|
447 |
Al Brenner |
3031 |
|
448 |
Richmond Flowers |
3034 |
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