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The Top Ranked Linebackers of the 1960s
Notes: Players are listed only by the position they played the most.
| Rnk | Athlete | Overall Decade Rank |
| 1 | Nick Buoniconti | 8 |
| 2 | Bobby Bell | 13 |
| 3 | Larry Grantham | 20 |
| 4 | Chuck Howley | 23 |
| 5 | Dick Butkus | 30 |
| 6 | Bill Forester | 39 |
| 7 | Joe Fortunato | 50 |
| 8 | Sherrill Headrick | 52 |
| 9 | Mike Stratton | 56 |
| 10 | Ray Nitschke | 66 |
| 11 | Maxie Baughan | 79 |
| 12 | Tom Addison | 80 |
| 13 | Wayne Walker | 82 |
| 14 | Archie Matsos | 84 |
| 15 | E.J. Holub | 93 |
| 16 | Dave Robinson | 96 |
| 17 | Sam Huff | 102 |
| 18 | Joe Schmidt | 105 |
| 19 | Dan Currie | 108 |
| 20 | Lee Roy Jordan | 120 |
| 21 | Bill George | 125 |
| 22 | Jim Houston | 144 |
| 23 | Dale Meinert | 151 |
| 24 | Chris Hanburger | 165 |
| 25 | Bill Koman | 176 |
| 26 | Dan Conners | 178 |
| 27 | Chuck Allen | 186 |
| 28 | Bill Pellington | 187 |
| 29 | Dave Wilcox | 189 |
| 30 | George Webster | 190 |
| 31 | Matt Hazeltine | 202 |
| 32 | Frank Buncom | 205 |
| 33 | John Reger | 212 |
| 34 | Jack Pardee | 216 |
| 35 | Gus Otto | 221 |
| 36 | John Bramlett | 235 |
| 37 | Emil Karas | 238 |
| 38 | Doug Cline | 242 |
| 39 | Harry Jacobs | 247 |
| 40 | Rip Hawkins | 250 |
| 41 | Jerry Tubbs | 251 |
| 42 | Galen Fiss | 256 |
| 43 | Myron Pottios | 263 |
| 44 | Lee Roy Caffey | 268 |
| 45 | Don Shinnick | 279 |
| 46 | John Tracey | 285 |
| 47 | Vince Costello | 307 |
| 48 | Andy Russell | 308 |
| 49 | Dave Lloyd | 311 |
| 50 | Paul Maguire | 324 |
| 51 | Steve Stonebreaker | 348 |
| 52 | Larry Morris | 361 |
| 53 | Bob Pellegrini | 364 |
| 54 | Walt Michaels | 366 |
| 55 | Cliff Livingston | 377 |
| 56 | Al Atkinson | 383 |
| 57 | Willie Lanier | 387 |
| 58 | Johnny Brewer | 394 |
| 59 | Bob L. Harrison | 404 |
| 60 | Rod Breedlove | 420 |
| 61 | Roy Winston | 422 |
| 62 | Mike Lucci | 426 |
| 63 | Dennit Morris | 441 |
| 64 | Wahoo McDaniel | 446 |
| 65 | Dennis Gaubatz | 447 |
| 66 | Lonnie Warwick | 456 |
| 67 | Dick Szymanski | 461 |
| 68 | Clancy Osborne | 469 |
| 69 | Jerry Hillebrand | 474 |
| 70 | John Campbell | 482 |
| 71 | Mike Curtis | 486 |
| 72 | Ralph Baker | 490 |
| 73 | Dave Edwards | 494 |
| 74 | Mike Dukes | 497 |
| 75 | Walt Corey | 498 |
| 76 | Tom Scott | 506 |
| 77 | Ed Philpott | 510 |
| 78 | George Tarasovic | 517 |
| 79 | Carl Brettschneider | 520 |
| 80 | Jackie Burkett | 528 |
| 81 | Olen Underwood | 534 |
| 82 | Gene Babb | 542 |
| 83 | Mike L. Morgan | 564 |
| 84 | Riley Morris | 569 |
| 85 | Bill Jobko | 574 |
| 86 | Larry Stallings | 578 |
| 87 | Tom Louderback | 580 |
| 88 | Eddie B. Bell | 581 |
| 89 | Tom Erlandson | 589 |
| 90 | Les Richter | 598 |
| 91 | Garland Boyette | 629 |
| 92 | Bill E. Brown | 641 |
| 93 | Joe Schaffer | 643 |
| 94 | Marv Matuszak | 652 |
| 95 | Mike Henry | 653 |
| 96 | Jim Lynch | 656 |
| 97 | Mike Dowdle | 669 |
| 98 | Harold Wells | 672 |
| 99 | Tommy Nobis | 683 |
| 100 | Doug Buffone | 697 |
| 101 | Jack Rudolph | 700 |
| 102 | Ralph Felton | 701 |
| 103 | Jim Fraser | 703 |
| 104 | Marion Rushing | 705 |
| 105 | Gorden Kelley | 721 |
| 106 | Al Day | 728 |
| 107 | Hardy Brown | 731 |
| 108 | Pete Mangum | 732 |
| 109 | Wayne Hansen | 733 |
| 110 | John Huard | 740 |
| 111 | Smokey Stover | 755 |
| 112 | Ernie Clark | 762 |
| 113 | Chuck Weber | 767 |
| 114 | Jeff Staggs | 783 |
| 115 | Rick Redman | 811 |
| 116 | Jerry Hopkins | 824 |
| 117 | Bob Dougherty | 837 |
| 118 | Bill Bergey | 841 |
| 119 | Bill Saul | 852 |
| 120 | John Nocera | 872 |
| 121 | Frank Kuchta | 873 |
| 122 | Ralph Heck | 878 |
| 123 | Rommie Loudd | 883 |
| 124 | Bill Laskey | 949 |
| 125 | Dick Campbell | 952 |
| 126 | Harland Svare | 953 |
| 127 | Rudy Hayes | 957 |
| 128 | Al Beauchamp | 958 |
| 129 | Jim Purnell | 983 |
| 130 | Frank Emanuel | 984 |
| 131 | Bernard Buzyniski | 1009 |
| 132 | Buddy Alliston | 1011 |
| 133 | Bill Winter | 1016 |
| 134 | Carl Cunningham | 1019 |
| 135 | Dale Lindsey | 1020 |
| 136 | Hubert Bobo | 1029 |
| 137 | Ed Beard | 1030 |
| 138 | Doug Woodlief | 1032 |
| 139 | Bob Hudson | 1033 |
| 140 | Ed Pine | 1038 |
| 141 | Johnny Baker | 1048 |
| 142 | Dick Lasse | 1076 |
| 143 | Charlie Brueckman | 1079 |
| 144 | Max Messner | 1115 |
| 145 | Wally Hilgenberg | 1119 |
| 146 | Paul Guidry | 1131 |
| 147 | Jim Carroll | 1141 |
| 148 | Ted Bates | 1154 |
| 149 | J.R. Williamson | 1158 |
| 150 | Bob Laraba | 1163 |
| 151 | Doug Satcher | 1167 |
| 152 | Jack Laraway | 1171 |
| 153 | Bob Schmitz | 1172 |
| 154 | Jackie Simpson | 1173 |
| 155 | Ted Davis | 1201 |
| 156 | Jerry Stalcup | 1207 |
| 157 | John Kirby | 1222 |
| 158 | Bill Roehnelt | 1233 |
| 159 | Jamie Rivers | 1234 |
| 160 | Randy Edmunds | 1235 |
| 161 | Roger LeClerc | 1241 |
| 162 | Ray May | 1246 |
| 163 | Ken Avery | 1247 |
| 164 | Roger Ellis | 1259 |
| 165 | Bill Budness | 1263 |
| 166 | Bill Swain | 1292 |
| 167 | Ron Porter | 1293 |
| 168 | Tom Bettis | 1295 |
| 169 | Joe Hergert | 1319 |
| 170 | Ted Greene | 1320 |
| 171 | Grady Allen | 1326 |
| 172 | Ken Kirk | 1341 |
| 173 | Ed Henke | 1384 |
| 174 | Danny Brabham | 1385 |
| 175 | Greg Brezina | 1387 |
| 176 | Tom Braatz | 1398 |
| 177 | Tommy Crutcher | 1405 |
| 178 | Chip Myrtle | 1408 |
| 179 | Sid Williams | 1412 |
| 180 | Don Hansen | 1420 |
| 181 | John Garlington | 1442 |
| 182 | Paul Naumoff | 1443 |
| 183 | Jim Cheyunski | 1451 |
| 184 | Ron Botchan | 1473 |
| 185 | Bob W. Long | 1479 |
| 186 | Bob Matheson | 1483 |
| 187 | Bob Simms | 1487 |
| 188 | Dave Meggyesy | 1556 |
| 189 | Roy Wilkins | 1574 |
| 190 | Dick Degen | 1579 |
| 191 | Tony Guillory | 1580 |
| 192 | John Guzik | 1589 |
| 193 | Lou Slaby | 1615 |
| 194 | Gene Cronin | 1659 |
| 195 | Marty Schottenheimer | 1684 |
| 196 | Frank Nunley | 1694 |
| 197 | Herb Travenio | 1701 |
| 198 | Henry Davis | 1705 |
| 199 | Tom Roussel | 1706 |
| 200 | Charlie Rieves | 1707 |
| 201 | Paul Crane | 1717 |
| 202 | Stan Sczurek | 1718 |
| 203 | Ed Weisacosky | 1736 |
| 204 | Zeke Smith | 1776 |
| 205 | Fred Forsberg | 1782 |
| 206 | Pete Barnes | 1799 |
| 207 | Mike Reilly | 1817 |
| 208 | Harold Hays | 1818 |
| 209 | Bob Mitinger | 1841 |
| 210 | Andy Von Sonn | 1880 |
| 211 | Dave Yohn | 1884 |
| 212 | John Meyer | 1914 |
| 213 | Ed Breding | 1918 |
| 214 | Monte Lee | 1920 |
| 215 | Frank Richter | 1946 |
| 216 | Lonnie Farmer | 1953 |
| 217 | Ed Cummings | 1969 |
| 218 | Jim Fetherston | 1971 |
| 219 | Chip Oliver | 1987 |
| 220 | Fred Whittingham | 1991 |
| 221 | Jack Chapple | 2003 |
| 222 | Gene Jeter | 2056 |
| 223 | Al Miller | 2066 |
| 224 | Nelson Toburen | 2081 |
| 225 | Jim B. Price | 2090 |
| 226 | Dick Absher | 2107 |
| 227 | Billy Andrews | 2135 |
| 228 | Mike Strofolino | 2137 |
| 229 | Ronnie Caveness | 2141 |
| 230 | Bud Abell | 2158 |
| 231 | Skip Vanderbundt | 2179 |
| 232 | Ted Hendricks | 2180 |
| 233 | Bill Cooper | 2181 |
| 234 | Rudy Kuechenberg | 2182 |
| 235 | Ron Medved | 2187 |
| 236 | Jim Christopherson | 2193 |
| 237 | Mike Woulfe | 2195 |
| 238 | Larry Onesti | 2200 |
| 239 | Ed Holler | 2212 |
| 240 | Marv Harris | 2216 |
| 241 | Robert Soleau | 2218 |
| 242 | Frank Robotti | 2227 |
| 243 | Duane Benson | 2236 |
| 244 | Dave A. Simmons | 2239 |
| 245 | Rocky Rosema | 2243 |
| 246 | Mike Ciccolella | 2244 |
| 247 | Dick Grecni | 2252 |
| 248 | Pat Lamberti | 2256 |
| 249 | Phil Vandersea | 2269 |
| 250 | Bob Bruggers | 2285 |
| 251 | Gene Breen | 2289 |
| 252 | Ike Kelley | 2300 |
| 253 | Ron D. Carpenter | 2301 |
| 254 | Bill Peterson | 2304 |
| 255 | Jerry Fields | 2313 |
| 256 | Bob Grant | 2316 |
| 257 | Bob Horton | 2318 |
| 258 | Sam Tidmore | 2336 |
| 259 | Don McKinnon | 2343 |
| 260 | Herb Paterra | 2345 |
| 261 | Bill Cody | 2349 |
| 262 | Jeff Smith | 2369 |
| 263 | Tom Costello | 2377 |
| 264 | Adrian Young | 2380 |
| 265 | Al Bansavage | 2382 |
| 266 | Chip Healy | 2383 |
| 267 | Jim Furey | 2384 |
| 268 | Fred R. Brown | 2393 |
| 269 | Jim O'Mahoney | 2395 |
| 270 | Steve F. Jackson | 2406 |
| 271 | Ray Ilg | 2418 |
| 272 | Edgar Chandler | 2432 |
| 273 | Brian Stenger | 2448 |
| 274 | Dale McCullers | 2459 |
| 275 | Floyd Dean | 2461 |
| 276 | Les Kelley | 2465 |
| 277 | Arunas Vasys | 2475 |
| 278 | Barry Brown | 2476 |
| 279 | John Neidert | 2487 |
| 280 | Wayne Colman | 2488 |
| 281 | Dick Hermann | 2504 |
| 282 | Henry Sorrell | 2505 |
| 283 | Jim Thibert | 2508 |
| 284 | Russell Wayt | 2509 |
| 285 | Bernie Erickson | 2512 |
| 286 | Jim Flanigan Sr. | 2513 |
| 287 | Fred Carr | 2531 |
| 288 | Wayne Meylan | 2532 |
| 289 | Ed Mooney | 2535 |
| 290 | Ray Schmautz | 2543 |
| 291 | Ronald Sbranti | 2544 |
| 292 | Bill Hobbs | 2551 |
| 293 | Bob Stein | 2553 |
| 294 | Jesse Powell | 2558 |
| 295 | Jim Sniadecki | 2559 |
| 296 | Ron Acks | 2564 |
| 297 | Ron Pritchard | 2566 |
| 298 | Bob Griffin | 2572 |
| 299 | Cotton Letner | 2573 |
| 300 | Dave Olerich | 2598 |
| 301 | Dave Tobey | 2611 |
| 302 | Mike McGill | 2613 |
| 303 | Bobby Lane | 2628 |
| 304 | Bob J. Sanders | 2639 |
| 305 | Lou Andrus | 2641 |
| 306 | Ron Goovert | 2643 |
| 307 | Bob Rowley | 2648 |
| 308 | Butch Maples | 2649 |
| 309 | Jim Hargrove | 2656 |
| 310 | Butch Riley | 2690 |
| 311 | Dave Martin | 2691 |
| 312 | Ed Harmon | 2692 |
| 313 | Jerald Collins | 2693 |
| 314 | John Pergine | 2694 |
| 315 | Ken Criter | 2696 |
| 316 | Loyd Wainscott | 2697 |
| 317 | Ray Hickl | 2698 |
| 318 | Ted Cottrell | 2699 |
| 319 | Thomas Stincic | 2700 |
| 320 | Tim Buchanan | 2701 |
| 321 | Bob Print | 2724 |
| 322 | Dave Ogas | 2726 |
| 323 | D.D. Lewis | 2727 |
| 324 | Dick Capp | 2728 |
| 325 | Gordon Lambert | 2729 |
| 326 | Mike Hibler | 2731 |
| 327 | Wayne McClure | 2732 |
| 328 | Jimmy Keyes | 2774 |
| 329 | Jack Thornton | 2820 |
| 330 | Dave Simmons | 2831 |
| 331 | John Carrell | 2832 |
| 332 | Don Gulseth | 2844 |
| 333 | Andy Bowling | 2849 |
| 334 | Bill Fairband | 2868 |
| 335 | Harold McLinton | 2913 |
| 336 | Doug Fisher | 2920 |
| 337 | Gary Crane | 2922 |
| 338 | Paul Elzey | 2929 |
| 339 | Ed Koontz | 2933 |
| 340 | Tim Casey | 2947 |
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