Defense
| Position | First Team | Second Team |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive end | Jack Youngblood, Los Angeles Rams (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW) Tommy Hart, San Francisco 49ers (NEA, PFWA, PFW) John Dutton, Baltimore Colts (AP) |
Coy Bacon, Cincinnati Bengals (NEA-2, PFWA-2) Harvey Martin, Dallas Cowboys (AP-2) Claude Humphrey, Atlanta Falcons (NEA-2) Tommy Hart, San Francisco 49ers (AP-2) John Dutton, Baltimore Colts (PFWA-2) |
| Defensive tackle | Wally Chambers, Chicago Bears (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW) Jerry Sherk, Cleveland Browns (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW) |
Alan Page, Minnesota Vikings (AP-2, NEA-2, PFWA-2) Joe Greene, Pittsburgh Steelers (AP-2) Cleveland Elam, San Francisco 49ers (NEA-2) Joe Ehrmann, Baltimore Colts (PFWA-2) |
| Middle linebacker | Jack Lambert, Pittsburgh Steelers (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW) | Bill Bergey, Philadelphia Eagles (AP-2, NEA-2, PFWA-2) |
| Outside linebacker | Jack Ham, Pittsburgh Steelers (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW) Chris Hanburger, Washington Redskins (NEA, PFW) Isiah Robertson, Los Angeles Rams (AP) Robert Brazile, Houston Oilers (PFWA) |
Ted Hendricks, Oakland Raiders (AP-2, NEA-2, PFWA-2) Phil Villapiano, Oakland Raiders (NEA-2) Isiah Robertson, Los Angeles Rams (PFWA-2) Robert Brazile, Houston Oilers (AP-2) |
| Cornerback | Monte Jackson, Los Angeles Rams (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW) Roger Wehrli, St. Louis Cardinals (AP, PFWA) Lemar Parrish, Cincinnati Bengals (NEA) Mel Blount, Pittsburgh Steelers (PFW) |
Mike Haynes, New England Patriots (AP-2, NEA-2, PFWA-2) Ken Riley, Cincinnati Bengals (AP-2, PFWA-2) Mel Blount, Pittsburgh Steelers (NEA-2) |
| Safety | Cliff Harris, Dallas Cowboys (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW) Ken Houston, Washington Redskins (NEA, PFWA, PFW) Tommy Casanova, Cincinnati Bengals (AP) |
Mike Wagner, Pittsburgh Steelers (AP-2) Glen Edwards, Pittsburgh Steelers (AP-2, NEA-2) Thom Darden, Cleveland Browns (PFWA-2) Tommy Casanova, Cincinnati Bengals (NEA-2, PFWA-2) |
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Famous quotes containing the word defense:
“Though a censure lies against those who are poor and proud, yet is Pride sooner to be forgiven in a poor person than in a rich one; since in the latter it is insult and arrogance; in the former, it may be a defense against temptations to dishonesty; and, if manifested on proper occasions, may indicate a natural bravery of mind, which the frowns of fortune cannot depress.”
—Samuel Richardson (1689–1761)
“... most Southerners of my parents’ era were raised to feel that it wasn’t respectable to be rich. We felt that all patriotic Southerners had lost everything in defense of the South, and sufficient time hadn’t elapsed for respectable rebuilding of financial security in a war- impoverished region.”
—Sarah Patton Boyle, U.S. civil rights activist and author. The Desegregated Heart, part 1, ch. 1 (1962)
“Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.”
—Sun Tzu (6th–5th century B.C.)