Defense
| Position | Player | Team(s) | College | Hall of Famer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defensive end | Len Ford* | Cleveland Browns Green Bay Packers |
Michigan | Yes |
| Gino Marchetti* | Dallas Texans Baltimore Colts |
San Francisco | Yes | |
| Defensive tackle | Art Donovan* | New York Yanks Dallas Texans Baltimore Colts |
Boston College | Yes |
| Leo Nomellini* | San Francisco 49ers | Minnesota | Yes | |
| Ernie Stautner | Pittsburgh Steelers | Boston College | Yes | |
| Linebacker | Joe Fortunato | Chicago Bears | VMI Mississippi State |
No |
| Bill George* | Chicago Bears | Wake Forest | Yes | |
| Sam Huff* | New York Giants | West Virginia | Yes | |
| Joe Schmidt* | Detroit Lions | Pittsburgh | Yes | |
| Cornerback | Dick "Night Train" Lane* | Los Angeles Rams Chicago Cardinals Detroit Lions |
Scottsbluff Junior College | Yes |
| Jack Butler* | Pittsburgh Steelers | St. Bonaventure | Yes | |
| Safety | Jack Christiansen* | Detroit Lions | Colorado State | Yes |
| Yale Lary* | Detroit Lions | Texas A&M | Yes | |
| Emlen Tunnell* | New York Giants Green Bay Packers |
Iowa | Yes |
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Famous quotes containing the word defense:
“The aims of life are the best defense against death.”
—Primo Levi (1919–1987)
“For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.”
—Aeschylus (525–456 B.C.)
“The sick man is taken away by the institution that takes charge not of the individual, but of his illness, an isolated object transformed or eliminated by technicians devoted to the defense of health the way others are attached to the defense of law and order or tidiness.”
—Michel de Certeau (1925–1986)
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