Defense
| Position | Player | Team(s) played for | College | Hall of Famer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defensive end | Doug Atkins* | Chicago Bears New Orleans Saints |
Tennessee | Yes |
| Willie Davis* | Green Bay Packers | Grambling State | Yes | |
| David "Deacon" Jones* | Los Angeles Rams | South Carolina State | Yes | |
| Defensive tackle | Alex Karras | Detroit Lions | Iowa | No |
| Bob Lilly* | Dallas Cowboys | Texas Christian | Yes | |
| Merlin Olsen* | Los Angeles Rams | Utah State | Yes | |
| Linebacker | Dick Butkus* | Chicago Bears | Illinois | Yes |
| Larry Morris | Chicago Bears | Georgia Tech | No | |
| Ray Nitschke* | Green Bay Packers | Illinois | Yes | |
| Tommy Nobis | Atlanta Falcons | Texas | No | |
| Dave Robinson* | Green Bay Packers | Penn State | Yes | |
| Cornerback | Herb Adderley* | Green Bay Packers Dallas Cowboys |
Michigan State | Yes |
| Lem Barney* | Detroit Lions | Jackson State | Yes | |
| Bobby Boyd | Baltimore Colts | Oklahoma | No | |
| Safety | Eddie Meador | Los Angeles Rams | Arkansas Tech | No |
| Larry Wilson* | St. Louis Cardinals | Utah | Yes | |
| Willie Wood* | Green Bay Packers | USC | Yes |
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Famous quotes containing the word defense:
“I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!”
—Barry Goldwater (b. 1909)
“The aims of life are the best defense against death.”
—Primo Levi (1919–1987)
“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.)
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