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Let's compile a list, in your opinion, of the top ten greatest offensive guards who has yet to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame that are eligible (retired at least five years).
The format for each post should contain the following:
Player Pic
Name
Team(s)
Seasons of Service
Notable Achievements/Accolades
Biography (optional)
After the list is complied, we will have a healthy debate if you disagree with anyone on the list. If you want, you can make an honorable mention iyo who should be on this list.
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  Jerry Kramer
Green Bay Packers
1958-1968
3x Pro Bowl selection (1962,1953,1967)
5ื AP First Team All-Pro selection (1960,1962,1963,1966,1967)
1ื AP Second Team All-Pro selection (1968)
5ื NFL Champion (1961,1962,1965,1966,1967)
2ื Super Bowl Champion (I,II)
NFL 1960's All-Decade Team
NFL 50th Anniversary Team
Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame (1975)
50th Anniversary Senior Bowl All-Time Team
Senior Bowl Hall of Fame (1990)
East-West Shrine Game Hall of Fame (2009)
NY Daily News Second Team All-NFL (1960)
UPI Second Team All-NFL (1960)
NY Daily News Second Team All-NFL (1961)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. First Team All-NFL (1962)
UPI First Team All-NFL (1962)
Sporting News First Team All-Conference (1963)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. First Team All-NFL (1963)
NY Daily News First Team All-NFL (1963)
UPI First Team All-NFL (1963)
Sporting News First Team All-Conference (1964)
Pro Football Writers First Team All-NFL (1964)
NY Daily News First Team All-NFL (1964)
UPI First Team All-NFL (1964)
Sporting News First Team All-Conference (1967)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. Second Team All-NFL (1967)
NY Daily News First Team All-NFL (1967)
UPI First Team All-NFL (1967)
130 Career Games Played
3 Fumble Recoveries
13 Fumble Return Yards
54 Field Goal Attempts
29 Field Goals Made
53.7% Field Goal Percentage
95 PAT Attempts
90 PAT's Made
94.7% PAT Percentage
177 Points
Led NFL in Field Goal Percentage in 1962 (81.818%)
Integral part of the famous "Packer Sweep"(Signature play in which both guards rapidly pull out from their normal positions and lead-block for the running back going around the end)
Made one of the most famous blocks in NFL history, clearing the way for Bart Starr's quarterback sneak to win the "Ice Bowl" vs Dallas Cowboys in 1967
Kicked game-winning field goal in the 1962 NFL Championship against the New York Giants
Packers rushed for 21,637 yards during Kramer's 11-year tenure (Second-highest total among all NFL teams during that period)
Packers ranked in the top five in rushing in 7 of Kramer's 11 seasons
Packers ranked in the top ten in rushing in 10 of Kramer's 11 seasons
Hall of Fame fullback Jim Taylor recorded 5 consecutive 1,000 yard seasons in part of Kramer's blocking (Taylor would rush for more yards than anyone but Jim Brown)
Packers made the playoffs eight times during Kramer's 11-year tenure in Green Bay
Only member of the NFL's 50th Anniversary All-Time team not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
"Jerry Kramer did not know how good he was when he first joined the Green Bay Packers. You'd be surprised how much confidence a little success will bring." - Vince Lombardi NFL Videos: Top Ten Not in HOF: Jerry Kramer   |
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 Bob Kuechenberg
Miami Dolphins
*1970-1984**
6ื Pro Bowl selection (1974,1975,1977,1978,1982,1983)
2ื First Team All-Pro selection (1975,1978)
1ื Second Team All-Pro selection (1977)
4ื Super Bowl Appearances (VI,VII,VIII,XVII) 2ื Super Bowl Champion (VII,VIII) Miami Dolphin Honor Roll (December 15th, 1995)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish National Champion (1966)
Pro Football Weekly First Team All-Conference (1974)
UPI Second Team All-Conference (1974)
Sporting News First Team All-Conference (1975)
UPI Second Team All-Conference (1975)
Pro Football Writers Second Team All-NFL (1975)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. First Team All-NFL (1975)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. Second Team All-NFL (1977)
Pro Football Weekly First Team All-Conference (1978)
Sporting News First Team All-Conference (1978)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. Second Team All-NFL (1978)
Pro Football Weekly First Team All-NFL (1978)
UPI Second Team All-Conference (1983)
196 Career Games Played
176 Career Starts
6 Fumble Recoveries
Played in more regular season games than any other player in Miami Dolphins history at the time of his retirement in 1985 (196 - Since broken by Dan Marino) Also spent time at offensive tackle and center Only player in Miami Dolphins history to play in the franchises first 19 playoff games at the time of his retirement
Started 31 career games at left tackle
Miami Dolphins won seven AFC Eastern Division titles during Kuechenberg's tenure (1971,1972,1973,1974,1979,1981,1983) Miami Dolphins won four AFC championships during Kuechenberg's tenure (1971,1972,1973,1982) Member of the undefeated 1972 Super Bowl Champion Miami Dolphins
*Drafted in the Fourth Round (80th overall) in the 1969 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. Was then signed and immediately released by the Atlanta Falcons. Joined the Chicago Owls of the Continental Football League in 1969. Signed as a free agent by the Miami Dolphins in 1970.
**Spent the 1984 season on injured reserve. Retired in 1985.
"I first played against Kuechenberg in Super Bowl VI, and I realized he was one of the best offensive linemen I had ever seen" - Dallas Cowboys Hall of Fame defensive tackle Bob Lilly
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 Steve Wisniewski Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders
*1989-2001
8ื Pro Bowl selection (1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1997,2000)
2ื AP First Team All-Pro selection (1991,1992)
6ื AP Second Team All-Pro Selection (1990,1993,1994,1995,1996,2000)
NFL 1990's All-Decade Team
1986 Penn State Nittany Lions Consensus National Champion
Pro Football Weekly First Team All-Conference (1990)
UPI First Team All-Conference (1990)
Pro Football Writers First Team All-NFL (1990)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. First Team All-NFL (1990)
Pro Football Weekly First Team All-NFL (1990)
Sporting News First Team All-NFL (1990)
Pro Football Weekly First Team All-Conference (1991)
UPI First Team All-Conference (1991)
Pro Football Writers First Team All-NFL (1991)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. First Team All-NFL (1991)
Pro Football Weekly First Team All-NFL (1991)
Sporting News First Team All-NFL (1991)
Pro Football Weekly First Team All-Conference (1992)
Pro Football Writers First Team All-NFL (1992)
Sporting News First Team All-NFL (1992)
Pro Football Weekly First Team All-Conference (1993)
UPI First Team All-Conference (1993)
Pro Football Writers First Team All-NFL (1993)
Sporting News First Team All-NFL (1993)
Pro Football Weekly First Team All-Conference (1994)
UPI First Team All-Conference (1994)
Sporting News First Team All-NFL (1994)
Pro Football Weekly First Team All-Conference (1995)
UPI First Team All-Conference (1995)
UPI First Team All-Conference (1996)
Pro Football Weekly First Team All-Conference (2000)
206 Career Games Played
206 Career Starts
4 Fumble Recoveries
Missed just two games in 13 seasons (Played in 206 out of a possible 208 games)
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 Nate Newton
Dallas Cowboys, Carolina Panthers
*1986-1999
6ื Pro Bowl selection (1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1998)
2ื AP First Team All-Pro selection (1994,1995)
3ื Super Bowl Champion (XXVII,XXVIII,XXX)
USFL All-Time First Team selection
UPI First Team All-Conference (1992)
Pro Football Weekly First Team All-Conference (1993)
Pro Football Weekly First Team All-Conference (1994)
UPI First Team All-Conference (1994)
Pro Football Writers First Team All-NFL (1994)
Pro Football Weekly First Team All-Conference (1995)
UPI First Team All-Conference (1995)
Pro Football Writers First Team All-NFL (1995)
Sporting News First Team All-NFL (1995)
UPI Second Team All-Conference (1996)
198 Career Games Played
180 Career Starts
5 Fumble Recoveries
1 Reception
2 Receiving Yards
One of four offensive linemen in Dallas Cowboys history to earn at least six Pro Bowl selections
Earned five consecutive Pro Bowl berths (1992-1996)
*Started professional career with the Tampa Bay Bandits of the USFL in 1984 and played two seasons. Signed with the Washington Redskins but was eventually cut. Joined the Dallas Cowboys in 1986.
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 Dick Stanfel
Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins
1952-1958
5ื Pro Bowl selection (1953,1955,1956,1957,1958)
5ื AP First Team All-Pro selection (1953,1954,1956,1957,1958)
2ื NFL Champion (1952,1953)
Super Bowl XX Champion (Chicago Bears vs New England Patriots; Bears offensive line coach)
NFL 1950's All-Decade Team
70 Greatest Redskins
NY Daily News First Team All-NFL (1953)
UPI First Team All-NFL (1953)
NY Daily News First Team All-NFL (1954)
Sporting News Second Team All-NFL (1954)
UPI First Team All-NFL (1954)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. First Team All-NFL (1956)
NY Daily News Second Team All-NFL (1956)
Sporting News First Team All-NFL (1956)
UPI First Team All-NFL (1956)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. First Team All-NFL (1957)
NY Daily News First Team All-NFL (1957)
Sporting News First Team All-NFL (1957)
UPI First Team All-NFL (1957)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. First Team All-NFL (1958)
NY Daily News First Team All-NFL (1958)
Sporting News First Team All-NFL (1958)
UPI First Team All-NFL (1958)
73 Career Games Played
3 Fumble Recoveries
1 Kickoff Return
4 Kickoff Return Yards
4 Yards Per Return
New Orleans Saints interim Head Coach in 1980 (Coached final four games of the 1980 season)
Chicago Bears offensive line coach from 1981-1992
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 Dick Barwegan
New York Yankees (AAFC), Baltimore Colts (AAFC), Chicago Bears, Baltimore Colts (NFL)
*1947-1954**
4ื Pro Bowl selection (1950,1951,1952,1953)
4ื AP First Team All-Pro selection (1948,1949,1950,1951)
1ื AP Second Team All-Pro selection (1947)
2ื All-America Football Conference First Team All-AAFC (1948,1949) 1ื All-America Football Conference Second Team All-AAFC (1947) NFL 1950's All-Decade Team
NY Daily News First Team All-AAFC (1947)
Sporting News First Team All-NFL/AAFC (1948)
NY Daily News First Team All-AAFC (1948)
UPI First Team All-AAFC (1948)
NY Daily News First Team All-AAFC (1949)
UPI First Team All-AAFC (1949)
NY Daily News First Team All-NFL (1950)
UPI First Team All-NFL (1950)
NY Daily News First Team All-NFL (1951)
UPI First Team All-NFL (1951)
NY Daily News Second Team All-NFL (1952)
UPI Second Team All-NFL (1952)
92 Career Games Played
3 Fumble Recoveries
Powerful run blocker whose teams ranked first in rushing yards twice and average yards per gain once
Apart of the Baltimore Colts Inaugural Season in the NFL in 1953
Earned 4 consecutive Pro Bowl berths (1950-1953)
Earned 5 consecutive All-Pro honors (1947-1951)
*Drafted in the sixth round by the Brooklyn Tigers in the 1945 NFL Draft.
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 Walt Sweeney San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins
1963-1975
6x AFL All-Star selection (1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969)
3x Pro Bowl selection (1970,1971,1972)
2x AP First Team All-Pro selection (1967,1968)
2x AP Second Team All-Pro Selection (1965,1969)
2x AP First Team All-AFC (1970,1971)
1963 AFL Champion
Chargers Hall of Fame (1981)
50 Greatest Chargers
American Football League All-Time Team (Second Team)
Syracuse All-Century Team NY Daily News Second Team All-AFL (1965)
Sporting News Second Team All-Conference (1967)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. First Team All-AFL (1967)
NY Daily News First Team All-AFL (1967)
UPI First Team All-AFL (1967)
Pro Football Weekly First Team All-NFL/AFL (1968)
Sporting News First Team All-Conference (1968)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. First Team All-AFL (1968)
NY Daily News First Team All-AFL (1968)
Pro Football Weekly First Team All-AFL (1968)
UPI First Team All-AFL (1968)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. First Team All-AFL (1969)
NY Daily News Second Team All-AFL (1969)
Pro Football Weekly First Team All-AFL (1969)
UPI First Team All-AFL (1969)
Pro Football Weekly First Team All-Confrence (1970)
UPI Second Team All-Conference (1970)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. First Team All-NFL (1970)
UPI First Team All-Conference (1971)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. Second Team All-NFL (1971)
181 Career Games Played
2 Fumble Recoveries
2 Kickoff Returns
31 Kickoff Return Yards
15.5 Yards Per Return
Missed just one game in 13 seasons (Played in 181 out of a possible 182 games)
Earned 9 consecutive All-Star/Pro Bowl berths (1964-1972) |
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 Ed Budde
Kansas City Chiefs
*1963-1976
5x AFL All-Star selection (1963,1966,1967,1968,1969)
2x Pro Bowl selection (1970,1971)
2x AP First Team All-Pro selection (1966,1969)
2x AP Second Team All-Pro selection (1967,1968)
1x AFL Second Team All-Pro
2x AFL Champion (1966,1969)
Super Bowl IV Champion (Kansas City vs. Minnesota)
American Football League All-Time Team (First Team)
Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame (1984)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. Second Team All-AFL (1966)
NY Daily News Second Team All-AFL (1966)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. Second Team All-AFL (1967)
NY Daily News Second Team All-AFL (1967)
Sporting News Second Team All-Conference (1968)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. Second Team All-AFL (1968)
NY Daily News First Team All-AFL (1968)
UPI Second Team All-AFL (1968)
Pro Football Writers Second Team All-AFL (1969)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. First Team All-AFL (1969)
NY Daily News First Team All-AFL (1969)
Pro Football Weekly First Team All-AFL (1969)
Sporting News First Team All-AFL (1969)
UPI Second Team All-AFL (1969)
Sporting News First Team All-Conference (1970)
UPI First Team All-Conference (1970)
UPI Second Team All-Conference (1971)
177 Career Games Played
3 Fumble Recoveries
First offensive lineman to be selected by the Associated Press as Offensive Player of the Week
Second longest tenure in Kansas City Chiefs history (14 seasons)
*Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the First Round (4th overall) in the 1963 NFL Draft. Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the First Round (8th overall) in the 1963 AFL Draft.
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 Duane Putnam Los Angeles Rams, Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns
1952-1962
5x Pro Bowl selection (1954,1955,1956,1957,1958)
3x AP First Team All-Pro selection (1955,1957,1958)
2x AP Second Team All-Pro selection (1954,1956)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. First Team All-NFL (1955)
NY Daily News First Team All-NFL (1955)
Sporting News First Team All-NFL (1955)
UPI Second Team All-NFL (1955)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. First Team All-NFL (1956)
NY Daily News First Team All-NFL (1956)
Sporting News First Team All-NFL (1956)
UPI Second Team All-NFL (1956)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. First Team All-NFL (1957)
NY Daily News First Team All-NFL (1957)
Sporting News First Team All-NFL (1957)
UPI First Team All-NFL (1957)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. First Team All-NFL (1958)
NY Daily News First Team All-NFL (1958)
Sporting News First Team All-NFL (1958)
UPI First Team All-NFL (1958)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. First Team All-NFL (1959)
NY Daily News Second Team All-NFL (1959)
121 Career Games Played
4 Fumble Recoveries
5 Kickoff Returns
37 Kickoff Return Yards
7.4 Yards Per Return
Earned 5 consecutive Pro Bowl berths (1954-1958)
Earned 5 consecutive All-Pro honors (1954-1958)
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Bob Talamini
Houston Oilers, New York Jets
1960-1968
6x AFL All-Star selection (1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967)
3x AP First Team All-Pro selection (1963,1965,1967)
1x AP Second Team All-Pro selection (1964)
5x AFL First Team All-Pro selection (1962,1963,1964,1965,1966)
1x AFL Second Team All-Pro selection (1961)
2x AFL Champion (1960,1961)
Super Bowl III Champion (New York Jets vs Baltimore Colts)
American Football League All-Time Team (Second Team)
UPI Second Team All-AFL (1961)
UPI First Team All-AFL (1962)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. First Team All-AFL (1963)
NY Daily News First Team All-AFL (1963)
UPI Second Team All-AFL (1963)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. First Team All-AFL (1964)
NY Daily News Second Team All-AFL (1964)
UPI Second Team All-AFL (1964)
NY Daily News First Team All-AFL (1965)
UPI First Team All-AFL (1965)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. Second Team All-AFL (1966)
NY Daily News Second Team All-AFL (1966)
UPI Second Team All-AFL (1966)
Sporting News First Team All-Conference (1967)
Newspaper Ent. Assoc. First Team All-AFL (1967)
UPI First Team All-AFL (1967)
126 Games Played
3 Fumble Recoveries
Never missed a game in his 9 seasons
Member of the Inaugural 1960 Houston Oilers
Earned six consecutive All-Star berths (1962-1967)
Earned six consecutive AFL All-Pro honors (1961-1966)
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GIF's Top Ten Best Offensive Guards Not In The Hall Of Fame: Jerry Kramer
Bob Kuechenberg
Steve Wisniewski
Nate Newton
Dick Stanfel
Dick Barwegan
Walt Sweeney
Ed Budde
Duane Putnam
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