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Sport > World > Lists > All Time Greatest > American Football (NFL)Who is the All Time Greatest Football Player?
We are compiling a list of the greatest athletes from the sport of american football, which will then be voted on and the winner placed on the shortlist of the all time greatest athlete ever (all sports). The first stage is to get nominations for american football before the vote is started. See the current list below of top athletes, compiled using other published lists and visitor feedback. If you believe that there is someone missing from this list, please place a comment below, including any relevant details about the person.
American Football (NFL) Greatest List
The athletes below are listed in no particular order - once the shortlist is complete then you will be able to vote for who you think is the greatest of all. This list is not complete - if you know of someone who should be listed here, let us know using the comment form below.
| name | notes |
|---|---|
| Barry Sanders | |
| Brett Favre | |
| Dan Marino | |
| Don Maynard | Wide Receiver |
| Emit Smith | |
| Herschel Walker | |
| Jerry Rice | Wide Receiver |
| Jim Brown | |
| Joe Montana | Quarterback |
| John Elway | Quarterback |
| Johnny Unitas | |
| Lawerence Taylor | Defense |
| Peyton Manning | |
| Walter Payton |
Comments
- I think peyton manning was better (from james, Apr 2011)
- What about Tom Brady, I believe he is a better athlete than Peyton Manning (from Cody, Dec 2010)
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