2013 Pro Football HOF Inductee Warren Sapp

Warren Sapp forewent his senior season at the University of Miami to enter the NFL Draft in 1995. He was taken as the 12th player overall in that year’s draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and quickly became a fixture on the interior of the team’s defensive line. Sapp developed into one of the most dominating defensive tackles in NFL history during 13 seasons that included four final years with the Oakland Raiders from 2004-07. He racked up an unusually high total of sacks for an interior defensive lineman as he registered 96.5 career sacks. Four times he posted double-digit
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2013 Pro Football HOF Inductee Larry Allen

Larry Allen began his college football career at Butte Junior College in Oroville, Calif. before transferring to Sonoma State, a Division II school near San Francisco. He quickly developed a reputation as a dominant lineman and his stock rose among NFL scouts. The Dallas Cowboys used their second round pick, 46th player overall, in 1994 on Allen. He proved his worth by providing versatility for the Cowboys as he played every position on the offensive line but center during his 12 seasons in Dallas before playing two final years with the San Francisco 49ers (2006-07). At 6’3”, 325 pounds, Allen
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2013 Pro Football HOF Inductee Bill Parcells

Bill Parcells, in 19 seasons as a head coach in the National Football League, experienced just five losing seasons. Four times he took struggling teams and turned them into winners. Parcells-led teams have finished in either first or second place in their division 11 times. In 1983 Parcells assumed the head coaching reins of a New York Giants team that had just one winning season in its previous 10 years. After a 3-12-1 season in his first year, the Giants made the postseason as a wild-card team the next two years. Each time the eventual Super Bowl champions eliminated the
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2013 Pro Football HOF Inductee Jonathan Ogden

The Baltimore Ravens used their first-ever draft pick, fourth overall of the 1996 NFL Draft, on highly touted Outland Trophy Award-winning tackle Jonathan Ogden out of UCLA. For the next 12 seasons, Ogden was the main cog of the Ravens’ offensive line. He became an instant starter and was recognized as a consensus All-Rookie pick in 1996. That year Baltimore racked up the third most total net yards of offense in the entire NFL. The following season the Ravens amassed more than 5,000 yards of offense for the second straight year and Ogden was named first-team All-Pro. It marked the
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2013 Pro Football HOF Inductee Dave Robinson

Dave Robinson joined the Green Bay Packers as the team’s first round pick out of Penn State in the 1963 NFL Draft. For the next ten seasons in Green Bay, he was a big-play performer from his linebacker spot as the Packers became one of the most dominant dynasties in NFL history. He established himself as among the finest linebackers in the game during a career that spanned 12 seasons, including two final years with the Washington Redskins in 1973-74. In all, he intercepted 27 passes which he returned for 449 yards and one touchdown. Robinson maintained a consistently high
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2013 Pro Football HOF Inductee Curley Culp

Curley Culp, an All-American in football and wrestling at Arizona State, was selected in the second round of the 1968 draft by the Denver Broncos. The team attempted to switch him to guard on offense and when the experiment did not work, Denver ultimately dealt him to the Kansas City Chiefs where he instantly became an integral part of the club’s dominating defense. In his second pro season, he helped the Chiefs win Super Bowl IV. He started at left defensive tackle in the 1969 AFL Championship Game and contributed four tackles, two assists, and a sack as the Chiefs
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2013 Pro Football HOF Inductee Cris Carter

Cris Carter, a fourth round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1987 supplemental draft, started his pro career on a high note as his first NFL catch came on a 22- yard touchdown play in a game against St. Louis Cardinals. Scoring touchdowns turned out to be something for which Carter became known for during his 16-season NFL career. By the time he retired following the 2002 NFL season, Carter had scored 130 touchdowns which ranked second most in NFL history. Carter’s career started slowly as he showed occasional flashes of brilliance during his three seasons with the Eagles
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