Best of Jersey 57

On this edition of the Football  by Numbers series will be coming up with the top ten best NFL players to wear the number 57 with Joe Ziemba of the When Football Was Football Podcast! 

The Hall of Fame gives us our starting point.

• Rickey Jackson
• Dwight Stephenson
• Johnny Blood 

The Substantial Players wearing 57 not yet in the HOF are:

• Clay Matthews
• Mo Lewis
• Jeff Van Note
• Tom Jackson
• Reggie Williams
• Steve Nelson
• Olin Kreutz
• Mike Merriweather
• Bart Scott
• C.J. Mosley
• Ken Mendenhall
• Sam Davis
• Frank Nunley
• Tom Thayer
• Lamar Lathon
• Ronald McKinnon
• Ken Bowman
• Rich Milot
• Mark Arneson
• Lucius Sanford
• Steve Kiner
• Ken Harvey
• Mike Kolen
• Chris Martin
• Stephen Boyd
• Ken Fantetti
• Dwayne Rudd
• Tony Woods
• David Hawthorne
• Dave Lewis
• Rich Moran
• Corey Miller
• Jerry Robinson
• Vincent Rey
• Jim Merlo
• Derrel Gofourth
• Lorenzo Alexander
• Linden King
• Bill Jobko
• Jerry Blanton
• Dan Bunz
• Dhani Jones
• Carl Brettschneider
• Alex Okafor
• Don Rives
• Niko Noga
• Doug Woodlief
• Orlando Huff
• Michael Wilhoite

Linebackers, defensive linemen, and even a surprise position – jersey number 57 in the NFL has a surprisingly diverse history. Today, we'll explore the most famous players who wore #57, from those who dominated the trenches to others who patrolled the secondary.

Were they all household names? Did they all rack up All-Pro accolades? Buckle up and join us as we unveil the fascinating stories behind the men who wore number 57,  discovering some under-the-radar greats and perhaps even a few Hall of Famers you might not have expected!

A speical thanks to the Pro Football Reference website for information they share on these great players. Check them out at Pro-Football-Reference.com

The Image used above is courtesy of Google Gemini and others from Wikimedia Commons. It is pleasing to see such vivid images of the jerseys that point out the uniform number and help us identify the legends that wore it.

Who do you think of if asked who are some of the greatest NFL players that wore number 57? In this episode we discuss the greatest players that wore the jersey number 57 in the NFL's history with Joe Ziemba of the When Football Was Football Podcast.