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The Top Ten Greatest NFL Centers of all Time

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The Top Ten Greatest NFL Centers of all Time

10.) Jim Ringo

  • Played for the Green Bay Packers (1953-1963) and the Philadelphia Eagles (1964-1967)
  • 2 Time NFL Champion (1961, 1962)
  • 10 Time NFL Pro Bowl Selection (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967)

9.) Alex Mack

  • Played for the Cleveland Browns (2009-2015) and the Atlanta Falcons (2016-Present)
  • First Round Draft Pick in 2009
  • 6 Time NFL Pro Bowl Selection (2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)

8.) Frank Gatski

  • Played for the Cleveland Browns (1946-1956) and the Detroit Lions (1957)
  • 4 Time NFL Champion (1950, 1954, 1955, 1957)
  • 4 Time NFL First Team All Pro (1951, 1952, 1953, 1955)

7.) Dermontti Dawson

  • Played for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1988 to 2000
  • 7 Time NFL Pro Bowl Selection (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)
  • 6 Time NFL First Team All Pro (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)

6.) Mike Webster

  • Played for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1974-1988) and the Kansas City Chiefs (1989-1990)
  • 4 Time Super Bowl Champion (IX, X, XIII, XIV)
  • 7 Time NFL First Team All Pro (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)

5.) Bulldog Turner

  • Played for the Chicago Bears from 1940 to 1952
  • 4 Time NFL Champion (1940, 1941, 1943, 1946)
  • 8 Time NFL First Team All Pro (1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948)

4.) Dwight Stephenson

  • Played for the Miami Dolphins from 1980 to 1987
  • Named NFL Man of the Year in 1985
  • 5 Time NFL First Team All Pro (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987)

3.) Mel Hein

  • Played for the New York Giants from 1931 to 1945
  • 2 Time NFL Champion (1934, 1938)
  • 8 Time NFL First Team All Pro (1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940)

2.) Chuck Bednarik

  • Played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1949 to 1962
  • 2 Time NFL Champion (1949, 1960)
  • Named to NFL 75th Anniversary All Time Team

1.) Jim Otto

  • Played for the Oakland Raiders from 1960 to 1974
  • AFL Champion in 1967
  • Named to AFL All Time Team