In this episode of the Sports Jersey Dispatch Podcast we discuss the significant players who wore the jersey number 7 in the NFL's history with Gridiron Historian Larry Schmitt. First heard on the Pigskin Dispatch in February 2021.
NFL Number 7s
The Top 5 List of NFL Players to Wear Number 7 on their Jersey!
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Top Ten of Jersey 7
Our Guest Larry Schmitt joined Darin to discuss the greatest players to wear the number 7 in NFL history. We had a great list of candidates that really spanned the entire 101 plus years of history of the League and came up with these ten player as being the most substantial:
- John Elway
- Durch Clark
- George Halas
- Mel Hein
- Ace Parker
- Ed Sprinkle
- Bob Waterfield
- Ben Roethlisberger
- Morten Andersen
- Joe Theisman
Credits for Top NFL Jerseys
Of course we also could not have done the above stat research without the assistance of Football-Reference.com and Stathead.com resources.
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