Mt. Rushmore of defensive athletes?

doubledragon

Just curious, who is on your Mt. Rushmore of defensive athletes all-time, they don't have to come from different sports because I know everyone here doesn't follow every sport.

perkdog

Lawrence Taylor. Deion Sanders, Ray Lewis and Alan Page

Maywood

Jack Lambert, Hanford Dixon, Dick Butkus, Troy Palamalu.

stevek

Dick Butkus, Lawrence Taylor, Reggie White, Chuck Bednarik

dallasactuary

Ron Karkovice, Clete Boyer, Mark Belanger, Bill Mazeroski

erikthredd

Bill Russell/Lawrence Taylor/Bobby Orr/Ken Griffey jr.

Jack131

Lawrence Taylor, Dennis Rodman, Mark Belanger and Bobby Orr.

craig44

Lawrence Taylor, Hakeem Olajuon, Ozzie Smith, Bobby Orr

GroceryRackPack

When ever I hear 4 on defense; I think well… the Rams Fearsome Foursome…

Though too…the Purple People Eaters were a bunch of bad dudes as well…

Then if you guys watch a lot of NFL films and seen the interview with Terry Bradshaw describing the Pittsburgh Steelers…Terry says: DEFENSE…

I thought about Ray Nitschke & Bill George, though I do not own any Nitschke to post up, and 2Ble D typed 4 for Rushmore….so no Bill George today…

here’s the 4…

1948_Swell_Robinson

@dallasactuary said:
Ron Karkovice, Clete Boyer, Mark Belanger, Bill Mazeroski

That is high praise for Karko. He is usually just a member of an all time all-ugly team.

dallasactuary

@1948_Swell_Robinson said:

@dallasactuary said:t
Ron Karkovice, Clete Boyer, Mark Belanger, Bill Mazeroski

That is high praise for Karko. He is usually just a member of an all time all-ugly team.

Not much to look at, and possibly the worst hitting catcher ever with a 10+ year career, but he was a stud behind the plate.

I've mentioned this before and now is a good time to repeat it. One good way to identify great fielders without looking at any fielding stats is to find players with long careers who couldn't hit worth a damn. It's not perfect, but it's a good starting point.

burghman

Joe Greene, Jack Lambert, Ozzie Smith, Roberto Clemente

coolstanley

Bobby Orr, Mean Joe Greene, Bill Mazeroski. Mike Webster

jay0791

Bobby Orr, Bill Russell, LT, Brooksie