1. Terry Bradshaw of the Pittsburgh Steelers (1970-83)

Terry Paxton Bradshaw (born September 2, 1948), also known by the nickname “Mr. Steel Arm”, is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL). He played 14 seasons. He is a football analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday. In a six-year span, he won an unprecedented four Super Bowl titles with Pittsburgh (1974, 1975, 1978 and 1979), becoming the first quarterback to do so, and led the Steelers to eight AFC Central championships. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989, his first year of eligibility.

Career Highlights
3× Pro Bowl selection (1975, 1978, 1979)
1× First-team All-Pro selection (1978)
1× Second-team All-Pro selection (1979)
4× Super Bowl champion (IX, X, XIII, XIV)
2× Super Bowl MVP (XIII, XIV)
NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
1978 NFL MVP
1978 Bert Bell Award

2. John Elway of the Denver Broncos (1983-98)

John Albert Elway, Jr. (born June 28, 1960) is a retired American football quarterback. He played his college football at Stanford and his entire professional career for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL).

Elway set career records for passing attempts,and completions at Stanford. He also received All-American honors. Elway was drafted #1 overall in the 1983 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts before being traded to the Denver Broncos. By his second year in the league, Elway set team records for passing attempts, completions and yards. In 1987, he embarked on what is considered to be one of the most clutch performances in NFL history, when he helped guide the Broncos on a 98-yard, game-tying drive in the AFC Championship Game against the Cleveland Browns. The moment is known in National Football League lore as The Drive. Following the AFC Championship Game, Elway and the Broncos lost in Super Bowl XXI to the New York Giants.

Career Highlights
9× Pro Bowl selection (1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998)
5× All-Pro selection (1986, 1987, 1993, 1996, 1997)
NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
1987 NFL MVP
Super Bowl XXXIII MVP
2× UPI AFL-AFC Offensive Player of the Year (1987, 1993)
Denver Broncos Ring of Fame
Denver Broncos #7 retired
Colorado Sports Hall of Fame
Walter Camp Man of the Year

3. Bob Griese of the Miami Dolphins (1967-80)

Robert Allen “Bob” Griese is a former American football quarterback who earned All-American honors with the Purdue Boilermakers before being drafted in 1967 by the American Football League’s Miami Dolphins. Griese led the Dolphins to three consecutive Super Bowl appearances, including two Super Bowl victories (VII and VIII). Griese’s talents eventually resulted in his induction to the College Football Hall of Fame and the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1984 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990. He is a television commentator for college football on ESPN on ABC, teaming with Chris Spielman and Dave Pasch.

Career Highlights
6× Pro Bowl selection (1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978)
2× AFL All-Star selection (1967, 1968)
1966 Sammy Baugh Trophy
1971 Jim Thorpe Trophy
1977 Bert Bell Award
Miami Dolphins #12 retired
Miami Dolphins Honor Roll

4. Dan Marino of the Miami Dolphins (1983-1999)

Daniel Constantine Marino, Jr. is an American Hall of Fame quarterback who played for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League. The last quarterback of the Quarterback Class of 1983 to be taken in the first round, Marino became one of the most prolific quarterbacks in league history, holding or having held almost every major NFL passing record. Despite never being on a Super Bowl-winning team, he is recognized as one of the greatest quarterbacks in American football history. Remembered particularly for having a quick release and a powerful arm, Marino led the Dolphins into the playoffs on numerous occasions.

Career Highlights
9× Pro Bowl selection (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995)
3× First-team All-Pro selection (1984, 1985, 1986)
5× Second-team All-Pro selection (1983, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1995)
National College QB of the year runner up (1981)
NFL MVP (1984)
PFWA MVP (1984)
NEA MVP (1984)
NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1984)
UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year (1984)
UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year (1994)
Walter Payton Man of the Year (1998)
NFL Comeback Player of the Year (1994)
Miami Dolphins #13 Retired
Holds 31 Miami Dolphins records
Holds Numerous NFL records

5. Joe Montana San Francisco 49ers & Kansas City Chiefs (1979-1994)

Joseph Clifford “Joe” Montana, Jr., (born June 11, 1956), nicknamed Joe Cool and Comeback Joe, is a retired and iconic American football player whose professional career in the National Football League (NFL) spanned the late 1970s through the mid-1990s. Montana started his NFL career in 1979 with the San Francisco 49ers, where he played quarterback (QB) for the next 14 seasons. He spent the 1993 and 1994 seasons, his final two years in the NFL, with the Kansas City Chiefs. While a member of the 49ers, Montana started four Super Bowl games and the team won all of them. In 2000, Montana was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Career Highlights
8× Pro Bowl selection (1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993)
3× First Team All-Pro selection (1987, 1989, 1990)
3× Second Team All-Pro selection (1981, 1983, 1984)
4× Super Bowl champion (XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV)
3× Super Bowl MVP (1981, 1984, 1989)
2× AP NFL MVP (1989, 1990)
PFWA NFL MVP (1989)
NEA NFL MVP (1989)
AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1989)
NFL Comeback Player of the Year (1986)
UPI NFC Player of the Year (1981)
Bert Bell Award (1989)
Cotton Bowl Classic MVP (1979)
NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
San Francisco 49ers #16 retired

6. Joe Namath New York Jets & Los Angeles Rams (1965-1977)

Joseph William “Joe” Namath (pronounced /?ne?m??/; born May 31, 1943), also known as Broadway Joe or Joe Willie,[1] is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the University of Alabama under coach Paul “Bear” Bryant and his assistant, Howard Schnellenberger, from 1962–1964, and professional football in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) during the 1960s and 1970s. Namath was an American Football League icon and played for the New York Jets for most of his professional career but finished his career with the Los Angeles Rams. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1985.

Career Highlights
4× AFL All-Star selection (1965, 1967, 1968, 1969)
1x Pro Bowl selection (1972)
3× First-team All-AFL selection (1967, 1968, 1969)
1x All-Pro selection (1972)
1× Second-team All-AFL (1966)
American Football League Champion (1968)
Super Bowl Champion (III)
AFL All-Time Team
2× AFL MVP (1968, 1969)
2× UPI AFL Player of the Year (1968, 1969)
Bronze Medallion (New York City award) (1969)
1974 NFL Comeback Player of the Year
New York Jets #12 retired

7. Bart Starr of the Green Bay Packers (1956-1971)

Bryan Bartlett “Bart” Starr (born January 9, 1934 in Montgomery, Alabama) is a former professional American football player and coach.[1] Wearing #15, he was the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers from 1956 to 1971 and the Most Valuable Player of the first two Super Bowls. He earned four Pro Bowl selections and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977.[1] The son of an Air Force NCO, Starr played high school football at Lanier High School in Montgomery, Alabama, where he earned a spot in the school’s Hall of Fame. He played college football at Alabama, and was a 17th round pick (200th overall) in the 1956 NFL Draft. After his playing career, Starr was the head coach of the Packers for nine seasons (1975–1983), compiling a 52–76–3 record.

Career Highlights
4× Pro Bowl selection (1960, 1961, 1962, 1966)
2× First-Team All-Pro selection (1961, 1966)
2× Second-Team All-Pro selection (1962, 1964)
5× NFL champion (1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967)
2× Super Bowl champion (I, II)
2× Super Bowl MVP (I, II)
1966 NFL MVP
1966 UPI NFL MVP
NFL 1960s All-Decade Team
Packers Hall of Fame
Green Bay Packers #15 retired

8. Roger Staubach of the Dallas Cowboys (1969-1979)

Roger Thomas Staubach (born February 5, 1942 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a businessman, Heisman Trophy winner and legendary Hall of Fame quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys from 1969 until 1979. Staubach was key in developing the Cowboys to become America’s Team and led the team to nine of the Cowboys record-setting twenty consecutive winning seasons. Staubach led the Cowboys to their first Super Bowl victory and as a result he was named MVP in Super Bowl VI. Staubach was described by legendary coach Tom Landry as “possibly the best combination of a passer, an athlete and a leader to ever play in the NFL.”

Career Highlights
6× Pro Bowl selection (1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
5× All-NFC selection (1971, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
2× Super Bowl champion (VI, XII)
NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
Super Bowl VI MVP
1963 Heisman Trophy
1963 Maxwell Award
1963 UPI Player of the Year
1971 Bert Bell Award
Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor

9.Brett Lorenzo Favre

Favre started at the quarterback position for the University of Southern Mississippi for four years before being selected in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons (33rd overall). After one season with the Falcons, Favre was traded to the Green Bay Packers on February 10, 1992, for the 19th pick in the 1992 NFL Draft. He became the Packers’ starting quarterback in the fourth game of the 1992 season, starting every game from then until his retirement in 2008. In 2008, Favre came out of retirement, was traded to the New York Jets, and continued his consecutive start streak. On February 11, 2009, Favre told the New York Jets that he was again retiring. He came out of retirement for the second time and signed with the Minnesota Vikings on August 18, 2009.

Career Highlights
11× Pro Bowl selection (1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009)
3× First-team All-Pro selection (1995, 1996, 1997)
3× Second-team All-Pro selection (2001, 2002, 2007)
3× AP NFL MVP (1995–1997)
5× NFC Player of the Year (1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2007)
2× NFC Champion (1996, 1997)
Super Bowl champion (XXXI)
NFL 1990s All-Decade Team

10. Johnny Unitas Baltimore Colts & San Diego Chargers (1956-1973)

John Constantine “Johnny” Unitas, nicknamed the Golden Arm and often called Johnny U, was a professional American football player in the 1950s through the 1970s, spending the majority of his career with the Baltimore Colts. He was a record-setting quarterback, and the National Football League’s most valuable player in 1959, 1964 and 1967. His record of throwing a touchdown pass in 47 consecutive games (between 1956-1960) remains unsurpassed as of 2009. He has been listed as one of the greatest NFL quarterbacks of all time.

Career Highlights
Super Bowl Champion (V) (1970)
2x NFL World Champion (1958, 1959)
NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
NFL 1960s All-Decade Team
10× Pro Bowl selection (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967)
6× First-team All-Pro selection (1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967)
1× Second-team All-Pro (1963)
1× Second-team All-Conference (1970)
3× AP NFL MVP (1959, 1964, 1967)
3× UPI NFL MVP (1959, 1964, 1967)
2× NEA NFL MVP (1957, 1967)
3× Pro Bowl MVP (1959, 1960, 1963)
3× Bert Bell Award (1959, 1964, 1967)
1970 NFL Man of the Year Award

NFL Teams