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Last recorded season with WAS
Drafted by WAS — Round 3, Pick 69
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Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. See all →
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Monitor score 61.5 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).
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Rick Mallory
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Gave the Washington Commanders an entire corpus-attributed career — 3 seasons (1981–1983), one crest. The rarest loyalty in the sport.