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Defensive Back Photos

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Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato bodied. Artist Unknown.

1961 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato

Aston Martin, Car

Philadelphia Eagles' running back Brian Westbrook breaks the tackle of New York Jets' cornerback Darrelle Revis in the first half of a game at Giants...

Philadelphia Eagles' running back Brian Westbrook breaks the

New York Jets' cornerback Justin Miller is congratulated by head coach Herm Edwards after scoring on a 95-yard kickoff return late in the fourth...

New York Jets' cornerback Justin Miller is congratulated by

Herman Edwards, New York Jets

New York Giants' safety Sam Garnes works out at practice session for Sunday's NFC Championship Game against the Minnesota Vikings.

New York Giants' safety Sam Garnes works out at practice ses

New York Giants' cornerback Jason Sehorn packs his bags in the locker room at Giants Stadium for a trip to California, where the team will face off...

New York Giants' cornerback Jason Sehorn packs his bags in t

Former defensive back for the Atlanta Falcons football team Bobby Butler holding a speech to Soldiers at National Day of Prayer Observance, Fort...

Cowboys' running back Emmitt Smith is brought down in his own end zone by Falcons Tim Green for an Atlanta safety and two pionts early in the 3rd...

Emmitt Smith Tackled in Endzone

Washington: Philadelphia Eagle quarterback Randall Cunningham is upended by Redskin safety Alvin Walton during the second quarter of their game. The...

Alvin Walton Hitting Randall Cunningham

Randall Cunningham, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders

San Diego: With Denver cornerback Mark Haynes hopelessly outclassed on the play, Redskins receiver Ricky Sanders gathers in an 80-yard touchdown pass...

Ricky Sanders Scoring Touchdown

The Detroit Lions of the National football League cut three players on September 7th, including veteran defensive back Dick Lane, shown in this 1964...

Dick Lane Running in Football Uniform

Detroit - Michigan

Miami running back Larry Csonka carries Colt safety Rick Volk on his back as he falls into the endzone for Miami's third touchdown in the AFC...

Larry Csonka Tackling Rick Volk

Rams tackle Roosevelt Grier pushed Cleveland quarterback frank Ryan, , over the goal line in the first period here for 2 points and a safety. Looking...

Football Action With Rosie Grier

Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton gets past Denver Broncos cornerback Bill Thompson.

Walter Payton Running Past Cornerback

Walter Payton - American Football Player

Tampa Bay Buccaneers' wide receiver Kevin House grabs a pass for a thirteen-yard gain as St. Louis Rams' cornerback Wayne Smith looks on during the...

Football Player Kevin House Catching Football

New England defensive back Mike Haynes intercepts a pass from Chiefs' quarterback Joe Delaney during fourth quarter play at Schaefer Stadium in...

Mike Haynes Intercepting Pass

Kansas City Chiefs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Ricky Bell goes up and over for a first down on the Chicago 27-yard-line in the first quarter of the game against the Chicago...

Bell Leaps for First Down

New York Giants' quarterback Glynn Griffing a replacement for injured Y.A. Tittle, gets tackled by Chicago Bears' Doug Atkins (81 as he attempts to...

Chicago Bears Playing New York Giants

Y.A. Tittle, Doug Atkins

Atlanta Falcons' Alfred Jenkins picks up nineteen yards on this play after taking a pass from quarterback Steve Bartkowski in the fourth quarter...

Football Player Alfred Jenkins Brings in Pass

Atlanta Falcons, Stadium

Closeup, Larry Wilson, St.Louis Cardinals defensive halfback, photographed recently, Wilson is rated one of the National Football Leagues' top free...

St.Louis Cardinals' Larry Wilson

Chicago Bears HB Gale Sayers eludes tackle of Baltimore Colts DB Lenny Lyles and runs 10 yards to touchdown during the fourth quarter of the game...

Gale Sayers Eluding Tackle During Football Game

Chicago Bears, Gale Sayers, Competition

Green Bay Packer defensive back Willie Wood intercepts an off-balance pass from Los Angeles Rams' quarterback Roman Gabriel during a game at the Los...

Willie Wood Intercepting Pass

Denver Broncos' running back Cookie Gilchrist is stopped after a short gain by Buffalo Bills' defensive backs Butch Byrd and linebacker John Tracey...

Football Players Tackling Cookie Gilchrist

Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills

Jim Brown, Cleveland Browns fullback, goes diving over for a touchdown in third quarter on a three yard jaunt. Attempting to stop Brown are Steelers'...

Jim Brown Diving for Touchdown

Jim Brown - Actor and American Football Fullback, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns

September 28, 1975- Baltimore, Maryland: Oakland Raiders' defensive end Tony Cline is taken for a ride by Baltimore Colts' quarterback Bert Jones...

Quarterback Bert Jones Eluding Tackle

Bert Jones, Indianapolis Colts

New Orleans: Record Kick. Saints field goal expert Tom Dempsey watches one of his kicks split the uprights during first half action here Nov. 8th, as...

Tom Dempsey Kicking Record-Setting Field Goal

New Orleans Saints, New Orleans, Kicking

Giants' TE Mark Bavaro drags 49er defender Ronnie Lott#42 going 32 yards on a pass play in 3rd quarter 12/1/86.

Bavaro Running a Play

Houston Oiler running back Billy Cannon runs for a 24-yard gain against the New York Titans, before being brought down by defensive backs Dick Felt...

Billy Cannon Rushing Against the Titans

Orlando Titans, Tennessee Titans

Miami, Florida: New York Jet safety Ken Schroy runs with the football he stole from Miami Dolphin Jimmy Cefalo by intercepting a first half pass,...

Football Player Stealing Ball

New York Jets, Miami Dolphins

Los Angeles rookie running back Bo Jackson is dragged down by Seattle defensive back Kenny Easley and safety Eugene Robinson for a 15-yard gain...

Seahawks Trying to Pull Bo Jackson Down

San Francisco: San Francisco 49ers Dwight Clark goes high in the end zone for the game tying touchdown pass from QB Joe Montana to set up the PAT...

Dwight Clark Scoring Touchdown

Dwight Clark, San Francisco 49ers, Joe Montana

At the Pontiac Silverdome, San Francisco's Ronnie Lott leads the cheering section after the 49ers defense stopped the Bengals on the goal line in the...

Ronnie Lott Cheering During Super Bowl XVI

San Francisco 49ers, Ronnie Lott, Super Bowl

Pittsburgh's Lynn Swann runs past Cowboys' Mark Washington for a 4th quarter touchdown and a Super Bowl X win.

Lynn Swan in Super Bowl X

Super Bowl X, Lynn Swann

Football player Marshall Goldberg during his years as a Pittsburg Panther at the University of Pittsburg. Goldberg figured spectacularly his team's...

Marshall Goldberg

Pittsburgh's Lynn Swann makes a diving catch for 53 yards late in the 2nd quarter and falls over Mark Washington, corner back for the Dallas Cowboys...

Lynn Swann Making a Diving Catch

Lynn Swann, Dallas Cowboys, Super Bowl

Miami: Pittsburgh Steelers' wide receiver Lynn Swann hauls in a sensational catch for 53 yards. The Bradshaw heave down the middle in the second...

Lynn Swann and Mark Washington Leaping for Football

Lynn Swann, Super Bowl X

New Orleans Saints' quarterback Archie Manning eludes Philadelphia Eagles' defensive tackles, picking up a first down during a game at Tulane Stadium...

Archie Manning Scrambling from Pocket

Archie Manning, New Orleans Saints

Lem Barney, cornerback for the Detroit Lions.

Portrait of Lem Barney

Oakland Raider quarterback Ken Stradier crashed into the end zone for a touchdown in the last seconds to score the winning TD against the New England...

Raiders V. Patriots

Scramble for fumble. New York, New York: Tunnell and John Cannady of the Giants, and Frank Gatski of the Browns make a mad dash to recover a fumble...

Football Players Running for Fumble

Linebacker, Cleveland Browns, Referee

Baltimore Colts fullback Alan Ameche hugs the ball to his chest as he is buried beneath an avalanche of New York Giants tacklers in the NFL Title...

Alan Ameche Being Tackled by New York Defenders

NFL, Sports Championship

New York Giants' Charley Conerly gets pass off as Baltimore Colts' Gino Marchetti tries to stop it during pro football title game at Yankee Stadium....

Charley Conerly, Gino Marchetti and Kyle Rote on Yankee Stadium Field

Los Angeles Rams running back Eric Dickerson escapes the grasp of Dallas Cowboys free safety Michael Downs and runs for a forty yard touchdown in the...

Eric Dickerson Running for a Touchdown

Eric Dickerson, Los Angeles Rams

Warning label fr. Riddell football helmet pointing out serious injury which could result fr. Wearer using equipment as defensive weapon.

Warning label fr. Riddell football helme

Head and shoulders portrait of football players, clockwise from top left, Martin Brown, linebacker, Robert Forte, safety, Sandy Nichols, quarterback,...

Football Players

Football New York Giants vs New York Jets Giants' Leon Bright flies through the air after spectacular hit by Jet cornerback Johnny Lynn .

Football New York Giants vs New York Jets

New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis is dejected after losing 30-21 to the New England Patriots at Gillet Stadium.

New York Jets, NFL

American football player Johnnie Johnson, a cornerback and safety for the Los Angeles Rams, pictured circa September 23rd 1980.

Johnnie Johnson

William McGarvey Dudley, nicknamed "Bullet Bill", an American professional football halfback, safety and return specialist who played in the National...

Football great, Bill Dudley

Los Angeles Rams Defensive Back Nolan Cromwell runs after intercepting ball from Denver Broncos QB Steve DeBerg, December 12, 1982 in Anaheim,...

LA Rams Nolan Cromwell Interception Against Broncos

Los Angeles Raiders Defensive Back Lester Hayes intercepts a pass intended for New York Jets Receiver Lam Jones during AFC Playoff game at Los...

LA Raiders Lester Hayes Intercepts Pass

Defensive Back Mark Carrier with Long Beach Poly High School was honored as a member of All USA Football Team, December 16, 1985 in Long Beach,...

Long Beach Poly (CA) Mark Carrier All USA Football Team

Defensive Back Mark Carrier with Long Beach Poly High School was honored as a member of All USA Football Team, December 16, 1985 in Long Beach,...

Long Beach Poly (CA) Mark Carrier All USA Football Team

Defensive Back Mark Carrier with Long Beach Poly High School was honored as a member of All USA Football Team, December 16, 1985 in Long Beach,...

Long Beach Poly (CA) Mark Carrier All USA Football Team

Defensive Back Mark Carrier with Long Beach Poly High School was honored as a member of All USA Football Team, December 16, 1985 in Long Beach,...

Long Beach Poly (CA) Mark Carrier All USA Football Team

University of Southern California Defensive Back Dennis Smith game action between USC and Washington State at Los Angeles Coliseum, November 10, 1984...

USC DB Dennis Smith against Washington State

Running back Earl Campbell of the Houston Oilers is stopped by linebacker Jack Lambert and safety Mike Wagner of the Pittsburgh Steelers on September...

Houston Oilers v Pittsburgh Steelers

Raiders CB Lester Hayes inhales oxygen during break in game action of Los Angeles Raiders against Miami Dolphins, August 19, 1984 in Los Angeles,...

Raiders CB Lester Hayes takes an Oxygen Break

Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro Troy Polamalu does some Tai Chi moves during filming of a Head & Shoulders online video, June 27, 2012 in Van Nuys...

Troy Polamalu during Head & Shoulders Filming

Troy Polamalu, Filming, Portrait

Professional football cornerback Al Harris in April, 2005 in Miami, Florida.

Professional football cornerback Al Harris in April, 2005 in Miami, Florida.

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