So Cal's All-Time Roster: No. 83
No. 83:
Our pick:
==Ted Hendricks, Raiders (1982-'83, wearing it in Oakland since 1975)
The Stork started his business in Oakland, coming out of the University of Miami and making stops in Baltimore and Green Bay first.
When he was finished, he was on the NFL's 75th Anniversary All-Time team, a member of the 70s and 80s All-Decade squad, and Hall of Fame bound.
Hendricks last game was the Raiders' win in Super Bowl XVIII as the starting left linebacker.
The 6-7, 220-pounder -- tall and comparatively skinny -- was strong, fast and a devastating tackler who specialized in blocking punts, field goals and extra point attempts. In his career, he intercepted 26 passes, which he returned for 332 yards and a touchdown. He also recovered 16 opponents' fumbles and scored a record-tying four safeties. He scored touchdowns on an interception, a fumble return, and a blocked punt.
He played in 215 straight regular-season games and made eight Pro Bowl games, seven AFC championships and four Super Bowls (V with the Colts, XI, XV, XVIII with the Raiders).
Read up more about what he's doing these days on his official website.
Top runner-up:
==Richard Wood, USC football ('72-'74)
"Batman" is the newest entry into the College Football Hall of Fame, a member of two USC national championship teams and the school's first three-time All-American.
==Willie "Fllipper" Anderson, UCLA football ('83-'87), Rams ('88-'94)
Other No. 83s:
==Jimmy Gunn, USC football ('67-'69)
==Willie Hall, USC football ('70-'71)
==Cormac Carney, UCLA football ('80-'82)
==Fred Davis, USC football ('04- )
Sports Illustrated's pick for the all-time No. 83: Hendricks, over Mark Clayton.
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