These Are The Toughest Football Players To Ever Play The Game

Published on September 1, 2020
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Bob St. Clair

Bob St. Clair played as an offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers from 1953 until 1963. St. Clair was nicknamed “The Geek” after a movie character that was fed live animals in a cage, since he tended to eat raw meat. He was an especially talented kick blocker, having blocked 10 in the 1956 season, and several with his face. He once lost six teeth on just one blocked punt.

Bob St. Clair

Bob St. Clair

Steve McNair

Steve McNair played as quarterback for the Tennessee Titans between 1995 through 2007. He had a total of 153 starts as QB even though he suffered from a separated right clavicle, a dislocated ring finger, a bone spur in his shoulder, a strained calf, hip pointer, ruptured disk, back spasms, strained rib cartilage, bruised ribs, sprained knee, sprained MCL, turf toe, cracked bone spur, a bone spur in his big toe, and a bruised sternum. Need any other convincing?

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Steve McNair

Steve McNair