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22 Hall of Famers make Super Bowl Golden Team

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In this Dec. 4, 1977 photo, Pittsburgh’s Jack Lambert is shown during a game against Seattle. Lambert was one of seven Steelers players to make the Super Bowl Golden Team.

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In this Jan. 13, 1975, photo, Steelers’ tackle “Mean” Joe Greene encourages his teammates during Super Bowl IX against Minnesota.

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In this Jan. 6, 1979, photo, Pittsburgh’s Franco Harris breaks free from Houston defenders in the AFC championship game in Pittsburgh.

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These are file photos showing members of the Super Bowl 50 Golden Team, selected Thursday. From top left are Larry Allen, Mel Blount, Joe Greene, Forrest Gregg, Ray Guy, Charles Haley, Jack Ham, Franco Harris, Desmond Howard, Jack Lambert, Ray Lewis and Ronnie Lott.

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These are file photos showing members of the Super Bowl 50 Golden Team, selected Thursday. From top left are Joe Montana, Chuck Noll, Jay Novacek, Jerry Rice, Deion Sanders, Jake Scott, Art Shell, Emmitt Smith, Lynn Swann, Lawrence Taylor, Gene Upshaw and Adam Vinatieri.

CANTON, Ohio – Joe Montana, Joe Greene and Emmitt Smith are among the 22 Pro Football Hall of Famers voted to the Super Bowl 50 Golden Team.

The squad was selected by voters for the Hall of Fame inductions. It features one player who won five Super Bowl titles, defensive end Charles Haley, and 10 who earned four rings: Montana, Greene, Ronnie Lott, Franco Harris, Lynn Swann, Mike Webster, Mel Blount, Jack Ham, Jack Lambert and Adam Vinatieri, the only unanimous selection and only active player.

And the coach of the team, Chuck Noll, took four championships with Pittsburgh, which had seven players selected.

Also chosen were Hall of Famers Jerry Rice, Art Shell, Gene Upshaw, Reggie White, Randy White, Deion Sanders, Lawrence Taylor, Forrest Gregg, Ray Guy and Larry Allen.

Others selected were Jay Novacek, Jake Scott, Ray Lewis and Desmond Howard.

Three players also won regular-season MVP awards: Montana, Smith and Taylor.

“The Super Bowl 50 Golden Team is an amazing list of incredible individuals,” said Pro Football Hall of Fame Executive Vice President Joe Horrigan. “Each name conjures up memories of some of the sport’s greatest games showcased on its biggest platform: the Super Bowl stage.

“Unforgettable individual performances like Lynn Swann’s acrobatic catches in Super Bowl 10 or Joe Montana’s come-from-behind winning drive in Super Bowl 23 are forever etched in the collective memories of football fans and celebrated as some of the most inspiring moments in the history of the National Football League.”

The roster:

OFFENSE

Joe Montana, QB; Jay Novacek, TE; Emmitt Smith, Franco Harris, RB; Lynn Swann, Jerry Rice, WR; Mike Webster, C; Art Shell, Forrest Gregg, T; Gene Upshaw, Larry Allen, G.

DEFENSE

Reggie White. Charles Haley, DE; Joe Greene, Randy White, DT; Lawrence Taylor, Jack Ham, OLB; Ray Lewis, Jack Lambert, ILB; Mel Blount, Deion Sanders, CB; Ronnie Lott, Jake Scott, S.

SPECIAL TEAMS

Adam Vinatieri, PK; Ray Guy, P; Desmond Howard, KR.

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