Playboy's All-Time All America Football Team

Gary Cole picks a dream team composed of college football's most legendary performers

Saying that Playboy's picks for its annual All America Team are on the mark is an understatement. Over its 50-year history, Playboy's All America squad has included 27 players who have been inducted in the NFL Football Hall of Fame. That makes it a maddening task to whittle down decades of playmakers into an all-time team to represent the best of a half-century of college football. Some great players were left off this team -- All-Pro athletes like John Elway, Bo Jackson, Herschel Walker, Jevon Kearse, Tedy Bruschi, Jason Hanson, Ray Lewis, Joe Greene and Charles Woodson didn't make the cut. Here are our choices for the game's greatest players.

Middle Linebacker
Dick Butkus -- Illinois (above)

Coach
Paul "Bear" Bryant -- Alabama

Cornerbacks
Deion Sanders -- Florida State
Rod Woodson -- Purdue

Wide Receivers
Tim Brown -- Notre Dame
Cris Carter -- Ohio State

Tight End
Ozzie Newsome -- Alabama

Punter
Ray Guy -- Southern Mississippi

Running Backs
Barry Sanders -- Oklahoma State (above)
Emmitt Smith -- Florida

Center
Dave Rimington -- Nebraska

Offensive Tackles
Orlando Pace -- Ohio State
Anthony Munoz -- USC

Offensive Guards
Will Shields -- Nebraska
Steve Hutchinson -- Michigan

Outside Linebackers
Derrick Brooks -- Florida State
Ted Hendricks -- Miami

Quarterback
Dan Marino -- Pittsburgh (above)

Defensive Ends
Bruce Smith -- Virginia Tech
Julius Peppers -- North Carolina

Defensive Tackles
Randy White -- Maryland
Bob Lilly -- Texas Christian

Safeties
Ed Reed -- Miami
Ronnie Lott -- USC

Place Kicker
Jason Elam -- Hawaii