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Gino Marchetti, defensive end for the Baltimore Colts.

By the time he retired in 1966, he was acknowledged as the greatest defensive end of all time, a title officially bestowed on him when the N.F.L. celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1969. Twenty-five years later, he was included as one of three defensive ends on the N.F.L.’s 75th-anniversary team.

He was also an 11-time Pro Bowl selection and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

In the waning moments of the 1958 championship game against the Giants, he pulled down Frank Gifford inches from a first down, forcing the Giants to give the ball back to the Colts for one last-ditch drive. Quarterback Johnny Unitas and the Baltimore offense took advantage of the opportunity, driving 70 yards for a tying field goal.
Marchetti, who broke his leg making the game-saving tackle, watched Unitas’s heroics from a stretcher on the sidelines, then looked on as the running back Alan Ameche scored eight minutes into overtime to give the Colts the victory in what many still refer to as the greatest game ever played.

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