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UIL Football All-Century Team - Defense
The University Interscholastic League, as part of its Centennial Celebration, has announced the UIL All-Century Football Team Defense as selected by the fans. Fans cast more than 17,000 votes for their favorite football players in Texas high school history.
For the past 100 years, UIL athletes have given fans some of the most memorable and exciting moments in sports. The UIL would like to recognize these outstanding performers as it celebrates a century of excellence.
The UIL All-Century Football Team Defense as selected by the fans include:
(In alphabetical order by position)
First Team Defense:
- DL - Ray Childress, Richardson Pearce
- DL - Joe Greene, Temple Dunbar
- DL - Bob Lilly, Throckmorton
- DL - Bubba Smith, Beaumont Pollard
- LB - Jessie Armstead, Dallas Carter
- LB - Tommy Nobis, San Antonio Jefferson
- LB - Mike Singletary, Houston Worthing
- DB - Dave Elmendorf, Houston Westbury
- DB - Jerry Gray, Lubbock Estacado
- DB - Darrell Green, Houston Jones
- DB - Bobby Taylor, Longview
- P - Sammy Baugh, Sweetwater
Second Team Defense:
- DL - Sam Adams, Houston Cypress Creek
- DL - Tony Brackens, Fairfield
- DL - Michael Carter, Dallas Jefferson
- DL - Michael Strahan, Houston Westbury
- LB - Brian Bosworth, Irving MacArthur
- LB - Derrick Johnson, Waco
- LB - Jack Pardee, Christoval
- DB - Ken Houston, Lufkin Dunbar
- DB - James Lott, Refugio
- DB - Kevin Smith, West Orange-Stark
- DB - Pat Thomas, Plano
- P - Shane Lechler, East Bernard
Third Team Defense:
- DL - Santana Dotson, Houston Yates
- DL - Doug English, Dallas Adams
- DL - Tommie Harris, Killeen Ellison
- DL - Billy Ray Smith, Plano
- LB - Britt Hager, Odessa Permian
- LB - Bill Hobbs, Amarillo Tascosa
- LB - Jim Yarbrough, Galveston Ball
- DB - Joe Bob Bizzell, Odessa Permian
- DB - Willie Mack Garza, Refugio
- DB - Johnnie Johnson, La Grange
- DB - Kyle Rote Jr., Highland Park
- P - Justin Brantly, Sealy
