Tuesday, September 6, 2016

The list Lowery will be climbing

If Dean Lowery steps on the field this Sunday in the Green Bay Packers season-opener then he’ll be working his way up the list of Northern Illinois Conference all-time NFL/AFL games played. Here are the players he’ll be working to pass.

NIC-10 leaders in NFL/AFL games played

Player

High School

Years

NFL/AFL games

Notes

Preston Pearson

Freeport

1967-1980

176

Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Dallas RB

Laurie Walquist

Rockford

1922-1931

110

Chicago Bears QB

Carlos Polk

Guilford

2001-2008

74

S.D. Chargers, Dallas Cowboys LB

Jerry Latin

East

1975-1978

51

St. Louis Cardinals, L.A. Rams RB

Ira Matthews

East

1979-1981

37

Oakland Raiders RB

Jerry Stalcup

East

1961-1963

22

L.A. Rams, Denver Broncos LB

Mike Junkin

Belvidere

1987-1989

20

Cleveland Browns, K.C. Chiefs LB

Leo Stasica

Rockford

1941-1944

19

Brooklyn, Washington, Boston QB

Rex Enright

Rockford

1926-1927

19

Green Bay Packers FB

Marshall Starks

West

1963-1964

18

New York Jets DB

Harry Englund

Rockford

1922

11

Chicago Bears E-HB

Merwin Hodel

West

1953

2

New York Giants FB

Ray Marelli

Rockford

1928

2

Chicago Cardinals G

Leonard Bell

Jefferson

1987

1

Cincinnati Bengals DB

Walt McGaw

Rockford

1926

1

Green Bay Packers G

Dean Lowery

Boylan

2016

1

Green Bay Packers DE

Reggie Sims

West

1987

1

Cincinnati Bengals TE


* Stan Stasica of Rockford High School played one game for Miami in the AAFC.
* Seth Miller of Auburn played in the CFL for Hamilton in 1970 and for Memphis of the WFL in 1974 and 1975.
* Harry Englund played five games with the Chicago Staleys in 1921 in the APFA.

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