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Brett Favre the last jewel of a golden age.(The Dallas Morning News)
s Morning News
GREEN BAY, Wis. _ The NFL had Otto Graham and Bobby Layne in the 1950s, Johnny Unitas and Bart Starr in the 1960s, Terry Bradshaw and Roger Staubach in the 1970s, and Joe Montana and Dan Marino in the 1980s.
But the NFL never assembled a greater cast of quarterbacks than in the 1990s, specifically the first half of the decade.
Seven teams _ a quarter of the league _ were quarterbacked by future Hall of Famers: Marino, Montana, Troy Aikman, John Elway, Brett Favre, Jim Kelly and Steve Young. They forged the Golden Age of NFL quarterbacking.
The seven quarterbacks combined to win 19 conference passing titles and 10 NFL crowns. They were selected for 48 Pro Bowls and appeared in 20 Super Bowls.
Now Favre is the only one who remains.
But if you look hard enough on Thanksgiving Day, you can still see some of Montana's cool and Aikman's poise. You can still see some of Young's flair and Elway's creativity. You can still see some of Marino's swagger and Kelly's grit.
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