Measuring Mick

A look at former Vikings center Mick Tingelhoff and the seven modern-era Pro Football Hall of Famers who spent their entire careers playing only center:

PlayerYearsAll-Pro*GamesGms missedHall of Fame

Mick Tingelhoff, Vikings (1962-78)1752400??

Dermontti Dawson, Steelers (1988-2000)136184242012

Dwight Stephenson, Dolphins (1980-87)8411431998

Mike Webster, Steelers, Chiefs (1974-90)175245111997

Jim Langer, Dolphins, Vikings (1970-81)124151251987

Frank Gatski, Browns (1946-57)12**314481985

Jim Ringo, Packers (1953-67)15618771981

Jim Otto, Raiders (1960-74)111021001980

*-All-Pro numbers reflect only first-team Associated Press selections

**-Gatski played his first four seasons in the All-America Football Conference before the Browns joined the NFL in 1950.