Forty-two, hard-hitting minutes of the NFL's outstanding defenders, past and present, who have elevated the art of punishing ball carriers into a science
Cast
Jeff Kaye
Narrator
Howie Long
Self
Walter Payton
Self
Mike Ditka
Self
Dick Butkus
Self
Deacon Jones
Self
Lawrence Taylor
Self
Bill Parcells
Self
Bill Walsh
Self
Joe Gibbs
Self
Frank Gifford
Self
Joe Greene
Self
Dwight White
Self
Larry Csonka
Self
Don Shula
Self
Sam Huff
Self
Chuck Knox
Self
Kay Stephenson
Self
Ray Nitschke
Self (archive footage)
Raymond Berry
Self
Marion Campbell
Self (archive footage)
Forrest Gregg
Self
Don Paul
Self
Bob St. Clair
Self
Monty Stickles
Self
Leo Nomellini
Self
Dan Reeves
Self
Dick Vermeil
Self
Mark Witte
Self
Frank Gansz
Self
John Mackovic
Self
Hugh Green
Self
Deron Cherry
Self
Billy Johnson
Self
Mike Reid
Self
Bob Kuechenberg
Self
Bill Curry
Self
Ron Jaworski
Self
Paul Hornung
Self
Lynn Dickey
Self
Dwight Clark
Self
John A. Robinson
Self
Chuck Bednarik
Self (archive footage)
Doug English
Self
William Gay
Self
Crew
Warren Kleiman
Audio Post Coordinator
Jay S. Gerber
Video Report
Buzz Ringe
Archival Footage Coordinator
Vince Caputo
Audio Post Coordinator
Phil Tuckett
Field Director
Steve Seidman
Director
Bob Smith
Director, Camera Operator
Bob Ryan
Editor
Howard Neef
Director of Photography
John Bell
Colorist
Nancy Wriggle
Production Coordinator
Bob Dowlin
Production Coordinator
Ed Sabol
Executive Producer
Steve Sabol
Producer
Betty Kapla
Production Assistant
Jack Newman
Camera Operator
Art Spieler
Camera Operator
Dan Sheridan
Camera Operator
Don Marx
Camera Operator
Hank McElwee
Camera Operator
Bob Angelo
Camera Operator
Ernie Ernst
Camera Operator
Ted Manahan
Camera Operator, Editorial Coordinator
Jeannie Cooke
Camera Department Production Assistant
Tom Graeff
Sound Mix Technician
Joe MacNamara
Music Editor
Bill Prickett
Music Editor
Kathy Davis
Director of Operations
Ken Pritchard
Manager of Operations
Mike Adams
Production Director
Don Thompson
Public Relations
W. Bloin-Murphy
Video Assist Operator
Vicki Denenberg
Production Manager
Kathy Monzo
Production Manager
Joe Orlando
Location Sound Mixer
Earl Stahl
Location Sound Mixer
Dave Paul
Location Sound Mixer
Dave Mortlock
Graphic Designer
Brian Fornwalt
Graphic Designer