The 13 greatest Hall of Famers to play in a Super Bowl but never win a ring

Getting the opportunity to play in a Super Bowl must be sweet. Losing in the big one, though, must have sucked, especially for these great NFL players whose resumes will never state: Super Bowl champion. That doesn’t take away from their Hall of …

Bruce Smith

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Smith has more career sacks (200) than any other player since that stat became official in 1982.

He played 19 years in the league and the former No. 1 overall draft pick (out of Virginia Tech) is an eight-time first-team All-Pro and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009.