... came alive in the 1960s and became the most dominant defensive line of their era and respectively of all time.

Dick Butkus even called them "the most dominant line in football history.”

Other teams such as the New York Giants (1957), Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers (1961), and the Detroit Lions (1962) received the nickname “Fearsome Foursome.” Those front lines were short lived.

In 1963, the Los Angeles Rams acquired defensive tackle Rosey Grier from the New York Giants in exchange for defensive tackle John LoVetere and a high future draft pick.

Rosey would then join forces with Lamar Lundy, Merlin Olsen, and Deacon Jones as the Los Angeles Rams starting defensive line. Shortly after, they became kno...

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