Active NFL players

As of the start of the 2005 NFL season
Player - NFL Team - Tecmo Team
None.

San Francisco wide reciever Jerry Rice retired before the start of the 2005 season.
New York punter Sean Landeta was cut by the Eagle before the start of the 2005 season.
Los Angeles wide receiver Tim Brown retired at the end of the 2004 season.

Tecmo Bowl Hall of Famers

Marcus Allen (Los Angeles Running Back, Class of 2003)
Harry Carson (New York Linebacker, Class of 2006)
Eric Dickerson (Indianapolis Running Back, Class of 1999)
Tony Dorsett (Denver Running Back, Class of 1994)
John Elway (Denver Quarterback, Class of 2004)
Darrell Green (Washington Safety, Class of 2008)
Dan Hampton (Chicago Defensive End, Class of 2002)
Mike Haynes (Los Angeles Cornerback, Class of 1997)
Steve Largent (Seattle Wide Receiver, Class of 1995)
Howie Long (Los Angeles Defensive End, Class of 2000)
Ronnie Lott (San Francisco Safety, Class of 2000)
Dan Marino (Miami Quarterback, Class of 2005)
Joe Montana (San Francisco Quarterback, Class of 2000)
Ozzie Newsome (Cleveland Tight End, Class of 1999)
Walter Payton (Chicago Running Back, Class of 1993)
Mike Singletary (Chicago Linebacker, Class of 1998)
Dwight Stephenson (Miami Center, Class of 1998)
Lawrence Taylor (New York Linebacker, Class of 1999)
Randy White (Dallas Defensive Tackle, Class of 1994)

Tecmo Bowl NFL MVPs

Year - Player - Team
1977 - Walter Payton - Chicago Bears
1984 - Dan Marino - Miami Dolphins
1985 - Marcus Allen - Los Angeles Raiders
1986 - Lawrence Taylor - New York Giants
1987 - John Elway - Denver Broncos
1989 - Joe Montana - San Francisco 49ers
1990 - Joe Montana - San Francisco 49ers

Tecmo Bowl Super Bowl MVPs

Year - SB - Player - Team
1978 - XII - Randy White - Dallas Cowboys
1982 - XVI - Joe Montana - San Francisco 49ers
1984 - XVIII - Marcus Allen - Los Angeles Raiders
1985 - XIX - Joe Montana - San Francisco 49ers
1986 - XX - Richard Dent - Chicago Bears
1987 - XXI - Phil Simms - New York Giants
1988 - XXII - Doug Williams - Washington Redskins
1989 - XXIII - Jerry Rice - San Francisco 49ers
1990 - XXIV - Joe Montana - San Francisco 49ers
1999 - XXXIII - John Elway - Denver Broncos

Tecmo Heisman Trophy winners

Tony Dorestt (Denver Running Back, 1976)
Marcus Allen (Los Angeles Running Back, 1981)
Herschel Walker (Dallas Running Back, 1982)
Bo Jackson (Los Angeles Running Back, 1985)
Tim Brown (Los Angeles Wide Receiver, 1987)

Tecmo Head Coaches (AKA Guys coaching the teams in 1988.)

Indianapolis - Ron Meyer
Miami - Don Shula
Cleveland - Marty Schottenheimer
Denver - Dan Reeves
Seattle - Chuck Knox
Los Angeles - Mike Shanahan
Washington - Joe Gibbs
San Francisco - Bill Walsh
Dallas - Tom Landry
New York - Bill Parcells
Chicago - Mike Ditka
Minnesota - Jerry Burns

Current Tecmo NFL Coaches

Player Name - (Tecmo Bowl Team and Position) - Coaching For - Coaching Position
Dwaine Board - (San Francisco Defensive Lineman) - Seattle Seahawks - Defensive Line coach
Russ Grimm - (Washington Offensive Lineman) - Pittsburgh Steelers - Assistant Head coach, Offensive Line coach
Carl Hairston - (Cleveland Defensive Lineman) - Kansas City Chiefs - Defensive Line coach
Ricky Hunley - (Denver Linebacker) - Cincinnati Bengals - Linebacker coach
Jim Jeffcoats - (Dallas Defensive Lineman) - Dallas Cowboys - Defensive End coach
Pepper Johnson - (New York Linebacker) - New England Patriots - Defensive Line coach
Keith Millard - (Minnesota Defensive Lineman) - Denver Broncos - Assistant Defensive Line coach, Pass Rush specialist
Ron Rivera - (Chicago Defensive Line) - Chicago Bears - Defensive coordinator
Mike Singletary - (Chicago Linebacker) - San Francisco 49ers - Linebacker coach
Doug Williams - (Washington Quarterback) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Personnel Executive
Mike Wilson - (San Francisco Wide Receiver) - Arizona Cardinals - Tight End coach

Tecmo Player Sons in the NFL

Tecmo Player - Son - Team
Ronnie Lott - Ryan Nece - Tampa Bay
Phil Simms - Chris Simms - Tampa Bay
Otis Wilson - Quincy Wilson - Cincinnati
Walter Payton - Jarret Payton - Tennessee

The Class of 1983

Pick - Team - Player - Pos - School
1. Baltimore - John Elway - QB - Stanford
2. LA Rams - Eric Dickerson - RB - Southern Methodist
3. Seattle - Curt Warner - RB - Penn State
4. Denver - Chris Hinton - OT - Northwestern
6. Chicago - Jimbo Covert - OT - Pittsburgh
10. New York - Terry Kinard - S - Clemson
18. Chicago - Willie Gault - WR - Tennessee
19. Minnesota - Joey Browner - S - Southern California
23. Dallas - Jim Jeffcoat - DE - Arizona State
26. LA Raiders - Don Mosebar - C - Southern California
27. Miami - Dan Marino - QB - Pittsburgh
28. Washington - Darrell Green - S - Texas A&M-Kingsville
37. New York - Leonard Marshall - DE - Louisiana State
45. Tampa Bay - Randy Grimes - C - Baylor
49. San Franisco - Roger Craig - RB - Nebraska
50. Dallas - Mike Walter - LB - Oregon
54. LA Raiders - Bill Pickel - DT - Rutger
64. Chicago - Dave Duerson - S - Notre Dame
68. Cleveland - Reggie Camp - DE - California
84. Washington - Charles Mann - DE - Nevada
87. LA Rams - Chuck Nelson - K - Washington
167. Miami - Reggie Roby - P - Iowa
178. New York - Perry Williams - CB - North Carolina State
203. Chicago - Richard Dent - DE - Tennessee State
219. Chicago - Mark Bortz - OL - Iowa
223. Miami - Mark Clayton - WR - Louisville
250. Miami - Mark Brown - LB - Purdue
274. New York Jets - Danny Fike - OL - Florida
289. San Franisco - Jesse Sapolu - OL - Hawaii
310. Denver - Karl Mecklenburg - LB - Minnesota
316. Cleveland - Paul Farrin - OL - Boston University
334. Minnesota - Anthony Carter - WR - Michigan

Tecmo Legends Birthdays

Team - Player Name - Birthday
NYG - Sean Landeta - January 6th, 1960
LA - Howie Long - January 6th, 1962
WSH - Dexter Manley - February 2nd, 1959
NYG - Lawrence Taylor - February 4th, 1959
CHI - Mike Gentry - February 10th, 1959
DAL - Herschel Walker - March 3rd, 1962
DEN - Tony Dorsett - April 7th, 1954
WSH - Gary Clark - May 1st, 1962
SF - Ronnie Lott - May 8th, 1959
SF - Joe Montana - June 11th, 1956
LA - Tim Brown - July 22nd, 1966
DEN - John Elway - June 28th, 1960
CHI - Walter Payton - July 25th, 1954
NYG - Carl Banks - August 29th, 1962
DEN - Karl Mecklenburg - September 1st, 1960
MIA - Dan Marino - September 15th, 1961
IND - Eric Dickerson - September 20th, 1960
CHI - Steve McMicheal - October 7th, 1957
CHI - Mike Singletary - October 9th, 1959
SF - Jerry Rice - October 13th, 1962
NYG - Phil Simms - November 3rd, 1956
IND - Jack Trudeau - November 13th, 1963
LA - Bo Jackson - November 30th, 1962

Tecmo Player Nicknames

Team - Player Name - Nickname
IND - Albert Bentley - Get Bentley
IND - Duane Bickett - Larry Bird
IND - Bill Brooks - Working Class Hero
IND - Eric Dickerson - E.D.
DEN - Tony Dorsett - Hall of Famer
CHI - Dave Duerson - Dave Deverson
MIA - Mark Duper - Super Duper
SEA - B.J. Edmonds - BJ Edmonds
DAL - Ron Francis - Wiley Veteran
CHI - Mike Gentry - Mike Gentry
DEN - F. Gilbert - Skankbagger
MIA - Lorenzo Hampton - Rodney Hampton
DEN - Mike Horan - Mike Whoran
MIN - Tim Irwin - Hidden Blocker of Doom
DAL - Jim Jeffcoat - The Jeffcoats
LA - Linden King - Beastmaster
SEA - Dave Krieg - The Drunk
SF - Pete Kugler - Man of the People
SEA - Steve Largent - The Congressman
LA - Howie Long - New Jesus
SF - Ronnie Lott - Spider-Man
WSH - Dexter Manley - Run Assassin
MIA - Dan Marino - Dan the Man
NYG - Phil McConkney - McConks
CHI - Jim McMahon - The Gambler
CHI - Steve McMichael - Mongo
CLE - Frank Minnifield - Minnifie
NYG - Joe Morris - BoMo
SF - Jerry Rice - The Greatest of All-Times
NYG - Phil Simms - Reliable Phil Simms
NYG - Lawrence Taylor - God
DAL - Danny White - The Danny White Experience
SF - Mike Wilson - Ass Wilson