Phil Simms

Was the first quarterback selected in the 1979 NFL draft (the same draft that included Joe Montana). Spent his entire 15-year career with the New York Giants, holds most of the team's passing records and had his No. 11 jersey retired on September 4, 1995. Led the Giants to a 39-20 victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXI and was named the game's MVP for a performance in which he completed 22 of 25 passes for 268 yards and three touchdowns. After retiring from football in 1994, made a seamless transition to broadcasting, first with ESPN and NBC before becoming the lead analyst on CBS. In Sports Illustrated in 2001, was named "Most Underrated Quarterback" in NFL history. Coauthored, with Vic Carucci, Sunday Morning Quarterback: Going Deep on the Strategies, Myths and Mayhem of Football (2004). Appeared as himself on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns on 2010.