Nine Miami Hurricanes Selected in SI MMQB All-Time NFL Draft
became the second player from the University of Miami when he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990. While at Miami, Hendricks finished fifth in the 1968 Heisman Trophy
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Hendricks played defensive end at Miami. In three years he finished with 327 tackles. In his Junior season at the U, Hendricks forced nine turnovers.
Hendricks played in the NFL from 1968-83. He won four Super Bowls in his career. Hendricks was one of the first hybrid defensive end-linebackers. He finished his NFL Career with 26 interceptions and 16 Fumble recoveries.
Sacks were not an official NFL Statistic until the last two seasons on Hendricks career. Those numbers would have been high.
In the MMQB all-time NFL draft, Hendricks was selected by former Packers General Manager Ron Wolf. Below is the profile from Sports Illustrated.
Ron Wolf Sports Illustrated Bio is:
"“A 38-year NFL executive. Wolf was Al Davis’s right-hand personnel man in Oakland and built three Super Bowl teams, including the Brett Favre-led Packers powerhouse. Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015.”"
LB Ted Hendricks (1969-1983)
"“The Mad Stork” began his career as a second-round draft pick by Don Shula’s Colts, with whom he won a Super Bowl. He was traded to the Packers for a season (and named All-Pro) in 1974, then poached by Al Davis’s Raiders, with whom Hendricks won three more rings, finishing his career with a 38-9 victory over Washington in Super Bowl XVIII. A rangy, durable linebacker with a nose for the football, Hendricks made All-Pro with all three teams and eight Pro Bowls, and was enshrined in Canton in 1990."