San Diego Chargers 40th Anniversary Team
# San Diego Chargers 40th Anniversary Team

The San Diego Chargers announced their 40th Anniversary Team in 2000 to honor the top players and coaches in the history of the National Football League team. The Chargers began play in 1960 as part of the American Football League. The anniversary team included 31 players and coaches voted on by fans and a media panel. Four of the players were active on the 2000 Chargers squad. The team became the Los Angeles Chargers after relocating in 2017.

## Key

Key :

| * | Member of Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| - | - |
| Years | Years with the San Diego Chargers |

## Offense

| Position | Player | Years |
| - | - | - |
| QB | Dan Fouts* | 1973–1987 |
| RB | Keith Lincoln | 1961–1966, 1968 |
| RB | Paul Lowe | 1960–1968 |
| RB | Chuck Muncie | 1980–84 |
| WR | Lance Alworth* | 1962–1970 |
| WR | Wes Chandler | 1981–1987 |
| WR | Charlie Joiner* | 1976–1986 |
| TE | Kellen Winslow* | 1979–1987 |
| T | Ron Mix* | 1960–1969 |
| T | Russ Washington | 1968–1982 |
| G | Ed White | 1978–1985 |
| G | Doug Wilkerson | 1971–1984 |
| C | Don Macek | 1976–1989 |

## Defense

| Position | Player | Years |
| - | - | - |
| DE | Fred Dean* | 1975–1981 |
| DE | Leslie O'Neal | 1986, 1988–1995 |
| DT | Gary Johnson | 1975–1984 |
| DT | Louie Kelcher | 1975–1983 |
| LB | Woodrow Lowe | 1976–1986 |
| LB | Junior Seau* | 1990–2002 |
| LB | Billy Ray Smith | 1983–1992 |
| CB | Gill Byrd | 1983–1992 |
| CB | Speedy Duncan | 1964–1970 |
| S | Rodney Harrison | 1994–2002 |
| S | Charlie McNeil | 1960–1964 |

## Special teams

| Position | Players | Years |
| - | - | - |
| K | Rolf Benirschke | 1977–1986 |
| K | John Carney | 1990–2000 |
| KR | Lionel James | 1984–1988 |
| P | Darren Bennett | 1995–2003 |
| ST | Hank Bauer | 1977–1982 |

## Coaches

| Coach | Years | Ref |
| - | - | - |
| Don Coryell* | 1978–1986 | |
| Sid Gillman* | 1960–1969, 1971 | |
