DB | 1993-1994

Inducted: 2000

Lott made only a career-closing two-year stop with the New York Jets, but he brought a lot with him for his short tenure: his hard-hitting style, winning mentality, trademark athleticism and uncanny ability to sense the direction a play was about to take and then somehow disrupt it.
"Ronnie's like a middle linebacker playing safety," Hall of Fame coach Tom Landry once said. "He's devastating. He may dominate the secondary better than anyone I've seen."

An All-American at Southern Cal, Lott was San Francisco's first-round selection, eighth overall, in the 1981 draft. He made an immediate impression, being named the 49ers' starting left cornerback from his first day in training camp.
In his rookie season, he led a young secondary that helped the Niners win Super Bowl XVI. En route, he became the second rookie in NFL history to return three interceptions for touchdowns, and his outstanding play resulted in his finishing second to another defensive standout, Lawrence Taylor, for Rookie of the Year honors.

Lott played started at all four base secondary positions in his 14-year career and earned 10 Pro Bowl invitations at three positions: CB, FS and SS. As a free safety, where he had the freedom to cover the whole field, he was at his most effective. In 1986, perhaps his finest season, he played 14 games at FS before an injury sidelined him, yet led the league with a career-high 10 INTs. He surpassed 1,000 career tackles in 1993 and had five 100-tackle seasons. He finished with 63 career INTs, his final three coming with the Jets in 1993. In 20 playoff starts, he had nine INTs, 89 tackles, one FF, one FR and two TDs, and earned four Super Bowl rings with the 49ers. He was an eight-time All-Pro and was named to the NFL's 75th Anniversary Team.