1. John Anthony Randle was born on December 12,1967 and is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for eleven seasons for the Minnesota Vikings and three seasons for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League.
John Randle was a six-time first-team All-Pro and seven-time Pro Bowler.
John Randle is considered one of the greatest undrafted players of all time.
John Randle went to his first Pro Bowl in 1993 after recording 11.5 sacks, and quickly became one of his era's dominant defensive tackles.
Once Henry Thomas left the Vikings, John Randle increased his training regimen.
John Randle recorded double-digit sacks during nine different seasons, including a career-high and league-leading 15.5 in 1997.
John Randle had an ongoing rivalry with Packers quarterback Brett Favre, whom he sacked more than any other quarterback; Favre said that John Randle was the toughest defensive player he faced and that "on artificial turf he's unblockable".
The commercial then showed John Randle chasing the chicken around what was supposed to be John Randle's backyard and ended with him grilling chicken, leading to fierce protests by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
John Randle's pass-rushing techniques were motion-captured for 989 Sports's NFL Xtreme series.
John Randle was the cover athlete for the second game in the series.
John Randle had planned to retire in 2003, but Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren convinced him to stay one more year.
John Randle left the NFL tied with Richard Dent for fifth in career sacks.
John Randle was named All Tackle Machine of 1999 by Tackle: The Magazine.
John Randle was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame and inducted into the Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor in 2008.
John Randle was eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame starting in 2009, and was elected in 2010.
John Randle was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame that year and had his number retired by his former high school team.
In 2019, John Randle was inducted into the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame.
John Randle served as a Minnesota delegate to the 2024 Democratic National Convention.