I remember a lot of guys who didn’t win it all, but were great players who changed the game.
Dan Fouts, Jim Kelly, Fran Tarkenton, Bert Jones, Philip Rivers come to mind quickly.
Other positions have players who are immortal who never won it all: Deacon Jones, Jim Brown, Gale Sayers, Eric Dickerson, Brian Urlacher, Larry Fitzgerald, Barry Sanders, Billy Sims, OJ Simpson, Earl Campbell, Bo Jackson.
Derrick Henry will likely never get a Super Bowl ring, but I have never seen a talent like his, and will never forget him. Nor will true football fans who have seen him at his best.
Actually... Jim Brown did win a championship in 1964, the pre-Super Bowl era... And we’ll all remember him and of course... O.J. too... Who could forget O.J.? Nicole Simpson’s parents never will.