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American Football · Linebacker · United States

Charles Haley

1986–1999 · The first player to win five Super Bowl rings.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
85.3
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 74.9
Super Bowl titles
5
Pro Bowl selections
5
Career sacks
100.5
First-team All-Pro selections
2
Seasons played
13

Category profile

Dominance
80
Peak
90
Longevity
78
Honours
94
Statistics
86

Career timeline · Touchdowns per season

SeasonTouchdowns per seasonShare of career
198655
198763
198871
198979
199087
199195
199288
199380
199473
199565
199658
199750
199843
199935

Data sources

  • Pro Football Hall of Fame
  • NFL official records
  • Pro-Football-Reference

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Charles Haley ranks #232 in American Football

Charles Haley ranks 232nd among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2360th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 90, Longevity 78, Honours 94, Statistics 86. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 340 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1986–1999 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1991, which sets the Peak component at 90. Honours is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes super bowl titles 5, pro bowl selections 5, career sacks 100.5, first-team all-pro selections 2.

Immediately ahead sits J.J. Watt on 85.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Tom Fears on 85.3. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

Charles Haley GOAT Score explained

Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Haley stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full American Football cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1991. Scored 90/100.
Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
Honours94/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 94/100.
Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.

Charles Haley — frequently asked

Is Charles Haley the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Charles Haley ranks 232nd in American Football with a GOAT Score of 85.3, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
What is Charles Haley's GOAT Score?
85.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 94 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Charles Haley rank all time?
2360th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 232nd within American Football.
Charles Haley vs J.J. Watt: who ranks higher?
Charles Haley, on 85.3 against J.J. Watt's 85.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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