Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1 | |
| 1969 | 2 | |
| 1970 | 3 | |
| 1971 | 4 | |
| 1972 | 5 | |
| 1973 | 5 | |
| 1974 | 6 | |
| 1975 | 5 | |
| 1976 | 4 | |
| 1977 | 3 | |
| 1978 | 3 | |
| 1979 | 2 | |
| 1980 | 1 | |
| 1981 | 1 |
Data sources
- NFL.com
- Pro Football Reference
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Curley Culp ranks #85 in American Football
Curley Culp ranks 85th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 1287th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 86, Honours 82, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 381 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1968–1981 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1974, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes super bowl titles 1, pro bowls 6, defensive player of the year awards 1, games played 179.
Immediately ahead sits Alan Faneca on 85.8, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Rod Woodson on 85.6. 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.
Curley Culp GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Culp stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1974. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
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Curley Culp — frequently asked
- Is Curley Culp the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Curley Culp ranks 85th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 85.7, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Curley Culp's GOAT Score?
- 85.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Curley Culp rank all time?
- 1287th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 85th within American Football.
- Curley Culp vs Alan Faneca: who ranks higher?
- Alan Faneca, on 85.8 against Curley Culp's 85.7 — a margin of 0.1 points.