abc action sports john seibel has the story. >> reporter: he became one of the most feared hitters in the history of the nfl. >> i was happy he was on my team. i wouldn't want to get hit by john. >> you couldn't go have speed or not try hard knowing that you had one of your leaders go >> reporter: super bowl champion, two-time first-team all-pro, nine time pro bowler including five with the another accolade to john lynch's resume. a member of the ring of honor. incredibly, right away, honored, and like i said, it wasn't until i got here last night that it really started -- my name will be up there forever. >> reporter: lynch's career didn't start out that well. the teams he played on didn't win very often. just 24 wins in his first four seasons. >> when the marlins, who had left, had won a world series, i'm saying, that wasn't very intelligent. [laughter] eventually when you have passion for something and you work hard, it will win out. and he did. >> reporter: 2016 could be more memorable for john lynch. he and his formers they former buccaneers head coach are among the 15 finalists