Larry Wilson, a Hall of Fame safety for the St. Louis Cardinals between 1960 and 1972, helped popularize the safety blitz in professional football. A “cat-like defender,” as described by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Wilson was a Rigby, Idaho native who went from being a seventh round draft pick in the NFL to an eight-time Pro Bowler who intercepted 52 passes in his career. His five first-team All-Pro selections are as many as HOF safeties Ronnie Lott and Ed Reed. During a game against Pittsburgh in 1965, Wilson played with two broken hands, yet was still able to deflect a pass and picked the ball off. The tough and gritty Wilson had his number retired by the Cardinals in 1972.