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Bengals All-50 Team Announced

Bill Rinehart
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WVXU
Large three-dimensional sculptures celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Bengals are placed around town.

In April, the Bengals announced plans for fans and media to vote on the 50 best retired players throughout the history of the team in honor of the team's 50th anniversary.

More than 160,000 fan votes were cast.

Once all 50 players were chosen, they were narrowed down to the top players in each position.

Players were selected based on career statistics, team records and votes from the Bengals First 50. Twenty-six of the retired players and two head coaches made the All-50th Team.

The All-50th Team will be pictured on banners that will be unveiled at the Bengals' regular season home opener against the Baltimore Ravens on September 10.

Here are the top 50 players as chosen by fans and media.

Bengals Top 50 by WVXU News on Scribd

Fans and the media combined chose the top 50 players. Fan votes counted for 50 percent of the decision and media who had covered the Bengals in the past or currently counted for 50 percent. Voting went from April 20 until June 15.

The Bengals released part of the list each day from Sunday, July 16 until Thursday, July 20.

More information about the top 50 can be found at www.bengals.com/50.