Discover the top 15 NFL players with the most rings as of 2024

Discover the top 15 NFL players with the most rings as of 2024

Claudia Kogi, Cyprine Apindi
updated at February 16, 2024 at 2:50 PM

Did you know the Super Bowl is the annual last playoff game of the National Football League (NFL)? The game determines the league champion, and the winner gets the Super Bowl ring. Some footballers have won more than one ring. Discover the NFL players with the most rings today.

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Winning a Super Bowl ring in the NFL is not a walk in the park. It takes plenty of hard work, perseverance, and excellent playing skills. Some players have won multiple Super Bowl Rings. Many are curious to know who the NFL players with the most rings are.

Top 15 NFL players with the most rings as of 2024

Below is an exploration of the players with the most NFL rings in the history of the league. Learn more about their lives today.

15. Charles Haley - 5

nfl players with the most superbowl rings
Charles Haley makes the San Francisco 49ers 46th pick during round 2 of the 2015 NFL Draft is being held at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, IL. Photo: Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire/Corbis
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  • Full name: Charles Lewis Haley
  • Date of birth: 6th January 1964
  • Age: 60 years (as of 2024)
  • Place of birth: Gladys, Virginia, United States of America
  • Position: Outside linebacker/ defensive end
  • Rings won: 5

Charles Haley is a former player who was an outside linebacker and defensive end in the NFL's San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys. He won two Super Bowls with the 49ers and three with the Dallas Cowboys.

14. Ron Kostelnik - 5

  • Full name: Ronald Michael Kostelnik
  • Date of birth: 14th January 1940
  • Date of death: 29th January 1993
  • Age at death: 53 years
  • Place of birth: Colver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
  • Position: Defensive tackle
  • Rings won: 5

The late Ron Kostelnik was a respected defensive tackle in the NFL for eight seasons with the Green Bay Packers and one with the Baltimore Colts. During his time with Green Bay, the Packers won five NFL championships.

13. Elijah Pitts - 5

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Runningback Elijah Pitts of the Green Bay Packers watches the action from the sidelines during Super Bowl I against the Kansas City Chiefs. Photo: Kidwiler Collection/Diamond Images
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  • Full name: Elijah Eugene Pitts
  • Date of birth: 3rd February 1938
  • Date of death: 10th July 1998
  • Age at death: 60 years
  • Place of birth: Mayflower, Arkansas, United States of America
  • Position: Halfback
  • Rings won: 5

Elijah Pitts was a halfback for ten seasons with the Green Bay Packers. He also played for the Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints for short periods. He is a five-time NFL Champion, i.e. 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, and 1967.

12. Bob Skoronski - 5

  • Full name: Bob Skoronski
  • Date of birth: 5th March 1934
  • Date of death: 30th October 2018
  • Age at death: 84 years
  • Place of birth: Ansonia, Connecticut, United States of America
  • Position: Tackle
  • Rings won: 5

Bob Skoronski is on the list of NFL players with the most Super Bowl rings. He is a five-time NFL champion. He was signed with the Green Bay Packers in 1956 and again from 1959 to 1968.

11. Max McGee - 5

NFL players with the most rings
Max McGee of the Green Bay Packers. Photo: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images
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  • Full name: William Max McGee
  • Date of birth: 16th July 1932
  • Date of death: 20th October 2007
  • Age at death: 75 years
  • Place of birth: Overton, Texas, United States of America
  • Position: Wide receiver and punter
  • Rings won: 5

Max McGee was a wide receiver and punter for the Green Bay Packers in the NFL. He is remembered for scoring the first touchdown in the first Super Bowl in 1967. He won a total of five rings.

10. Willie Wood - 5

  • Full name: William Vernell Wood Sr.
  • Date of birth: 23rd December 1936
  • Date of death: 3rd February 2020
  • Age at death: 83 years
  • Place of birth: Washington, D.C., United States of America
  • Position: Safety
  • Rings won: 5

Willie Wood played as a safety with the Green Bay Packers in the NFL. He was an eight-time Pro Bowler and a nine-time All-Pro. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989, and he won five NFL rings in his career.

9. Willie Davis - 5

  • Full name: Willie D. Davis
  • Date of birth: 24th July 1934
  • Date of death: 15th April 2020
  • Age at death: 84 years
  • Place of birth: Lisbon, Louisiana, United States of America
  • Position: Defensive end
  • Rings won: 5

Willie Davis played college football for the Grambling State Tigers before being drafted in the 1956 NFL Draft. He went on to become a five-time NFL champion before retiring. He passed away after battling kidney failure.

8. Henry Jordan - 5

  • Full name: Henry Wendell Jordan
  • Date of birth: 26th January 1935
  • Date of death: 21st February 1977
  • Age at death: 42 years
  • Place of birth: Emporia, Virginia, United States of America
  • Position: Defensive tackle
  • Rings won: 5

The late Henry Jordan was a defensive tackle for 13 seasons with the Cleveland Browns and Green Bay Packers. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and a five-time NFL champion.

7. Ray Nitschke - 5

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Green Bay Packers linebacker Ray Nitschke. Photo: Getty Images
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  • Full name: Raymond Ernest Nitschke
  • Date of birth: 29th December 1936
  • Date of death: 8th March 1998
  • Age at death: 61 years
  • Place of birth: Elmwood Park, Illinois, United States of America
  • Position: Middle linebacker
  • Rings won: 5

Ray Nitschke spent his entire 15-year career as a middle linebacker with the Green Bay Packers. His name was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978. He led the Packers to five NFL championships.

6. Jerry Kramer - 5

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Jerry Kramer at the 2016 Bart Starr Award at the grand ballroom of the Hilton Union Square in San Francisco, California. Photo: Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire
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  • Full name: Gerald Louis Kramer
  • Date of birth: 23rd January 1936
  • Age: 88 years (as of 2024)
  • Place of birth: Jordan, Montana, United States of America
  • Position: Offensive lineman
  • Rings won: 5

Jerry Kramer is a former football player who played as an offensive lineman. He is now an author and sports commentator. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018 and is a five-time NFL champion.

5. Bart Starr - 5

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Bart Starr at the FedEx Air and Ground Players of the Year press conference during Super Bowl XLV at the Sheraton Dallas - Motorola Super Bowl XLV Media Centre. Photo: Cliff Welch/Icon SMI/Corbis
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  • Full name: Bryan Bartlett Starr
  • Date of birth: 9th January 1934
  • Date of death: 26th May 2019
  • Age at death: 85 years
  • Place of birth: Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America
  • Position: Quarterback
  • Rings won: 5

The late Bart Starr was a football quarterback and head coach for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. He is a five-time NFL champion with the Green Bay Packers.

4. Herb Adderley - 6

  • Full name: Herbert Anthony Adderley
  • Date of birth: 8th June 1939
  • Date of death: 30th October 2020
  • Age at death: 81 years
  • Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
  • Position: Cornerback
  • Rings won: 6

The late Herb Adderley is one of the players with the most Super Bowl rings in the history of the NFL. He was a cornerback for the Green Bay Packers, and the Dallas Cowboys. He was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980.

3. Forrest Gregg - 6

NFL players with the most rings
Forrest Gregg after being released yesterday from the last two years of his contract, allowing him to accept a multi-year contract at NFL's Cincinnati Bengals. Photo: Boris Spremo/Toronto Star
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  • Full name: Alvis Forrest Gregg
  • Date of birth: 18th October 1933
  • Date of death: 12th April 2019
  • Age at death: 85 years
  • Place of birth: Birthright, Texas, United States of America
  • Position: Offensive tackle
  • Rings won: 6

The late Forrest Gregg was an offensive tackle for 16 seasons with the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys. He was a part of six NFL championships. Five of them were with the Green Bay Packers and the other with the Dallas Cowboys with a win in Super Bowl VI.

2. Fuzzy Thurston - 6

  • Full name: Frederick Charles "Fuzzy" Thurston
  • Date of birth: 29th December 1933
  • Date of death: 14th December 2014
  • Age at death: 80 years
  • Place of birth: Altoona, Wisconsin, United States of America
  • Position: Offensive guard
  • Rings won: 6

Fuzzy Thurston passed away a few days before his 81st birthday. He played as an offensive guard for the Baltimore Colts and the Green Bay Packers. He was a six-time NFL champion and Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame inductee.

1. Tom Brady - 7

NFL players with the most rings
Tom Brady attends the Los Angeles Premiere Screening of Paramount Pictures' "80 For Brady" at Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
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  • Full name: Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr.
  • Date of birth: 3rd August 1977
  • Age: 46 years (as of 2024)
  • Place of birth: San Mateo, California, United States of America
  • Position: Quarterback
  • Rings won: 7

Tom Brady is a retired football quarterback who played in the NFL for 23 seasons. He is a seven-time Super Bowl champion with a highly decorated career. He played for the New England Patriots from 2000 to 2019 and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2020 to 2022.

Recap of the top NFL players with the most rings

Rank

Name

Rings

1

Tom Brady

7

2

Fuzzy Thurston

6

3

Forrest Gregg

6

4

Herb Adderley

6

5

Bart Starr

5

6

Jerry Kramer

5

7

Ray Nitschke

5

8

Henry Jordan

5

9

Willie Davis

5

10

Willie Wood

5

11

Max McGee

5

12

Bob Skoronski

5

13

Elijah Pitts

5

14

Ron Kostelnik

5

15

Charles Haley

5

Who is an active NFL player with the most rings?

There is no active NFL player with multiple rings as of 2024. The youngest ring winner, Tom Brady, retired in 2022.

Who has the most Super Bowl rings?

Tom Brady has the highest number of Super Bowl Rings. He has seven.

Who has 2 Super Bowl rings?

Some of the players with two Super Bowl rings are Zeke Bratkowski, Fletcher Cox, Linval Joseph, Brandon Graham, Ndamukong Suh, Carlos Dunlap, Darius Slay, and Lane Johnson.

Who has won the most Super Bowls?

Tom Brady has won the most Super Bowls, i.e., seven.

Who has the most rings in the NFL?

Tom Brady has the most rings in the NFL. He is a seven-time Super Bowl champion.

Who has 9 Super Bowl rings?

No one has won nine Super Bowls so far. The highest number won is seven by Tom Brady.

All football fans want to know who the NFL players with the most rings are. We hope your favourite football legend has appeared on the list.

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