Editing Ted Hendricks (section)

==Accomplishments==
Hendricks was a member of four [[Super Bowl]]-winning teams (three with the Raiders and one with the Colts)<ref name=":0" /> and was a [[Pro Bowl]] selection eight times, at least once with each of his three NFL teams.<ref name=":2" />

Hendricks played in 215 consecutive regular-season games.<ref name=":0" /> He also participated in eight Pro Bowl games, seven AFC championships, and four Super Bowls (V with the Colts, XI, XV and XVIII with the Raiders). Hendricks was named first team All-Pro as a Colt in [[1971 All-Pro Team|1971]], as a Packer in [[1984 All-Pro Team|1974]], and twice as a Raider in [[1980 All-Pro Team|1980]] and [[1982 All-Pro Team|1982]]. He also earned second-team All-Pro honors five other times (1972, '73, '76, '77, '78).  He He also earned All-conference honors in 1971, '72, '74, '76, '80, '81 and '82, while being named 2nd-team All-AFC in 1973, '78 and '83.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":12" />

Hendricks is the all-time kick blocker with 25, and in 2019 the ''NFL Football Journal'' named him the best punt and kick blocker of all time. He had 26 interceptions (including one touchdown return), 16 fumble recoveries, and four safeties over his career. The four safeties are tied for most in a career. Unofficially, he had 60.5 sacks for his career.<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Ted Hendricks, Hall of Fame Story, Las Vegas Raiders |url=https://www.raiders.com/history/ted-hendricks |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=Las Vegas Raiders |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Most Safeties In NFL History |url=https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/most-safeties-in-nfl-history |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=StatMuse |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4" /> His final game was a Raiders victory in [[Super Bowl XVIII]], starting at left linebacker.<ref name=":2" />

Hendricks was elected to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 1990, his second year of eligibility.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":10" /> In 1999, he was ranked number 64 on ''[[The Sporting News]]''' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players. In 2019, Hendricks was selected as a member of the [[NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL 100 |url=https://www.nfl.com/100/all-time-team/roster |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1994, he was named as one of the members of the [[NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team|NFL's all time 75th anniversary team]].<ref name=":3" /> He was named to the [[NFL 1970s All-Decade Team]], and [[NFL 1980s All-Decade Team|1980s All Decade Team]].<ref name=":10" /> During the commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the NFL, Ted Hendricks was named 82nd in "Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players" of all time.  In 2021, ''[[The Athletic]]'' listed him as the 77th greatest player ever.<ref name=":0" />

He became a member of the California Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ted Hendricks : California Sports Hall of Fame |url=https://californiasportshalloffame.org/inductees/ted-hendricks/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=californiasportshalloffame.org}}</ref>

He currently works on behalf of ex-players as part of the Hall of Fame Players Association, where he has served as vice-president.<ref name=":8" />  His Ted Hendricks Foundation supports health, education and research programs.  Since 2002, the [[Ted Hendricks Award]] is presented to the most outstanding collegiate player at defensive end each year.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |date=2023-12-07 |title=List of Ted Hendricks Award Winners by Year |url=https://collegefootballnetwork.com/list-of-ted-hendricks-award-winners/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=collegefootballnetwork.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

He has been awarded the Order of the Quetzal, the highest award for civilians, by his native Guatemala.<ref name=":8" />

Ted Hendricks Stadium in Hialeah, Florida, is named in his honor.