John Randle John Anthony Randle ( born December 12 , 1967 ) played defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings and the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL . On February 6 , 2010 he was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame . Born in Mumford , Texas , Randle was raised poor , and worked odd jobs when he was young . His brother Ervin Randle played as a linebacker for eight years . Randle played high school football in Hearne , Texas . He started his college playing career at Trinity Valley Community College , before transferring to Texas A & M University – Kingsville . Early NFL career . Randle went undrafted ; he tried out for his brother ' s team , the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , but was thought to be too small , and was not signed to a contract . The 6 ' 1 " 287 - lbs . defensive linemen was picked up by the Vikings during training camp , playing his first season in 1990 . He went to his first Pro Bowl in 1993 after recording 11 . 5 sack s , and was quickly becoming one of the dominant defensive tackles of his era . Once Henry Thomas left the Vikings , Randle increased his training regimen , and became well known for his disarming on - field heckling of opposing players . Randle would record double digit sacks during nine different seasons , including a career - high and league - leading 15 . 5 sacks in 1997 . Randle had an ongoing rivalry with Packers quarterback Brett Favre , whom he sacked more than any other quarterback ; Favre said that Randle was the toughest defensive player he faced and " on artificial turf he ' s unblockable " . To play off the rivalry with Brett Favre , Randle starred in a commercial which featured himself sewing a miniature version of Favre ' s # 4 jersey which he put on a live chicken . The commercial then showed Randle chasing the chicken around what was supposed to be Randle ' s backyard and ended with Randle cooking chicken on his BBQ , leading to fierce protests from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals . Like fellow Minnesota Viking Chris Hovan , Randle was known for eccentric face painting as well as trash talking on the field . Later years in Seattle . At the end of the 2000 season , Randle signed with the Seattle Seahawks , and retired in March 2004 . He had planned to retire a year earlier , but Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren convinced him to stay one more year . The Seahawks made the playoffs two times while he was on the roster , but did not reach the Super Bowl . While with the Seahawks , Randle acquired his final sack . Randle left the NFL tied with Richard Dent for 5th in number of career sacks , and his 137 . 5 career sacks is the most by a defensive tackle in NFL history , aside from Vikings legend Alan Page who had a total of 148 . 5 sacks . Over his career he was named to seven Pro Bowl squads . He was named All Tackle Machine of 1999 by " Tackle : The Magazine " . After football and Legacy . Randle was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame and inducted into the Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor in 2008 . He was eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame starting in 2009 , and was elected in his second year of eligibility in 2010 . Randle was inducted in Canton , OH on August 7 , 2010 alongside Jerry Rice , Emmitt Smith , Floyd Little , Russ Grimm , Rickey Jackson and Dick LeBeau . He was also inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame during the same year and had his number retired by his former high school team . He currently lives in Medina , Minnesota with his wife and children .