List of Green Bay Packers NFL All-Decade Team selections

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Woodson standing on a football field in his Packers uniform
Charles Woodson was one of two selections for the 2000s Team.

The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers have competed in the National Football League (NFL) since 1921, two years after their original founding by Curly Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun.[1] They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) and play their home games at Lambeau Field in central Wisconsin.[2][3]

In 1969, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the NFL, the Pro Football Hall of Fame identified NFL All-Decade Teams for the first four decades of the history of the league (1920s, 1930s, 1940s and 1950s).[4] Players were selected based solely on their performance during the specified decade, with accomplishments before or after not considered. After each subsequent decade, a new team was identified, with the most recent being selected for the 2010s.[5] Each team was selected by the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee, which is primarily made up of national sportswriters. The Selection Committee is asked to select specific numbers of typical American football positions to develop the team.[4][6] From the 1920s to the 2000s, each team was split into first-team and second-team selections, although starting with the 2010s Team no distinction was made.[7] Additionally, although standard offensive, defensive and special teams positions were always included, the position names, types of positions and the number of positions did change from decade to decade.[4] As an example, for the 2010s Team, due to its greatly reduced usage, the fullback position was not included and a new "flex" offensive position was added.[8]

The Packers have had 45 players named to All-Decade Teams, with at least one player named to each of the 10 teams.[5] The 1960s Team included 13 Packers players, the most the Packers have had selected to one All-Decade Team, followed closely by the 1930s team and its 10 Packers.[5][9][10] The 1970s team only included one Packers player, Ted Hendricks, who only played one season in the 1970s for the Packers.[11] Of the 45 Packers named to All-Decade Teams, 28 have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and 34 have been inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.[12][13] The most recent Packers selections were for the 2010s Team: Aaron Rodgers, Julius Peppers and Jahri Evans.[14]

Headshot of Dilweg
LaVern Dilweg was the only Packers selection for the 1920s Team who was not inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Hutson catching a football in his uniform
Don Hutson was selected for the 1930s Team.
Lofton posing in his uniform on a football field
James Lofton was selected for the 1980s Team.
Rodgers smiling in his uniform and helmet
Aaron Rodgers was selected for the 2010s Team.
Key
# Inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame[13]
† Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame[12]
‡ Inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame
Green Bay Packers NFL All-Decade Team selections
All-Decade
Team		 # of Packers
selected		 Player Position[a] Seasons with
Packers		 Refs
1920s 5 LaVern Dilweg # End 1927–1934 [15][16]
Cal Hubbard ‡ Tackle 1929–1933, 1935 [15][17]
Walt Kiesling † Guard 1935–1936 [15][18]
Curly Lambeau ‡ Halfback 1919–29 [15][19]
Mike Michalske ‡ Guard 1929–1935, 1937 [15][20]
1930s 10 Johnny "Blood" McNally ‡ Halfback 1929–1933, 1935–1936 [21][22]
Beattie Feathers Halfback 1940 [21][23]
Charles Goldenberg # Guard 1933–1945 [21][24]
Arnie Herber ‡ Quarterback 1930–1940 [21][25]
Clarke Hinkle ‡ Fullback 1932–1941 [21][26]
Don Hutson ‡ Wide receiver 1935–1945 [21][27]
Cecil Isbell # Quarterback 1938–1942 [21][28]
Bill Lee Tackle 1937–1942, 1946 [21][29]
Russ Letlow # Guard 1936–1942, 1946 [21][30]
George Svendsen # Center 1935–1937, 1940–1941 [21][31]
1940s 3 Charley Brock # Center 1939–1947 [32][33]
Tony Canadeo ‡ Halfback 1941–1944, 1946–1952 [32][34]
Baby Ray # Tackle 1938–1948 [32][35]
1950s 2 Len Ford † Defensive end 1958 [36][37]
Emlen Tunnell † Safety 1959–1961 [36][38]
1960s 13 Herb Adderley ‡ Cornerback 1961–1969 [39][40]
Don Chandler # Punter 1965–1967 [39][41]
Willie Davis ‡ Defensive end 1960–1969 [39][42]
Boyd Dowler # Wide receiver 1959–1969 [39][43]
Forrest Gregg ‡ Tackle 1956, 1958–1970 [39][44]
Paul Hornung ‡ Halfback 1957–1962, 1964–1966 [39][45]
Jerry Kramer ‡ Guard 1958–1968 [39][46]
Ray Nitschke ‡ Linebacker 1958–1972 [39][47]
Jim Ringo ‡ Center 1953–1963 [39][48]
Dave Robinson ‡ Linebacker 1963–1972 [39][49]
Bart Starr ‡ Quarterback 1956–1971 [39][50]
Jim Taylor ‡ Fullback 1958–1966 [39][51]
Willie Wood ‡ Safety 1960–1971 [39][52]
1970s 1 Ted Hendricks † Linebacker 1974 [53][54]
1980s 2 John Anderson # Linebacker 1978–1989 [55][56]
James Lofton ‡ Wide receiver 1978–1986 [55][57]
1990s 4 LeRoy Butler ‡ Safety 1990–2001 [58][59]
Brett Favre ‡ Quarterback 1992–2007 [58][60]
Sean Landeta Punter 1998 [58][61]
Reggie White ‡ Defensive end 1993–1998 [58][62]
2000s 2 Darren Sharper Safety 1997–2004 [63][64]
Charles Woodson ‡ Cornerback 2006–2012 [63][65]
2010s 3 Jahri Evans Guard 2017 [66][67]
Julius Peppers † Defensive end 2014–2016 [66][68]
Aaron Rodgers Quarterback 2005–2022 [66][69]

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