NFL 1950s All-Decade Team
Official list of the NFL's best players in the 1950s
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This is a list of all NFL players who had outstanding performances throughout the 1950s and have been compiled together into this fantasy group. The team was selected by voters of the Pro Football Hall of Fame retroactively in 1969 to mark the league's 50th anniversary.[1]
| Position | Player | Team(s) | Years | Hall of Fame Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Offense | ||||
| Quarterback | Otto Graham | Cleveland Browns [N1] | 1946–55 | 1965 |
| Bobby Layne | Chicago Bears | 1948 | 1967 | |
| New York Bulldogs | 1949 | |||
| Detroit Lions | 1950–58 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1958–62 | |||
| Norm Van Brocklin | Los Angeles Rams | 1949–57 | 1971 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1958–60 | |||
| Halfback | Frank Gifford | New York Giants | 1952–60, 1962–64 | 1977 |
| Ollie Matson | Chicago Cardinals | 1952, 1954–58 | 1972 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 1959–62 | |||
| Detroit Lions | 1963 | |||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1964–66 | |||
| Hugh McElhenny | San Francisco 49ers | 1952–60 | 1970 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 1961–62 | |||
| New York Giants | 1963 | |||
| Detroit Lions | 1964 | |||
| Lenny Moore | Baltimore Colts | 1956–67 | 1975 | |
| Fullback | Alan Ameche | Baltimore Colts | 1955–60 | Not Inducted |
| Joe Perry | San Francisco 49ers[N1] | 1948–60, 1963 | 1969 | |
| Baltimore Colts | 1961–62 | |||
| End | Raymond Berry | Baltimore Colts | 1955–67 | 1973 |
| Tom Fears | Los Angeles Rams | 1948–56 | 1970 | |
| Bobby Walston | Philadelphia Eagles | 1951–62 | Not Inducted | |
| Halfback-End | Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch | Chicago Rockets [N1] | 1946–48 | 1968 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 1949–57 | |||
| Tackle | Roosevelt Brown | New York Giants | 1953–65 | 1975 |
| Bob St. Clair | San Francisco 49ers | 1953–63 | 1990 | |
| Guard | Dick Barwegen | New York Yankees [N1] | 1947 | Not Inducted |
| Baltimore Colts[N1] | 1948–49 | |||
| Chicago Bears | 1950–52 | |||
| Baltimore Colts | 1953–54 | |||
| Jim Parker | Baltimore Colts | 1957–67 | 1973 | |
| Dick Stanfel | Detroit Lions | 1952–55 | 2016 | |
| Washington Redskins | 1956–58 | |||
| Center | Chuck Bednarik | Philadelphia Eagles | 1949–62 | 1967 |
| Kicker | Lou Groza | Cleveland Browns[N1] | 1949–59, 1961–67 | 1974 |
Defense | ||||
| End | Len Ford | Los Angeles Dons[N1] | 1948–49 | 1976 |
| Cleveland Browns | 1950–57 | |||
| Green Bay Packers | 1958 | |||
| Gino Marchetti | Dallas Texans[N1] | 1952 | 1972 | |
| Baltimore Colts | 1953–64, 1966 | |||
| Tackle | Art Donovan | Baltimore Colts | 1950 | 1968 |
| New York Yanks | 1951 | |||
| Dallas Texans | 1952 | |||
| Baltimore Colts | 1953–61 | |||
| Leo Nomellini | San Francisco 49ers | 1950–63 | 1969 | |
| Ernie Stautner | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1950–63 | 1969 | |
| Linebacker | Joe Fortunato | Chicago Bears | 1955–66 | Not Inducted |
| Bill George | Chicago Bears | 1952–65 | 1974 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 1966 | |||
| Sam Huff | New York Giants | 1956–63 | 1982 | |
| Washington Redskins | 1964–67, 1969 | |||
| Joe Schmidt | Detroit Lions | 1953–1965 | 1973 | |
| Halfback | Jack Butler | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1951–59 | 2012 |
| Richard "Night Train" Lane | Los Angeles Rams | 1952–1953 | 1974 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | 1954–59 | |||
| Detroit Lions | 1960–65 | |||
| Safety | Jack Christiansen | Detroit Lions | 1951–58 | 1970 |
| Yale Lary | Detroit Lions | 1952–53, 1956–64 | 1979 | |
| Emlen Tunnell | New York Giants | 1948–58 | 1967 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 1959–61 | |||
Notes:
- N1 Team that belonged to the All-America Football Conference for at least part of the player's tenure [3]
