National Football League 1950s All-Decade Team

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.

All information can be Referenced at the Hall of Fame website^[1]

Position	Player	College	Team(s)	Years	Hall of Fame Class
Quarterback	Graham, Otto Otto Graham	Northwestern	Cleveland Browns ^[N1]	1946–55	1965
	Layne, Bobby Bobby Layne	Texas	Chicago Bears	1948	1967
			New York Bulldogs	1949
			Detroit Lions	1950–58
			Pittsburgh Steelers	1958–62
	Van Brocklin, Norm Norm Van Brocklin	Oregon	Los Angeles Rams	1949–57	1971
			Philadelphia Eagles	1958–60
Halfback	Gifford, Frank Frank Gifford	USC	New York Giants	1952–60, 1962–64	1977
	Matson, Ollie Ollie Matson	San Francisco	Chicago Cardinals	1952, 1954–58	1972
			Los Angeles Rams	1959–62
			Detroit Lions	1963
			Philadelphia Eagles	1964–66
	McElhenny, Hugh Hugh McElhenny	Washington	San Francisco 49ers	1952–60	1970
			Minnesota Vikings	1961–62
			New York Giants	1963
			Detroit Lions	1964
	Moore, Lenny Lenny Moore	Penn State	Baltimore Colts	1956–67	1975
Fullback	Ameche, Alan Alan Ameche	Wisconsin	Baltimore Colts	1955–60	Not Inducted
	Perry, Joe Joe Perry	Compton Junior College	San Francisco 49ers^[N1]	1948–60, 1963	1969
			Baltimore Colts	1961–62
End	Berry, Raymond Raymond Berry	Southern Methodist	Baltimore Colts	1955–67	1973
	Fears, Tom Tom Fears	Santa Clara UCLA	Los Angeles Rams	1948–56	1970
	Walston, Bobby Bobby Walston	Georgia	Philadelphia Eagles	1951–62	Not Inducted
Halfback-End	Hirsch, Elroy “Crazy Legs”Elroy “Crazy Legs” Hirsch	Wisconsin Michigan	Chicago Rockets ^[N1]	1946–48	1968
			Los Angeles Rams	1949–57
Tackle	Brown, Roosevelt Roosevelt Brown	Morgan State	New York Giants	1953–65	1975
	St. Clair, Bob Bob St. Clair	San Francisco Tulsa	San Francisco 49ers	1953–63	1990
Guard	Barwegan, Dick Dick Barwegan	Purdue	New York Yankees ^[N1]	1947	Not Inducted
			Baltimore Colts^[N1]	1948–49
			Chicago Bears	1950–52
			Baltimore Colts	1953–54
	Parker, Jim Jim Parker	Ohio State	Baltimore Colts	1957–67	1973
	Stanfel, Dick Dick Stanfel	San Francisco	Detroit Lions	1952–55	2016
			Washington Redskins	1956–58
Center	Bednarik, Chuck Chuck Bednarik	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia Eagles	1949–62	1967
Kicker	Groza, LouLou Groza	Ohio State	Cleveland Browns^[N1]	1949–59, 1961–67	1974
End	Ford, Len Len Ford	Morgan State Michigan	Los Angeles Dons^[N1]	1948–49	1976
			Cleveland Browns	1950–57
			Green Bay Packers	1958
	Marchetti, Gino Gino Marchetti	San Francisco	Dallas Texans^[N1]	1952	1972
			Baltimore Colts	1953–64, 1966
Tackle	Donovan, Art Art Donovan	Boston College	Baltimore Colts	1950	1968
			New York Yanks	1951
			Dallas Texans	1952
			Baltimore Colts	1953–61
	Nomellini, Leo Leo Nomellini	Minnesota	San Francisco 49ers	1950–63	1969
	Stautner, ErnieErnie Stautner	Boston College	Pittsburgh Steelers	1950–63	1969
Linebacker	Fortunato, Joe Joe Fortunato	VMI Mississippi State	Chicago Bears	1955–66	Not Inducted
	George, Bill Bill George	Wake Forest	Chicago Bears	1952–65	1974
			Los Angeles Rams	1966
	Huff, Sam Sam Huff	West Virginia	New York Giants	1956–63	1974
			Washington Redskins	1964–67, 1969
	Schmidt, JoeJoe Schmidt	Pittsburgh	Detroit Lions	1953–1965	1973
Halfback	Butler, Jack Jack Butler	St. Bonaventure	Pittsburgh Steelers	1951–59	2012
	Lane, Dick “Night Train”Dick “Night Train” Lane	Scottsbluff Junior College	Los Angeles Rams	1952–1953	1974
			Chicago Cardinals	1954–59
			Detroit Lions	1960–65
Safety	Christiansen, Jack Jack Christiansen	Colorado State	Detroit Lions	1951–58	1970
	Lary, Yale Yale Lary	Texas A&M	Detroit Lions	1952–53, 1956–64	1979
	Tunnell, Emlen Emlen Tunnell	Toledo Iowa	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 ^[2]

References

1. "NFL’s All Decade Team of the 1950’s". ProFootballHallofFame.com. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
2. "Hall of Famers: Yearly Finalists". ProFootballHoF.com. Retrieved 16 February 2013.