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This is a list of all NFL players who have had outstanding performances throughout the 1950s and have been compiled onto this fantasy group. The team was selected by voters of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Offense[]

Position Player Team(s) College Hall of Famer
Quarterback Otto Graham Cleveland Browns Northwestern Yes
Norm Van Brocklin Los Angeles Rams
Philadelphia Eagles
Oregon Yes
Bobby Layne Detroit Lions
Pittsburgh Steelers
Texas Yes
Running back Frank Gifford New York Giants USC Yes
Ollie Matson Chicago Cardinals
Los Angeles Rams
San Francisco Yes
Hugh McElhenny San Francisco 49ers Washington Yes
Lenny Moore Baltimore Colts Penn State Yes
Full back Alan Ameche Baltimore Colts Wisconsin No
Joe Perry San Francisco 49ers
Baltimore Colts
Compton Community College Yes
Wide receiver Raymond Berry Baltimore Colts Southern Methodist Yes
Tom Fears Los Angeles Rams UCLA Yes
Bobby Walston Philadelphia Eagles Georgia No
Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch Los Angeles Rams Wisconsin
Michigan
Yes
Tackle Rosey Brown New York Giants Morgan State Yes
Bob St. Clair San Francisco 49ers Tulsa Yes
Guard Dick Barwegan Chicago Bears
Baltimore Colts
Purdue No
Jim Parker Baltimore Colts Ohio State Yes
Dick Stanfel Detroit Lions
Washington Redskins
San Francisco No
Center Chuck Bednarik Philadelphia Eagles Pennsylvania Yes

Defense[]

Position Player Team(s) College Hall of Famer
Defensive end Len Ford Cleveland Browns
Green Bay Packers
Michigan Yes
Gino Marchetti Dallas Texans
Baltimore Colts
San Francisco Yes
Defensive tackle Art Donovan New York Yanks
Dallas Texans
Baltimore Colts
Boston College Yes
Leo Nomellini San Francisco 49ers Minnesota Yes
Ernie Stautner Pittsburgh Steelers Boston College Yes
Linebacker Joe Fortunato Chicago Bears VMI
Mississippi State
No
Bill George Chicago Bears Wake Forest Yes
Sam Huff New York Giants West Virginia Yes
Joe Schmidt Detroit Lions Pittsburgh Yes
Cornerback Dick "Night Train" Lane Los Angeles Rams
Chicago Cardinals
Detroit Lions
Scottsbluff Junior College Yes
Jack Butler Pittsburgh Steelers St. Bonaventure No
Safety Jack Christiansen Detroit Lions Colorado State Yes
Yale Lary Detroit Lions Texas A&M Yes
Emlen Tunnell New York Giants
Green Bay Packers
Iowa Yes

Special teams[]

Position Player Team(s) College Hall of Famer
Placekicker Lou Groza Cleveland Browns Ohio State Yes

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