National Football League 1950s All-Decade Team

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
Full back	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
Tackle	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
Defensive end	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
Cornerback	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

External links[]

NFL's 1950s All-Decade Team on the Pro Football Hall of Fame website