National Football League 1950s All-Decade Team

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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.

Contents

[edit] Offense

Position Player Team(s) played for 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 Southern California 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
Joe Perry San Francisco 49ers
Baltimore Colts		 Compton Community Yes
End Raymond Berry Baltimore Colts South Methodist Yes
Tom Fears Los Angeles Rams UCLA Yes
Bobby Walston Philadelphia Eagles Georgia
Elroy Hirsch Los Angeles Rams Michigan Yes
Tackle Roosevelt Brown New York Giants Morgan State Yes
Bob St. Clair San Francisco 49ers Tulsa Yes
Guard Dick Barwegan Chicago Bears
Baltimore Colts		 Purdue
Jim Parker Baltimore Colts Ohio State Yes
Dick Stanfel Detroit Lions
Washington Redskins		 San Francisco JC
San Francisco
Center Chuck Bednarik Philadelphia Eagles Pennsylvania Yes

[edit] Defense

Position Player Team(s) played for 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 Yes
Leo Nomellini San Francisco 49ers Minnesota Yes
Ernie Stautner Pittsburgh Steelers Boston Yes
Linebacker Joe Fortunato Chicago Bears Virginia Military Institute
Mississippi State
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		 Scottsbluff Yes
Jack Butler Pittsburgh Steelers St. Bonaventure
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

[edit] Special teams

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

[edit] External links

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