1979 All-Pro Team

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The following is a list of players that were named to the Associated Press All-Pro Team, the Newspaper Enterprise Association All-Pro team and the Pro Football Writers Association, and Pro Football Weekly All-Pro teams in 1979. Both first- and second- teams are listed for the AP and NEA teams. These are the four All-Pro teams that were included in the Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League and compose the Consensus All-pro team for 1979.

Offense

Position	First Team	Second Team
Quarterback	Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW)	Brian Sipe, Cleveland Browns (AP-2) Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh Steelers (NEA-2)
Running back	Earl Campbell, Houston Oilers (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW) Ottis Anderson, St. Louis Cardinals (AP, PFWA) Walter Payton, Chicago Bears (NEA, PFW)	Wilbert Montgomery, Philadelphia Eagles (AP-2) Franco Harris, Pittsburgh Steelers (NEA-2) Walter Payton, Chicago Bears (AP-2) Ottis Anderson, St. Louis Cardinals (NEA-2)
Wide receiver	John Stallworth, Pittsburgh Steelers (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW) John Jefferson, San Diego Chargers (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW)	Steve Largent, Seattle Seahawks (AP-2) Harold Carmichael, Philadelphia Eagles (AP-2) Ahmad Rashad, Minnesota Vikings (NEA-2) Wes Chandler, New Orleans Saints (NEA-2)
Tight end	Dave Casper, Oakland Raiders (AP, PFW) Ozzie Newsome, Cleveland Browns (PFWA) Raymond Chester, Oakland Raiders (NEA)	Dave Casper, Oakland Raiders (NEA-2) Ozzie Newsome, Cleveland Browns (AP-2)
Tackle	Leon Gray, Houston Oilers (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW) Marvin Powell, New York Jets (AP, PFWA, PFW) Jon Kolb, Pittsburgh Steelers (NEA)	Russ Washington, San Diego Chargers (AP-2, NEA-2) Stan Walters, Philadelphia Eagles (AP-2) Marvin Powell, New York Jets (NEA-2)
Guard	John Hannah, New England Patriots (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW) Joe DeLamielleure, Buffalo Bills (NEA, PFWA) Bob Young, Houston Oilers (AP, PFW)	Ed White, San Diego Chargers (AP-2) Doug Wilkerson, San Diego Chargers (NEA-2) Gerry Mullins, Pittsburgh Steelers (NEA-2) Joe DeLamielleure, Buffalo Bills (AP-2)
Center	Mike Webster, Pittsburgh Steelers (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW)	Jeff Van Note, Atlanta Falcons (AP-2) Jack Rudnay, Kansas City Chiefs (NEA-2)

Defense

Position	First Team	Second Team
Defensive end	Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW) Jack Youngblood, Los Angeles Rams (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW)	Harvey Martin, Dallas Cowboys (AP-2, NEA-2) Elvin Bethea, Houston Oilers (AP-2) Bubba Baker, Detroit Lions (NEA-2) Joe Klecko New York Jets (UPI)
Defensive tackle	Randy White, Dallas Cowboys (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW) Joe Greene, Pittsburgh Steelers (PFWA, PFW) Larry Brooks, Los Angeles Rams (AP) Charlie Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles (NEA)	Bob Baumhower, Miami Dolphins (AP-2) Curley Culp, Houston Oilers (AP-2) Gary Johnson, San Diego Chargers (NEA-2) Joe Greene, Pittsburgh Steelers (NEA-2)
Middle linebacker	Jack Lambert, Pittsburgh Steelers (AP, NEA, PFW) Randy Gradishar, Denver Broncos (PFWA, PFW)	Randy Gradishar, Denver Broncos (AP-2, NEA-2)
Outside linebacker	Jack Ham, Pittsburgh Steelers (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW) Robert Brazile, Houston Oilers (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW)	Dewey Selmon, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (AP-2) Jim Youngblood, Los Angeles Rams (AP-2) Dave Lewis, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NEA-2) Tom Jackson, Denver Broncos (NEA-2)
Cornerback	Louis Wright, Denver Broncos (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW) Lemar Parrish, Washington Redskins (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW)	Mike Haynes, New England Patriots (AP-2, NEA-2) Mel Blount, Pittsburgh Steelers (AP-2, NEA-2)
Safety	Mike Reinfeldt, Houston Oilers (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW) Donnie Shell, Pittsburgh Steelers (AP, NEA) Gary Fencik, Chicago Bears (PFWA) Tommy Myers, New Orleans Saints (PFW)	Thom Darden, Cleveland Browns (AP-2) Ken Houston, Washington Redskins (AP-2) Billy Thompson, Denver Broncos (NEA-2) Tim Foley, Miami Dolphins (NEA-2)

Special teams

Position	First Team	Second Team
Kicker	Toni Fritsch, Houston Oilers (AP, NEA, PFWA) Mark Moseley, Washington Redskins (PFW)	Mark Moseley, Washington Redskins (AP-2, NEA-2)
Punter	Bob Grupp, Kansas City Chiefs (NEA, PFWA, PFW) Dave Jennings, New York Giants (AP)	Ray Guy, Oakland Raiders (NEA-2) Bob Grupp, Kansas City Chiefs (AP-2)
Kick Returner	Rick Upchurch, Denver Broncos (PFWA) Tony Nathan, Miami Dolphins (AP) Ira Matthews, Oakland Raiders (PFW)	Rick Upchurch, Denver Broncos (AP-2)
Punt Returner	Rick Upchurch, Denver Broncos (PFW) J. T. Smith, Kansas City (PFWA)

Key

AP = Associated Press All-Pro team; AP-2 Associated Press Second-team All-Pro; PFWA = Pro Football Writers Association All-Pro team; NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association All-Pro team.; NEA-2 Newspaper Enterprise Association Second-team All-Pro; PFW = Pro Football Weekly All-Pro team; t = players tied in votes.

References

Pro-Football-Reference.com

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