NFL 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.^[1]

Information referenced from the Hall of Fame website^[2]

Position	Player	Team(s)	Years	Hall of Fame Class
Offense
Quarterback	Otto Graham	Cleveland Browns [N1]	1946–55	1965
	Bobby Layne	Chicago Bears	1948	1967
		New York Bulldogs	1949
		Detroit Lions	1950–58
		Pittsburgh Steelers	1958–62
	Norm Van Brocklin	Los Angeles Rams	1949–57	1971
		Philadelphia Eagles	1958–60
Halfback	Frank Gifford	New York Giants	1952–60, 1962–64	1977
	Ollie Matson	Chicago Cardinals	1952, 1954–58	1972
		Los Angeles Rams	1959–62
		Detroit Lions	1963
		Philadelphia Eagles	1964–66
	Hugh McElhenny	San Francisco 49ers	1952–60	1970
		Minnesota Vikings	1961–62
		New York Giants	1963
		Detroit Lions	1964
	Lenny Moore	Baltimore Colts	1956–67	1975
Fullback	Alan Ameche	Baltimore Colts	1955–60	Not Inducted
	Joe Perry	San Francisco 49ers[N1]	1948–60, 1963	1969
		Baltimore Colts	1961–62
End	Raymond Berry	Baltimore Colts	1955–67	1973
	Tom Fears	Los Angeles Rams	1948–56	1970
	Bobby Walston	Philadelphia Eagles	1951–62	Not Inducted
Halfback-End	Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch	Chicago Rockets [N1]	1946–48	1968
		Los Angeles Rams	1949–57
Tackle	Roosevelt Brown	New York Giants	1953–65	1975
	Bob St. Clair	San Francisco 49ers	1953–63	1990
Guard	Dick Barwegen	New York Yankees [N1]	1947	Not Inducted
		Baltimore Colts[N1]	1948–49
		Chicago Bears	1950–52
		Baltimore Colts	1953–54
	Jim Parker	Baltimore Colts	1957–67	1973
	Dick Stanfel	Detroit Lions	1952–55	2016
		Washington Redskins	1956–58
Center	Chuck Bednarik	Philadelphia Eagles	1949–62	1967
Kicker	Lou Groza	Cleveland Browns[N1]	1949–59, 1961–67	1974
Defense
End	Len Ford	Los Angeles Dons[N1]	1948–49	1976
		Cleveland Browns	1950–57
		Green Bay Packers	1958
	Gino Marchetti	Dallas Texans[N1]	1952	1972
		Baltimore Colts	1953–64, 1966
Tackle	Art Donovan	Baltimore Colts	1950	1968
		New York Yanks	1951
		Dallas Texans	1952
		Baltimore Colts	1953–61
	Leo Nomellini	San Francisco 49ers	1950–63	1969
	Ernie Stautner	Pittsburgh Steelers	1950–63	1969
Linebacker	Joe Fortunato	Chicago Bears	1955–66	Not Inducted
	Bill George	Chicago Bears	1952–65	1974
		Los Angeles Rams	1966
	Sam Huff	New York Giants	1956–63	1974
		Washington Redskins	1964–67, 1969
	Joe Schmidt	Detroit Lions	1953–1965	1973
Halfback	Jack Butler	Pittsburgh Steelers	1951–59	2012
	Richard "Night Train" Lane	Los Angeles Rams	1952–1953	1974
		Chicago Cardinals	1954–59
		Detroit Lions	1960–65
Safety	Jack Christiansen	Detroit Lions	1951–58	1970
	Yale Lary	Detroit Lions	1952–53, 1956–64	1979
	Emlen Tunnell	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 ^[3]

References

1. "Graham, Huff on All-1950s Pro Football Selections". Racine Sunday Bulletin. August 31, 1969. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
2. "NFL's All Decade Team of the 1950s". ProFootballHallofFame.com. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
3. "Hall of Famers: Yearly Finalists". ProFootballHoF.com. Retrieved 16 February 2013.