NFL 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 1 Offense 2 Defense 3 Special teams 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Offense

Position	Player	Team(s) played for	College
Quarterback	Otto Graham	Cleveland Browns	Northwestern
	Norm Van Brocklin	Los Angeles Rams Philadelphia Eagles	Oregon
	Bobby Layne	Detroit Lions Pittsburgh Steelers	Texas
Running back	Frank Gifford	New York Giants	Southern California
	Ollie Matson	Chicago Cardinals Los Angeles Rams	San Francisco
	Hugh McElhenny	San Francisco 49ers	Washington
	Lenny Moore	Baltimore Colts	Penn State
Full back	Alan Ameche	Baltimore Colts	Wisconsin
	Joe Perry	San Francisco 49ers Baltimore Colts	Compton Community
End	Raymond Berry	Baltimore Colts	South Methodist
	Tom Fears	Los Angeles Rams	UCLA
	Bobby Walston	Philadelphia Eagles	Georgia
	Elroy Hirsch	Los Angeles Rams	Michigan
Tackle	Roosevelt Brown	New York Giants	Morgan State
	Bob St. Clair	San Francisco 49ers	Tulsa
Guard	Dick Barwegan	Chicago Bears Baltimore Colts	Purdue
	Jim Parker	Baltimore Colts	Ohio State
	Dick Stanfel	Detroit Lions Washington Redskins	San Francisco JC San Francisco
Center	Chuck Bednarik	Philadelphia Eagles	Pennsylvania

[edit] Defense

Position	Player	Team(s) played for	College
Defensive end	Len Ford	Cleveland Browns Green Bay Packers	Michigan
	Gino Marchetti	Dallas Texans Baltimore Colts	San Francisco
Defensive tackle	Art Donovan	New York Yanks Dallas Texans Baltimore Colts	Boston
	Leo Nomellini	San Francisco 49ers	Minnesota
	Ernie Stautner	Pittsburgh Steelers	Boston
Linebacker	Joe Fortunato	Chicago Bears	Virginia Military Institute Mississippi State
	Bill George	Chicago Bears	Wake Forest
	Sam Huff	New York Giants	West Virginia
	Joe Schmidt	Detroit Lions	Pittsburgh
Cornerback	Dick "Night Train" Lane	Los Angeles Rams Chicago Cardinals	Scottsbluff
	Jack Butler	Pittsburgh Steelers	St. Bonaventure
Safety	Jack Christiansen	Detroit Lions	Colorado State
	Yale Lary	Detroit Lions	Texas A&M
	Emlen Tunnell	New York Giants Green Bay Packers	Iowa

[edit] Special teams

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

[edit] See also

• National Football League
• NFL 1920s All-Decade Team
• NFL 1930s All-Decade Team
• NFL 1940s All-Decade Team
• NFL 1960s All-Decade Team
• NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
• NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
• NFL 1990s All-Decade Team

[edit] External links

• NFL's 1950s All-Decade Team on NFL.com