National Football League 1970s All-Decade Team

The National Football League 1970s All-Decade Team includes the list of the best NFL players of the 1970s. The players are accepted by election. Elected American Football poker players of the leaders of the Pro Football Hall of Fame . You are recognized for your achievements as a player. An automatic inclusion in the hall of fame of American football is not connected with it. The players are only honored in the NFL record books.

Offense

Player position	Playername	Professional team	college	Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Quarterback	Terry Bradshaw	Pittsburgh Steelers	Louisiana Tech University	Yes
	Ken Stabler	Oakland Raiders	University of Alabama	Yes
	Roger Staubach	Dallas Cowboys	United States Naval Academy	Yes
Running back	Earl Campbell	Houston Oilers	University of Texas at Austin	Yes
	Franco Harris	Pittsburgh Steelers	Pennsylvania State University	Yes
	Walter Payton	Chicago Bears	Jackson State University	Yes
	OJ Simpson	Buffalo Bills	University of Southern California	Yes
Wide receiver	Harold Carmichael	Philadelphia Eagles	Southern University	No
	Drew Pearson	Dallas Cowboys	Tulsa	No
	Lynn Swann	Pittsburgh Steelers	University of Southern California	Yes
	Paul Warfield	Miami Dolphins	Ohio State University	Yes
Tight end	Dave Casper	Oakland Raiders	University of Notre Dame	Yes
	Charlie Sanders	Detroit Lions	University of Minnesota	Yes
Tackle	Dan Dierdorf	St. Louis Cardinals	University of Michigan	Yes
	Type shell	Oakland Raiders	University of Maryland Eastern Shore	Yes
	Rayfield Wright	Dallas Cowboys	Fort Valley State	Yes
	Ron Yary	Minnesota Vikings	University of Southern California	Yes
Guard	Joe DeLamielleurs	Buffalo Bills	Michigan State	Yes
	John Hannah	New England Patriots	University of Alabama	Yes
	Larry Little	Miami Dolphins	Bethune-Cookman College	Yes
	Gene Upshaw	Oakland Raiders	Texas A&M Kingsville	Yes
center	Jim Langer	Miami Dolphins	South Dakota State University	Yes
	Mike Webster	Pittsburgh Steelers	University of Wisconsin – Madison	Yes

Defense

Player position	Playername	Professional team	college	Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Defensive end	Carl Eller	Minnesota Vikings Seattle Seahawks	University of Minnesota	Yes
	LC Greenwood	Pittsburgh Steelers	Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University	No
	Harvey Martin	Dallas Cowboys	Texas A&M University Commerce	No
	Jack Youngblood	Los Angeles Rams	University of Florida	Yes
Defensive tackle	Joe Greene	Pittsburgh Steelers	North Texas State	Yes
	Bob Lilly	Dallas Cowboys	Texas Christian University	Yes
	Merlin Olsen	Los Angeles Rams	Utah State University	Yes
	Alan Page	Minnesota Vikings	University of Notre Dame	Yes
Linebacker	Bobby Bell	Kansas City Chiefs	University of Minnesota	Yes
	Robert Brazile	Houston Oilers	Jackson State University	Yes
	Dick Butkus	Chicago Bears	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Yes
	Jack Ham	Pittsburgh Steelers	Pennsylvania State University	Yes
	Ted Hendricks	Baltimore Colts Green Bay Packers Oakland Raiders	University of Miami	Yes
	Jack Lambert	Pittsburgh Steelers	Kent State University	Yes
Cornerback	Willie Brown	Oakland Raiders	Grambling State University	Yes
	Jimmy Johnson	San Francisco 49ers	UCLA	Yes
	Roger Wehrli	St. Louis Cardinals	University of Missouri	Yes
	Louis Wright	Denver Broncos	Bakersfield JC San Jose State University Arizona State University	No
Safety	Dick Anderson	Miami Dolphins	Colorado	No
	Cliff Harris	Dallas Cowboys	Ouachita Baptist University	No
	Ken Houston	Houston Oilers Washington Redskins	Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University	Yes
	Larry Wilson	St. Louis Cardinals	University of Utah	Yes

Special teams

Player position	Playername	Professional team	college	Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Kicker	Jim Bakken	St. Louis Cardinals	University of Wisconsin – Madison	No
Kicker	Garo Yepremian	Miami Dolphins	-	No
Punter	Ray Guy	Oakland Raiders	University of Southern Mississippi	Yes
Punter	Jerrel Wilson	Kansas City Chiefs	University of Southern Mississippi	No
Kick returner	Billy Johnson	Houston Oilers	Widener University	No
Kick returner	Rick Upchurch	Denver Broncos	University of Minnesota	No

Trainer

Trainer name	Professional team	Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Chuck Noll	Pittsburgh Steelers	Yes
Don Shula	Miami Dolphins	Yes

Web links

• All-Decade Team in the Pro Football Hall of Fame