National Football League 1950s All-Decade Team

The National Football League 1950s All-Decade Team includes the list of the best NFL players of the 1950s. The players are accepted by election. American football players are elected by those responsible for 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. In the 1950s, players could still be found playing in different positions. The specialization of the players made strong progress. For the first time, players were considered separately for defense and offense when choosing the honor roll . A kicker was also chosen for the first time .

Offense

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

Defense

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

Special teams

Player position	Playername	Professional team	college
Kicker	Lou Groza	Cleveland Browns	Ohio State University

Web links

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