National Football League 1960s All-Decade Team

The National Football League 1960s All-Decade Team includes the list of the best NFL players of the 1960s. 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 1960s, players who played in different positions could only be found sporadically. For the first time, punters were also included in the choice of honorary list .

Offense

Player position	Playername	Professional team	college	Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Quarterback	Sonny Jurgensen	Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins	Duke University	Yes
	Bart Starr	Green Bay Packers	University of Alabama	Yes
	Johnny Unitas	Baltimore Colts	University of Louisville	Yes
Half back	John David Crow	St. Louis Cardinals San Francisco 49ers	Texas A&M University	No
	Paul Hornung	Green Bay Packers	University of Notre Dame	Yes
	Leroy Kelly	Cleveland Browns	Morgan State University	Yes
	Gale Sayers	Chicago Bears	University of Kansas	Yes
Fullback	Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns	Syracuse University	Yes
	Jim Taylor	Green Bay Packers New Orleans Saints	Louisiana State University	Yes
Split end	Del Shofner	Los Angeles Rams New York Giants	Baylor University	No
	Charley Taylor	Washington Redskins	Arizona State University	Yes
Flanker	Gary Collins	Cleveland Browns	University of Maryland, College Park	No
	Boyd Dowler	Green Bay Packers	University of Colorado at Boulder	No
Tight end	John Mackey	Baltimore Colts	Syracuse University	Yes
Tackle	Bob Brown	Philadelphia Eagles Los Angeles Rams	University of Nebraska	Yes
	Forrest Gregg	Green Bay Packers	Southern Methodist University	Yes
	Ralph Neely	Dallas Cowboys	University of Oklahoma	No
Guard	Gene Hickerson	Cleveland Browns	University of Mississippi	Yes
	Jerry Kramer	Green Bay Packers	Idaho	Yes
	Howard Mudd	San Francisco 49ers Chicago Bears	Michigan State University Hillsdale College	No
center	Jim Ringo	Green Bay Packers Philadelphia Eagles	Syracuse University	Yes

Defense

Player position	Playername	Professional team	college	Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Defensive end	Doug Atkins	Chicago Bears New Orleans Saints	University of Tennessee	Yes
	Willie Davis	Green Bay Packers	Grambling State University	Yes
	Deacon Jones	Los Angeles Rams	South Carolina State University	Yes
Defensive tackle	Alex Karras	Detroit Lions	University of Iowa	No
	Bob Lilly	Dallas Cowboys	Texas Christian University	Yes
	Merlin Olsen	Los Angeles Rams	Utah State University	Yes
Linebacker	Dick Butkus	Chicago Bears	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Yes
	Larry Morris	Chicago Bears	Georgia Institute of Technology	No
	Ray Nitschke	Green Bay Packers	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Yes
	Tommy Nobis	Atlanta Falcons	University of Texas at Austin	No
	Dave Robinson	Green Bay Packers	Pennsylvania State University	No
Cornerback	Herb Adderley	Green Bay Packers	Michigan State University	Yes
	Lem Barney	Detroit Lions	Jackson State University	Yes
	Bobby Boyd	Baltimore Colts	University of Oklahoma	No
Safety	Eddie Meador	Los Angeles Rams	Arkansas Tech University	No
	Larry Wilson	St. Louis Cardinals	University of Utah	Yes
	Willie Wood	Green Bay Packers	University of Southern California	Yes

Special teams

Player position	Playername	Professional team	college	Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Punter	Don Chandler	New York Giants Green Bay Packers	Bacone Indian JC University of Florida	No
Kicker	Jim Bakken	St. Louis Cardinals	University of Wisconsin – Madison	No

Web links

• NFL 1960s All-Decade Team on NFL.com