National Football League 1980s All-Decade Team

The National Football League 1980s All-Decade Team includes the list of the best NFL players and coaches of the 1980s. The players are accepted by election. Be chosen the American football players and coaches 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. Members are only honored in the NFL record books. For the first time, coaches were also included in the honor roll.

Offense

Player position	Playername	Professional team	college	Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Quarterback	Dan Marino	Miami Dolphins	University of Pittsburgh	Yes
	Dan Fouts	San Diego Chargers	University of Oregon	Yes
	Joe Montana	San Francisco 49ers	University of Notre Dame	Yes
Running back	Roger Craig	San Francisco 49ers	University of Nebraska	No
	Eric Dickerson	Los Angeles Rams Indianapolis Colts Los Angeles Raiders Atlanta Falcons	Southern Methodist University	Yes
	Walter Payton	Chicago Bears	Jackson State University	Yes
	John Riggins	New York Jets Washington Redskins	University of Kansas	Yes
Wide receiver	Steve Largent	Seattle Seahawks	University of Tulsa	Yes
	James Lofton	Green Bay Packers Buffalo Bills Los Angeles Raiders	Stanford University	Yes
	Art Monk	Washington Redskins	Syracuse University	Yes
	Jerry Rice	San Francisco 49ers	Mississippi Valley State University	Yes
Tight end	Ozzie Newsome	Cleveland Browns	University of Alabama	Yes
	Kellen Winslow	San Diego Chargers	University of Missouri	Yes
Tackle	Jim Covert	Chicago Bears	University of Pittsburgh	Yes
	Joe Jacoby	Washington Redskins	University of Louisville	No
	Anthony Muñoz	Cincinnati Bengals	University of Southern California	Yes
	Gary Zimmerman	Minnesota Vikings	University of Oregon	Yes
Guard	Bill Fralic	Atlanta Falcons	University of Pittsburgh	No
	Russ Grimm	Washington Redskins	University of Pittsburgh	Yes
	John Hannah	New England Patriots	University of Alabama	Yes
	Mike Munchak	Houston Oilers	Pennsylvania State University	Yes
center	Dwight Stephenson	Miami Dolphins	University of Alabama	Yes
	Mike Webster	Pittsburgh Steelers Kansas City Chiefs	University of Wisconsin – Madison	Yes

Defense

Player position	Playername	Professional team	college	Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Defensive end	Reggie White	Philadelphia Eagles	University of Tennessee	Yes
	Howie Long	Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders	Villanova University	Yes
	Lee Roy Selmon	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	University of Oklahoma	Yes
	Bruce Smith	Buffalo Bills	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Yes
Defensive tackle	Randy White	Dallas Cowboys	University of Maryland, College Park	Yes
	Dan Hampton	Chicago Bears	University of Arkansas	Yes
	Keith Millard	Minnesota Vikings	Washington State University	No
	Dave Butz	Washington Redskins	Purdue University	No
Linebacker	Mike Singletary	Chicago Bears	Baylor University	Yes
	Lawrence Taylor	New York Giants	University of North Carolina	Yes
	Ted Hendricks	Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders	University of Miami	Yes
	Andre Tippett	New England Patriots	University of Iowa	Yes
	John Anderson	Green Bay Packers	University of Michigan	No
	Carl Banks	New York Giants	Michigan State University	No
Cornerback	Mike Haynes	New England Patriots Los Angeles Raiders	Arizona State University	Yes
	Mel Blount	Pittsburgh Steelers	Southern University	Yes
	Frank Minnifield	Cleveland Browns	University of Louisville	No
	Lester Hayes	Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders	Texas A&M University	No
Safety	Ronnie Lott	San Francisco 49ers	University of Southern California	Yes
	Kenny Easley	Seattle Seahawks	UCLA	Yes
	Deron Cherry	Kansas City Chiefs	Rutgers University	No
	Joey Browner	Minnesota Vikings	University of Southern California	No
	Nolan Cromwell	Los Angeles Rams	University of Kansas	No

Special teams

Player position	Playername	Professional team	college	Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Punter	Sean Landeta	New York Giants	Towson University	No
	Reggie Roby	Miami Dolphins	University of Iowa	No
Kicker	Morten Andersen	New Orleans Saints	Michigan State University	Yes
	Gary Anderson	Pittsburgh Steelers	Syracuse University	No
	Eddie Murray	Detroit Lions	Tulane University	No
Punt returner	Billy Johnson	Houston Oilers Atlanta Falcons Washington Redskins	Widener University	No
	John Taylor	San Francisco 49ers	Delaware State University	No
Kick returner	Mike Nelms	Washington Redskins	Baylor Tarrant JC Sam Houston State University	No
	Rick Upchurch	Denver Broncos	Indian Hills Community College University of Minnesota	No

Coaches

Surname	Professional team	college
Bill Walsh	San Francisco 49ers	San Jose State University
Chuck Noll	Pittsburgh Steelers	University of Dayton

Web links

• NFL 1980s All-Decade Team on NFL.com