NFL 1950s All-Decade Team explained

This is a list of all NFL players who had outstanding performances throughout the 1950s and have been compiled together into this fantasy group. The team was selected by voters of the Pro Football Hall of Fame retroactively in 1969 to mark the league's 50th anniversary.^[1]

Information referenced from the Hall of Fame website^[2] ! Position! Player! Team(s)! Years! Hall of Fame Class

Offense
			1946 - 55	1965
			1948	1967
		New York Bulldogs	1949
		Detroit Lions	1950 - 58
		Pittsburgh Steelers	1958 - 62
			1949 - 57	1971
		Philadelphia Eagles	1958 - 60
			1952 - 60, 1962 - 64	1977
			1952, 1954 - 58	1972
		Los Angeles Rams	1959 - 62
		Detroit Lions	1963
		Philadelphia Eagles	1964 - 66
			1952 - 60	1970
		Minnesota Vikings	1961 - 62
		New York Giants	1963
		Detroit Lions	1964
			1956 - 67	1975
		Baltimore Colts	1955 - 60	Not Inducted
		San Francisco 49ers	1948 - 60, 1963	1969
		Baltimore Colts	1961 - 62
		Baltimore Colts	1955 - 67	1973
		Los Angeles Rams	1948 - 56	1970
		Philadelphia Eagles	1951 - 62	Not Inducted
Halfback-End			1946 - 48	1968
		Los Angeles Rams	1949 - 57
		New York Giants	1953 - 65	1975
		San Francisco 49ers	1953 - 63	1990
			1947	Not Inducted
		Baltimore Colts	1948 - 49
		Chicago Bears	1950 - 52
		Baltimore Colts	1953 - 54
		Baltimore Colts	1957 - 67	1973
		Detroit Lions	1952 - 55	2016
		Washington Redskins	1956 - 58
		Philadelphia Eagles	1949 - 62	1967
Kicker		Cleveland Browns	1949 - 59, 1961 - 67	1974
Defense
			1948 - 49	1976
		Cleveland Browns	1950 - 57
		Green Bay Packers	1958
			1952	1972
		Baltimore Colts	1953 - 64, 1966
		Baltimore Colts	1950	1968
		New York Yanks	1951
		Dallas Texans	1952
		Baltimore Colts	1953 - 61
		San Francisco 49ers	1950 - 63	1969
		Pittsburgh Steelers	1950 - 63	1969
		Chicago Bears	1955 - 66	Not Inducted
		Chicago Bears	1952 - 65	1974
		Los Angeles Rams	1966
		New York Giants	1956 - 63	1974
		Washington Redskins	1964 - 67, 1969
		Detroit Lions	1953 - 1965	1973
		Pittsburgh Steelers	1951 - 59	2012
		Los Angeles Rams	1952 - 1953	1974
		Chicago Cardinals	1954 - 59
		Detroit Lions	1960 - 65
		Detroit Lions	1951 - 58	1970
		Detroit Lions	1952 - 53, 1956 - 64	1979
		New York Giants	1948 - 58	1967
		Green Bay Packers	1959 - 61

Notes:

Team that belonged to the All-America Football Conference for at least part of the player's tenure ^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: Graham, Huff on All-1950s Pro Football Selections. Racine Sunday Bulletin. August 31, 1969. 6C. Newspapers.com.
2. Web site: NFL's All Decade Team of the 1950s . ProFootballHallofFame.com . 1 November 2013.
3. Web site: Hall of Famers: Yearly Finalists . ProFootballHoF.com . 16 February 2013.