Pro Football Reference All-Decade Teams - 1950s
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Pro Football Reference All-1950 Team
- Stats are per-season averages in this decade
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Pos | Player | Tm | From | To | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Solo | Sk | Int |
QB | Norm Van Brocklin+ | 1st | 1950 | 1959 | 120 | 89 | 136.8 | 255.3 | 2,053.9 | 14.3 | 15.9 | 8.7 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
QB | Bobby Layne+ | 2nd | 1950 | 1959 | 119 | 106 | 134.9 | 275.8 | 2,003.5 | 15.1 | 17.3 | 50.2 | 212.7 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RB | Frank Gifford+ | 1st | 1952 | 1959 | 87 | 84 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 94.3 | 1.8 | .6 | 94.5 | 418.4 | 3.5 | 29.1 | 401.0 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | .3 |
RB | Hugh McElhenny+ | 1st | 1952 | 1959 | 88 | 80 | .3 | .8 | 1.6 | .1 | .1 | 97.8 | 492.6 | 4.4 | 22.6 | 319.0 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RB | Joe Perry+ | 1st | 1950 | 1959 | 114 | 105 | .3 | .8 | 7.9 | .1 | 0 | 141.5 | 715.1 | 4.9 | 17.8 | 127.1 | .7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RB | Tank Younger | 2nd | 1950 | 1958 | 100 | 81 | 0 | .1 | 0 | 0 | .1 | 79.8 | 383.2 | 3.8 | 10.3 | 116.4 | .1 | 0 | 0 | .3 |
RB | Alan Ameche | 2nd | 1955 | 1959 | 60 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176.8 | 756.4 | 7.4 | 18.8 | 135.4 | .8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RB | Ollie Matson+ | 2nd | 1952 | 1959 | 84 | 71 | .6 | 2.0 | 15.1 | 0 | .1 | 131.7 | 599.1 | 4.3 | 21.1 | 325.7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .4 |
WR | Billy Wilson | 1st | 1951 | 1959 | 99 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.9 | 650.1 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WR | Elroy Hirsch+ | 1st | 1950 | 1957 | 91 | 80 | 0 | .1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .8 | 3.8 | 0 | 40.1 | 746.6 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | .6 |
WR | Pete Pihos+ | 2nd | 1950 | 1955 | 72 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .2 | -0.2 | 0 | 45.0 | 664.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | .3 |
WR | Billy Howton | 2nd | 1952 | 1959 | 92 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .5 | 2.5 | 0 | 42.8 | 761.4 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T | Lou Creekmur+ | 1st | 1950 | 1959 | 116 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T | Lou Groza+ | 1st | 1950 | 1959 | 118 | 116 | 0 | .1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .1 | 2.3 | .1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T | George Connor+ | 2nd | 1950 | 1955 | 68 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .3 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
T | Rosey Brown+ | 2nd | 1953 | 1959 | 83 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G | Duane Putnam | 1st | 1952 | 1959 | 84 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G | Abe Gibron | 1st | 1950 | 1959 | 115 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G | Dick Stanfel+ | 2nd | 1952 | 1958 | 73 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G | Stan Jones+ | 2nd | 1954 | 1959 | 71 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C | Frank Gatski+ | 1st | 1950 | 1957 | 96 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C | Jim Ringo+ | 2nd | 1953 | 1959 | 77 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DE | Len Ford+ | 1st | 1950 | 1958 | 99 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .1 |
DE | Andy Robustelli+ | 1st | 1951 | 1959 | 107 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .1 | 5.4 | .1 | 0 | 0 | .2 |
DE | Gene Brito | 2nd | 1951 | 1959 | 86 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 77.3 | .3 | 0 | 0 | .1 |
DE | Gino Marchetti+ | 2nd | 1952 | 1959 | 89 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .1 | 4.5 | .1 | 0 | 0 | .1 |
DT | Ernie Stautner+ | 1st | 1950 | 1959 | 119 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .1 |
DT | Leo Nomellini+ | 1st | 1950 | 1959 | 120 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .1 | .5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DT | Art Donovan+ | 2nd | 1950 | 1959 | 112 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DT | Don Colo | 2nd | 1950 | 1958 | 100 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .2 |
LB | Chuck Bednarik+ | 1st | 1950 | 1959 | 119 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
LB | Bill George+ | 1st | 1952 | 1959 | 96 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
LB | Joe Schmidt+ | 1st | 1953 | 1959 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 |
LB | George Connor+ | 2nd | 1950 | 1955 | 68 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .3 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
LB | Walt Michaels | 2nd | 1951 | 1959 | 107 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
LB | Dale Dodrill | 2nd | 1951 | 1959 | 103 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
LB | Bill Svoboda | 2nd | 1950 | 1958 | 102 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .6 | 1.7 | 0 | .7 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
DB | Don Paul | 1st | 1950 | 1958 | 100 | 86 | .1 | .2 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 52.1 | .3 | 5.3 | 76.7 | .8 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 |
DB | Jack Christiansen+ | 1st | 1951 | 1958 | 89 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 17.9 | .3 | .4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
DB | Emlen Tunnell+ | 1st | 1950 | 1959 | 120 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
DB | Jack Butler+ | 1st | 1951 | 1959 | 104 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .8 | 11.3 | .4 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
DB | Jim David | 2nd | 1952 | 1959 | 96 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
DB | Bobby Dillon+ | 2nd | 1952 | 1959 | 94 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
DB | Yale Lary+ | 2nd | 1952 | 1959 | 69 | 68 | 0 | .5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .8 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
DB | Warren Lahr | 2nd | 1950 | 1959 | 113 | 110 | 0 | .1 | 0 | 0 | .1 | .3 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
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