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NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
National Football League 1970s All-Decade Team
This is a list of all
NFL
players who have had outstanding performances throughout the 1970s and have been compiled onto this fantasy group. The team was selected by voters of the
Pro Football Hall of Fame
.
Offense
Position
Player
Team(s) played for
College
In Hall of Fame?
Quarterback
Terry Bradshaw
Pittsburgh Steelers
Louisiana Tech
Yes
Ken Stabler
Oakland Raiders
Alabama
No
Roger Staubach
Dallas Cowboys
Navy
Yes
Running back
Earl Campbell
Houston Oilers
Texas
Yes
Franco Harris
Pittsburgh Steelers
Penn State
Yes
Walter Payton
Chicago Bears
Jackson State
Yes
O.J. Simpson
Buffalo Bills
USC
Yes
Wide receiver
Harold Carmichael
Philadelphia Eagles
Southern
No
Drew Pearson
Dallas Cowboys
Tulsa
No
Lynn Swann
Pittsburgh Steelers
USC
Yes
Paul Warfield
Miami Dolphins
Ohio State
Yes
Tight end
Dave Casper
Oakland Raiders
Notre Dame
Yes
Charlie Sanders
Detroit Lions
Minnesota
Yes
Tackle
Dan Dierdorf
St. Louis Cardinals
Michigan
Yes
Art Shell
Oakland Raiders
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Yes
Rayfield Wright
Dallas Cowboys
Fort Valley State
Yes
Ron Yary
Minnesota Vikings
USC
Yes
Guard
Joe DeLamielleure
Buffalo Bills
Michigan State
Yes
John Hannah
New England Patriots
Alabama
Yes
Larry Little
Miami Dolphins
Bethune-Cookman
Yes
Gene Upshaw
Oakland Raiders
Texas A&M-Kingsville
Yes
Center
Jim Langer
Miami Dolphins
South Dakota State
Yes
Mike Webster
Pittsburgh Steelers
Wisconsin
Yes
Defense
Position
Player
Team(s) played for
College
In Hall of Fame?
Defensive end
Carl Eller
Minnesota Vikings
Seattle Seahawks
Minnesota
Yes
L.C. Greenwood
Pittsburgh Steelers
Alabama A&M
No
Harvey Martin
Dallas Cowboys
East Texas State
No
Jack Youngblood
Los Angeles Rams
Florida
Yes
Defensive tackle
Joe Greene
Pittsburgh Steelers
North Texas State
Yes
Bob Lilly
Dallas Cowboys
Texas Christian
Yes
Merlin Olsen
Los Angeles Rams
Utah State
Yes
Alan Page
Minnesota Vikings
Notre Dame
Yes
Linebacker
Bobby Bell
Kansas City Chiefs
Minnesota
Yes
Robert Brazile
Houston Oilers
Jackson State
No
Dick Butkus
Chicago Bears
Illinois
Yes
Jack Ham
Pittsburgh Steelers
Penn State
Yes
Ted Hendricks
Baltimore Colts
Green Bay Packers
Oakland Raiders
Miami
Yes
Jack Lambert
Pittsburgh Steelers
Kent State
Yes
Cornerback
Willie Brown
Oakland Raiders
Grambling State
Yes
Jimmy Johnson
San Francisco 49ers
UCLA
Yes
Roger Wehrli
St. Louis Cardinals
Missouri
Yes
Louis Wright
Denver Broncos
Bakersfield JC
San Jose State
Arizona State
No
Safety
Dick Anderson
Miami Dolphins
Colorado
No
Cliff Harris
Dallas Cowboys
Ouachita Baptist
No
Ken Houston
Houston Oilers
Washington Redskins
Prairie View A&M
Yes
Larry Wilson
St. Louis Cardinals
Utah
Yes
Special teams
Position
Player
Team(s) played for
College
Hall of Famer
Kicker
Jim Bakken
St. Louis Cardinals
Wisconsin
No
Kicker
Garo Yepremian
Miami Dolphins
None
No
Punter
Ray Guy
Oakland Raiders
Southern Mississippi
No
External links
NFL 1970s All-Decade Team on NFL.com
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