National Football League 1960s All-Decade Team
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This is a list of NFL players who had outstanding performances throughout the 1960s and have been compiled together into this fantasy group. The team was selected by voters of the Pro Football Hall of Fame at the end of the decade.
Players
Position | Player | College | Team(s) | Years | Hall of Fame Class |
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Offense |
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Quarterback | Sonny Jurgensen | Duke | Philadelphia Eagles | 1957–63 | 1983 |
Washington Redskins | 1964–74 | ||||
Bart Starr | Alabama | Green Bay Packers | 1956–71 | 1977 | |
Johnny Unitas | Louisville | Baltimore Colts | 1956–72 | 1979 | |
San Diego Chargers | 1973 | ||||
Halfback | John David Crow | Texas A&M | Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals | 1958–64 | Not Inducted |
San Francisco 49ers | 1965–68 | ||||
Paul Hornung | Notre Dame | Green Bay Packers | 1957–62, 1964–66 | 1986 | |
Leroy Kelly | Morgan State | Cleveland Browns | 1964–73 | 1994 | |
Gale Sayers | Kansas | Chicago Bears | 1965–71 | 1977 | |
Fullback | Jim Brown | Syracuse | Cleveland Browns | 1957–65 | 1971 |
Jim Taylor | LSU | Green Bay Packers | 1958–66 | 1976 | |
New Orleans Saints | 1967 | ||||
Split End | Del Shofner | Baylor | Los Angeles Rams | 1957–60 | Not Inducted |
New York Giants | 1961–67 | ||||
Charley Taylor | Arizona State | Washington Redskins | 1964–75, 1977 | 1984 | |
Flankers | Gary Collins | Maryland | Cleveland Browns | 1962–71 | Not Inducted |
Boyd Dowler | Colorado | Green Bay Packers | 1959–69 | Not Inducted | |
Washington Redskins | 1971 | ||||
Tight end | John Mackey | Syracuse | Baltimore Colts | 1963–71 | 1992 |
San Diego Chargers | 1972 | ||||
Tackle | Bob Brown | Nebraska | Philadelphia Eagles | 1964–68 | 2004 |
Los Angeles Rams | 1969–70 | ||||
Oakland Raiders | 1971–73 | ||||
Forrest Gregg | Southern Methodist | Green Bay Packers | 1956, 1958–70 | 1977 | |
Dallas Cowboys | 1971 | ||||
Ralph Neely | Oklahoma | Dallas Cowboys | 1965–1977 | Not Inducted | |
Guard | Gene Hickerson | Ole Miss | Cleveland Browns | 1958–73 | 2007 |
Jerry Kramer | Idaho | Green Bay Packers | 1958–68 | Not Inducted[N1] | |
Howard Mudd | Michigan State Hillsdale |
San Francisco 49ers | 1964–69 | Not Inducted | |
Chicago Bears | 1969–70 | ||||
Center | Jim Ringo | Syracuse | Green Bay Packers | 1953–63 | 1981 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 1964–67 | ||||
Defense |
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End | Doug Atkins | Tennessee | Cleveland Browns | 1953–54 | 1982 |
Chicago Bears | 1955–66 | ||||
New Orleans Saints | 1967–69 | ||||
Willie Davis | Grambling | Cleveland Browns | 1958–59 | 1981 | |
Green Bay Packers | 1958–69 | ||||
David “Deacon” Jones | Mississippi Vocational South Carolina State |
Los Angeles Rams | 1961–71 | 1980 | |
San Diego Chargers | 1972–73 | ||||
Washington Redskins | 1974 | ||||
Tackle | Alex Karras | Iowa | Detroit Lions | 1958–62, 1964–70 | Not Inducted |
Bob Lilly | TCU | Dallas Cowboys | 1961–74 | 1980 | |
Merlin Olsen | Utah State | Los Angeles Rams | 1962–76 | 1982 | |
Linebacker | Dick Butkus | Illinois | Chicago Bears | 1965–73 | 1979 |
Larry Morris | Georgia Tech | Los Angeles Rams | 1955–57 | Not Inducted | |
Chicago Bears | 1959–65 | ||||
Atlanta Falcons | 1966 | ||||
Ray Nitschke | Illinois | Green Bay Packers | 1958–1972 | 1978 | |
Tommy Nobis | Texas | Atlanta Falcons | 1966–1976 | Not Inducted | |
Dave Robinson | Penn State | Green Bay Packers | 1963–72 | 2013 | |
Washington Redskins | 1973–74 | ||||
Cornerback | Herb Adderley | Michigan State | Green Bay Packers | 1961–69 | 1980 |
Dallas Cowboys | 1970–72 | ||||
Lem Barney | Jackson State | Detroit Lions | 1967–77 | 1992 | |
Bobby Boyd | Oklahoma | Baltimore Colts | 1960–68 | Not Inducted | |
Safety | Eddie Meador | Arkansas Tech | Los Angeles Rams | 1959–70 | Not Inducted |
Larry Wilson | Utah | St. Louis Cardinals | 1960–72 | 1978 | |
Willie Wood | USC | Green Bay Packers | 1960–71 | 1989 | |
Special Teams |
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Kicker | Jim Bakken | Wisconsin | St. Louis Cardinals | 1962–78 | Not Inducted |
Punter | Don Chandler | Florida | New York Giants | 1956–64 | Not Inducted |
Green Bay Packers | 1965–67 |
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