Pro Football Reference All-Decade Teams - 1970s
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Pro Football Reference All-1970 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 | Roger Staubach+ | 1st | 1970 | 1979 | 125 | 113 | 166.2 | 291.1 | 2,227.9 | 15.2 | 10.7 | 39.5 | 220.4 | 1.9 | .1 | -1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
QB | Fran Tarkenton+ | 2nd | 1970 | 1978 | 120 | 120 | 228.4 | 382.8 | 2,651.4 | 17.3 | 14.7 | 27.1 | 111.3 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RB | Lydell Mitchell | 1st | 1972 | 1979 | 109 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208.5 | 814.8 | 3.8 | 46.8 | 397.8 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RB | O.J. Simpson+ | 1st | 1970 | 1979 | 122 | 116 | .6 | 1.6 | 11.0 | .1 | 0 | 222.3 | 1,053.9 | 5.9 | 17.3 | 179.9 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RB | Franco Harris+ | 2nd | 1972 | 1979 | 111 | 102 | 0 | .1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 251.5 | 1,070.4 | 9.0 | 21.8 | 163.9 | .5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RB | Chuck Foreman | 2nd | 1973 | 1979 | 93 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219.0 | 841.0 | 7.4 | 48.0 | 436.7 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WR | Fred Biletnikoff+ | 1st | 1970 | 1978 | 124 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.7 | 624.6 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WR | Harold Jackson | 1st | 1970 | 1979 | 144 | 137 | 0 | .1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 14.8 | 0 | 43.2 | 772.4 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WR | Gene Washington | 2nd | 1970 | 1979 | 126 | 123 | 0 | .1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .6 | 3.0 | 0 | 37.1 | 682.8 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WR | Cliff Branch+ | 2nd | 1972 | 1979 | 112 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .9 | 4.9 | 0 | 40.0 | 690.0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TE | Raymond Chester | 1st | 1970 | 1979 | 140 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .5 | .9 | 0 | 32.3 | 455.4 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TE | Bob Tucker | 2nd | 1970 | 1979 | 140 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .6 | .6 | .1 | 40.7 | 524.8 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TE | Rich Caster | 2nd | 1970 | 1979 | 137 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 12.2 | 0 | 28.3 | 498.9 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T | Art Shell+ | 1st | 1970 | 1979 | 139 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T | Ron Yary+ | 1st | 1970 | 1979 | 144 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T | Rayfield Wright+ | 2nd | 1970 | 1979 | 128 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T | George Kunz | 2nd | 1970 | 1978 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .1 | .2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G | Larry Little+ | 1st | 1970 | 1979 | 142 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G | Gene Upshaw+ | 1st | 1970 | 1979 | 144 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G | Bob Kuechenberg | 2nd | 1970 | 1979 | 139 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G | Tom Mack+ | 2nd | 1970 | 1978 | 128 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C | Jim Langer+ | 1st | 1970 | 1979 | 129 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C | Jack Rudnay | 2nd | 1970 | 1979 | 143 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C | Len Hauss | 2nd | 1970 | 1977 | 112 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DE | Jack Youngblood+ | 1st | 1971 | 1979 | 130 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.6 | 0 |
DE | Carl Eller+ | 1st | 1970 | 1979 | 141 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 | .1 |
DE | Jim Marshall | 2nd | 1970 | 1979 | 144 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 |
DE | L.C. Greenwood | 2nd | 1970 | 1979 | 129 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 0 |
DT | Alan Page+ | 1st | 1970 | 1979 | 144 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | .1 |
DT | Joe Greene+ | 1st | 1970 | 1979 | 138 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | .1 |
DT | Curley Culp+ | 2nd | 1970 | 1979 | 141 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | .1 |
DT | Diron Talbert | 2nd | 1970 | 1979 | 140 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 |
LB | Isiah Robertson | 1st | 1971 | 1979 | 127 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
LB | Ted Hendricks+ | 1st | 1970 | 1979 | 144 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 | 2.3 |
LB | Jack Ham+ | 1st | 1971 | 1979 | 126 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
LB | Bill Bergey | 2nd | 1970 | 1979 | 129 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
LB | Willie Lanier+ | 2nd | 1970 | 1977 | 111 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .3 | 2.4 |
LB | Phil Villapiano | 2nd | 1971 | 1979 | 118 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
LB | Chris Hanburger+ | 2nd | 1970 | 1978 | 119 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 1.7 |
CB | Lemar Parrish | 1st | 1970 | 1979 | 132 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 |
CB | Mel Blount+ | 1st | 1970 | 1979 | 143 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .1 | 4.2 |
CB | Ken Riley+ | 2nd | 1970 | 1979 | 138 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .1 | 4.0 |
CB | Roger Wehrli+ | 2nd | 1970 | 1979 | 140 | 137 | 0 | .1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .4 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 |
S | Jake Scott | 1st | 1970 | 1978 | 126 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .1 | 5.4 |
S | Ken Houston+ | 1st | 1970 | 1979 | 141 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .2 | 3.6 |
S | Cliff Harris+ | 2nd | 1970 | 1979 | 141 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .3 | 2.9 |
S | Paul Krause+ | 2nd | 1970 | 1979 | 144 | 122 | .1 | .2 | 1.1 | .1 | 0 | .1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 |
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