- National Football League 1980s All-Decade Team
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The NFL 1980s All-Decade Team was chosen by voters of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The team was composed of outstanding performers in the National Football League in the 1980s.[1][2][3] The squad consists of first- and second-team offensive, defensive and special teams units, as well as a first- and second-team head coaches.
Jerry Rice, Anthony Muñoz, and Lawrence Taylor were the only unanimous choices, being named on all 26 ballots. John Hannah was next with 25, followed by Joe Montana tallied 24½ votes, Walter Payton 23½, Ronnie Lott had 23.
Payton, Ted Hendricks were all either first-team choices on the National Football League 1970s All-Decade Team as well. John Hannah was a second-team choice on the 1970s team prior to being named to the first-team on the 1980s Team of the Decade.
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Offense
Defense
Special teams
Position First Team Votes Hall of Fame? Second Team Votes Hall of Fame? Kicker Morten Andersen (New Orleans Saints) 12 e-2013 Gary Anderson (Pittsburgh Steelers) 4 No Eddie Murray (Detroit Lions) 4 No Punter Sean Landeta (New York Giants) 8 e-2012 Reggie Roby (Miami Dolphins) 6 No Kick Returner Mike Nelms (Washington Redskins) 7½ No Rick Upchurch (Denver Broncos) 5 No Punt Returner Billy “White Shoes” Johnson (Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins) 13 No John Taylor (San Francisco 49ers) 3 No Coach
Position First Team Votes Hall of Fame? Second Team Votes Hall of Fame? Coach Bill Walsh (San Francisco 49ers) 19 Yes Chuck Noll (Pittsburgh Steelers) 3 Yes Key
- Under "Hall of Fame" if a year is listed, i.e., "e-2010", that is the year player is eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
References
- ^ Staff writers (1990-03-15). "Already A Player Of The '70s, Payton Honored For Play In '80s". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. UPI. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB04C9BCACD612F&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ "1980s ALL-DECADE TEAM". NFL.com. http://www.nfl.com/history/legends/1980s. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ "All-NFL Team of the 1980s". USA Today. Gannett. 1990-03-15. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/55982103.html?dids=55982103:55982103&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Mar+15%2C+1990&author=&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=11.C&desc=NFL. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
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