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1980s All-Decade Team

Since All-Decade Teams are chosen by members of the Hall of Fame Selection Committee, there are few metrics more reliable as a predictor of future Hall of Famers. As of 2026, 80% of Modern-Era Hall of Famers had been named to an All-Decade team. Conversely, 66% of All-Decade Team members prior to the 2010s have been enshrined in Canton (not including Special Teamers).

① = 1st Team       ② = 2nd Team

PositionHall of Fame?Player
QB① Joe Montana
② Dan Fouts
RB① Eric Dickerson
① Walter Payton
② John Riggins
② Roger Craig
WR① Jerry Rice
① Steve Largent
② Art Monk
② James Lofton
TE① Kellen Winslow
② Ozzie Newsome
C① Dwight Stephenson
② Mike Webster
G① John Hannah
① Russ Grimm
② Bill Fralic
② Mike Munchak
T① Anthony Munoz
① Jim Covert
② Gary Zimmerman
② Joe Jacoby
DE① Howie Long
① Reggie White
② Bruce Smith
② Lee Roy Selmon
DT① Dan Hampton
① Randy White
② Dave Butz
② Keith Millard
LB① Lawrence Taylor
① Mike Singletary
① Ted Hendricks
② Andre Tippett
② Carl Banks
② Jack Lambert
② John Anderson
CB① Mel Blount
① Mike Haynes
② Frank Minnifield
② Lester Hayes
S① Kenny Easley
① Ronnie Lott
② Deron Cherry
② Joey Browner
② Nolan Cromwell
KR① Mike Nelms
② Rick Upchurch
K① Morten Andersen
② Eddie Murray
② Gary Anderson
PR① Billy Johnson
② John Taylor
P① Sean Landeta
② Reggie Roby
Coach① Bill Walsh
② Chuck Noll

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