1970s All-NFL Teams

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1970 - First Team
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	John Brodie	SF	DE	Carl Eller	MIN	PK	Jan Stenerud	KC
RB	Larry Brown	WAS	DE	Rich Jackson	DEN	P	Dave Lewis	CIN
RB	Ron Johnson	NYG	DT	Merlin Olsen	LA
WR	Dick Gordon	CHI	DT	Alan Page	MIN
WR	Gene Washington	SF	OLB	Bobby Bell	KC
TE	Charlie Sanders	DET	OLB	Chuck Howley	DAL
C	Mick Tingelhoff	MIN	MLB	Dick Butkus	CHI
G	Gene Hickerson	CLE	CB	Willie Brown	OAK
G	Gene Upshaw	OAK	CB	Jim Johnson	SF
T	Bob Brown	LA	S	Johnny Robinson	KC
T	Jim Tyrer	KC	S	Larry Wilson	STL

1970 - Second Team
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	Fran Tarkenton	NYG	DE	David Jones	LA	PK	George Blanda	OAK
RB	MacArthur Lane	STL	DE	Bubba Smith	BAL	P	David Lee	BAL
RB	Floyd Little	DEN	DT	John Elliott	NYJ
WR	Fred Biletnikoff	OAK	DT	Bob Lilly	DAL
WR	Marlin Briscoe	BUF	OLB	Paul Naumoff	OAK
TE	Raymond Chester	OAK	OLB	Gus Otto	OAK
C	Ed Flanagan	DET	MLB	Willie Lanier	KC
G	Gale Gillingham	GB	CB	Dick LeBeau	DET
G	Tom Mack	LA	CB	Jim Marsalis	KC
T	Winston Hill	NYJ	S	Dave Grayson	OAK
T	Ron Yary	MIN	S	Carl Lockhart	NYG

1971 - First Team
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	Bob Griese	MIA	DE	Carl Eller	MIN	PK	Jan Stenerud Garo Yepremian	KC MIA
RB	John Brockington	GB	DE	Bubba Smith	BAL	P	Jerrel Wilson	KC
RB	Larry Csonka	MIA	DT	Bob Lilly	DAL
WR	Otis Taylor	KC	DT	Alan Page	MIN
WR	Paul Warfield	MIA	OLB	Ted Hendricks	BAL
TE	Charlie Sanders	DET	OLB	Dave Wilcox	SF
C	Forrest Blue	SF	MLB	Willie Lanier	KC
G	Larry Little	MIA	CB	Mike Brown	OAK
G	John Niland	DAL	CB	Jim Johnson	SF
T	Rayfield Wright	DAL	S	Bill Bradley	PHI
T	Ron Yary	MIN	S	Rick Volk	BAL

1971 - Second Team
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	Roger Staubach	DAL	DE	Cedrick Hardman	SF	PK	Curt Knight	WAS
RB	Leroy Kelly	CLE	DE	Claude Humphrey	ATL	P	Dave Lewis	CIN
RB	Floyd Little	DEN	DT	Curley Culp	KC
WR	Fred Biletnikoff	OAK	DT	Joe Greene	PIT
WR	Gene Washington	SF	OLB	Bobby Bell	KC
TE	Ted Kwalick	SF	OLB	Chuck Howley	DAL
C	Bill Curry	BAL	MLB	Dick Butkus	CHI
G	Gale Gillingham	GB	CB	Mel Renfro	DAL
G	Tom Mack	LA	CB	Emmitt Thomas	KC
T	Bob Brown	OAK	S	Ken Houston	HOU
T	Jim Tyrer	KC	S	Jake Scott	MIA

1972 - First Team
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	Joe Namath	NYJ	DE	Jack Gregory	NYG	PK	Chester Marcol	GB
RB	Larry Brown	WAS	DE	Claude Humphrey	ATL	P	Jerrel Wilson	KC
RB	O.J. Simpson	BUF	DT	Joe Greene	PIT
WR	Otis Taylor	KC	DT	Mike Reid	CIN
WR	Gene Washington	SF	OLB	Chris Hanburger	WAS
TE	Bob Tucker	NYG	OLB	Dave Wilcox	SF
C	Forrest Blue	SF	MLB	Dick Butkus	CHI
G	Larry Little	MIA	CB	Willie Brown	OAK
G	Gene Upshaw	OAK	CB	Jim Johnson	SF
T	Bob Brown	OAK	S	Dick Anderson	MIA
T	Rayfield Wright	DAL	S	Bill Bradley	PHI

1972 - Second Team
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	Daryle Lamonica	OAK	DE	Coy Bacon	LA	PK	Roy Gerela	PIT
RB	Larry Csonka	MIA	DE	Verlon Biggs	WAS	P	Dave Chapple	LA
RB	Ron Johnson	NYG	DT	Bob Lilly	DAL
WR	Fred Biletnikoff	OAK	DT	Alan Page	MIN
WR	Harold Jackson	PHI	OLB	Jack Ham	PIT
TE	Ted Kwalick	SF	OLB	Andy Russell	PIT
C	Len Hauss	WAS	MLB	Nick Buoniconti	MIA
G	John Niland	DAL	CB	Ken Ellis	GB
G	Bruce Van Dyke	PIT	CB	Mel Renfro	DAL
T	Winston Hill	NYJ	S	Ken Houston	HOU
T	Ron Yary	MIN	S	Jake Scott	MIA

1973 - First Team
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	John Hadl	LA	DE	Claude Humphrey	ATL	PK	Garo Yepremian	MIA
RB	Calvin Hill	DAL	DE	Bill Stanfill	MIA	P	Ray Guy	OAK
RB	O.J. Simpson	BUF	DT	Joe Greene	PIT
WR	Harold Jackson	LA	DT	Alan Page	MIN
WR	Harold Carmichael	PHI	OLB	Isiah Robertson	LA
TE	Charle Young	PHI	OLB	Dave Wilcox	SF
C	Forrest Blue	SF	MLB	Lee Roy Jordan	DAL
G	Larry Little	MIA	CB	Willie Brown	OAK
G	Reggie McKenzie	BUF	CB	Mel Renfro	DAL
T	Rayfield Wright	DAL	SS	Dick Anderson	MIA
T	Ron Yary	MIN	FS	Jake Scott	MIA

1973 - Second Team
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	Fran Tarkenton	MIN	DE	Carl Eller	MIN	PK	Roy Gerela	PIT
RB	John Brockington	GB	DE	Jack Youngblood	LA	P	Jerrel Wilson	KC
RB	Larry Csonka	MIA	DT	Mike Reid	CIN
WR	John Gilliam	MIN	DT	Paul Smith	DEN
WR	Paul Warfield	MIA	OLB	Jack Ham	PIT
TE	Riley Odoms	DEN	OLB	Chris Hanburger	WAS
C	Len Hauss	WAS	MLB	Willie Lanier	KC
G	Gale Gillingham	GB	CB	Lem Barney	DET
G	Tom Mack	LA	CB	Ken Ellis	GB
T	Charlie Cowan	LA	FS	Bill Bradley	PHI
T	George Kunz	ATL	SS	Ken Houston	WAS

1974 - First Team
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	Ken Stabler	OAK	DE	L.C. Greenwood	PIT	PK	Chester Marcol	GB
RB	Otis Armstrong	DEN	DE	Jack Youngblood	LA	P	Ray Guy	OAK
RB	O.J. Simpson	BUF	DT	Joe Greene	PIT
WR	Cliff Branch	OAK	DT	Alan Page	MIN
WR	Drew Pearson	DAL	OLB	Jack Ham	PIT
TE	Riley Odoms	DEN	OLB	Ted Hendricks	GB
C	Jim Langer	MIA	MLB	Bill Bergey	PHI
G	Larry Little	MIA	CB	Robert James	BUF
G	Tom Mack	LA	CB	Emmitt Thomas	KC
T	Art Shell	OAK	FS	Tony Greene	BUF
T	Ron Yary	MIN	SS	Ken Houston	WAS

1974 - Second Team
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	Ken Anderson	CIN	DE	Claude Humphrey	ATL	PK	Roy Gerela	PIT
RB	Chuck Foreman	MIN	DE	Bill Stanfill	MIA	P	Billy Van Heusen	DEN
RB	Lawrence McCutcheon	LA	DT	John Mendenhall	NYG
WR	Fred Biletnikoff	OAK	DT	Merlin Olsen	LA
WR	Isaac Curtis	BUF	OLB	Chris Hanburger	WAS
TE	Charle Young	PHI	OLB	Isiah Robertson	LA
C	Bobby Maples	DEN	MLB	Willie Lanier	KC
G	Reggie McKenzie	BUF	CB	Lemar Parrish	CIN
G	Gene Upshaw	OAK	CB	Roger Wehrli	STL
T	Dan Dierdorf	STL	SS	Dick Anderson	MIA
T	Rayfield Wright	DAL	FS	Jack Tatum	OAK

1975 - First Team
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	Fran Tarkenton	MIN	DE	L.C. Greenwood	PIT	PK	Jim Bakken	STL
RB	Chuck Foreman	MIN	DE	Jack Youngblood	LA	P	Ray Guy	OAK
RB	O.J. Simpson	BUF	DT	Curley Culp	HOU
WR	Mel Gray	STL	DT	Alan Page	MIN
WR	Lynn Swann	PIT	OLB	Jack Ham	PIT
TE	Charle Young	PHI	OLB	Andy Russell	PIT
C	Jim Langer	MIA	MLB	Jack Lambert	PIT
G	Joe DeLamielleure	BUF	CB	Mel Blount	PIT
G	Larry Little	MIA	CB	Roger Wehrli	STL
T	Dan Dierdorf	STL	S	Ken Houston	WAS
T	Ron Yary	MIN	S	Paul Krause	MIN

1975 - Second Team
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	Ken Anderson	CIN	DE	John Dutton	BAL	PK	Jan Stenerud	KC
RB	Franco Harris	PIT	DE	Dwight White	PIT	P	Neil Clabo	MIN
RB	Terry Metcalf	STL	DT	Wally Chambers	CHI
WR	Cliff Branch	OAK	DT	Joe Greene	PIT
WR	Isaac Curtis	BUF	OLB	Chris Hanburger	WAS
TE	Rich Caster	NYJ	OLB	Isiah Robertson	LA
C	Bob Johnson	CIN	MLB	Willie Lanier	KC
G	Bob Kuechenberg	MIA	CB	Bobby Bryant	MIN
G	Tom Mack	LA	CB	Ken Riley	CIN
T	George Kunz	BAL	S	Cliff Harris	DAL
T	Art Shell	OAK	S	Jake Scott	MIA

1976 - First Team
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	Bert Jones	BAL	DE	Tommy Hart	SF	PK	Jim Bakken	STL
RB	Walter Payton	CHI	DE	Jack Youngblood	LA	P	Ray Guy	OAK
RB	O.J. Simpson	BUF	DT	Wally Chambers	CHI
WR	Cliff Branch	OAK	DT	Jerry Sherk	CLE
WR	Drew Pearson	DAL	OLB	Jack Ham	PIT
TE	Dave Casper	OAK	OLB	Robert Brazile	HOU
C	Jim Langer	MIA	MLB	Jack Lambert	PIT
G	Joe DeLamielleure	BUF	CB	Monte Jackson	LA
G	John Hannah	NE	CB	Roger Wehrli	STL
T	Dan Dierdorf	STL	S	Cliff Harris	DAL
T	Ron Yary	MIN	S	Ken Houston	WAS

1976 - Second Team
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	Ken Stabler	OAK	DE	Coy Bacon	CIN	PK	Efren Herrera	DAL
RB	Chuck Foreman	MIN	DE	John Dutton	BAL	P	John James	ATL
RB	Franco Harris	PIT	DT	Joe Ehrmann	BAL
WR	Roger Carr	BAL	DT	Alan Page	MIN
WR	Isaac Curtis	CIN	OLB	Ted Hendricks	OAK
TE	Russ Francis	NE	OLB	Isiah Robertson	LA
C	Tom Banks	STL	MLB	Bill Bergey	PHI
G	Gene Upshaw	OAK	CB	Mike Haynes	NE
G	Ed White	MIN	CB	Ken Riley	CIN
T	George Kunz	BAL	S	Tom Casanova	CIN
T	Rayfield Wright	DAL	S	Thom Darden	CIN

1977
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	Bob Griese	MIA	DE	Lyle Alzado	DEN	PK	Efren Herrera	DAL
RB	Franco Harris	PIT	DE	Harvey Martin	DAL	P	Ray Guy	OAK
RB	Walter Payton	CHI	DT	Larry Brooks	LA	PR	Billy Johnson	HOU
WR	Nat Moore	MIA	DT	Cleveland Elam	SF
WR	Drew Pearson	DAL	OLB	Jack Ham	PIT
TE	Dave Casper	OAK	OLB	Tom Jackson	DEN
C	Jim Langer	MIA	MLB	Bill Bergey	PHI
G	Gene Upshaw	OAK	CB	Monte Jackson	LA
G	Larry Little Joe DeLamielleure	MIA BUF	CB	Rolland Lawrence	ATL
T	Dan Dierdorf	STL	FS	Cliff Harris	DAL
T	Art Shell	OAK	SS	Charlie Waters	DAL

1978
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	Terry Bradshaw	PIT	DE	Al Baker	DET	PK	Frank Corral	LA
RB	Earl Campbell	HOU	DE	Jack Youngblood	LA	P	Ray Guy	OAK
RB	Walter Payton	CHI	DT	Louis Kelcher	SD	KR	Rick Upchurch	DEN
WR	Wesley Walker	NYJ	DT	Randy White	DAL
WR	Lynn Swann	PIT	OLB	Robert Brazile	HOU
TE	Dave Casper	OAK	OLB	Jack Ham	PIT
C	MIke Webster	PIT	MLB	Randy Gradishar	DEN
G	Joe DeLamielleure	CLE	CB	Louis Wright	DEN
G	John Hannah	NE	CB	Willie Buchanon Mike Haynes	GB NE
T	Dan Dierdorf	STL	FS	Thom Darden Cliff Harris	CLE DAL
T	Leon Gray	NE	SS	Charlie Waters	DAL

1979
	Offense			Defense			Special Teams
QB	Dan Fouts	SD	DE	Lee Roy Selmon	TB	PK	Toni Fritsch	HOU
RB	Ottis Anderson	STL	DE	Jack Youngblood	LA	P	Bob Grupp	KC
RB	Earl Campbell	HOU	DT	Joe Greene	PIT	KR	Rick Upchurch	DEN
WR	John Jefferson	SD	DT	Randy White	DAL	PR	J.T. Smith	KC
WR	John Stallworth	PIT	OLB	Robert Brazile	HOU
TE	Ozzie Newsome	CLE	OLB	Jack Ham	PIT
C	MIke Webster	PIT	MLB	Randy Gradishar	DEN
G	Joe DeLamielleure	CLE	CB	Lemar Parrish	WAS
G	John Hannah	NE	CB	Louis Wright	DEN
T	Leon Gray	HOU	SS	Gary Fencik	CHI
T	Marvin Powell	NYJ	FS	Mike Reinfeldt	HOU

Many thanks to John Turney of the Professional Football Researchers Association for his assistance in completing the PFWA’s award history.