NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
The National Football League 1970s All-Decade Team is a list of National [Football League] players selected by voters of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The squad consists of first- and second-team offensive, defensive, and special teams units, as well as a first- and second-team head coaches.
Punter Ray Guy was the leading vote-getter for the 1970s All-Decade Team, receiving 24 of a possible 25 votes. O. J. Simpson and Lynn Swann were next with 22 and 21 votes, respectively. Linebacker Jack Ham and Tight end Dave Casper each received 20 votes. Next were Defensive end Jack Youngblood and defensive tackle Joe Greene who each had 18 votes.
Players that also made the National [Football League 1960s All-Decade Team] were Bob Lilly, Dick Butkus, Merlin Olsen, Larry Wilson, and Jim Bakken. Walter Payton, John Hannah, Mike Webster, Ted Hendricks, Jack Lambert, Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, Rick Upchurch, and Chuck Noll would also be named to the National Football [League 1980s All-Decade Team|1980s All-Decade Team].
Offense
| Position | First Team | Votes | Hall of Fame? | Second Team | Votes | Hall of Fame? |
| Quarterback | Terry Bradshaw* | 13 | Yes | Roger Staubach* | 3 | Yes |
| Quarterback | Terry Bradshaw* | 13 | Yes | Ken Stabler* | 3 | Yes |
| Running back | O. J. Simpson* | 22 | Yes | Earl Campbell* | 8 | Yes |
| Running back | Walter Payton* | 11 | Yes | Franco Harris* | 7 | Yes |
| Wide receiver | Lynn Swann* | 21 | Yes | Paul Warfield* | 5 | Yes |
| Wide receiver | Drew Pearson* | 7 | Yes | Harold Carmichael* | 2 | Yes |
| Tight end | Dave Casper* | 20 | Yes | Charlie Sanders* | 3 | Yes |
| Tackle | Art Shell* | 13 | Yes | Dan Dierdorf* | 11 | Yes |
| Tackle | Rayfield Wright* | 12 | Yes | Ron Yary* | 5 | Yes |
| Guard | Larry Little* | 16 | Yes | John Hannah* | 9 | Yes |
| Guard | Joe DeLamielleure* | 12 | Yes | Gene Upshaw* | 6 | Yes |
| Center | Jim Langer* | 15 | Yes | Mike Webster* | 6 | Yes |