Who makes the all-decade team for the 1960s — the decade of Lombardi’s Packers, the AFL merger wars and the first Super Bowls? Here is the starting nine, picked by their rating in 17-0 — the free game where you draft an all-time roster and simulate whether it can go a perfect 17-0 season. Jim Brown (Browns) leads the decade at 99.
The starting lineup
1960s all-decade team · rating out of 100
- QBJohnny Unitas
Colts97 - RBJim Brown
Browns99 - WRLance Alworth
Chargers94 - WRPaul Warfield
Browns89 - TEJohn Mackey
Colts90 - OLJim Parker
Colts92 - LBDick Butkus
Bears96 - DBHerb Adderley
Packers90 - DLDeacon Jones
Rams96
Depth of the decade
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Quarterback
Bart Starr (Packers, 95) · Bart Starr (Packers, 93) · Len Dawson (Chiefs, 89)
Running back
Gale Sayers (Bears, 95) · Gale Sayers (Bears, 95) · Jim Taylor (Packers, 89)
Wide receiver
Bob Hayes (Cowboys, 88) · Raymond Berry (Colts, 88) · Bob Hayes (Cowboys, 87)
Tight end
Mike Ditka (Bears, 89) · Mike Ditka (Bears, 88) · Jackie Smith (Cardinals, 85)
Offensive line
Forrest Gregg (Packers, 92) · Forrest Gregg (Packers, 91) · Ron Mix (Chargers, 88)
Linebacker
Ray Nitschke (Packers, 92) · Ray Nitschke (Packers, 90) · Chuck Howley (Cowboys, 89)
Defensive back
Johnny Robinson (Chiefs, 90) · Jimmy Johnson (49ers, 90) · Willie Wood (Packers, 89)
Defensive line
Bob Lilly (Cowboys, 95) · Bob Lilly (Cowboys, 93) · Merlin Olsen (Rams, 92)
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