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The Top Ranked Defensive Backs of the 1950s
Notes: Players are listed only by the position they played the most.
| Rnk | Athlete | Overall Decade Rank |
| 1 | Jack Christiansen | 12 |
| 2 | Bobby Dillon | 16 |
| 3 | Jack Butler | 28 |
| 4 | Warren Lahr | 40 |
| 5 | Night Train Lane | 41 |
| 6 | Don Doll | 49 |
| 7 | Will Sherman | 55 |
| 8 | Don R. Paul | 64 |
| 9 | Jim David | 72 |
| 10 | Emlen Tunnell | 75 |
| 11 | Bert Rechichar | 88 |
| 12 | Woodley Lewis | 92 |
| 13 | Jerry Norton | 94 |
| 14 | Ken Konz | 96 |
| 15 | Jimmy Patton | 103 |
| 16 | Tom Keane | 104 |
| 17 | Herb Rich | 105 |
| 18 | Tommy James | 107 |
| 19 | Dick Alban | 116 |
| 20 | Yale Lary | 117 |
| 21 | Lindon Crow | 119 |
| 22 | Tom Landry | 123 |
| 23 | Jim Cason | 125 |
| 24 | Lowell Wagner | 129 |
| 25 | Russ Craft | 136 |
| 26 | Rex Berry | 155 |
| 27 | Ken Gorgal | 179 |
| 28 | Don Kindt | 186 |
| 29 | Bob Hudson | 193 |
| 30 | Bill Stits | 201 |
| 31 | Tom Brookshier | 210 |
| 32 | Dick Nolan | 212 |
| 33 | Don Burroughs | 216 |
| 34 | Dicky Moegle | 219 |
| 35 | Carl Karilivacz | 227 |
| 36 | Jack Dwyer | 235 |
| 37 | Norb Hecker | 236 |
| 38 | Carl Taseff | 247 |
| 39 | J.C. Caroline | 252 |
| 40 | Val Joe Walker | 258 |
| 41 | Junior Wren | 261 |
| 42 | Harry Dowda | 264 |
| 43 | Bill Dudley | 281 |
| 44 | Bob Smith | 282 |
| 45 | Andy Nelson | 284 |
| 46 | Don Shula | 290 |
| 47 | Gary Glick | 296 |
| 48 | S.J. Whitman | 303 |
| 49 | Milt Davis | 324 |
| 50 | Jesse Whittenton | 328 |
| 51 | Eddie B. Bell | 338 |
| 52 | Joe Scudero | 340 |
| 53 | Hank Gremminger | 342 |
| 54 | Roy Barni | 351 |
| 55 | Stan Wallace | 359 |
| 56 | Ace Loomis | 366 |
| 57 | Jimmy Hill | 368 |
| 58 | Johnny Petitbon | 373 |
| 59 | Johnny Williams | 374 |
| 60 | Howard Hartley | 401 |
| 61 | Bibbles Bawel | 407 |
| 62 | Clarence Self | 424 |
| 63 | Ray Ramsey | 432 |
| 64 | Otto Schnellbacher | 433 |
| 65 | Lee Riley | 446 |
| 66 | Ed Hughes | 447 |
| 67 | Art DeCarlo | 472 |
| 68 | Gary Lowe | 478 |
| 69 | Hall Haynes | 494 |
| 70 | Bennie Aldridge | 498 |
| 71 | Jerry Davis | 515 |
| 72 | Dean Derby | 518 |
| 73 | Jim Psaltis | 525 |
| 74 | Terry Barr | 526 |
| 75 | John Symank | 535 |
| 76 | Erich Barnes | 537 |
| 77 | Charlie Sumner | 545 |
| 78 | Frank Reagan | 555 |
| 79 | Ray Gene Smith | 565 |
| 80 | Doyle Nix | 571 |
| 81 | McNeil Moore | 574 |
| 82 | Fred Bruney | 580 |
| 83 | Joe Golding | 581 |
| 84 | Harmon Rowe | 585 |
| 85 | Jerry Mertens | 595 |
| 86 | Ray L. Brown | 596 |
| 87 | Jimmy Harris | 598 |
| 88 | Dom Moselle | 608 |
| 89 | Rocky Ryan | 612 |
| 90 | Spec Sanders | 616 |
| 91 | Bobby Freeman | 618 |
| 92 | Rebel Steiner | 619 |
| 93 | Joe Sutton | 622 |
| 94 | Jesse Thomas | 630 |
| 95 | Abe Woodson | 633 |
| 96 | Dan Sandifer | 638 |
| 97 | Ebert Van Buren | 653 |
| 98 | Marvin Johnson | 684 |
| 99 | Jimmy Ridlon | 686 |
| 100 | Vic Zucco | 690 |
| 101 | Jack Morris | 694 |
| 102 | Harper Davis | 712 |
| 103 | Al Campana | 716 |
| 104 | Paul Cameron | 718 |
| 105 | George Maderos | 728 |
| 106 | Richie McCabe | 735 |
| 107 | Paul Carr | 739 |
| 108 | Billy Mixon | 744 |
| 109 | Sam Cathcart | 746 |
| 110 | Dave Baker | 748 |
| 111 | Howie Livingston | 750 |
| 112 | Billy Kinard | 764 |
| 113 | Jim C. Hill | 774 |
| 114 | Bob Holladay | 777 |
| 115 | Dick Lynch | 779 |
| 116 | Frank Bernardi | 780 |
| 117 | Chick Maggioli | 781 |
| 118 | Jim Brandt | 785 |
| 119 | Stan Williams | 788 |
| 120 | Ed Salem | 789 |
| 121 | Don Menasco | 791 |
| 122 | Jimmy Carr | 798 |
| 123 | Bernie Parrish | 801 |
| 124 | Billy Bookout | 814 |
| 125 | Veryl Switzer | 816 |
| 126 | Billy Stacy | 832 |
| 127 | Cliff A. Lewis | 846 |
| 128 | Tony Klimek | 868 |
| 129 | Bobby Luna | 869 |
| 130 | Ernie Zalejski | 877 |
| 131 | Art Powell | 884 |
| 132 | Bobbie Griffin | 886 |
| 133 | Richie Petitbon | 892 |
| 134 | Johnny Sample | 898 |
| 135 | Jack C. Johnson | 932 |
| 136 | Eddie Macon | 938 |
| 137 | Red O'Quinn | 940 |
| 138 | Jim Shofner | 944 |
| 139 | Pat McHugh | 951 |
| 140 | George McAfee | 954 |
| 141 | Billy Cox | 968 |
| 142 | Alex Wizbicki | 988 |
| 143 | Tom Franckhauser | 994 |
| 144 | George Rosso | 1006 |
| 145 | Henry Ford (1931) | 1007 |
| 146 | John Amberg | 1010 |
| 147 | Neil Ferris | 1011 |
| 148 | Bobby Gordon | 1014 |
| 149 | Eddie Dove | 1015 |
| 150 | Eddie Meador | 1016 |
| 151 | Pete Layden | 1033 |
| 152 | Lenny Lyles | 1037 |
| 153 | Ed Mioduszewski | 1043 |
| 154 | Claude Hipps | 1044 |
| 155 | Jesse Castete | 1049 |
| 156 | Monte Brethauer | 1053 |
| 157 | Floyd Sagely | 1064 |
| 158 | Buford Long | 1066 |
| 159 | Billy Anderson | 1067 |
| 160 | Neill Armstrong | 1068 |
| 161 | Gene Johnson | 1074 |
| 162 | Paul Crowe | 1080 |
| 163 | Ron G. Hall | 1081 |
| 164 | Shorty McWilliams | 1082 |
| 165 | Dave Whitsell | 1102 |
| 166 | Jim Owens | 1135 |
| 167 | Bill Bredde | 1140 |
| 168 | Billy Atkins | 1156 |
| 169 | Dick Haley | 1161 |
| 170 | Ben Scotti | 1174 |
| 171 | Wally Dreyer | 1181 |
| 172 | Bob Livingstone | 1182 |
| 173 | Al Brosky | 1187 |
| 174 | John Roach | 1200 |
| 175 | Jimmy Lesane | 1208 |
| 176 | Dick Doyle | 1212 |
| 177 | Ellsworth Kingery | 1253 |
| 178 | Les Walters | 1259 |
| 179 | Ed Kissell | 1296 |
| 180 | Mal Kutner | 1306 |
| 181 | Hal Norris | 1317 |
| 182 | Johnny Bookman | 1322 |
| 183 | Julian Spence | 1323 |
| 184 | Fred Naumetz | 1341 |
| 185 | Bob Gage | 1344 |
| 186 | Darrel Meisenheimer | 1345 |
| 187 | Corky Taylor | 1362 |
| 188 | Ed Crawford | 1365 |
| 189 | Tony Curcillo | 1369 |
| 190 | Dewey McConnell | 1373 |
| 191 | Jim Capuzzi | 1377 |
| 192 | Bob Leberman | 1387 |
| 193 | Alex Bravo | 1412 |
| 194 | Rex Shiver | 1421 |
| 195 | George Kinek | 1429 |
| 196 | Al Romine | 1437 |
| 197 | Bill R. Butler | 1439 |
| 198 | Henry Moore | 1443 |
| 199 | Gene White | 1465 |
| 200 | Jim Steffen | 1466 |
| 201 | Johnny Hermann | 1469 |
| 202 | Walter Bryan | 1472 |
| 203 | Art Davis | 1475 |
| 204 | Chick Cichowski | 1477 |
| 205 | Dom Fucci | 1484 |
| 206 | Lloyd Lowe | 1493 |
| 207 | Clendon Thomas | 1498 |
| 208 | Jackie M. Simpson | 1504 |
| 209 | Charlie Jackson | 1508 |
| 210 | Frank McPhee | 1509 |
| 211 | Joe Watson | 1510 |
| 212 | Bill Bowers | 1513 |
| 213 | Joe Bartos | 1516 |
| 214 | Jim R. Jones | 1524 |
| 215 | Dick Nyers | 1527 |
| 216 | Don Sutherin | 1529 |
| 217 | Pete T. Johnson | 1554 |
| 218 | George Sims | 1570 |
| 219 | Mike Swistowicz | 1577 |
| 220 | Gerry Krall | 1580 |
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