San Diego Chargers 50th Anniversary Team

The San Diego Chargers (now Los Angeles) announced their 50th anniversary team in 2009 to honor the top players and coaches in the history of the National Football League team. The Chargers were founded in 1959 as part of the American Football League. The anniversary team included 53 players and coaches selected from 103 nominees. The Chargers originally stated that only 50 members would be selected; the group is still sometimes referred to as the 50 Greatest Chargers. Online voting by fans accounted for 50 percent of the voting results; votes from Chargers Hall of Famers and five members of the local media made up for the other 50 percent. Over 400,000 votes were cast online. Dan Fouts and LaDainian Tomlinson received the first and second most votes, respectively. The team features eight Pro Football Hall of Fame members and 11 players that were active on the 2009 Chargers team.

Key

Key

*	Member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
Years	Years with the Chargers

Offense

Position	Player	Years	Ref
QB	Dan Fouts*	1973–1987
	John Hadl	1962–1972
	Stan Humphries	1992–1997
	Philip Rivers	2004–2019
RB	Keith Lincoln	1961–1966, 1968
	Paul Lowe	1960–1968
	Natrone Means	1993–1995, 1998–1999
	Chuck Muncie	1980–1984
	LaDainian Tomlinson*	2001–2009
WR	Lance Alworth*	1962–1970
	Wes Chandler	1981–1987
	Gary Garrison	1966–1976
	John Jefferson	1978–1980
	Charlie Joiner*	1976–1986
TE	Antonio Gates	2003–2018
	Kellen Winslow*	1979–1987
T	Ron Mix*	1960–1969
	Russ Washington	1968–1982
	Ernie Wright	1960–1967, 1972
G	Kris Dielman	2003–2011
	Walt Sweeney	1963–1970
	Ed White	1978–1985
	Doug Wilkerson	1971–1984
C	Nick Hardwick	2004–2014
	Don Macek	1976–1989

Defense

Position	Player	Years	Ref
DE	Fred Dean*	1975–1981
	Earl Faison	1961–1966
	Leslie O'Neal	1986–1995
DT	Gary Johnson	1975–1984
	Louie Kelcher	1975–1983
	Ernie Ladd	1961–1965
	Jamal Williams	1998–2009
LB	Chuck Allen	1961–1969
	Woodrow Lowe	1976–1986
	Shawne Merriman	2005–2010
	Junior Seau*	1990–2002
	Billy Ray Smith	1983–1992
DB	Willie Buchanon	1979–1982
	Gill Byrd	1983–1992
	Rodney Harrison	1994–2002
	Quentin Jammer	2002–2012
	Charlie McNeil	1960–1964

Special teams

Position	Players	Years	Ref
K	Rolf Benirschke	1977–1986
	John Carney	1990–2000
KR	Speedy Duncan	1964–1970
	Darren Sproles	2005–2010
P	Darren Bennett	1995–2003
	Mike Scifres	2003–2015
ST	Hank Bauer	1977–1982
	Kassim Osgood	2003–2009

Coaches

Coach	Years	Ref
Don Coryell*	1978–1986
Sid Gillman*	1960–1971
Bobby Ross	1992–1996

See also

• San Diego Chargers 40th Anniversary Team
• Los Angeles Chargers Hall of Fame