1924 All-Pro Team

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Guard Stanley Muirhead

The 1924 All-Pro Team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at their positions for the All-Pro team of the National Football League (NFL) for the 1924 NFL season. [1] Four players were unanimous first-team picks by both known selectors: guard Stanley Muirhead of the Dayton Triangles; quarterback Joey Sternaman of the Chicago Bears; and halfbacks Charley Way of the Frankford Yellow Jackets and Benny Boynton of the Buffalo Bisons.

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Selectors and key

For the 1924 season, there are two known selectors of All-Pro Teams. [2] They are:

GB = A poll conducted by the Green Bay Press-Gazette identified first, second, and third teams. The selections were based on polling of 12 sports writers from cities having NFL teams and of six officials who worked NFL games during the season. [3] [2]

CE = Selected by E.G. Brands, a correspondent for Collyer's Eye , a sports journal published in Chicago. [1] [4]

Players selected by both selectors as first-team All-Pros are displayed in bold typeface. Players who have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame are designated with a "†" next to their names.

Selections by position

Ends

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End Guy Chamberlin
PlayerTeamSelector(s)
Joe Little Twig Rock Island IndependentsGB-1
Tillie Voss Green Bay PackersGB-1
Guy Chamberlin †Cleveland BulldogsGB-3, CE-1
Mike Wilson Rock Island IndependentsCE-1
Paul G. Goebel Columbus TigersGB-2, CE-2
Eddie Anderson Chicago CardinalsGB-2
Duke Hanny Chicago BearsCE-2
Oscar Christianson Minneapolis MarinesGB-3

Tackles

PlayerTeamSelector(s)
Ed Healey †Chicago BearsGB-1, CE-2
Link Lyman †Cleveland BulldogsGB-2, CE-1
Boni Petcoff Columbus TigersGB-1
Bub Weller Milwaukee BadgersCE-1
Duke Slater Rock Island IndependentsGB-2
Olin Smith Cleveland BulldogsCE-2
Cub Buck Green Bay PackersGB-3
Mike Gulian Frankford Yellow JacketsGB-3

Guards

PlayerTeamSelector(s)
Stanley Muirhead Dayton TrianglesGB-1, CE-1
Swede Youngstrom Buffalo BisonsGB-1
George Berry Hammond/AkronCE-1
Doc Williams Duluth KelleysGB-2
Jim McMillen Chicago BearsGB-2
Walt LeJeune Milwaukee BadgersCE-2
Jim Welsh Frankford Yellow JacketsCE-2
Al Nesser Akron ProsGB-3
Ralph King Racine LegionGB-3

Centers

PlayerTeamSelector(s)
George Trafton †Chicago BearsGB-1
Elmer McCormick BuffaloCE-1
Andy Nemecek Columbus TigersGB-2
Herb Stein Frankford Yellow JacketsCE-2
Carl Peterson Kansas City BluesGB-3

Quarterbacks

PlayerTeamSelector(s)
Joey Sternaman Chicago BearsGB-1, CE-1
Paddy Driscoll †Chicago CardinalsGB-2
Hoge Workman Cleveland BulldogsCE-2
Sonny Winters Columbus TigersGB-3

Halfbacks

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Benny Boynton
PlayerTeamSelector(s)
Charley Way Frankford Yellow JacketsGB-1, CE-1
Benny Boynton Buffalo BisonsGB-1, CE-1
Dave Noble Cleveland BulldogsGB-2
Curly Lambeau †Green Bay PackersGB-2
John Hurlburt Chicago CardinalsCE-2
Red Dunn Milwaukee BadgersCE-2
Joe Guyon †Rock Island IndependentsGB-3
Wayne Brenkert Akron ProsGB-3

Fullbacks

PlayerTeamSelector(s)
Tex Hamer Frankford Yellow JacketsGB-2, CE-1
Doc Elliott Cleveland BulldogsGB-1
Ken Huffine Dayton TrianglesCE-2
Hank Gillo Racine LegionGB-3

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References

  1. 1 2 "1924 NFL ALL-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  2. 1 2 John Hogrogian (1984). "1924 All-Pros" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Pro Football Researchers.
  3. ↑ "Tillie Voss Picked as End On All American Pro Team; Lambeau, Half, On 2nd Squad". Green Bay Press-Gazette . December 19, 1924. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Mike Wilson Is Selected On All Star Pro Eleven". The Daily Times (Davenport, Iowa). p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
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