1926 All-Pro Team

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The 1926 All-Pro Team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors at the end of the 1926 season as the best players at their positions for the All-Pro teams of the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL). Selectors for the 1926 season included the Green Bay Press-Gazette poll, the Chicago Tribune , and Collyer's Eye . Three players were unanimously selected as first-team players by all three selectors: fullback Ernie Nevers, halfback/quarterback Paddy Driscoll, and tackle Ed Healey. [1]

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Selectors and key

For the 1926 season, there are three known selectors of All-Pro Teams. They are:

GB = A poll conducted by the Green Bay Press-Gazette identified first and second teams. The selections were limited to NFL players (excluding players in the AFL) and were based on polling of sports editors and pro football managers from 17 of the NFL cities. [2] [3]

CT = The Chicago Tribune's teams were selected by Wilfrid Smith, identified first and second teams, and were composed of both NFL and AFL players. [4]

CE = Selected by E.G. Brands, a correspondent for Collyer's Eye , a sports journal published in Chicago. The selections were limited to NFL players (excluding players in the AFL). [1]

Players selected by multiple 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

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Brick Muller
PlayerTeamSelector(s)
Brick Muller Los Angeles BuccaneersGB-1, CE-1, CT-2
LaVern Dilweg Green Bay PackersGB-2, CE-1, CT-1
Charlie Berry Pottsville MaroonsGB-1, CE-3
Ray Flaherty Los Angeles WildcatsCT-1
Frank Bissell Akron ProsGB-2, CE-3
George Tully Philadelphia QuakersCT-2
Duke Hanny Chicago BearsCE-2

Tackles

PlayerTeamSelector(s)
Ed Healey Chicago BearsGB-1, CE-1, CT-1
Johnny Budd Frankford Yellow JacketsGB-1, CT-1
Walt Ellis Chicago CardinalsGB-1
Frank Racis Pottsville MaroonsCE-1
Steve Owen New York GiantsGB-2
John Thurman Los Angeles BuccaneersGB-2
Bub Weller Chicago CardinalsCT-2
Bull Behman Philadelphia QuakersCT-2
Gus Sonnenberg Detroit PanthersCE-2

Guards

PlayerTeamSelector(s)
Jim McMillen Chicago BearsCE-1, CT-1
Gus Sonnenberg Detroit PanthersGB-1, CE-2
Jim Welsh Pottsville MaroonsCE-1
Joy Berquist Kansas City CowboysGB-2
Bill Buckler Chicago BearsGB-2, CT-2
Willis Brennan Chicago CardinalsCT-2
Doc Alexander New York GiantsCT-2
Rudy Comstock Frankford Yellow JacketsCE-2
Joe Williams New York GiantsCE-2

Centers

PlayerTeamSelector(s)
George Trafton Chicago BearsCT-1, CE-2
Clyde Smith Kansas City CowboysGB-1
Ralph Claypool Chicago CardinalsCE-1
Herb Stein Pottsville MaroonsGB-2
Doc Alexander New York GiantsCT-2

Quarterbacks

PlayerTeamSelector(s)
Al Bloodgood Kansas City CowboysGB-2, CE-1
Tut Imlay Los Angeles BuccaneersGB-1
Joey Sternaman Chicago BullsCT-2

Halfbacks

PlayerTeamSelector(s)
Paddy Driscoll Chicago BearsGB-1, CE-1, CT-1 [QB]
Verne Lewellen Green Bay PackersGB-1
Eddie Tryon New York YankeesCT-1
Tony Latone Pottsville MaroonsCT-1
Hinkey Haines New York GiantsGB-2
Curly Oden Providence Steam RollerGB-2
Tex Hamer Frankford Yellow JacketsCT-2
Wildcat Wilson Los Angeles WildcatsCT-2

Fullbacks

PlayerTeamSelector(s)
Ernie Nevers Duluth EskimosGB-1, CE-1, CT-1
Hust Stockton Frankford Yellow JacketsGB-2
Al Kreuz Philadelphia QuakersCT-2
Cully Lidberg Green Bay PackersCE-2

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Ernest Alonzo Nevers, sometimes known by the nickname "Big Dog", was an American football and baseball player and football coach. Widely regarded as one of the best football players in the first half of the 20th century, he played as a fullback and was a triple-threat man known for his talents in running, passing, and kicking. He was inducted with the inaugural classes of inductees into both the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963. He was also named in 1969 to the NFL 1920s All-Decade Team.

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References

  1. 1 2 "1926 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  2. John Hogrogian (1983). "1926 All-Pros" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Pro Football Researchers.
  3. "Lewellen Is Selected On All American Pro Team". The Green Bay Press-Gazette. December 17, 1926. p. 22.
  4. Wilfrid Smith (December 19, 1926). "Four Bears On All-Star Pro Football Team". Chicago Tribune. p. 2-2 via Newspapers.com.