1928 All-Pro Team |
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All-Pro |
1928 NFL season |
Selectors |
Green Bay Press-Gazette (poll) Chicago Tribune (Wilfrid Smith) |
1926 1927 ← → 1929 1930 |
The 1928 All-Pro Team consisted of American football players chosen by various selectors for the All-Pro team of the National Football League (NFL) for the 1928 NFL season. Teams were selected by, among others, the Green Bay Press-Gazette (GB), based on the results of a questionnaires sent to the league managers and reporters, [1] and the Chicago Tribune (CT). [2] [3]
The Chicago Tribune picked quarterback Benny Friedman as the captain of its team, calling him "not only a great player but a magnificent showman," "a great passer and a field general par excellence." [2]
Position | Player | Team | Selector(s) |
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Quarterback | Benny Friedman | Detroit Wolverines | GB-1, CT-1 |
Quarterback | Paddy Driscoll | Chicago Bears | CT-1 |
Halfback | Verne Lewellen | Green Bay Packers | GB-1, CT-1 [fullback] |
Halfback | Wildcat Wilson | Providence Steam Roller | GB-1, CT-1 |
Fullback | Wally Diehl | Frankford Yellow Jackets | GB-1 |
End | LaVern Dilweg | Green Bay Packers | GB-1, CT-1 |
End | Ray Flaherty | New York Yanks | GB-1 |
End | Cal Hubbard | New York Giants | CT-1 |
Tackle | Bill Owen | Detroit Wolverines | GB-1, CT-1 |
Tackle | Bull Behman | Frankford Yellow Jackets | GB-1 |
Tackle | Gus Sonnenberg | Providence Steam Roller | CT-1 |
Guard | Mike Michalske | New York Yankees | GB-1, CT-1 |
Guard | Jim McMillen | Chicago Bears | GB-1, CT-1 |
Center | Clyde Smith | Providence Steam Roller | GB-1 |
Center | Joe Wostoupal | Detroit Wolverines | CT-1 |
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