1929 All-Pro Team

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The 1929 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 1929 NFL season. Teams were selected by, among others, the Green Bay Press-Gazette (GB), based on the return of 16 ballots sent to the team owners, managers, and sports writers of clubs in the NFL, [1] Collyer's Eye magazine (CE), [2] and the Chicago Tribune (CT). [3]

Team

PositionPlayerTeamSelector(s)
Quarterback Benny Friedman New York GiantsGB-1, CE-1, CT-1
Halfback Verne Lewellen Green Bay PackersGB-1, CE-1, CT-1
Halfback Tony Plansky New York GiantsGB-1, CE-1, CT-1
Fullback Ernie Nevers Chicago CardinalsGB-1, CE-1, CT-1
End LaVern Dilweg Green Bay PackersGB-1, CE-1, CT-1
End Ray Flaherty New York GiantsGB-1, CE-1, CT-1
Tackle Bull Behman Frankford Yellow JacketsGB-1, CE-1, CT-1
Tackle Bob Beattie Orange TornadoesGB-1
Tackle Steve Owen New York GiantsCE-1
Tackle Duke Slater Chicago CardinalsCT-1
Guard Mike Michalske Green Bay PackersGB-1, CE-1, CT-1
Guard Milt Rehnquist Providence Steam RollerGB-1
Guard Walt Kiesling Chicago CardinalsCE-1
Guard Cal Hubbard Green Bay PackersCT-1
Center Joe Wostoupal New York GiantsGB-1, CE-1, CT-1

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References

  1. "Three Green Bay Packers On All-American". Green Bay Press-Gazette. December 20, 1929. pp. 19–20.
  2. "1929 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  3. Wilfrid Smith (December 22, 1929). "Packers, Giants Get 8 Places On All-Pro Eleven". Chicago Tribune. pp. 2–3.