1936 All-Pro Team

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The 1936 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 1936 NFL season. Teams were selected by, among others, the NFL coaches (NFL), [1] the United Press (UP), [2] Collyer's Eye (CE), [3] and the Chicago Daily News (CDN). [3]

Four players were selected for the first team by all four selectors: Detroit Lions quarterback Dutch Clark; Boston Redskins halfback Cliff Battles; Chicago Bears end Bill Hewitt; and Green Bay Packers guard Lon Evans. Three others were selected for the first team by three selectors: Chicago Bears fullback Bronko Nagurski; Boston Redskins tackle Turk Edwards; and New York Giants center Mel Hein.

Team

PositionPlayerTeamSelector(s)
Quarterback Dutch Clark Detroit LionsNFL-1, UP-1, CE-1, CDN-1
Quarterback Arnie Herber Green Bay PackersNFL-2, CE-2, CDN-1
Quarterback Riley Smith Boston RedskinsNFL-2
Quarterback Bernie Masterson Chicago BearsCDN-2
Halfback Cliff Battles Boston RedskinsNFL-1, UP-1, CE-1, CDN-1
Halfback Tuffy Leemans New York GiantsNFL-1, UP-2 [quarterback], CE-1, CDN-2
Halfback Ernie Caddel Detroit LionsNFL-2, CDN-2
Halfback Beattie Feathers Chicago BearsUP-2, CE-2
Halfback George Grosvenor Chicago CardinalsUP-2
Halfback Ralph Kercheval Brooklyn DodgersCE-2
Fullback Bronko Nagurski Chicago BearsNFL-2, UP-1, CE-1, CDN-1
Fullback Clarke Hinkle Green Bay PackersNFL-1, UP-1
Fullback Ace Gutowsky Detroit LionsUP-2, CE-2, CDN-2
End Bill Hewitt Chicago BearsNFL-1, UP-1, CE-1, CDN-1
End Milt Gantenbein Green Bay PackersNFL-2, UP-1, CE-2, CDN-1
End Don Hutson Green Bay PackersNFL-1, UP-2, CE-1, CDN-2
End Bill Smith Chicago CardinalsNFL-2, UP-2
End Joe Carter Philadelphia EaglesCE-2, CDN-2
Tackle Turk Edwards Boston RedskinsNFL-1, UP-1, CDN-1
Tackle Ernie Smith Green Bay PackersNFL-1, UP-1
Tackle Joe Stydahar Chicago BearsNFL-2, UP-2, CE-1, CDN-2
Tackle George Christensen Detroit LionsNFL-2, CDN-1
Tackle Jack Johnson Detroit LionsCE-1
Tackle Armand Niccolai Pittsburgh PiratesUP-2
Tackle Jim MacMurdo Philadelphia EaglesCE-2
Tackle Ade Schwammel Green Bay PackersCE-2
Tackle Bill Lee Brooklyn DodgersCDN-2
Guard Lon Evans Green Bay PackersNFL-1, UP-1, CE-1, CDN-1
Guard Ox Emerson Detroit LionsNFL-1, UP-1, CE-2
Guard George Rado Pittsburgh PiratesCE-1, CDN-2
Guard Bree Cuppoletti Chicago CardinalsNFL-2, UP-2, CDN-1
Guard Dan Fortmann Chicago BearsNFL-2, UP-2
Guard Ed Kahn Boston RedskinsCE-2
Guard Les Olsson Boston RedskinsCDN-2
Center Mel Hein New York GiantsNFL-1, UP-2, CE-1, CDN-1
Center Frank Bausch Boston RedskinsNFL-2, UP-1, CE-2
Center Ed Kawal Chicago BearsCDN-2

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References

  1. ↑ "Place Four Packers On Honor Grid Team: Earl Clark and Don Hutson Each Get 43 of 45 Points For All-Pro Team". Wausau Daily Record-Herald. December 19, 1936. p. 10.
  2. ↑ "Four Packers Picked On Pro All-Star Eleven: Dutch Clark Regarded As Greatest Pro". The Sheboygan (WI) Press. December 18, 1936. p. 14.
  3. 1 2 "1936 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
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