1937 All-Pro Team

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The 1937 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 1937 NFL season. Teams were selected by, among others, the NFL coaches (NFL), [1] the International News Service (INS), [2] the United Press (UP), [3] Collyer's Eye (CE), [4] and the New York Daily News (NYDN). [4]

Four players were selected for the first team by all five selectors: Detroit Lions quarterback Dutch Clark; Green Bay Packers fullback Clarke Hinkle; Washington Redskins tackle Turk Edwards; and Chicago Bears guard George Musso. Three others were named to the first team by four selectors: Washington Redskins Sammy Baugh (NFL, INS, UP, NYDN; selected as a halfback); Chicago Cardinals end Gaynell Tinsley (NFL, UP, CE, NYDN); and Chicago Bears tackle Joe Stydahar (NFL, UP, CE, NYDN). Three more were selected by three selectors: Washington Redskins halfback Cliff Battles (NFL, INS, NYDN); Green Bay Packers end Don Hutson (INS, CE, NYDN); and New York Giants center Mel Hein (NFL, INS, NYDN).

Team

PositionPlayerTeamSelector(s)
Quarterback Sammy Baugh Washington RedskinsNFL-1, INS-1, UP-1, NYDN-1
Quarterback Dutch Clark Detroit LionsNFL-1, INS-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
Quarterback Ed Danowski New York GiantsNFL-2
Quarterback Ace Parker Brooklyn DodgersINS-2
Halfback Cliff Battles Washington RedskinsNFL-1, INS-1, NYDN-1
Halfback Jack Manders Chicago BearsUP-1, CE-1
Halfback Tuffy Leemans New York GiantsNFL-2
Halfback Ernie Caddel Detroit LionsNFL-2
Halfback Johnny Gildea Pittsburgh PiratesINS-2
Halfback Ace Gutowsky Detroit LionsINS-2
Fullback Clarke Hinkle Green Bay PackersNFL-1, INS-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
Fullback Bronko Nagurski Chicago BearsNFL-2, CE-1
Fullback Ray Nolting Chicago BearsINS-2
End Gaynell Tinsley Chicago CardinalsNFL-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
End Don Hutson Green Bay PackersNFL-2, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
End Bill Hewitt Philadelphia EaglesNFL-1, INS-1
End Ed Klewicki Detroit LionsUP-1
End Milt Gantenbein Green Bay PackersNFL-2
Tackle Turk Edwards Washington RedskinsNFL-1, INS-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
Tackle Joe Stydahar Chicago BearsNFL-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
Tackle Ed Widseth New York GiantsNFL-2, INS-1
Tackle Ernie Smith Green Bay PackersNFL-2
Guard George Musso Chicago BearsNFL-1, INS-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
Guard Lon Evans Green Bay PackersNFL-1, UP-1
Guard Ox Emerson Detroit LionsINS-1
Guard Johnny Dell Isola New York GiantsNFL-2, CE-1
Guard Dan Fortmann Chicago BearsNFL-2, NYDN-1
Center Mel Hein New York GiantsNFL-1, INS-1, NYDN-1
Center Mike Basrak Pittsburgh PiratesUP-1
Center Frank Bausch Chicago BearsNFL-2, CE-1

References

  1. ↑ "Hinkle, Evans Are All-Pro Selections: Three Redskins Are Chosen For Leading Eleven". Green Bay Press-Gazette. December 15, 1937. p. 17.
  2. ↑ Davis J. Walsh (December 9, 1937). "Washington Places Three On INS All-America Pro Team". The Times Herald (Port Huron, MI). p. 17.
  3. ↑ George Kirksey (December 14, 1937). "All-Pro Gridiron Squad Is Chosen By United Press". Green Bay Press-Gazette. p. 13.
  4. 1 2 "1937 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
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