1941 All-Pro Team

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The 1941 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 1941 NFL season. Teams were selected by, among others, the so-called "official" All-Pro team selected by a committee of professional football writers for the NFL (NFL), [1] [2] the sports writers of the Associated Press (AP), [3] the United Press (UP), [4] Collyer's Eye (CE), [5] the New York Daily News (NYDN), [5] and the Chicago Herald American . [5]

Players displayed in bold were consensus first-team selections. Five players were named to the first team by all six selectors: Green Bay Packers halfback Cecil Isbell; Chicago Bears halfback George McAfee; Green Bay Packers end Don Hutson; Chicago Bears guard Dan Fortmann; and Chicago Bears center Bulldog Turner.

PositionPlayerTeamSelector(s)
Quarterback Sid Luckman Chicago BearsNFL-1, AP-1, NYDN-1, CHA-1
Quarterback Cecil Isbell Green Bay PackersNFL-1, AP-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1, CHA-1
Halfback George McAfee Chicago BearsNFL-1, AP-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1, CHA-1
Halfback Ward Cuff New York GiantsUP-1
Fullback Pug Manders Brooklyn DodgersAP-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
Fullback Clarke Hinkle Green Bay PackersNFL-1
Fullback Bill Osmanski Chicago BearsCE-1
Fullback Norm Standlee Chicago BearsCHA-1
End Don Hutson Green Bay PackersNFL-1, AP-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1, CHA-1
End Perry Schwartz Brooklyn DodgersNFL-1, AP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
End Dick Plasman Chicago BearsUP-1
End Jim Lee Howell New York GiantsCHA-1
Tackle Bruiser Kinard Brooklyn DodgersNFL-1, UP-1, NYDN-1, CHA-1
Tackle Willie Wilkin Washington RedskinsNFL-1, AP-1, NYDN-1, CHA-1
Tackle John Mellus New York GiantsAP-1, CE-1
Tackle Baby Ray Green Bay PackersUP-1, CE-1
Guard Dan Fortmann Chicago BearsNFL-1, AP-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1, CHA-1
Guard Joe Kuharich Chicago CardinalsNFL-1, AP-1, CE-1, CHA-1
Guard Riley Matheson Cleveland RamsUP-1
Guard Bob Suffridge Philadelphia EaglesNYDN-1
Center Bulldog Turner Chicago BearsNFL-1, AP-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1, CHA-1

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References

  1. ↑ "All-National Pro Stars". The Times Herald (Port Huron, MI). December 30, 1941. p. 11.
  2. ↑ "Four ChiBears Named On All-Pro Loop Team". The Times Herald (Port Huron, MI). December 30, 1941. p. 11.
  3. ↑ Dillon Graham (December 9, 1940). "4 Bears Chosen on All-Loop Pro Team". Ironwood (MI) Daily Globe. p. 10.
  4. ↑ George Kirksey (December 12, 1941). "Bears, Packers Top All-Star Pro Gridders". Arizona Republic. p. 21.
  5. 1 2 3 "1941 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
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