1945 All-Pro Team

The 1945 All-Pro Team consisted of American football players who were chosen by various selectors for the All-Pro team for the 1945 football season. Teams were selected by, among others, the Associated Press (AP), ^[1] the United Press (UP), ^[2] the International News Service (INS), ^[3] Pro Football Illustrated , ^[4] and the New York Daily News (NYDN). ^[4]

Selections

Position	Player	Team	Selector(s)
Quarterback	Bob Waterfield	Cleveland Rams	AP-1 [back], UP-1, INS-2, PFI-1, NYDN-1
Quarterback	Sammy Baugh	Washington Redskins	UP-1, INS-1, PFI-2, NYDN-1
Halfback	Steve Van Buren	Philadelphia Eagles	AP-1 [back], UP-1, INS-1, PFI-1, NYDN-1
Halfback	Steve Bagarus	Washington Redskins	AP-1
Halfback	Jim Gillette	Cleveland Rams	INS-1
Halfback	Fred Gehrke	Cleveland Rams	PFI-1
Halfback	Bob Margarita	Chicago Bears	NYDN-1
Fullback	Frank Akins	Washington Redskins	UP-2, INS-1, PFI-1, NYDN-2
Fullback	Bob Westfall	Detroit Lions	AP-1
Fullback	Ted Fritsch	Green Bay Packers	UP-1
End	Don Hutson	Green Bay Packers	AP-1, UP-1, INS-2, PFI-1, NYDN-1
End	Jim Benton	Cleveland Rams	AP-1, UP-2, INS-2, PFI-1, NYDN-1
End	Steve Pritko	Cleveland Rams	UP-1, INS-1
End	Joe Aguirre	Washington Redskins	INS-1
Tackle	Al Wistert	Philadelphia Eagles	AP-1, UP-1, INS-1, PFI-1, NYDN-1
Tackle	Emil Uremovich	Detroit Lions	UP-1, PFI-2, NYDN-1
Tackle	Frank Cope	New York Giants	AP-1
Tackle	Eberle Schultz	Cleveland Rams	INS-1
Tackle	John Adams	Washington Redskins	PFI-1
Guard	Riley Matheson	Cleveland Rams	AP-1, UP-1, INS-2, PFI-1, NYDN-1
Guard	Bill Radovich	Detroit Lions	AP-1, UP-1, INS-1, NYDN-2
Guard	Augie Lio	Boston Yanks	INS-1, NYDN-1
Guard	Stan Batinski	Detroit Lions	PFI-1
Center	Charley Brock	Green Bay Packers	AP-1, UP-1, INS-1, PFI-1, NYDN-1

References

1. "Van Buren Unanimous Choice On AP '45 All-Pro Grid Team". The St. Cloud (MN) Daily Times. December 14, 1945. p. 13.
2. Walter Byers (December 4, 1945). "Hutson, Fritsch, C. Brock Put On United Press All-Pro Squad". Green Bay Press-Gazette. p. 13.
3. Caswell Adams (December 14, 1945). "Cleveland Rams Place Three on INS All-Pro Team; Baugh Is Pilot". The Cochocton Tribune. p. 7.
4. "1945 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2017.