1946 All-Pro Team

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The 1946 All-Pro Team consisted of American football players who were chosen by various selectors for the All-Pro team for the 1946 NFL and AAFC seasons. Teams were selected by, among others, the Associated Press (AP),^[1] the United Press (UP),^[2] Pro Football Illustrated ,^[3] and the New York Daily News (NYDN).^[3] The AP selections included players from the National Football League (NFL) and All-America Football Conference; the UP, PFI, and NYDN selections were limited to players from the NFL.

NFL All-Pros

Position	Player	Team	Selector(s)
Quarterback	Bob Waterfield	Los Angeles Rams	AP-1 [back], UP-1
Quarterback	Sid Luckman	Chicago Bears	AP-2
Halfback	Bill Dudley	Pittsburgh Steelers	UP-1, PFI-1
Halfback	Frank Filchock	New York Giants	UP-1
Back	Glenn Dobbs	Brooklyn Dodgers	AP-1
Back	Spec Sanders	New York Yankees	AP-1
Halfback	Hugh Gallarneau	Chicago Bears	PFI-1
Fullback	Ted Fritsch	Green Bay Packers	AP-1 [back], UP-1, PFI-1
End	Jim Benton	Los Angeles Rams	AP-1, UP-1, PFI-1
End	Jim Poole	New York Giants	AP-1, PFI-1
End	Ken Kavanaugh	Chicago Bears	UP-1
Tackle	Bruiser Kinard	New York Yankees	AP-1
Tackle	Al Wistert	Philadelphia Eagles	AP-1, UP-1, PFI-1
Tackle	Jim White	New York Giants	UP-1
Tackle	John Adams	Washington Redskins	PFI-1
Guard	Riley Matheson	Los Angeles Rams	AP-1, UP-1, PFI-1
Guard	Bill Radovich	Los Angeles Dons	AP-1
Guard	Augie Lio	Philadelphia Eagles	UP-1
Guard	Ray Bray	Chicago Bears	PFI-1
Center	Bulldog Turner	Chicago Bears	AP-1, UP-1
Center	Charley Brock	Green Bay Packers	PFI-1

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References

↑ "NFL Puts Seven on Associated Press All-Pro Eleven". Detroit Free Press. December 13, 1946. p. 22.
↑ "Dudley Tops All-Star Team Voting". The Pittsburgh Press. December 13, 1946. p. 40.
1 2 "1946 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2017.

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[1] "NFL Puts Seven on Associated Press All-Pro Eleven". Detroit Free Press. December 13, 1946. p. 22.

[2] "Dudley Tops All-Star Team Voting". The Pittsburgh Press. December 13, 1946. p. 40.

[PFR-3] 1 2 "1946 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2017.

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