Overview
The 1947 All-Pro Team consisted of American football players who were chosen by various selectors for the All-Pro team for the 1947 football season. Teams were selected by, among others, the Associated Press (AP), the United Press (UP), Pro Football Illustrated, and the New York Daily News (NYDN). 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.
| 1947 All-Pro Team |
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| All-Pro |
| 1947 NFL season |
| Selectors |
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Associated Press United Press Pro Football Illustrated New York Daily News |
| 1945 1946 ← → 1948 1949 |
The 1947 All-Pro Team consisted of American football players who were chosen by various selectors for the All-Pro team for the 1947 football season. 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.
Selections
| Position | Player | Team | Selector(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | Sid Luckman | Chicago Bears | AP-1, UP-1, PFI-1, NYDN-1 |
| Quarterback | Otto Graham | Cleveland Browns | AP-1 |
| Quarterback | Sammy Baugh | Washington Redskins | AP-2 |
| Halfback | Steve Van Buren | Philadelphia Eagles | AP-1, UP-1, PFI-1, NYDN-1 |
| Halfback | Bill Dudley | Detroit Lions | PFI-1, NYDN-1 |
| Back | Spec Sanders | New York Yankees | AP-1 |
| Fullback | Pat Harder | Chicago Cardinals | UP-1, PFI-1, NYDN-1 |
| End | Mac Speedie | Cleveland Browns | AP-1 |
| End | Bruce Alford | New York Yankees | AP-1 |
| End | Ken Kavanaugh | Chicago Bears | UP-1, NYDN-1 |
| End | Malcolm Kutner | Chicago Cardinals | UP-1, PFI-1 |
| End | Val Jansante | Pittsburgh Steelers | NYDN-1 |
| End | Larry Craig | Green Bay Packers | PFI-1 |
| Tackle | Al Wistert | Philadelphia Eagles | AP-1, UP-1, NYDN-1 |
| Tackle | Fred Davis | Chicago Bears | UP-1, PFI-1, NYDN-1 |
| Tackle | Dick Huffman | Los Angeles Rams | AP-1 |
| Tackle | Stan Mauldin | Chicago Cardinals | PFI-1 |
| Guard | Riley Matheson | Los Angeles Rams | AP-1, NYDN-1 |
| Guard | Bruno Banducci | San Francisco 49ers | AP-1 |
| Guard | Dick Wildung | Green Bay Packers | UP-1, NYDN-1 |
| Guard | Red Moore | Pittsburgh Steelers | UP-1 |
| Guard | Buster Ramsey | Chicago Cardinals | PFI-1, NYDN-1 |
| Center | Bulldog Turner | Chicago Bears | AP-1, PFI-1, NYDN-1 |
| Center | Vince Banonis | Chicago Cardinals | UP-1 |
References
- ↑ Frank Eck (December 12, 1947). "Brown's Graham, Speedie Named On AP All-Pro Team". The Sandusky Register-Star-News. p. 19.
- ↑ Russ Green (December 12, 1947). "3 Bears, Cards on UP All-Stars". Eau Claire (WI) Leader. p. 14.
- 1 2 "1947 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2017.