1931 All-Pro Team

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The 1931 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 1931 NFL season. An official 11-man "All League" team was selected by the coaches of the NFL on behalf of the league, designated as (NFL-1) below.[1]

Teams were also selected by, among others, the

United Press (UP),[3] and Collyer's Eye (CE).[4]

Players displayed in bold were consensus first-team selections. Four players were unanimously selected for the first team by all three selectors: Portsmouth Spartans quarterback Dutch Clark; Chicago Bears halfback Red Grange; Chicago Cardinals fullback Ernie Nevers; and New York Giants guard Butch Gibson.

Team

Position Player Team Selector(s)
Quarterback Dutch Clark Portsmouth Spartans NFL-1, GB-1, UP-1, CE-1
Quarterback Red Dunn Green Bay Packers GB-2, UP-2
Quarterback Carl Brumbaugh Chicago Bears CE-2
Quarterback Benny Friedman New York Giants GB-3
Halfback Red Grange Chicago Bears NFL-1, GB-1, UP-1, CE-1
Halfback Ken Strong Staten Island Stapletons GB-2, UP-1, CE-1
Halfback
Johnny "Blood" McNally
Green Bay Packers NFL-1, GB-1, UP-2
Halfback Dick Nesbitt Chicago Bears UP-2, GB-3
Halfback Glenn Presnell Portsmouth Spartans GB-2
Halfback Hap Moran New York Giants CE-2
Halfback Father Lumpkin Portsmouth Spartans GB-3
Fullback Ernie Nevers Chicago Cardinals NFL-1, GB-1, UP-1, CE-1
Fullback Johnny Kitzmiller New York Giants UP-2
Fullback Bronko Nagurski Chicago Bears CE-2
Fullback Bo Molenda Green Bay Packers GB-2
Fullback Herb Joesting Chicago Bears GB-3
End LaVern Dilweg Green Bay Packers NFL-1, GB-1, UP-1, CE-2
End Luke Johnsos Chicago Bears GB-2, UP-1, CE-2
End Bill McKalip Portsmouth Spartans GB-2, UP-2, CE-1
End Red Badgro New York Giants NFL-1, GB-1
End Tom Nash Green Bay Packers CE-1
End Chuck Braidwood Cleveland Indians UP-2
End Ray Flaherty New York Giants GB-3
End Al Rose Providence Steam Roller GB-3
Tackle Cal Hubbard Green Bay Packers NFL-1, GB-1, UP-1
Tackle Bill Owen New York Giants GB-3, UP-2, CE-1
Tackle Len Grant New York Giants UP-1, CE-2
Tackle Dick Stahlman Green Bay Packers GB-2, CE-1
Tackle
George Christensen
Portsmouth Spartans NFL-1, GB-1
Tackle
Jap Douds
Portsmouth Spartans GB-2, CE-2
Tackle Link Lyman Chicago Bears UP-2
Tackle Lou Gordon Brooklyn Dodgers GB-3
Guard Butch Gibson New York Giants NFL-1, GB-1, UP-1, CE-1
Guard Mike Michalske Green Bay Packers NFL-1, GB-1, UP-1, CE-2
Guard Zuck Carlson Chicago Bears GB-3, CE-1
Guard Walt Kiesling Chicago Cardinals GB-2, UP-2, CE-2
Guard Dave Myers Brooklyn Dodgers UP-2
Guard Al Graham Providence Steam Roller GB-2
Guard Maury Bodenger Portsmouth Spartans GB-3
Center Frank McNally Chicago Bears NFL-1, GB-1, UP-1
Center Nate Barragar Green Bay Packers GB-3, UP-2, CE-1
Center Mel Hein New York Giants GB-2
Center Bert Pearson Chicago Bears CE-2

References

  1. ^ "All-Star Team," Pro Football Illustrated, Fall 1941, pp 6-7.
  2. ^ George Whitney Calhoun (December 19, 1931). "Four Green Bay Players Chosen On All-American". Green Bay Press-Gazette. p. 13.
  3. ^ George Kirksey (December 15, 1931). "Dutch Clark Is Named On All-America Pro Team: Kirksey Selects Leading Stars On Annual Selection". The Ogden (UT) Standard-Examiner. p. 14.
  4. ^ "1931 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2017.