NFL 1940s All-Decade Team
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National Football League 1940s All-Decade Team
)This is a list of all NFL players who had outstanding performances throughout the 1940s and have been compiled together into this fantasy group. The team was selected by voters of the Pro Football Hall of Fame retroactively in 1969 to mark the league's 50th anniversary.
| Position | Player | Team(s) | Years | Hall of Fame class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | Sammy Baugh | Washington Redskins |
1937–52 | 1963 |
| Sid Luckman | Chicago Bears | 1939–50 | 1965 | |
| Bob Waterfield | Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams | 1945–52 | 1965 | |
| Halfback | Tony Canadeo | Green Bay Packers | 1941–44, 1946–52 | 1974 |
| Bill Dudley | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1942, 1945–46 | 1966 | |
| Detroit Lions | 1947–49 | |||
| Washington Redskins | 1950–51, 1953 | |||
| George McAfee | Chicago Bears | 1940–41, 1945–1950 | 1966 | |
| Charley Trippi | Chicago Cardinals |
1947–55 | 1968 | |
| Steve Van Buren | Philadelphia Eagles | 1944–51 | 1965 | |
Byron White |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 1938 | Not Inducted | |
| Detroit Lions | 1940–41 | |||
Fullback |
Pat Harder | Chicago Cardinals | 1946–50 | Not Inducted |
| Detroit Lions | 1951–53 | |||
| Marion Motley | Cleveland Browns[1] | 1946–53 | 1968 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1955 | |||
| Bill Osmanski | Chicago Bears | 1939–43, 1946–47 | Not Inducted | |
End |
Jim Benton | Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams | 1938–40,1942, 1944–47 | Not Inducted |
| Chicago Bears | 1943 | |||
| Jack Ferrante | Philadelphia Eagles | 1941, 1944–50 | Not Inducted | |
| Ken Kavanaugh | Chicago Bears | 1940–41, 1945–50 | Not Inducted | |
| Dante Lavelli | Cleveland Browns[1] | 1946–56 | 1975 | |
| Pete Pihos | Philadelphia Eagles | 1947–55 | 1970 | |
| Mac Speedie | Cleveland Browns[1] | 1946–52 | 2020 | |
| Ed Sprinkle | Chicago Bears | 1944–55 | 2020 | |
Tackle |
Al Blozis | New York Giants | 1942–44 | Not Inducted |
| George Connor | Chicago Bears | 1948–55 | 1975 | |
| Bucko Kilroy | Phil-Pitt Steagles[2] | 1943 | Not Inducted | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1945–55 | |||
| Buford "Baby" Ray | Green Bay Packers | 1938–48 | Not Inducted | |
| Vic Sears | Philadelphia Eagles | 1941–42, 1945–53 | Not Inducted | |
| Phil-Pitt Steagles[2] | 1943 | |||
| Al Wistert | Phil-Pitt Steagles[2] | 1943 | Not Inducted | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1944–51 | |||
| Guard | Bruno Banducci | Philadelphia Eagles | 1944–45 | Not Inducted |
| San Francisco 49ers[1] | 1946–54 | |||
| Bill Edwards | New York Giants | 1940–42 | Not Inducted | |
| Garrard "Buster" Ramsey | Chicago Cardinals | 1946–51 | Not Inducted | |
| Bill Willis | Cleveland Browns[1] | 1946–53 | 1977 | |
| Len Younce | New York Giants | 1941, 1943–44, 1946–48 | Not Inducted | |
| Center | Charley Brock | Green Bay Packers | 1939–47 | Not Inducted |
| Clyde "Bulldog" Turner | Chicago Bears | 1940–52 | 1966 | |
| Alex Wojciechowicz | Detroit Lions | 1938–46 | 1968 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1946–50 |
Notes:
- 1 Team belonged to both the National Football Conference and the All-America Football Conference at different times
- 2 The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers were merged into one team for the 1943 season due to World War II[2]
- 3 Four-time finalist to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame[3]
References
- ^ "NFL's All Decade Team of the 1940s". ProFootballHallofFame.com. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "A Look Back at the NFL's 1943 Steagles". BleacherReport.com. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ^ "Hall of Famers: Yearly Finalists". ProFootballHoF.com. Retrieved 16 February 2013.