The 1937 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 1937 NFL season. Teams were selected by, among others, the NFL coaches (NFL),[1] the International News Service (INS),[2] the United Press (UP),[3] Collyer's Eye (CE),[4] and the New York Daily News (NYDN).[4]
Four players were selected for the first team by all five selectors: Detroit Lions quarterback Dutch Clark; Green Bay Packers fullback Clarke Hinkle; Washington Redskins tackle Turk Edwards; and Chicago Bears guard George Musso. Three others were named to the first team by four selectors: Washington Redskins Sammy Baugh (NFL, INS, UP, NYDN; selected as a halfback); Chicago Cardinals end Gaynell Tinsley (NFL, UP, CE, NYDN); and Chicago Bears tackle Joe Stydahar (NFL, UP, CE, NYDN). Three more were selected by three selectors: Washington Redskins halfback Cliff Battles (NFL, INS, NYDN); Green Bay Packers end Don Hutson (INS, CE, NYDN); and New York Giants center Mel Hein (NFL, INS, NYDN).
Team
edit| Position | Player | Team | Selector(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | Sammy Baugh | Washington Redskins | NFL-1, INS-1, UP-1, NYDN-1 |
| Quarterback | Dutch Clark | Detroit Lions | NFL-1, INS-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1 |
| Quarterback | Ed Danowski | New York Giants | NFL-2 |
| Quarterback | Ace Parker | Brooklyn Dodgers | INS-2 |
| Halfback | Cliff Battles | Washington Redskins | NFL-1, INS-1, NYDN-1 |
| Halfback | Jack Manders | Chicago Bears | UP-1, CE-1 |
| Halfback | Tuffy Leemans | New York Giants | NFL-2 |
| Halfback | Ernie Caddel | Detroit Lions | NFL-2 |
| Halfback | Johnny Gildea | Pittsburgh Pirates | INS-2 |
| Halfback | Ace Gutowsky | Detroit Lions | INS-2 |
| Fullback | Clarke Hinkle | Green Bay Packers | NFL-1, INS-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1 |
| Fullback | Bronko Nagurski | Chicago Bears | NFL-2, CE-1 |
| Fullback | Ray Nolting | Chicago Bears | INS-2 |
| End | Gaynell Tinsley | Chicago Cardinals | NFL-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1 |
| End | Don Hutson | Green Bay Packers | NFL-2, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1 |
| End | Bill Hewitt | Philadelphia Eagles | NFL-1, INS-1 |
| End | Ed Klewicki | Detroit Lions | UP-1 |
| End | Milt Gantenbein | Green Bay Packers | NFL-2 |
| Tackle | Turk Edwards | Washington Redskins | NFL-1, INS-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1 |
| Tackle | Joe Stydahar | Chicago Bears | NFL-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1 |
| Tackle | Ed Widseth | New York Giants | NFL-2, INS-1 |
| Tackle | Ernie Smith | Green Bay Packers | NFL-2 |
| Guard | George Musso | Chicago Bears | NFL-1, INS-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1 |
| Guard | Lon Evans | Green Bay Packers | NFL-1, UP-1 |
| Guard | Ox Emerson | Detroit Lions | INS-1 |
| Guard | Johnny Dell Isola | New York Giants | NFL-2, CE-1 |
| Guard | Dan Fortmann | Chicago Bears | NFL-2, NYDN-1 |
| Center | Mel Hein | New York Giants | NFL-1, INS-1, NYDN-1 |
| Center | Mike Basrak | Pittsburgh Pirates | UP-1 |
| Center | Frank Bausch | Chicago Bears | NFL-2, CE-1 |
References
edit- ^ "Hinkle, Evans Are All-Pro Selections: Three Redskins Are Chosen For Leading Eleven". Green Bay Press-Gazette. December 15, 1937. p. 17.
- ^ Davis J. Walsh (December 9, 1937). "Washington Places Three On INS All-America Pro Team". The Times Herald (Port Huron, MI). p. 17.
- ^ George Kirksey (December 14, 1937). "All-Pro Gridiron Squad Is Chosen By United Press". Green Bay Press-Gazette. p. 13.
- ^ a b "1937 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2017.