The 1944 All-Pro Team consisted of American football players who were chosen by various selectors for the All-Pro team for the 1944 football season. Teams were selected by, among others, the Associated Press (AP),[1] the United Press (UP),[2] the International News Service (INS),[3] Pro Football Illustrated,[4] and the New York Daily News (NYDN).[4]
Selections
edit| Position | Player | Team | Selector(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | Sid Luckman | Chicago Bears | AP, INS-1, PFI, NYDN-1 |
| Quarterback | Roy Zimmerman | Philadelphia Eagles | UP-1 |
| Halfback | Steve Van Buren | Philadelphia Eagles | AP-1 |
| Halfback | Frank Sinkwich | Detroit Lions | AP [back], UP-1, INS-1 [back], PFI, NYDN-1 |
| Halfback | Ward Cuff | New York Giants | UP-1, PFI |
| Fullback | Bill Paschal | New York Giants | AP [back], UP-1, INS-1 [back], PFI, NYDN-1 |
| Back | John Grigas | Card-Pitts | INS-1, NYDN-1 |
| End | Don Hutson | Green Bay Packers | AP, UP-1, INS-1, PFI, NYDN-1 |
| End | Joe Aguirre | Washington Redskins | AP, UP-1, INS-1, PFI, NYDN-1 |
| Tackle | Al Wistert | Philadelphia Eagles | AP, UP-1, INS-1, NYDN-1 |
| Tackle | Frank Cope | New York Giants | UP-1, INS-1, PFI |
| Tackle | Bruiser Kinard | Brooklyn Tigers | AP, NYDN-1 |
| Tackle | Baby Ray | Green Bay Packers | PFI |
| Guard | Len Younce | New York Giants | AP, UP-1, INS-1, PFI, NYDN-1 |
| Guard | Riley Matheson | Cleveland Rams | AP, UP-1, PFI, NYDN-1 |
| Guard | Augie Lio | Boston Yanks | INS-1 |
| Center | Bulldog Turner | Chicago Bears | AP, UP-1, INS-1, NYDN-1 |
| Center | Alex Wojciechowicz | Detroit Lions | PFI |
References
edit- ^ Chip Royal (December 15, 1944). "One Freshman Makes Grade on Associated Press All-Pro Team". Harrisburg Telegraph. p. 23.
- ^ "All-Professional League Team Named by UP; Hutson on Again". Nevada State Journal. December 9, 1944. p. 28.
- ^ "INS Selects All-Pro Grid Team". The Honolulu Advertiser. December 23, 1944. p. 6.
- ^ a b "1944 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2017.