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
edit| 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "1947 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2017.