The 1948 All-Pro Team consisted of American football players who were chosen by various selectors for the All-Pro team for the 1948 football season. Teams were selected by, among others, the Associated Press (AP),[1] the United Press (UP),[2] The Sporting News,[3] and the New York Daily News.[4] The AP and Sporting News selections included players from the National Football League (NFL) and All-America Football Conference; the UP selections were limited to players from the NFL.
Selections
edit| Position | Player | Team | Selector(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | Otto Graham | Cleveland Browns | AP-1, TSN-2 |
| Quarterback | Sammy Baugh | Washington Redskins | AP-2, UP-1, TSN-2 |
| Quarterback | Tommy Thompson | Philadelphia Eagles | AP-2 |
| Halfback | Steve Van Buren | Philadelphia Eagles | AP-1, UP-1, TSN-1 |
| Halfback | Charley Trippi | Chicago Cardinals | AP-1, UP-1, TSN-1 |
| Fullback | Marion Motley | Cleveland Browns | AP-1, TSN-1 |
| Fullback | Pat Harder | Chicago Cardinals | UP-1 |
| End | Mac Speedie | Cleveland Browns | AP-1, TSN-1 |
| End | Malcolm Kutner | Chicago Cardinals | AP-1, UP-1, TSN-1 |
| End | Pete Pihos | Philadelphia Eagles | UP-1 |
| Tackle | Dick Huffman | Los Angeles Rams | AP-1, UP-1, TSN-1 |
| Tackle | Bob Reinhard | Los Angeles Dons | AP-1 |
| Tackle | Al Wistert | Philadelphia Eagles | UP-1, TSN-1 |
| Guard | Buster Ramsey | Chicago Cardinals | AP-1, UP-1, TSN-1 |
| Guard | Dick Barwegan | Baltimore Colts | AP-1, TSN-2 |
| Guard | Ray Bray | Chicago Bears | UP-1 |
| Guard | Bill Willis | Cleveland Browns | TSN-1 |
| Center | Bulldog Turner | Chicago Bears | AP-1, UP-1, TSN-1 |
References
edit- ^ "Cardinals, Browns Dominate All-Pro Poll". The Bakersfield Californian. December 17, 1948. p. 37.
- ^ Bob Opotowsky (December 17, 1948). "Cards Place Four Men on All-Star Eleven". The Bakersfield Californian. p. 37.
- ^ Fred Tharp (January 14, 1949). "Cuff Stuff". Mansfield (OH) News-Journal. p. 14.
- ^ "1948 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2017.