THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 14, No. 2 (1992) 1940s All-Pro Teams (Consensus picks in caps)

1940 ALL-NFL TEAMS OF AP UP NY E DON HUDSON, GB 1 1 1 1 PERRY SCHWARTZ, Bkn 1 1 2 1 Jim Poole, NY 2 - 1 2 , Phi 2 - - 2 , GB - - 2 -

T , Bkn 1 1 1 1 , ChB 1 1 - 1 Jim Barber, Was 2 - 1 2 , NY 2 - 2 - Ed Kolman, ChB - - 2 - , Cle - - - 2

G JOHN WIETHE, Det 1 1 1 1 DAN FORTMANN, ChB 1 1 2 1 , Was 2 - 1 2 Doug Oldershaw, NY 2 - 2 - Russ Letlow, GB - - - 2

C , NY 1 1 1 1 , ChB 2 - 2 2

Q , Bkn 1 1 1 1 Parker Hall, Cle - - 2 2 Davey O’Brien, Phi 2 - - -

H , Was 1 1 1 1 WHIZZER WHITE, Det 1 1 1 1 , GB 2 - 2 2 Dick Todd, Was 2 - 2 2F George Mcafee, ChB - - - 2

F JOHN DRAKE, Cle 1 1 1 1 , GB 2 - - - , ChB - - 2 -

1941 ALL-NFL TEAMS OF AP UP NY JC E , GB 1 1 1 1 1 PERRY SCHWARTZ, Bkn 1 1 2 1 2 Dick Plasman, ChB 2 - 1 - - , ChC - - 2 2 - , NY - 2 - - 1 Dick Humbert, Phi - - - 2 - Bob Nowaskey, ChB - 2 - - - Ray Riddick, GB 2 - - - - George Wilson, ChB - - - 2

T BRUISER KINARD, Bkn 1 2 1 1 1 , Was 1 1 2 1 1 John Mellus, NY 2 1 - - 2 , GB - - 1 2 - Ed Kolman, ChB 2 - - 2 - , ChB - 2 - - 2 Phil Ragazzo, Phi - - 2 - -

1941 ALL-NFL TEAMS OF AP UP NY JC G DAN FORTMANN, ChB 1 1 1 1 1 1 THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 14, No. 2 (1992)

JOE KUHARICH, ChC 1 1 2 - 1 , Cle 2 - 1 - - , GB - 2 - 2 2 , Phi - - - 1 - Augie Lio, Det - 2 - - 2 Doug Oldershaw, NY - - - 2 - , NY - - 2 - - Bill Edwards, NY 2 - - - -

C BULLDOG TURNER, ChB 1 1 1 1 1 Mel Hein, NY - 2 - 2 2 , GB 2 - 2 - -

Q , ChB 1 1 2 1 1 , NY 2 2H - 2 2 , NY - - 1 - - Art Jones, Pit - 2 - - -

H CECIL ISBELL, GB 1 1 1 1 1 GEORGE McAFEE, ChB 1 1 1 1 1 Whizzer White, Det 2 2 - 2 2 Biggie Goldberg, ChC 2 - 2 - 2 Sammy Baugh, Was - - 2 2 -

F PUG MANDERS, Bkn 2 1 1 1 2 Clarke Hinkle, GB 1 2 - 2 - , ChB - - 2 - 1

1942 ALL-NFL TEAMS OF AP IN NY E DON HUTSON, GB 1 1 1 1 GEORGE WILSON, ChB 2 1 - 1 , Was 1 2 - 2 Perry Schwartz, Bkn 2 2 - 2 Ed Cifers, Was - - 1 -

T LEE ARTOE, ChB 1 1 - 1 WILLIE WILKIN, Was 1 1 - 1 Bruiser Kinard, Bkn 2 2 1 2 Ed Kolman, ChB - - 1 2 Chet Adams, Cle 2 2 - -

G DAN FORTMANN, ChB 1 1 1 1 BILL EDWARDS, NY 1 2 1 2 Riley Matheson, Cle 2 1 - - Buckets Goldenberg, GB 2 2 - - Milt Simington, Pit - - - 1 , Was - - - 2

C BULLDOG TURNER, ChB 1 1 1 1 Chuck Cherundolo, Pit 2 2 - 2

Q Sid Luckman, ChB 1 1 1 1 Tommy Thompson, Phi - - - 2

H , Pit 1 1 1 1 SAMMY BAUGH, Was 2Q 1 1 1 Cecil Isbell, GB 1 2Q - 1 1942 ALL-NFL TEAMS OF AP IN NY H Merle Condit, Bkn 2 2 - 2 Tuffy Leemans, NY 2 - - - Dante Magnani, Cle 2 - - -

F GARY FAMIGLIETTI, ChB 1 2 1 2 , Was 2 1 - 2

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1943 ALL-NFL TEAMS AP UP NY PF E DON HUTSON, GB 1 1 1 1 ED RUCINSKI, ChC 1 1 2 2 George Wilson, ChB 2 2 2 1 Bob Masterson, Was 2 2 - - Joe Aguirre, Was - - 1 - , Det - - - 2

T , NY 1 1 1 1 BABY RAY, GB - 2 1 1 , P/P 2 1 2 - Bruiser Kinard, Bkn 1 - - 2 Chet Adams, GB 2 - 2 - Chet Bulger, ChC - 2 - -

G DAN FORTMANN, ChB 1 1 1 1 DICK FARMAN, Was 1 1 1 - Augie Lio, Det 2 2 2T 2 Riley Matheson, Was - - 2 2 , P/P - - - 1 Steve Slivinski, Was 2 - - - Clyde Shugart, Was - 2 - - , NY - - 2 -

C BULLDOG BURNER, ChB 1 1 1 1 , GB 2 - - 2 George Smith, Was - 2 2 -

Q SID LUCKMAN, ChB 1 1 1 1 Roy Zimmerman, P/P 2 - - -

H SAMMY BAUGH, Was 1 1 1 1 HARRY CLARK, ChB 1 1 2 2 , P/P 2 2 - 2 , NY - 2 - 1 , Det - - 1 - , P/P - 2 - - , Was - - 2 -

F , GB 1 2 1 2Q Ward Cuff, NY 2H 1 2 1 Andy Farkas, Was 2 - 2 2

1944 ALL-NFL TEAMS AP UP NY PF E DON HUTSON, GB 1 1 1 1 JOE AGUIRRE, Was 1 1 1 1 George Wilson, ChB - 2 2 - Jim Benton, Cle - 2 2 -

T , Phi 1 1 1 - BRUISER KINARD, Bkn 1 2 1 - Frank Cope, NY - 1 2 1 1944 ALL-NFL TEAMS AP UP NY PF T Baby Ray, GB - 2 2 1

G LEN YOUNCE, NY 1 1 1 1 RILEY MATHESON, Cle 1 1 1 1 Augie Lio, Boston - 2 2 - George Zorich, ChB - 2 - - Pete Gudauskas, ChB - - 2 -

C BULLDOG TURNER, ChB 1 1 1 -

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Al Wojciechowicz, Det - - - 1 Charley Brock, GB - 2 - - Mel Hein, NY - - 2 -

Q SID LUCKMAN, ChB 1 2 1 1 Roy Zimmerman, Phi - 1 2 -

H FRANK SINKWICH, Det 1 1 1 1 , Phi 1 2 2 - Ward Cuff, NY - 1 - 1 , Was - 2 2 -

F BILL PASCHAL, NY 1 1 1 1 , Card-Pitt - 2 1 - Pug Manders, Bkn - - 2 -

1945 ALL-NFL TEAMS AP UP IN NY PF E DON HUTSON, GB 1 1 - 1 1 JIM BENTON, Cle 1 2 - 1 1 , Cle - 1 1 - 2 Joe Aguirre, Was - - 1 2 - , Phi - 2 - 2 - , NY - - - - 2

T AL WISTERT, Phi 1 1 1 1 1 FRANK COPE, NY 1 2 - 2 2G Emil Uremovich, Det - 1 - 1 2 Eberle Schultz, Phi - - 1 - - John Adams, Was - - - - 1 Vic Sears, Phi - 2 - - - Lee Artoe, ChB - - - 2 - Chet Bulger, ChC - - - - 2

G RILEY MATHESON, Cle 1 1 - 1 1 BILL RADOVICH, Det 1 1 1 2 - Augie Lio, Bos - 2 1 1 2 Stan Batinski, Det - 2 - - 1 Bruno Banducci, Phi - - - 2 -

C CHARLEY BROCK, GB 1 1 1 1 1 , Cle - 2 - - 2 , Was - - - 2 -

Q , Cle 1 1H - 1 1 Sammy Baugh, Was - 1 1 1 2H Sid Luckman, ChB - 2 - 2 2

H STEVE VAN BUREN, Phi 1 1 1 1 1 , ChB - 2 - 1 2 Steve Bagarus, Was 1 - - 2 - , Cle - 2 - - 1 1945 ALL-NFL TEAMS AP UP IN NY PF H Jim Gillette, Cle - - 1 - -

F FRANK AKINS, Was - 2 1 2 1 , GB - 1 - 2 1 , Det 1 - - - 2

1946 ALL-PROS -PRO- --LEAGUE--- AP SP UP NY PF OF E JIM BENTON, LA-N 1 1 1 1 1 x JIM POOLE, NY-N 1 - - 2 1 x , Cle-A 2 - 2 2 x 1

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Jack Russell, NY-A 2 1 - - x 2 , SF-A - - 1 2 x 1 , Cle-A - - 1 1 x 2 , ChB-N - - 1 2 2 x Joe Aguirre, LA-A - - 2 1 x - Billy Dewell, ChC-N - - 2 1 - x Nolan Luhn, GB-N - - - - 2 x Frank Liebel, NY-N - - 2 - - x

T JIM WHITE, NY-N 2 1 1 1 2 x AL WISTERT, Phi-N 1 - 1 1 1 x Bruiser Kinard, NY-A 1 - 1 1 x 1 , Bkn-A 2 - 1 1 x 1 John Adams, Was-N - - 2 2 1 x , Cle-A - 1 - - - - Lee Artoe, LA-A - - 2 2 x 2 Fred Davis, ChB-N - - 2 - 2 x Bob Reinhard, LA-A - - - 2 x 2 , Cle-A - - 2 - x - Frank Cope, NY-N - - - 2 - x

G RILEY MATHESON, LA-N 1 1 1 1 1 x BRUNO BANDUCCI, SF-A 2 - 1 1 x 1 Bill Radovich, LA-A 1 - 1 1 x 2 Len Younce, NY-N 2 - 2 1 - x , Cle-A - 1 - - x 1 Augie Lio, Phi-N - - 1 2 - x , ChC-N - - 2 2 2 x , ChB-N - - - - 1 x Buddy Jungmichael, Mia-A - - 2 - x 2 Ed Ulinski, Cle-A - - 2 2 x - Bill Edwards, NY-N - - - - 2 x Gar Gregory, SF-A - - - 2 x -

C BULLDOG TURNER, ChB-N 1 1 1 1 2 x Bob Nelson, LA-A 2 - 1 2 x 1 Mike Scarry, Cle-A - - 2 1 x 2 Charley Brock, GB-N - - 2 - 1 x , ChC-N - - - 2 - x

Q SID LUCKMAN, ChB-N 2 1 2 1 1 x Bob Waterfield, LA-N 1 - 1 2 2 x Frank Albert, SF-A 2 - 2 1 x 2 , Cle-A - - 1 2 x 1 P. Christman, ChC-N - - 2 - - x Ace Parker, NY-A - - 2 - x -

H , Bkn-A 1 1 1 1 x 1 BILL DUDLEY, Pit-N 2 1 1 1 1 x 1946 ALL-PROS -PRO- --LEAGUE--- AP SP UP NY PF OF H , NY-A 1 - 1 1 x 1 Steve Van Buren, Phi-N - - 2 1 2 x Frank Filchock, NY-N - - 1 2 - x , ChB-N - - - 2 1 x Bob Hoernschemeyer, Chi-A - - 2 2 x 2 , Buf-A - - - 2 x 2 Fred Gehrke, LA-N - - - - 2 x Steve Bagarus, Was-N - - - 2 - x

F TED FRITSCH, GB-N 1 1 1 1 1 x , Cle-A 2 - 1 1 x 1 Norm Standlee, SF-A - - 2 2 x 2 , ChC-N - - - - 2 x , ChB-N - - 2 - - x

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1947 ALL-PROS -PRO- ----LEAGUE------AP SP UP NY CO PF OF CB E MAC SPEEDIE, Cle-A 1 1 x 1 1 x 1 1 KEN KAVANAUGH, ChB-N 2 1 1 1 - 2 x x Mal Kutner, ChC-N 2 - 1 - - 1 x x Jack Russell, NY-A - - x 1 - x 2 1 Larry Craig, GB-N - - - - 1 1 x x Bruce Alford, NY-A 1 - x - 1 x - - Val Jansante, Pit-N - - 2 1 - - x x Dante Lavelli, Cle-A - - x - - x 1 2 Billy Dewell, ChC-N - - - - 1 - x x Alyn Beals, SF-A - - x - - x 2 2 , ChB-N - - 2 - - - x x , Phi-N - - - - - 2 x x

T AL WISTERT, Phi-N 1 1 1 1 - 2 x x LOU RYMKUS, Cle-A 1 - x 1 1 x 1 1 Fred Davis, ChB-N - 1 1 - - 1 x x Nate Johnson, NY-A - - x 1 1 x 1 - , ChiC-N - - - - 1 1 x x , LA-N 1 - 2 - - - x x Jim White, NY-N - - 2 - 1 - x x Bob Bryant, SF-A - - x - - x - 1 Martin Ruby, Bkn-A 2 - x - - x 2 - , SF-A 2 - x - - x 2 - , Det-N - - - - - 2 x x Bruiser Kinard, NY-A - - x - - x - 2 Lee Artoe, LA-A - - x - - x - 2

G RILEY MATHESON, LA-N 1 1 2 1 1 2 x x DICK BARWEGAN, NY-A 2 1 x 1 1 x 2 1 Bruno Banducci, SF-A 1 - x 1 1 x 1 - Buster Ramsey, ChC-N 2 - - 1 - 1 x x Len Younce, NY-N - - 1 - 1 - x x , GB-N - - 2 - - 1 x x Bill Moore, Pit-N - - 1 - - - x x Bill Willis, Cle-A - - x - - x 1 - , Chi-A - - x - - x - 1 John Badazewski, Bos-N - - - - - 2 x x Len Levy, LA-A - - x - - x 2 - , Cle-A - - x - - x - 2 Garland Gregory, SF-A - - x - - x - 2

1947 ALL-PROS -PRO- ----LEAGUE------AP SP UP NY CO PF OF CB C BULLDOG TURNER, ChB-N 1 1 - 1 1 1 x x Bob Nelson, LA-A 2 - x 1 - x 1 - Lou Sossamon, NY-A - - x - - x 2 1 Vince Banonis, ChC-N - - 1 - - - x x Mike Scarry, Cle-A - - x - 1 x - - Chuck Cherundolo, Pit-N - - 2 - - - x x , LA-N - - - - - 2 x x Ed Gustafson, Bkn-A - - x - - x - 2

Q OTTO GRAHAM, Cle-A 1 1 x 1 1 x 1 1 Sid Luckman, ChB-N 1 - 1 1 1 1 x x Sammy Baugh, Was-N 2 1 1H - - 2 x x , Buf-A - - x - - x 2 2 Frank Albert, SF-A 2 - x - - x - - , ChC-N - - 2 - - - x x

H STEVE VAN BUREN, Phi-N 1 1 1 1 1 1 x x

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SPEC SANDERS, NY-A 1 1 x 1 1 x 1 1 Chet Mutryn, Buf-A - - x 1 1 x 1 - Bill Dudley, Det-N - - - 1 - 1 x x Tony Canadeo, GB-N - - - - 1 - x x Bill Hillenbrand, Bal-A - - x - - x - 1 John Clement, Pit-N 2 - 2 - - 2 x x Buddy Young, NY-A - - x - - x 2 2 Charlie Trippi, ChC-N - - 2 - - - x x , ChC-N - - - - - 2 x x John Strzykalski, SF-A - - x - - x 2 - Bob Hoernschemeyer, Bkn-A - - x - - x - 2

F PAT HARDER, ChC-N 1 1 1 1 1 1 x x Marion Motley, Cle-A 2 - x 1 1 x 1 2 Mickey Colmer, Bkn-A - - x - - x - 1 Walt Schlinkman, GB-N - - 2 - - 2 x x Norm Standlee, SF-A - - x - - x 2 -

1948 ALL-PROS -PRO- --LEAGUE--- AP SN UP NY PF OF E MAL KUTNER, ChC-N 1 1 1 1 1 x MAC SPEEDIE, Cle-A 1 1 1 1 x 1 Pete Pihos, Phi-N 2 2 1 1 1 x Alyn Beals, SF-A 2 2 1 1 x 1 Ken Kavanaugh, ChB-N - - 2 2 2 x Al Baldwin, Buf-A - - 2 2 x 2 Dante Lavelli, Cle-A - - 2 2 x 2 , LA-N - - 2 2 - x , NY-N - - - - 2 x

T DICK HUFFMAN, LA-N 1 1 1 1 1 x BOB REINHARD, LA-A 1 2 1 1 x 1 Al Wistert, Phi-N - 1 1 1 1 x Lou Rymkus, Cle-A 2 - 1 2 x 1 John Woudenberg, SF-A - - 2 1 x 2 Fred Davis, ChB-N 2 2 2 2 2 x , NY-N - - 2 - 2 x Martin Ruby, Bkn-A - - 2 - x 2 , NY-A - - - 2 x - Dick Wildung, GB-N - - - 2 - x

1948 ALL-PROS -PRO- --LEAGUE--- AP SN UP NY PF OF G BUSTER RAMSEY, ChC-N 1 1 1 1 1 x DICK BARWEGAN, Bal-A 1 1 1 1 x 1 Bill Willis, Cle-A 2 2 1 1 x 1 Ray Bray, ChB-N - 2 1 1 1 x Chuck Drulis, ChB-N 2 - 2 2 - x Riley Matheson, SF-A - - - 2 x 2 Weldon Humble, Cle-A - - 2 2 x - Ed Ulinski, Cle-A - - 2 - x 2 , Phi-N - - 2 - - x Don Ettinger, NY-N - - - 2 - x Wash Serini, ChB-N - - - - 2 x Milan Lazetich, LA-N - - - - 2 x

C BULLDOG TURNER, ChB-N 1 1 1 2 1 x , Cle-A - - 1 1 x 2 Bob Nelson, LA-A - - 2 2 x 1 Vince Banonis, ChC-N - 2 2 1 - x Fred Naumetz, LA-N - - - - 2 x , Bkn-A 2 - - - x -

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Q SAMMY BAUGH, Was-N 2 2 1 1 1 x Otto Graham, Cle-A 1 2 1 2 x 1 Frank Albert, SF-N - 1 2 1 x 2 Tommy Thompson, Phi-N 2 - 2 2H 2 x Sid Luckman, ChB-N - - - 2 - x

H CHARLIE TRIPPI, ChC-N 1 1 1 1 1 x STEVE VAN BUREN, Phi-N 1 1 1 1 1 x Chet Mutryn, Buf-A 2 - 1 1 x 1 John Strzykalski, SF-A 2 - 1 1 x 1 Glenn Dobbs, LA-A - 2 2 2 x 2 Bill Hillenbrand, Bal-A - - 2 2 x 2 George McAfee, ChB-N - - 2 2 - x Tony Canadeo, GB-N - - 2 - 2 x Elmer Angsman, ChC-N - - - 2 2 x Spec Sanders, NY-A - - - 2 x -

F MARION MOTLEY, Cle-A 1 1 1 1 x 1 Pat Harder, ChC-N - 2 1 1 1 x Mickey Colmer, Bkn-A - - 2 - x 2 , Phi-N - - 2 - 2 x

1949 ALL-PROS PRO ---LEAGUE--- AP UP IN NY OF E PETE PIHOS, Phi-N 1 1 1d 1 x MAC SPEEDIE, Cle-A 1 1 1o 1 1 Alyn Beals, SF-A 2 1 1o 1 1 Tom Fears, LA-N 2 1 - 1 x , ChB-N - 2 1d 2 x Dante Lavelli, Cle-A - 2 - 2 2 Al Baldwin, Buf-A - 2 - - 2 Jack Russell, NY-A - - - 2 - Jim Keane, ChB-N - 2 - - x Jack Ferrante, Phi-N - - - 2 x

T DICK HUFFMAN, LA-N 1 1 1d 1 x ARNIE WEINMEISTER, NY-A 1 1 - 1 1 , Buf-A - 2 1d 1 - Lou Rymkus, Cle-A - 1 1o - 2 1949 ALL-PROS PRO ---LEAGUE--- AP UP IN NY OF T Bob Reinhard, LA-A 2 - - 2 1 Vic Sears, Phi-N - 1 - 2 x Dick Wildung, GB-N - 2 - 1 x Al Wistert, Phi-N - - 1o - x Martin Ruby, NY-A - 2 - 2 2 George Connor, ChB-N 2 2 - 2 x

G DICK BARWEGAN, Bal-A 1 1 - 1 1 BUSTER RAMSEY, ChC-N 1 1 - 2 x Visco Grgich, SF-A 2 1 - 1 1 Ray Bray, ChB-N 2 1 - 1 x Bucko Kilroy, Phi-N - 2 - 1 x Joe Signiago, NY-A - 2 1o 2 2 Darrell Hogan, Pit-N - - 1d - x Milan Lazetich, LA-N - - 1d - x Wash Serini, ChB-N - - 1o - x Bill Willis, Cle-A - 2 - 2 2 , Phi-N - 2 - - x Charlie DeShane, Det-N - - - 2 x

C FRED NAUMETZ, LA-N 1 1 - 1 x Lou Saban, Cle-A 2 1 1d 1 1 Vince Banonis, ChC-N - 2 1o - x

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Bob Nelson, LA-A - 2 - 2 - John Rapacz, Chi-A - - - - 2 Bill Walsh, Pit-N - - - 2 x

Q OTTO GRAHAM, Cle-A 1 1 1o 1 1 Bob Waterfield, LA-N 1 1 - - x Frank Albert, SF-A 2 2 - 2 1 , ChB-N - - - 1 x Tommy Thompson, Phi-N - 2 - 2 x

H STEVE VAN BUREN, Phi-N 1 1 1o 1 x CHET MUTRYN, Buf-A 1 1 1o 2 1 Tony Canadeo, GB-N 2 1 1o 2 x Buddy Young, NY-A - 1 - 1 2 Gene Roberts, NY-N - 2 - 1 x , Det-N - - 1d - x , NY-N - - 1d - x Herman Wedemeyer, Bal-A - - 1d - - Jim Cason, SF-A - - 1d - - Elmer Angsman, ChC-N 2 2 - 2 x Johnny Clement, Chi-A - - - 2 - George Taliaferro, NY-A - 2 - 2 2 Bob Hoernschemeyer, Chi-A - 2 - - 2

F JOE PERRY, SF-A 2 1 - 1 1 Pat Harder, ChC-N - 1 - 1 x Marion Motley, Cle-A - 2 - 1 2 Dick Hoerner, LA-N - 2 - 2 x

SOURCES OF = Official NFL/AAC Team AP = Associated Press UP = United Press IN = International News Service (1949 picked offensive and defensive teams) NY = New York News PF = Pro Football Illustrated CO = Coaches & Officials JC = Selections by Jim Corcoran SP = Sportswriters, Inc. CB = SN = The

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