1951 All-Pro Team

The 1951 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 1951 NFL season. Teams were selected by, among others, the Associated Press (AP) (chosen in a national poll of AP football writers),[1] the United Press (UP) (selected by UP sports writers),[2] and the New York Daily News.[3]

The All-Pro selections were dominated by players from the Cleveland Browns (nine first-team honorees including Otto Graham and Lou Groza), New York Giants (seven honorees including Emlen Tunnell), Los Angeles Rams (six first-team honorees including Elroy Hirsch), and Detroit Lions (four first-team honorees including Doak Walker).

Selections

Offensive selections
Position Player Team Selector(s)
Quarterback Otto Graham Cleveland Browns AP, UP-1, NYDN-1
Quarterback Bob Waterfield Los Angeles Rams UP-2, NYDN-2
Halfback Doak Walker Detroit Lions AP, UP-1, NYDN-1
Halfback Dub Jones Cleveland Browns AP, UP-1, NYDN-1
Halfback Joe Geri Pittsburgh Steelers UP-2, NYDN-1
Fullback Dan Towler Los Angeles Rams UP-1, NYDN-1
Fullback Eddie Price New York Giants AP-1, UP-2
Fullback John "Kayo" Dottley Chicago Bears UP-2
End Elroy Hirsch Los Angeles Rams AP, UP-1, NYDN-1
End Dante Lavelli Cleveland Browns UP-1, NYDN-1
End Leon Hart Detroit Lions AP, UP-1 [def. end]
Tackle George Connor Chicago Bears AP, UP-1 [def. tackle], NYDN-1
Tackle Tex Coulter New York Giants UP-1, NYDN-1
Tackle Lou Groza Cleveland Browns UP-1, NYDN-1
Tackle Leo Nomellini San Francisco 49ers AP
Guard Lou Creekmur Detroit Lions AP, UP-1, NYDN-1
Guard Dick Barwegen Chicago Bears AP, UP-1, NYDN-1
Center Frank Gatski Cleveland Browns UP-1, NYDN-1
Center Vic Lindskog Philadelphia Eagles AP
Defensive selections
Position Player Team Selector(s)
Defensive end Len Ford Cleveland Browns AP, UP-1, NYDN-1
Defensive end Larry Brink Los Angeles Rams AP
Defensive tackle Arnie Weinmeister New York Giants AP, UP-1, NYDN-1
Defensive tackle Al Derogatis New York Giants AP
Defensive guard Bill Willis Cleveland Browns AP, UP-1, NYDN-1
Defensive guard Les Bingaman Detroit Lions AP
Defensive guard Jon Baker New York Giants UP-1
Defensive guard Stan West Los Angeles Rams UP-1
Linebacker Chuck Bednarik Philadelphia Eagles AP, UP-1, NYDN-1
Linebacker Tony Adamle Cleveland Browns UP-1, NYDN-1
Linebacker Paul "Tank" Younger Los Angeles Rams AP
Defensive halfback Otto Schnellbacher New York Giants AP, UP-1, NYDN-1
Defensive halfback Warren Lahr Cleveland Browns UP-1, NYDN-1
Defensive halfback Jerry Shipkey Pittsburgh Steelers AP
Safety Emlen Tunnell New York Giants AP, UP-1, NYDN-1

References

  1. ↑ Frank Finch (January 9, 1952). "Hirsch, Younger, Brink Make AP All-Pro Team". Los Angeles Times. p. IV-1.
  2. ↑ "Browns Dominate All-Pro". San Bernardino Daily Sun. December 20, 1951. p. 38.
  3. ↑ "1951 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
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