1931 All-Pro Team
| 1931 All-Pro Team |
|---|
| All-Pro |
| 1931 NFL season |
| Selectors |
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Green Bay Press-Gazette (poll) United Press Collyer's Eye |
| 1929 1930 ← → 1932 1933 |
The 1931 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 1931 NFL season. An official 11-man "All League" team was selected by the coaches of the NFL on behalf of the league, designated as (NFL-1) below.[1]
Teams were also selected by, among others, the Green Bay Press-Gazette based on the returns of ballots sent to each club in the league as well as sports writers and officials,[2] the United Press (UP),[3] and Collyer's Eye (CE).[4]
Players displayed in bold were consensus first-team selections. Four players were unanimously selected for the first team by all three selectors: Portsmouth Spartans quarterback Dutch Clark; Chicago Bears halfback Red Grange; Chicago Cardinals fullback Ernie Nevers; and New York Giants guard Butch Gibson.
Team
[edit]| Position | Player | Team | Selector(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | Dutch Clark | Portsmouth Spartans | NFL-1, GB-1, UP-1, CE-1 |
| Quarterback | Red Dunn | Green Bay Packers | GB-2, UP-2 |
| Quarterback | Carl Brumbaugh | Chicago Bears | CE-2 |
| Quarterback | Benny Friedman | New York Giants | GB-3 |
| Halfback | Red Grange | Chicago Bears | NFL-1, GB-1, UP-1, CE-1 |
| Halfback | Ken Strong | Staten Island Stapletons | GB-2, UP-1, CE-1 |
| Halfback | Johnny "Blood" McNally | Green Bay Packers | NFL-1, GB-1, UP-2 |
| Halfback | Dick Nesbitt | Chicago Bears | UP-2, GB-3 |
| Halfback | Glenn Presnell | Portsmouth Spartans | GB-2 |
| Halfback | Hap Moran | New York Giants | CE-2 |
| Halfback | Father Lumpkin | Portsmouth Spartans | GB-3 |
| Fullback | Ernie Nevers | Chicago Cardinals | NFL-1, GB-1, UP-1, CE-1 |
| Fullback | Johnny Kitzmiller | New York Giants | UP-2 |
| Fullback | Bronko Nagurski | Chicago Bears | CE-2 |
| Fullback | Bo Molenda | Green Bay Packers | GB-2 |
| Fullback | Herb Joesting | Chicago Bears | GB-3 |
| End | LaVern Dilweg | Green Bay Packers | NFL-1, GB-1, UP-1, CE-2 |
| End | Luke Johnsos | Chicago Bears | GB-2, UP-1, CE-2 |
| End | Bill McKalip | Portsmouth Spartans | GB-2, UP-2, CE-1 |
| End | Red Badgro | New York Giants | NFL-1, GB-1 |
| End | Tom Nash | Green Bay Packers | CE-1 |
| End | Chuck Braidwood | Cleveland Indians | UP-2 |
| End | Ray Flaherty | New York Giants | GB-3 |
| End | Al Rose | Providence Steam Roller | GB-3 |
| Tackle | Cal Hubbard | Green Bay Packers | NFL-1, GB-1, UP-1 |
| Tackle | Bill Owen | New York Giants | GB-3, UP-2, CE-1 |
| Tackle | Len Grant | New York Giants | UP-1, CE-2 |
| Tackle | Dick Stahlman | Green Bay Packers | GB-2, CE-1 |
| Tackle | George Christensen | Portsmouth Spartans | NFL-1, GB-1 |
| Tackle | Jap Douds | Portsmouth Spartans | GB-2, CE-2 |
| Tackle | Link Lyman | Chicago Bears | UP-2 |
| Tackle | Lou Gordon | Brooklyn Dodgers | GB-3 |
| Guard | Butch Gibson | New York Giants | NFL-1, GB-1, UP-1, CE-1 |
| Guard | Mike Michalske | Green Bay Packers | NFL-1, GB-1, UP-1, CE-2 |
| Guard | Zuck Carlson | Chicago Bears | GB-3, CE-1 |
| Guard | Walt Kiesling | Chicago Cardinals | GB-2, UP-2, CE-2 |
| Guard | Dave Myers | Brooklyn Dodgers | UP-2 |
| Guard | Al Graham | Providence Steam Roller | GB-2 |
| Guard | Maury Bodenger | Portsmouth Spartans | GB-3 |
| Center | Frank McNally | Chicago Bears | NFL-1, GB-1, UP-1 |
| Center | Nate Barragar | Green Bay Packers | GB-3, UP-2, CE-1 |
| Center | Mel Hein | New York Giants | GB-2 |
| Center | Bert Pearson | Chicago Bears | CE-2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "All-Star Team," Pro Football Illustrated, Fall 1941, pp 6-7.
- ^ George Whitney Calhoun (December 19, 1931). "Four Green Bay Players Chosen On All-American". Green Bay Press-Gazette. p. 13.
- ^ George Kirksey (December 15, 1931). "Dutch Clark Is Named On All-America Pro Team: Kirksey Selects Leading Stars On Annual Selection". The Ogden (UT) Standard-Examiner. p. 14.
- ^ "1931 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2017.