1947 All-Pro Team

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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

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

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References

↑ 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.
1 2 "1947 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2017.

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[1] Frank Eck (December 12, 1947). "Brown's Graham, Speedie Named On AP All-Pro Team". The Sandusky Register-Star-News. p. 19.

[2] Russ Green (December 12, 1947). "3 Bears, Cards on UP All-Stars". Eau Claire (WI) Leader. p. 14.

[PFR-3] 1 2 "1947 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2017.

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