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1952 All-Pro Team

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1952 All-Pro Team

1952 NFL season

Selectors

Associated Press
United Press
New York Daily News

1950 1951 ← → 1953 1954

The 1952 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 1952 NFL season. Teams were selected by, among others, the Associated Press (AP),^[1] the United Press (UP),^[2] and the New York Daily News.^[3]

Selections

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Offensive selections

Position

Player

Team

Selector(s)

Quarterback

Bobby Layne

Detroit Lions

AP-1

Quarterback

Cleveland Browns

AP-2, UP-1, NYDN-1

Halfback

Hugh McElhenny

San Francisco 49ers

AP-1, UP-1, NYDN-1

Halfback

Los Angeles Rams

AP-1, UP-1

Halfback

Robert Hoernschemeyer

Detroit Lions

NYDN-1

Fullback

Eddie Price

New York Giants

AP-1, UP-1, NYDN-1

End

Gordy Soltau

San Francisco 49ers

AP-1, UP-1, NYDN-1

End

Detroit Lions

AP-1

End

Cleveland Browns

UP-1

End

Green Bay Packers

NYDN-1

Tackle

Leo Nomellini

San Francisco 49ers

AP-1, UP-1, NYDN-1

Tackle

George Connor

Chicago Bears

AP-1, UP-1 [linebacker], NYDN-1

Guard

Lou Creekmur

Detroit Lions

AP-1, UP-1, NYDN-1

Guard

Cleveland Browns

AP-1, UP-1 [tackle], NYDN-1

Guard

Chicago Cardinals

UP-1

Guard

San Francisco 49ers

NYDN-1

Center

Frank Gatski

Cleveland Browns

AP-1, NYDN-1

Center

Pittsburgh Steelers

UP-1

Defensive selections

Position

Player

Team

Selector(s)

Defensive end

Cleveland Browns

AP-1, UP-1, NYDN-1

Defensive end

Philadelphia Eagles

AP-1, NYDN-1

Defensive end

Los Angeles Rams

UP-1

Defensive tackle

Arnie Weinmeister

New York Giants

AP-1, UP-1, NYDN-1

Defensive tackle

Thurman "Fum" McGraw

Detroit Lions

AP-1, UP-1, NYDN-1

Defensive guard

Los Angeles Rams

AP-1, UP-1, NYDN-1

Defensive guard

Bill Willis

Cleveland Browns

AP-1, NYDN-1

Defensive guard

Detroit Lions

UP-1

Linebacker

Chuck Bednarik

Philadelphia Eagles

AP-1, UP-1

Linebacker

Pittsburgh Steelers

AP-1, NYDN-1

Defensive back

Jack Christiansen

Detroit Lions

AP-1

Defensive back

Chicago Cardinals

AP-1

Defensive halfback

Detroit Lions

UP-1, NYDN-1

Defensive halfback

Los Angeles Rams

UP-1, NYDN-1

Defensive halfback

Johnny Williams

Washington Redskins

NYDN-1

Safety

Emlen Tunnell

New York Giants

AP-1, UP-1

References

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^ "Towler, West Honored on AP All-Pro Football Team". Los Angeles Times. January 9, 1953. p. IV-3.

^ Norman Miller (December 19, 1952). "United Press Lists All-Pro Selections". Nevada State Journal. p. 12.

^ "1952 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2017.

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