1936 All-Pro Team Explained

The 1936 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 1936 NFL season. Teams were selected by, among others, the NFL coaches (NFL),[1] the United Press (UP),[2] Collyer's Eye (CE),[3] and the Chicago Daily News (CDN).[3]

Four players were selected for the first team by all four selectors: Detroit Lions quarterback Dutch Clark; Boston Redskins halfback Cliff Battles; Chicago Bears end Bill Hewitt; and Green Bay Packers guard Lon Evans. Three others were selected for the first team by three selectors: Chicago Bears fullback Bronko Nagurski; Boston Redskins tackle Turk Edwards; and New York Giants center Mel Hein.

Team

PositionPlayerTeamSelector(s)
QuarterbackDutch ClarkDetroit LionsNFL-1, UP-1, CE-1, CDN-1
QuarterbackArnie HerberGreen Bay PackersNFL-2, CE-2, CDN-1
QuarterbackRiley SmithBoston RedskinsNFL-2
QuarterbackBernie MastersonChicago BearsCDN-2
HalfbackCliff BattlesBoston RedskinsNFL-1, UP-1, CE-1, CDN-1
HalfbackTuffy LeemansNew York GiantsNFL-1, UP-2 [quarterback], CE-1, CDN-2
HalfbackErnie CaddelDetroit LionsNFL-2, CDN-2
HalfbackBeattie FeathersChicago BearsUP-2, CE-2
HalfbackGeorge GrosvenorChicago CardinalsUP-2
HalfbackRalph KerchevalBrooklyn DodgersCE-2
FullbackBronko NagurskiChicago BearsNFL-2, UP-1, CE-1, CDN-1
FullbackClarke HinkleGreen Bay PackersNFL-1, UP-1
FullbackAce GutowskyDetroit LionsUP-2, CE-2, CDN-2
EndBill HewittChicago BearsNFL-1, UP-1, CE-1, CDN-1
EndMilt GantenbeinGreen Bay PackersNFL-2, UP-1, CE-2, CDN-1
EndDon HutsonGreen Bay PackersNFL-1, UP-2, CE-1, CDN-2
EndBill SmithChicago CardinalsNFL-2, UP-2
EndJoe CarterPhiladelphia EaglesCE-2, CDN-2
TackleTurk EdwardsBoston RedskinsNFL-1, UP-1, CDN-1
TackleErnie SmithGreen Bay PackersNFL-1, UP-1
TackleJoe StydaharChicago BearsNFL-2, UP-2, CE-1, CDN-2
TackleGeorge ChristensenDetroit LionsNFL-2, CDN-1
TackleJack JohnsonDetroit LionsCE-1
TackleArmand NiccolaiPittsburgh PiratesUP-2
TackleJim MacMurdoPhiladelphia EaglesCE-2
TackleAde SchwammelGreen Bay PackersCE-2
TackleBill LeeBrooklyn DodgersCDN-2
GuardLon EvansGreen Bay PackersNFL-1, UP-1, CE-1, CDN-1
GuardOx EmersonDetroit LionsNFL-1, UP-1, CE-2
GuardGeorge RadoPittsburgh PiratesCE-1, CDN-2
GuardBree CuppolettiChicago CardinalsNFL-2, UP-2, CDN-1
GuardDan FortmannChicago BearsNFL-2, UP-2
GuardEd KahnBoston RedskinsCE-2
GuardLes OlssonBoston RedskinsCDN-2
CenterMel HeinNew York GiantsNFL-1, UP-2, CE-1, CDN-1
CenterFrank BauschBoston RedskinsNFL-2, UP-1, CE-2
CenterEd KawalChicago BearsCDN-2

Notes and References

  1. News: Place Four Packers On Honor Grid Team: Earl Clark and Don Hutson Each Get 43 of 45 Points For All-Pro Team. Wausau Daily Record-Herald. December 19, 1936. 10.
  2. News: Four Packers Picked On Pro All-Star Eleven: Dutch Clark Regarded As Greatest Pro. The Sheboygan (WI) Press. December 18, 1936. 14.
  3. Web site: 1936 NFL All-Pros. Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. April 1, 2017.