1942 All-Pro Team Explained

The 1942 All-Pro Team consisted of American football players who were chosen by various selectors for the All-Pro team for the 1942 football season. Teams were selected by, among others, the "official" All-Pro team announced by the NFL and selected by a committee of nine reporters (NFL),[1] the Associated Press (AP),[2] the International News Service (INS),[3] and the New York Daily News (NYDN).[4]

Selections

PositionPlayerTeamSelector(s)
QuarterbackSid LuckmanChicago BearsNFL-1, AP-1, INS-1, NYDN-1
QuarterbackSammy BaughWashington RedskinsAP-1, INS-1 [halfback], NYDN-1
QuarterbackCecil IsbellGreen Bay PackersAP-2, NFL-1, NYDN-1
HalfbackBill DudleyPittsburgh SteelersNFL-1, AP-1, INS-1, NYDN-1
FullbackGary FamigliettiChicago BearsNFL-1, INS-1
FullbackAndy FarkasWashington RedskinsAP-1
EndDon HutsonGreen Bay PackersNFL-1, AP-1, INS-1, NYDN-1
EndBob MastersonWashington RedskinsNFL-1
EndGeorge WilsonChicago BearsAP-1, NYDN-1
EndEd CifersWashington RedskinsINS-1
TackleWillie WilkinWashington RedskinsNFL-1, AP-1, NYDN-1
TackleLee ArtoeChicago BearsNFL-1, AP-1, NYDN-1
TackleEd KolmanChicago BearsINS-1
TackleBruiser KinardBrooklyn DodgersINS-1
GuardDan FortmannChicago BearsNFL-1, AP-1, INS-1, NYDN-1
GuardMonk EdwardsNew York GiantsNFL-1, INS-1
GuardRiley MathesonCleveland RamsAP-1
GuardMilt SimingtonPittsburgh SteelersNYDN-1
CenterBulldog TurnerChicago BearsNFL-1, AP-1, INS-1, NYDN-1

Notes and References

  1. News: Cecil Isbell Again Named On Official All-Pro Team. Lafayette (IN) Journal and Courier. January 13, 1943. 12.
  2. News: Packers' Don Hutson Heads Grid Choices. Dillon Graham. Arizona Republic. December 8, 1942. 11.
  3. News: Frank Kinard On All-Pro Team of '42. Clarion-Ledger. Jack Mahon. December 8, 1942. 9.
  4. Web site: 1943 NFL All-Pros. Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. April 6, 2017.