The 1949 All-Pro Team consisted of American football players who were chosen by various selectors for the All-Pro team for the 1949 football season. Teams were selected by, among others, the Associated Press (AP),[1] the United Press (UP),[2] and the New York Daily News.[3] The AP selections included players from the National Football League (NFL) and All-America Football Conference; the UP and NYDN selections were limited to players from the NFL.
Selections
| Position | Player | Team | Selector(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | Bob Waterfield | Los Angeles Rams | AP-1 [back], UP-1 |
| Quarterback | Otto Graham | Cleveland Browns | AP-1 |
| Quarterback | Tommy Thompson | Philadelphia Eagles | UP-2 |
| Halfback | Steve Van Buren | Philadelphia Eagles | AP-1, UP-1 |
| Halfback | Tony Canadeo | Green Bay Packers | UP-1 |
| Halfback | Gene Roberts | New York Giants | UP-2 |
| Halfback | Elmer Angsman | Chicago Cardinals | UP-2 |
| Fullback | Chet Mutryn | Buffalo Bills | AP-1 |
| Fullback | Pat Harder | Chicago Cardinals | UP-1 |
| Fullback | Dick Hoerner | Los Angeles Rams | UP-2 |
| End | Pete Pihos | Philadelphia Eagles | AP-1, UP-1 |
| End | Mac Speedie | Cleveland Browns | AP-1 |
| End | Tom Fears | Los Angeles Rams | UP-1 |
| End | Ed Sprinkle | Chicago Bears | UP-2 |
| End | Jim Keane | Chicago Bears | UP-2 |
| Tackle | Dick Huffman | Los Angeles Rams | AP-1, UP-1 |
| Tackle | Arnie Weinmeister | New York Yankees | AP-1 |
| Tackle | Vic Sears | Philadelphia Eagles | UP-1 |
| Tackle | George Connor | Chicago Bears | UP-2 |
| Tackle | Dick Wildung | Green Bay Packers | UP-2 |
| Guard | Buster Ramsey | Chicago Cardinals | AP-1, UP-1 |
| Guard | Dick Barwegan | Baltimore Colts | AP-1 |
| Guard | Ray Bray | Chicago Bears | UP-1 |
| Guard | Frank Kilroy | Philadelphia Eagles | UP-2 |
| Guard | Cliff Patton | Philadelphia Eagles | UP-2 |
| Center | Fred Naumetz | Los Angeles Rams | AP-1, UP-1 |
| Center | Vince Banonis | Chicago Cardinals | UP-2 |
References
- ^ "Rams, Eagles, Browns Dominate Pro Team". The Record-Argus (Greenville, PA). December 15, 1949. p. 14.
- ^ "All-National League Teams". Chester (PA) Times. December 13, 1949. p. 23.
- ^ "1949 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2017.