1937 All-Pro Team

The 1937 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 1937 NFL season. Teams were selected by, among others, the NFL coaches (NFL),^[1] the International News Service (INS),^[2] the United Press (UP),^[3] Collyer's Eye (CE),^[4] and the New York Daily News (NYDN).^[4]

Four players were selected for the first team by all five selectors: Detroit Lions quarterback Dutch Clark; Green Bay Packers fullback Clarke Hinkle; Washington Redskins tackle Turk Edwards; and Chicago Bears guard George Musso. Three others were named to the first team by four selectors: Washington Redskins Sammy Baugh (NFL, INS, UP, NYDN; selected as a halfback); Chicago Cardinals end Gaynell Tinsley (NFL, UP, CE, NYDN); and Chicago Bears tackle Joe Stydahar (NFL, UP, CE, NYDN). Three more were selected by three selectors: Washington Redskins halfback Cliff Battles (NFL, INS, NYDN); Green Bay Packers end Don Hutson (INS, CE, NYDN); and New York Giants center Mel Hein (NFL, INS, NYDN).

Team

Position	Player	Team	Selector(s)
Quarterback	Sammy Baugh	Washington Redskins	NFL-1, INS-1, UP-1, NYDN-1
Quarterback	Dutch Clark	Detroit Lions	NFL-1, INS-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
Quarterback	Ed Danowski	New York Giants	NFL-2
Quarterback	Ace Parker	Brooklyn Dodgers	INS-2
Halfback	Cliff Battles	Washington Redskins	NFL-1, INS-1, NYDN-1
Halfback	Jack Manders	Chicago Bears	UP-1, CE-1
Halfback	Tuffy Leemans	New York Giants	NFL-2
Halfback	Ernie Caddel	Detroit Lions	NFL-2
Halfback	Johnny Gildea	Pittsburgh Pirates	INS-2
Halfback	Ace Gutowsky	Detroit Lions	INS-2
Fullback	Clarke Hinkle	Green Bay Packers	NFL-1, INS-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
Fullback	Bronko Nagurski	Chicago Bears	NFL-2, CE-1
Fullback	Ray Nolting	Chicago Bears	INS-2
End	Gaynell Tinsley	Chicago Cardinals	NFL-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
End	Don Hutson	Green Bay Packers	NFL-2, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
End	Bill Hewitt	Philadelphia Eagles	NFL-1, INS-1
End	Ed Klewicki	Detroit Lions	UP-1
End	Milt Gantenbein	Green Bay Packers	NFL-2
Tackle	Turk Edwards	Washington Redskins	NFL-1, INS-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
Tackle	Joe Stydahar	Chicago Bears	NFL-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
Tackle	Ed Widseth	New York Giants	NFL-2, INS-1
Tackle	Ernie Smith	Green Bay Packers	NFL-2
Guard	George Musso	Chicago Bears	NFL-1, INS-1, UP-1, CE-1, NYDN-1
Guard	Lon Evans	Green Bay Packers	NFL-1, UP-1
Guard	Ox Emerson	Detroit Lions	INS-1
Guard	Johnny Dell Isola	New York Giants	NFL-2, CE-1
Guard	Dan Fortmann	Chicago Bears	NFL-2, NYDN-1
Center	Mel Hein	New York Giants	NFL-1, INS-1, NYDN-1
Center	Mike Basrak	Pittsburgh Pirates	UP-1
Center	Frank Bausch	Chicago Bears	NFL-2, CE-1

References

^ "Hinkle, Evans Are All-Pro Selections: Three Redskins Are Chosen For Leading Eleven". Green Bay Press-Gazette. December 15, 1937. p. 17.
^ Davis J. Walsh (December 9, 1937). "Washington Places Three On INS All-America Pro Team". The Times Herald (Port Huron, MI). p. 17.
^ George Kirksey (December 14, 1937). "All-Pro Gridiron Squad Is Chosen By United Press". Green Bay Press-Gazette. p. 13.
^ ^a ^b "1937 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2017.

[1] "Hinkle, Evans Are All-Pro Selections: Three Redskins Are Chosen For Leading Eleven". Green Bay Press-Gazette. December 15, 1937. p. 17.

[2] Davis J. Walsh (December 9, 1937). "Washington Places Three On INS All-America Pro Team". The Times Herald (Port Huron, MI). p. 17.

[3] George Kirksey (December 14, 1937). "All-Pro Gridiron Squad Is Chosen By United Press". Green Bay Press-Gazette. p. 13.

[PFR-4] "1937 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2017.

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