The 1945 All-Pro Team consisted of American football players who were chosen by various selectors for the All-Pro team for the 1945 football season. Teams were selected by, among others, the Associated Press (AP),[1] the United Press (UP),[2] the International News Service (INS),[3] Pro Football Illustrated,[4] and the New York Daily News (NYDN).[4]
Selections
edit| Position | Player | Team | Selector(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | Bob Waterfield | Cleveland Rams | AP-1 [back], UP-1, INS-2, PFI-1, NYDN-1 |
| Quarterback | Sammy Baugh | Washington Redskins | UP-1, INS-1, PFI-2, NYDN-1 |
| Halfback | Steve Van Buren | Philadelphia Eagles | AP-1 [back], UP-1, INS-1, PFI-1, NYDN-1 |
| Halfback | Steve Bagarus | Washington Redskins | AP-1 |
| Halfback | Jim Gillette | Cleveland Rams | INS-1 |
| Halfback | Fred Gehrke | Cleveland Rams | PFI-1 |
| Halfback | Bob Margarita | Chicago Bears | NYDN-1 |
| Fullback | Frank Akins | Washington Redskins | UP-2, INS-1, PFI-1, NYDN-2 |
| Fullback | Bob Westfall | Detroit Lions | AP-1 |
| Fullback | Ted Fritsch | Green Bay Packers | UP-1 |
| End | Don Hutson | Green Bay Packers | AP-1, UP-1, INS-2, PFI-1, NYDN-1 |
| End | Jim Benton | Cleveland Rams | AP-1, UP-2, INS-2, PFI-1, NYDN-1 |
| End | Steve Pritko | Cleveland Rams | UP-1, INS-1 |
| End | Joe Aguirre | Washington Redskins | INS-1 |
| Tackle | Al Wistert | Philadelphia Eagles | AP-1, UP-1, INS-1, PFI-1, NYDN-1 |
| Tackle | Emil Uremovich | Detroit Lions | UP-1, PFI-2, NYDN-1 |
| Tackle | Frank Cope | New York Giants | AP-1 |
| Tackle | Eberle Schultz | Cleveland Rams | INS-1 |
| Tackle | John Adams | Washington Redskins | PFI-1 |
| Guard | Riley Matheson | Cleveland Rams | AP-1, UP-1, INS-2, PFI-1, NYDN-1 |
| Guard | Bill Radovich | Detroit Lions | AP-1, UP-1, INS-1, NYDN-2 |
| Guard | Augie Lio | Boston Yanks | INS-1, NYDN-1 |
| Guard | Stan Batinski | Detroit Lions | PFI-1 |
| Center | Charley Brock | Green Bay Packers | AP-1, UP-1, INS-1, PFI-1, NYDN-1 |
References
edit- ^ "Van Buren Unanimous Choice On AP '45 All-Pro Grid Team". The St. Cloud (MN) Daily Times. December 14, 1945. p. 13.
- ^ Walter Byers (December 4, 1945). "Hutson, Fritsch, C. Brock Put On United Press All-Pro Squad". Green Bay Press-Gazette. p. 13.
- ^ Caswell Adams (December 14, 1945). "Cleveland Rams Place Three on INS All-Pro Team; Baugh Is Pilot". The Cochocton Tribune. p. 7.
- ^ a b "1945 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2017.