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]

1937 All-Pro Team
All-Pro
1937 NFL season
Selectors
National Football League (coaches)
United Press
International News Service
Collyer's Eye
New York Daily News
1935 1936 ← → 1938 1939

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