Official list of the best NFL players in 1931
The 1931 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 1931 NFL season. An official 11-man "All League" team was selected by the coaches of the NFL on behalf of the league, designated as (NFL-1) below.[1]
Teams were also selected by, among others, the Green Bay Press-Gazette based on the returns of ballots sent to each club in the league as well as sports writers and officials,[2] the United Press (UP),[3] and Collyer's Eye (CE).[4]
Players displayed in bold were consensus first-team selections. Four players were unanimously selected for the first team by all three selectors: Portsmouth Spartans quarterback Dutch Clark; Chicago Bears halfback Red Grange; Chicago Cardinals fullback Ernie Nevers; and New York Giants guard Butch Gibson.
Team
Position
|
Player
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Team
|
Selector(s)
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Quarterback
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Dutch Clark
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Portsmouth Spartans
|
NFL-1, GB-1, UP-1, CE-1
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Quarterback
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Red Dunn
|
Green Bay Packers
|
GB-2, UP-2
|
Quarterback
|
Carl Brumbaugh
|
Chicago Bears
|
CE-2
|
Quarterback
|
Benny Friedman
|
New York Giants
|
GB-3
|
Halfback
|
Red Grange
|
Chicago Bears
|
NFL-1, GB-1, UP-1, CE-1
|
Halfback
|
Ken Strong
|
Staten Island Stapletons
|
GB-2, UP-1, CE-1
|
Halfback
|
Johnny "Blood" McNally
|
Green Bay Packers
|
NFL-1, GB-1, UP-2
|
Halfback
|
Dick Nesbitt
|
Chicago Bears
|
UP-2, GB-3
|
Halfback
|
Glenn Presnell
|
Portsmouth Spartans
|
GB-2
|
Halfback
|
Hap Moran
|
New York Giants
|
CE-2
|
Halfback
|
Father Lumpkin
|
Portsmouth Spartans
|
GB-3
|
Fullback
|
Ernie Nevers
|
Chicago Cardinals
|
NFL-1, GB-1, UP-1, CE-1
|
Fullback
|
Johnny Kitzmiller
|
New York Giants
|
UP-2
|
Fullback
|
Bronko Nagurski
|
Chicago Bears
|
CE-2
|
Fullback
|
Bo Molenda
|
Green Bay Packers
|
GB-2
|
Fullback
|
Herb Joesting
|
Chicago Bears
|
GB-3
|
End
|
LaVern Dilweg
|
Green Bay Packers
|
NFL-1, GB-1, UP-1, CE-2
|
End
|
Luke Johnsos
|
Chicago Bears
|
GB-2, UP-1, CE-2
|
End
|
Bill McKalip
|
Portsmouth Spartans
|
GB-2, UP-2, CE-1
|
End
|
Red Badgro
|
New York Giants
|
NFL-1, GB-1
|
End
|
Tom Nash
|
Green Bay Packers
|
CE-1
|
End
|
Chuck Braidwood
|
Cleveland Indians
|
UP-2
|
End
|
Ray Flaherty
|
New York Giants
|
GB-3
|
End
|
Al Rose
|
Providence Steam Roller
|
GB-3
|
Tackle
|
Cal Hubbard
|
Green Bay Packers
|
NFL-1, GB-1, UP-1
|
Tackle
|
Bill Owen
|
New York Giants
|
GB-3, UP-2, CE-1
|
Tackle
|
Len Grant
|
New York Giants
|
UP-1, CE-2
|
Tackle
|
Dick Stahlman
|
Green Bay Packers
|
GB-2, CE-1
|
Tackle
|
George Christensen
|
Portsmouth Spartans
|
NFL-1, GB-1
|
Tackle
|
Jap Douds
|
Portsmouth Spartans
|
GB-2, CE-2
|
Tackle
|
Link Lyman
|
Chicago Bears
|
UP-2
|
Tackle
|
Lou Gordon
|
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
GB-3
|
Guard
|
Butch Gibson
|
New York Giants
|
NFL-1, GB-1, UP-1, CE-1
|
Guard
|
Mike Michalske
|
Green Bay Packers
|
NFL-1, GB-1, UP-1, CE-2
|
Guard
|
Zuck Carlson
|
Chicago Bears
|
GB-3, CE-1
|
Guard
|
Walt Kiesling
|
Chicago Cardinals
|
GB-2, UP-2, CE-2
|
Guard
|
Dave Myers
|
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
UP-2
|
Guard
|
Al Graham
|
Providence Steam Roller
|
GB-2
|
Guard
|
Maury Bodenger
|
Portsmouth Spartans
|
GB-3
|
Center
|
Frank McNally
|
Chicago Bears
|
NFL-1, GB-1, UP-1
|
Center
|
Nate Barragar
|
Green Bay Packers
|
GB-3, UP-2, CE-1
|
Center
|
Mel Hein
|
New York Giants
|
GB-2
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Center
|
Bert Pearson
|
Chicago Bears
|
CE-2
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