The 1926 All-Pro Team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors at the end of the 1926 season as the best players at their positions for the All-Pro teams of the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL). Selectors for the 1926 season included the Green Bay Press-Gazette poll, the Chicago Tribune, and Collyer's Eye. Three players were unanimously selected as first-team players by all three selectors: fullback Ernie Nevers, halfback/quarterback Paddy Driscoll, and tackle Ed Healey.
Selectors and key For the 1926 season, there are three known selectors of All-Pro Teams. They are:
GB = A poll conducted by the Green Bay Press-Gazette identified first and second teams. The selections were limited to NFL players (excluding players in the AFL) and were based on polling of sports editors and pro football managers from 17 of the NFL cities.
CT = The Chicago Tribune'''s teams were selected by Wilfrid Smith, identified first and second teams, and were composed of both NFL and AFL players.
CE = Selected by E.G. Brands, a correspondent for Collyer's Eye'', a sports journal published in Chicago. The selections were limited to NFL players (excluding players in the AFL).
Players selected by multiple selectors as first-team All-Pros are displayed in bold typeface. Players who have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame are designated with a "†" next to their names.
Selections by position Ends
PlayerTeamSelector(s)Brick MullerLos Angeles BuccaneersGB-1, CE-1, CT-2LaVern DilwegMilwaukee BadgersGB-2, CE-1, CT-1Charlie BerryPottsville MaroonsGB-1, CE-3Ray FlahertyLos Angeles WildcatsCT-1Frank BissellAkron ProsGB-2, CE-3George TullyPhiladelphia QuakersCT-2Duke HannyChicago BearsCE-2
Tackles PlayerTeamSelector(s)Ed Healey†Chicago BearsGB-1, CE-1, CT-1Johnny BuddFrankford Yellow JacketsGB-1, CT-1Walt EllisChicago CardinalsGB-1Frank RacisPottsville MaroonsCE-1Steve Owen†New York GiantsGB-2John ThurmanLos Angeles BuccaneersGB-2Bub WellerChicago CardinalsCT-2Bull BehmanPhiladelphia QuakersCT-2Gus SonnenbergDetroit PanthersCE-2
Guards
PlayerTeamSelector(s)Jim McMillenChicago BearsCE-1, CT-1Gus SonnenbergDetroit PanthersGB-1, CE-2Jim WelshPottsville MaroonsCE-1Joy BerquistKansas City CowboysGB-2Bill BucklerChicago BearsGB-2, CT-2Willis BrennanChicago CardinalsCT-2Doc AlexanderNew York GiantsCT-2Rudy ComstockFrankford Yellow JacketsCE-2Joe WilliamsNew York GiantsCE-2
Centers
PlayerTeamSelector(s)George Trafton†Chicago BearsCT-1, CE-2Clyde SmithKansas City CowboysGB-1Ralph ClaypoolChicago CardinalsCE-1Herb SteinPottsville MaroonsGB-2Doc AlexanderNew York GiantsCT-2
Quarterbacks
PlayerTeamSelector(s)Al BloodgoodKansas City CowboysGB-2, CE-1Tut ImlayLos Angeles BuccaneersGB-1Joey SternamanChicago BullsCT-2
Halfbacks
PlayerTeamSelector(s)Paddy Driscoll†Chicago BearsGB-1, CE-1, CT-1 [QB]Verne LewellenGreen Bay PackersGB-1Eddie TryonNew York YankeesCT-1Tony LatonePottsville MaroonsCT-1Hinkey HainesNew York GiantsGB-2Curly OdenProvidence Steam RollerGB-2Tex HamerFrankford Yellow JacketsCT-2Wildcat WilsonLos Angeles WildcatsCT-2
Fullbacks
PlayerTeamSelector(s)Ernie Nevers†Duluth EskimosGB-1, CE-1, CT-1Hust StocktonFrankford Yellow JacketsGB-2Al KreuzPhiladelphia QuakersCT-2Cully LidbergGreen Bay PackersCE-2
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