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Glossary| Pos | Tm | Age | Yrs | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Tkl | Sk | Int | All-pro teams | |
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| QB | Otto Graham | CLE | 32 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 167 | 258 | 2722 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 143 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| QB | Bobby Layne | DET | 27 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 125 | 273 | 2088 | 16 | 21 | 87 | 343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UPI: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| QB | Bobby Thomason | PHI | 25 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 162 | 304 | 2462 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| FB | Chick Jagade | CLE | 27 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 344 | 4 | 20 | 193 | 0 | 0 | UPI: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| FB | Johnny Olszewski | CRD | 23 | Rook | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 386 | 4 | 21 | 210 | 1 | 0 | NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| FB | Joe Perry | SFO | 26 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 1018 | 10 | 19 | 191 | 3 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| FB | Dan Towler | RAM | 25 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 879 | 7 | 11 | 125 | 1 | 0 | NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| LH | Doak Walker | DET | 26 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 337 | 2 | 30 | 502 | 3 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| RH | Bob Hoernschemeyer | DET | 28 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 101 | 482 | 7 | 23 | 282 | 2 | 0 | NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| RH | Hugh McElhenny | SFO | 25 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 503 | 3 | 30 | 474 | 2 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| LE | Elroy Hirsch | RAM | 30 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 61 | 941 | 4 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| LE | Gordie Soltau | SFO | 28 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 620 | 6 | 0 | UPI: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| LE | Hugh Taylor | WAS | 30 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 703 | 8 | 0 | NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| LT | George Connor | CHI | 28 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| LT | Lou Creekmur | DET | 26 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| LT | Lou Groza | CLE | 29 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| LT | Frank Wydo | PHI | 29 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| LG | Abe Gibron | CLE | 28 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| C | Brad Ecklund | BAL | 31 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| C | Frank Gatski | CLE | 31 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| C | Bill Johnson | SFO | 27 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UPI: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| RG | Bruno Banducci | SFO | 33 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RG | Bill Lange | BAL | 25 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| RG | Dick Stanfel | DET | 26 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RT | Lum Snyder | PHI | 23 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UPI: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| RT | Bob St. Clair | SFO | 22 | Rook | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UPI: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| RE | Dante Lavelli | CLE | 30 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 783 | 6 | 0 | NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RE | Pete Pihos | PHI | 30 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 1049 | 10 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| LDE | Larry Brink | RAM | 30 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| LDT | Don Colo | CLE | 28 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| LDT | Thurman McGraw | DET | 26 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| LDT | Arnie Weinmeister | NYG | 30 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| MG | Les Bingaman | DET | 27 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| MG | Dale Dodrill | PIT | 27 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | UPI: 1st team all-NFL | ||
| MG | Bucko Kilroy | PHI | 32 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| MG | Art Michalik | SFO | 23 | Rook | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| MG | Bill Willis | CLE | 32 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| RDT | Leo Nomellini | SFO | 29 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RDT | Ernie Stautner | PIT | 28 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| RDE | Len Ford | CLE | 27 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RDE | Bill McPeak | PIT | 27 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UPI: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| RDE | Andy Robustelli | RAM | 28 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| RDE | Norm Willey | PHI | 26 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| LLB | Chuck Bednarik | PHI | 28 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| RLB | Don Paul | RAM | 28 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| RLB | Tommy W. Thompson | CLE | 26 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RLB | Clayton Tonnemaker | GNB | 25 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| LDH | Frank Gifford | NYG | 23 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 157 | 2 | 18 | 292 | 4 | 1 | NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| LDH | Warren Lahr | CLE | 30 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | UPI: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| LDH | Bert Rechichar | BAL | 23 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 151 | 2 | 7 | NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| LS | Jack Christiansen | DET | 25 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| LS | Ken Gorgal | CLE | 24 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RS | Bobby Dillon | GNB | 23 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| RS | Tom Keane | BAL | 27 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 11 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RET | Woodley Lewis | RAM | 28 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | UPI: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| Bud McFadin | RAM | 25 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |