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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 | ||
| QB | Y.A. Tittle | SFO | 27 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 149 | 259 | 2121 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| QB | Norm Van Brocklin | RAM | 27 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 156 | 286 | 2393 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 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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| FB | Tank Younger | RAM | 25 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 350 | 8 | 20 | 259 | 1 | 0 | |||
| LH | Ray Renfro | CLE | 24 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 352 | 4 | 39 | 722 | 4 | 0 | |||
| LH | George Taliaferro | BAL | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 55 | 211 | 2 | 5 | 102 | 479 | 2 | 20 | 346 | 2 | 0 | |||
| LH | Charlie Trippi | CRD | 31 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 34 | 195 | 2 | 1 | 97 | 433 | 0 | 11 | 87 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 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 | Lynn Chandnois | PIT | 28 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 470 | 3 | 43 | 412 | 0 | 0 | |||
| RH | John Hoffman | CHI | 28 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 95 | 3 | 28 | 341 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 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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| RH | Don R. Paul | CRD | 27 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 114 | 0 | 16 | 167 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 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 | ||
| 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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| LG | Dick Barwegan | BAL | 32 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 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 | Ken Farragut | PHI | 25 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 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 | 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 | George Hughes | PIT | 28 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | Elbie Nickel | PIT | 31 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 743 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 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 | Gene Brito | WAS | 28 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||
| LDE | John Martinkovic | GNB | 26 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| LDT | Art Donovan | BAL | 28 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 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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| LDT | Fred Williams | CHI | 24 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 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 | ||
| RDT | Dave Hanner | GNB | 23 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| RDT | Paul Lipscomb | WAS | 30 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 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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| 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 | Marv Matuszak | PIT | 22 | Rook | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 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 | 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 | ||
| RDH | Tommy James | CLE | 30 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 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 | Don Doll | WAS | 27 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||
| LS | Don Kindt | CHI | 28 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| LS | Bill Svoboda | CRD | 25 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| LS | Emlen Tunnell | NYG | 28 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 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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| RS | Yale Lary | DET | 23 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Kyle Rote | NYG | 26 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 213 | 1 | 26 | 440 | 5 | 0 |