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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 | Ed Brown | CHI | 28 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 96 | 168 | 1667 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 164 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| QB | Charlie Conerly | NYG | 35 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 90 | 174 | 1143 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL | ||
| QB | Al Dorow | WAS | 27 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 112 | 730 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| QB | Bobby Layne | DET | 30 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 129 | 244 | 1909 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 169 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| QB | Tobin Rote | GNB | 28 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 146 | 308 | 2203 | 18 | 15 | 84 | 398 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| QB | Bobby Thomason | PHI | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 82 | 164 | 1119 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FB | Alan Ameche | BAL | 23 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 858 | 8 | 26 | 189 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
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| FB | Rick Casares | CHI | 25 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 234 | 1126 | 12 | 23 | 203 | 2 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| FB | Leo Elter | WAS | 27 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 544 | 2 | 11 | 99 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FB | Fran Rogel | PIT | 29 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 476 | 2 | 23 | 88 | 0 | 0 | |||
| LH | Frank Gifford | NYG | 26 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 159 | 819 | 5 | 51 | 603 | 4 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| LH | Ollie Matson | CRD | 26 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 924 | 5 | 15 | 199 | 2 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| LH | Hugh McElhenny | SFO | 28 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 916 | 8 | 16 | 193 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| LH | Elbie Nickel | PIT | 34 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 376 | 5 | 0 | |||
| RH | Leon Clarke | RAM | 23 | Rook | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 650 | 4 | 0 | |||
| RH | Lenny Moore | BAL | 23 | Rook | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 649 | 8 | 11 | 102 | 1 | 0 | NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| LE | Pete Brewster | CLE | 26 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 417 | 1 | 0 | Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| LE | Harlon Hill | CHI | 24 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 47 | 1128 | 11 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| LE | Kyle Rote | NYG | 29 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 405 | 4 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| LT | Rosey Brown | NYG | 24 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| LT | Lou Creekmur | DET | 29 | 6 | 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 Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| LG | Duane Putnam | RAM | 28 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| C | Charlie Ane | DET | 25 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| C | Frank Gatski | CLE | 34 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| C | Jack Simmons | CRD | 32 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| C | Larry Strickland | CHI | 25 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| RG | John Hock | RAM | 29 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| RG | Stan Jones | CHI | 25 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RG | Dick Stanfel | WAS | 29 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RT | Mike McCormack | CLE | 26 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RT | Bob St. Clair | SFO | 25 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL | ||
| RE | Billy Howton | GNB | 26 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1188 | 12 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RE | Billy Wilson | SFO | 29 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 889 | 5 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| LDE | Gene Brito | WAS | 31 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| LDE | Gino Marchetti | BAL | 29 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| LDE | Paul Miller | RAM | 26 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| LDT | Art Donovan | BAL | 31 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| LDT | Bud McFadin | RAM | 28 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| LDT | Leo Nomellini | SFO | 32 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| LDT | Jim Weatherall | PHI | 27 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MG | Bill George | CHI | 27 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| MG | Les Richter | RAM | 26 | 2 | 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 Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RDT | Rosey Grier | NYG | 24 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RDT | Ernie Stautner | PIT | 31 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RDE | Bill McPeak | PIT | 30 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| RDE | Andy Robustelli | NYG | 31 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| LLB | Chuck Bednarik | PHI | 31 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| LLB | Chuck Drazenovich | WAS | 29 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| LLB | Leo Sanford | CRD | 27 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
| MLB | Walt Michaels | CLE | 27 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MLB | Joe Schmidt | DET | 24 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RLB | LaVern Torgeson | WAS | 27 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| RLB | Roger Zatkoff | GNB | 25 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| LDH | J.C. Caroline | CHI | 23 | Rook | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 141 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL | ||
| LDH | Jim David | DET | 29 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| LDH | Night Train Lane | CRD | 29 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 0 | 7 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RDH | Lindon Crow | CRD | 23 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| RDH | Don R. Paul | CLE | 30 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| LS | Jack Christiansen | DET | 28 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| LS | Emlen Tunnell | NYG | 31 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RS | Jack Butler | PIT | 29 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RS | Bobby Dillon | GNB | 26 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RS | Yale Lary | DET | 26 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| RS | Bert Rechichar | BAL | 26 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| P | Sam Baker | WAS | 27 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 117 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Buck Lansford | PHI | 23 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |