1923 All-Pro Team


The 1923 All-Pro Team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at their positions for the All-Pro team of the National Football League for the 1923 NFL season. Tackle Pete Henry of the Canton Bulldogs and quarterback Paddy Driscoll of the Chicago Cardinals were the only two players unanimously selected as first-team All-Pros by all known selectors. Two African-American players won All-Pro honors: ends Inky Williams of the Hammond Pros and Duke Slater of the Rock Island Independents.

Selectors and key

For the 1923 season, there are four known selectors of All-Pro Teams. They are:
GB = The Green Bay Press-Gazette compiled first, second, and third teams, based on polling of sports writers from the Green Bay Press-Gazette, Racine Times Call, Pittsburgh Post, Racine Journal News, Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Milwaukee Wisconsin News, Duluth News Tribune, Rock Island Argus, Akron Times, Cleveland News, Canton Repository, Ohio State Journal, Dayton Journal, Minnesota Daily Star, and St. Louis Times. The results of the above poll were simultaneously published in the Rock Island Argus, Ohio State Journal, and Canton Repository.
CE = Collyer's Eye was a Chicago sports journal. Its All-Pro teams were selected by E. G. Brands.
VD = Vince Dolan, sports editor of the Canton Daily News picked first- and second-team All-Pro teams. Dolan's picks were published in the Canton Daily News on December 16, 1923. Dolan also gave "honorable mention" recognition to players below his first and second team. The 11 players named to Dolan's first team included seven members of the undefeated 1923 Canton Bulldogs team that won the 1923 NFL championship.
GC = Guy Chamberlin, player and head coach of the Canton Bulldogs, selected a 32-player All-Pro team that was published on December 16, 1923, in the Canton Daily News. Chamberlin's selections did not divide players into first, second, and third teams. Out of the 32 players selected by Chamberlin, 11 were his teammates on the Canton Bulldogs. Chamberlin did not, however, select himself as an All-Pro.
Players who were selected as first-team All-Pros by two of the above selectors 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
Inky WilliamsHammondGB-1, VD-1
Gus TebellColumbus TigersGB-1, GC
Luke UrbanBuffaloCE-1, VD-HM
Guy Chamberlin†Canton BulldogsGB-2, CE-1
Bird CarrollCanton BulldogsVD-1, GC
Glen CarberryBuffalo All-AmericansGC
Paul G. GoebelColumbus TigersVD-HM, GC
Tillie VossToledo MaroonsGB-3 , VD-HM, GC
Frank HannyChicago BearsGB-2, CE-2
Ben WinkelmanMilwaukee BadgersGB-3
Richard O'DonnellDuluth KelleysGB-3
Dick ReichleMilwaukee BadgersCE-2

Tackles

PlayerTeamSelector
Pete Henry†Canton BulldogsGB-1, CE-1, VD-1, GC
Ed HealeyChicago BearsGB-1, GC
Link Lyman†Canton BulldogsCE-2, VD-1, GC
Duke SlaterRock Island IndependentsGB-2, CE-1
Russ HathawayDayton TrianglesGB-2, GC
Eddie SauerDayton TrianglesGC
Gus SonnenbergBuffalo/ColumbusVD-HM, GC
Ralph ScottChicago BearsGC
Steamer HorningToledo MaroonsVD-HM, GC
Cub BuckGreen Bay PackersGB-3, VD-HM
Elmer McCormickBuffalo All-AmericansCE-2

Guards

PlayerTeamSelector
Swede YoungstromBuffalo All-AmericansGB-1, CE-1
Hec GarveyChicago BearsGB-2, CE-1, GC
Rudy ComstockCanton BulldogsVD-1, GC
Bub WellerSt. Louis All-StarsGB-1
Hunk AndersonChicago BearsVD-1
Duke OsbornCanton BulldogsVD-HM, GC
Jack SackColumbus TigersGC
Clyde ZoiaChicago CardinalsGC
Frank MorrisseyBuffaloGB-2
Al NesserAkron ProsGB-3, VD-HM
Tom McNamaraToledo MaroonsGB-3
Stan KeckCleveland IndiansCE-2
Herb SiesRock Island IndependentsCE-2

Centers

Quarterbacks

PlayerTeamSelector
Paddy Driscoll†Chicago CardinalsGB-1, CE-1, VD-1 , GC
Harry RobbCanton BulldogsGB-2 , CE-2 , VD-1, GC
Joey SternamanDuluth KelleysCE-2, GC
Johnny ArmstrongRock Island IndependentsGB-3
Wooky RobertsCanton BulldogsVD-HM

Halfbacks

PlayerTeamSelector
Jimmy Conzelman†Milwaukee BadgersGB-2 , VD-1, GC
Cecil GriggCanton BulldogsCE-1, GC
Jim Thorpe†Oorang IndiansGB-1
Al MichalesAkron ProsGB-1
Hal EricksonMilwaukee BadgersGB-3, CE-1
Lou SmythCanton BulldogsGC
Edward SternamanChicago BearsGC
Bob RappColumbus TigersGC
Curly Lambeau†Green Bay PackersGB-2
Gaylord StinchcombColumbus TigersCE-2, VD-HM
Milton RomneyRacineGB-3
Pete CaseySt. Louis All-StarsVD-HM

Fullbacks