1927 All-Pro Team

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The 1927 All-Pro Team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors at the end as the best players at their positions for the All-Pro team of the National Football League (NFL) for the 1927 NFL season. Selectors for the 1927 season included the Green Bay Press-Gazette poll and the Chicago Tribune.{{cite web|title=1927 NFL All-Pros|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=October 29, 2017|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1927/allpro.htm}}

Selectors and key

For the 1927 season, there are five 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 based on polling of league managers and reporters.{{cite web|title=All-Pros of 1927|author=John Hogrogian|publisher=Pro Football Researchers|work=Coffin Corner|year=1983|url=http://profootballresearchers.com/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/04-12-117.pdf}}{{cite news|title=Two Packers On All-American '11': Lewellen at Half; Dilweg for End Job|newspaper=Green Bay Press-Gazette|date=December 16, 1927|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10135334/two_packers_on_allamerican_11/}}

CT = The Chicago Tribune selected by Wilfrid Smith

JR = Jack Reardon, a game official from New York

LA = LeRoy Andrews, head coach of the Cleveland Bulldogs

RS = Ralph Scott, head coach of the New York Yankees. Scott chose separate teams of "power" (RS-P) and "clever" (RS-C) players.

Players selected by three of the five 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

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Player

!Team

!Selector(s)

LaVern Dilweg

|Green Bay Packers

|CT-1, GB-1, LA-1, RS-C

Cal Hubbard

|New York Giants

|GB-1, JR, RS-P

Ray Flaherty

|New York Yankees

|JR, RS-C

Carl Bacchus

|Cleveland Bulldogs

|CT-1

Chuck Corgan

|New York Giants

|LA-1

Tillie Voss

|Chicago Bears

|RS-P

Eddie Lynch

|Providence Steam Roller

|GB-2

George Kenneally

|Pottsville Maroons

|GB-2

=Tackles=

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Player

!Team

!Selector(s)

Bub Weller

|Chicago Cardinals

|JR, RS-P

Gus Sonnenberg

|Providence Steam Roller

|GB-1

Ed Weir

|Frankford Yellow Jackets

|GB-1

Century Milstead

|New York Giants

|GB-2, CT-1

Joe Kozlowsky

|Providence Steam Roller

|CT-1

Duke Slater

|Chicago Cardinals

|GB-2, LA-1

Ed Healey

|Chicago Bears

|LA-1

Dick Stahlman

|New York Giants

|RS-C

Link Lyman

|Chicago Bears

|RS-C

=Guards=

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Player

!Team

!Selector(s)

Mike Michalske

|New York Yankees

|CT-1, GB-1, RS-C

Steve Owen

|New York Giants

|GB-1, JR [T], LA-1, RS-P [T]

Jim McMillen

|Chicago Bears

|CT-1, RS-P

Jack Fleischman

|Providence Steam Roller

|JR

Harry Connaughton

|Frankford Yellow Jackets

|JR

Milt Rehnquist

|Cleveland Bulldogs

|GB-2, LA-1

Hec Garvey

|New York Giants

|RS-P

Al Nesser

|New York Giants

|RS-C

Al Graham

|Dayton Triangles

|GB-2

=Centers=

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Player

!Team

!Selector(s)

Clyde Smith

|Columbus Tigers

|GB-1, LA-1, RS-C

George Trafton

|Chicago Bears

|GB-2, CT-1, JR, RS-P

=Quarterbacks=

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Player

!Team

!Selector(s)

Benny Friedman

|Cleveland Bulldogs

|CT-1, GB-1, JR, LA-1, RS-C

Ben Jones

|Chicago Cardinals

|RS-P

=Halfbacks=

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Player

!Team

!Selector(s)

Paddy Driscoll

|Chicago Bears

|CT-1, GB-1

Verne Lewellen

|Green Bay Packers

|CT-1, GB-1, JR, LA-1

Bill Senn

|Chicago Bears

|GB-2, LA-1

Tony Latone

|Pottsville Maroons

|RS-P

Wildcat Wilson

|Providence Steam Roller

|RS-P

Red Grange

|New York Yankees

|RS-C

Hinkey Haines

|New York Giants

|GB-2 [QB], RS-C

Eddie Tryon

|New York Yankees

|GB-2

=Fullbacks=

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Player

!Team

!Selector(s)

Ernie Nevers

|Duluth Eskimos

|GB-1, JR [HB], LA-1, RS-C

Jack McBride

|New York Giants

|GB-2, CT-1, JR

Barney Wentz

|Pottsville Maroons

|RS-P

References

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