1938 All-Pro Team
The 1938 All-Pro Team consisted of American football players chosen by various selectors for the All-Pro team of the National Football League for the 1938 NFL season. Teams were selected by, among others, the National Professional Football Writers Association, the United Press, the International News Service, Collyer's Eye, and the New York Daily News.
Players displayed in bold were consensus first-team selections. Four players were selected for the first team by all five selectors: New York Giants halfback Ed Danowski; Green Bay Packers fullback Clarke Hinkle; New York Giants tackle Ed Widseth; and Chicago Bears guard Dan Fortmann. Another two were selected for the first team by four selectors: Brooklyn Dodgers quarterback Ace Parker ; Pittsburgh Pirates halfback Byron White ; and Green Bay Packers end Don Hutson. Five players were selected for the first team by three selectors: Chicago Cardinals end Gaynell Tinsley ; Philadelphia Eagles end Bill Hewitt ; Chicago Bears tackle Joe Stydahar ; Green Bay Packers guard Russ Letlow ; and New York Giants center Mel Hein.
Team
Position | Player | Team | Selector |
Quarterback | Ace Parker | Brooklyn Dodgers | PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-2, NYDN-1 |
Quarterback | Sammy Baugh | Washington Redskins | PFW-2, UP-2, CE-2 |
Quarterback | Riley Smith | Washington Redskins | INS-2 |
Halfback | Ed Danowski | New York Giants | PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1 |
Halfback | Byron White | Pittsburgh Pirates | PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-2 |
Halfback | Cecil Isbell | Green Bay Packers | PFW-2, UP-2, INS-2, NYDN-2 |
Halfback | Tuffy Leemans | New York Giants | PFW-2, UP-2, CE-2, NYDN-2 |
Halfback | Ward Cuff | New York Giants | INS-2 |
Halfback | Lloyd Cardwell | Detroit Lions | NYDN-2 |
Fullback | Clarke Hinkle | Green Bay Packers | PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1 |
Fullback | Bill Shepherd | Detroit Lions | PFW-2, INS-2, CE-1, NYDN-1 |
Fullback | Ace Gutowsky | Detroit Lions | UP-2 |
Fullback | Johnny Drake | Cleveland Rams | CE-2 |
End | Don Hutson | Green Bay Packers | PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1, NYDN-1 |
End | Gaynell Tinsley | Chicago Cardinals | PFW-1, UP-2, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-2 |
End | Bill Hewitt | Philadelphia Eagles | PFW-2, UP-1, INS-2, CE-1, NYDN-1 |
End | Joe Carter | Philadelphia Eagles | PFW-2, NYDN-2 |
End | Milt Gantenbein | Green Bay Packers | UP-2 |
End | Jim Poole | New York Giants | INS-2 |
End | Ed Klewicki | Detroit Lions | CE-2 |
End | Bill Smith | Chicago Cardinals | CE-2 |
Tackle | Ed Widseth | New York Giants | PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1 |
Tackle | Joe Stydahar | Chicago Bears | PFW-2, UP-1, INS-1, CE-2, NYDN-1 |
Tackle | Bruiser Kinard | Brooklyn Dodgers | PFW-1, UP-2, INS-2, NYDN-2 |
Tackle | Turk Edwards | Washington Redskins | PFW-2, CE-1, NYDN-2 |
Tackle | Conway Baker | Chicago Cardinals | UP-2 |
Tackle | Jack Johnson | Detroit Lions | INS-2 |
Guard | Dan Fortmann | Chicago Bears | PFW-1, UP-1, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-1 |
Guard | Russ Letlow | Green Bay Packers | PFW-1, UP-2, INS-1, CE-1, NYDN-2 |
Guard | Johnny Dell Isola | New York Giants | PFW-2, INS-2, CE-2, NYDN-2 |
Guard | Orville Tuttle | New York Giants | PFW-2, UP-2, INS-2 |
Guard | Byron Gentry | Pittsburgh Pirates | UP-1 |
Guard | Les Olsson | Washington Redskins | NYDN-1 |
Guard | John Golemgeske | Brooklyn Dodgers | CE-2 |
Guard | Ross Carter | Chicago Cardinals | CE-2 |
Center | Mel Hein | New York Giants | PFW-2, UP-1, INS-1, NYDN-1 |
Center | Frank Bausch | Chicago Bears | PFW-1, UP-2, CE-1, NYDN-2 |
Center | Mike Basrak | Pittsburgh Pirates | INS-2 |
Center | Chuck Cherundolo | Cleveland Rams | CE-2 |