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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 | Bobby Layne | PIT | 33 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 142 | 297 | 1986 | 20 | 21 | 33 | 181 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| QB | Y.A. Tittle | SFO | 33 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 102 | 199 | 1331 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| QB | Johnny Unitas | BAL | 26 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 193 | 367 | 2899 | 32 | 14 | 29 | 145 | 2 | 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 | Norm Van Brocklin | PHI | 33 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 191 | 340 | 2617 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FB | Don Bosseler | WAS | 23 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 644 | 3 | 11 | 47 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FB | Jim Brown | CLE | 23 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 1329 | 14 | 24 | 190 | 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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| FB | Rick Casares | CHI | 28 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 177 | 699 | 10 | 27 | 273 | 2 | 0 | |||
| FB | John David Crow | CRD | 24 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 666 | 3 | 27 | 328 | 4 | 0 | NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
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| LH | Jon Arnett | RAM | 24 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 371 | 2 | 38 | 419 | 1 | 0 | |||
| LH | Billy Ray Barnes | PHI | 24 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 181 | 687 | 7 | 32 | 314 | 2 | 0 | |||
| LH | Frank Gifford | NYG | 29 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 151 | 2 | 2 | 106 | 540 | 3 | 42 | 768 | 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 | Paul Hornung | GNB | 24 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 95 | 2 | 0 | 152 | 681 | 7 | 15 | 113 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| LH | J.D. Smith | SFO | 27 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 1036 | 10 | 13 | 133 | 1 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RH | Tommy McDonald | PHI | 25 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -10 | 0 | 47 | 846 | 10 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| RH | Lenny Moore | BAL | 26 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 422 | 2 | 47 | 846 | 6 | 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: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| LE | Bill Anderson | WAS | 23 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 734 | 6 | 0 | |||
| LE | Raymond Berry | BAL | 26 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 959 | 14 | 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 | Del Shofner | RAM | 25 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 936 | 7 | 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 | Rosey Brown | NYG | 27 | 6 | 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 Groza | CLE | 35 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| LT | Jim Parker | BAL | 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.: 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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| LG | Harley Sewell | DET | 28 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| LG | Jim Ray Smith | CLE | 27 | 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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| LG | Art Spinney | BAL | 32 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| C | Art Hunter | CLE | 26 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| C | Jim Ringo | GNB | 28 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 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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| C | Jim Schrader | WAS | 27 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| RG | Stan Jones | CHI | 28 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| RG | John Nisby | PIT | 23 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL | ||
| RT | Forrest Gregg | GNB | 26 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| RT | Ken Panfil | CRD | 29 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| RT | Bob St. Clair | SFO | 28 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| RE | Jimmy Orr | PIT | 24 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 35 | 604 | 5 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RE | Bob Schnelker | NYG | 31 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 714 | 6 | 0 | UPI: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| RE | Billy Wilson | SFO | 32 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 540 | 4 | 0 | |||
| LDE | Bob Gain | CLE | 30 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL | ||
| LDE | Lamar Lundy | RAM | 24 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 0 | |||
| LDE | Gino Marchetti | BAL | 32 | 7 | 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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| LDT | Leo Nomellini | SFO | 35 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 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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| LDT | Jess Richardson | PHI | 29 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL | ||
| LDT | Bob Toneff | WAS | 29 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL | ||
| LDT | Fred Williams | CHI | 30 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| RDT | Marion Campbell | PHI | 30 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| RDT | Frank Fuller | CRD | 30 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| RDT | Gene Lipscomb | BAL | 28 | 6 | 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 | Doug Atkins | CHI | 29 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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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| RDE | Andy Robustelli | NYG | 34 | 8 | 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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| RDE | Ernie Stautner | PIT | 34 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| MLB | Bill George | CHI | 30 | 7 | 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 NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| MLB | Sam Huff | NYG | 25 | 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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| MLB | Les Richter | RAM | 29 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| MLB | Joe Schmidt | DET | 27 | 6 | 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 | Bill Forester | GNB | 27 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| RLB | Walt Michaels | CLE | 30 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Associated Press: 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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| RLB | John Reger | PIT | 28 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
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| LDH | Lindon Crow | NYG | 26 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL | ||
| LDH | Jim David | DET | 32 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| LDH | Dean Derby | PIT | 24 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RDH | Erich Barnes | CHI | 24 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RDH | Tom Brookshier | PHI | 28 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| RDH | Jerry Norton | CRD | 28 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL | ||
| RDH | Abe Woodson | SFO | 25 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |
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| LS | Dave Baker | SFO | 22 | Rook | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
| LS | Yale Lary | DET | 29 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| LS | Emlen Tunnell | GNB | 34 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| RS | Jimmy Patton | NYG | 26 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL UPI: 1st team all-NFL |