The 1924 All-Pro Team consists of
American football
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players chosen by various selectors as the best players at their positions for the
All-Pro
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team of the
National Football League
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(NFL) for the
1924 NFL season
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.
Four players were unanimous first-team picks by both known selectors: guard
Stanley Muirhead
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of the
Dayton Triangles
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; quarterback
Joey Sternaman of the
Chicago Bears
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; and halfbacks
Charley Way of the
Frankford Yellow Jackets
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and
Benny Boynton
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of the
Buffalo Bisons
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.
Selectors and key
For the 1924 season, there are two known selectors of All-Pro Teams.
[ They are:
GB = A poll conducted by the '']Green Bay Press-Gazette
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History
The newspaper was founded as the ''Green Bay Gazette'' in 1866 as a weekly paper, becoming a daily newspaper in 1 ...
'' identified first, second, and third teams. The selections were based on polling of 12 sports writers from cities having NFL teams and of six officials who worked NFL games during the season.
CE = Selected by E.G. Brands, a correspondent for '' Collyer's Eye'', a sports journal published in Chicago.
Players selected by both selectors as first-team All-Pros are displayed in bold typeface. Players who have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
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are designated with a "†" next to their names.
Selections by position
Ends
Tackles
Guards
Centers
Quarterbacks
Halfbacks
Fullbacks
References
{{NFL All-Pro Teams
All-Pro Teams
1924 NFL season