LOOKING BACK
by John Turney
In 1969
Prentice Hall published Bob Curren's book
Pro Footballs Rag Days and it is quite a good read with lots of interviews from the star players from the NFL's first few
decades such as Whizzer White, Cliff Battles, Benny Friedman with about a dozen others.
In the chapter about Mel Hein he is asked to name his own All-Star team and in reviewing, it is one of the better ones that can be found, regardless if the selector was a player or a media panel.
Hein left himself off of the team, which is usually the custom when one player is asked to pick his team, but Turner was considered the best center in the NFL (based on All-Pro selections) after Hein's career ended.
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| Hein, colorization by John Turney |
Hein's selections:
Center—Bulldog Turner
Guard—Danny Fortmann
Guard—Mike Michalske
Tackle—Turk Edwards
Tackle—Cal Hubbard
End—Don Hutson
End—Bill Hewitt
QB—Sammy Baugh
HB—Dutch Clark
HB—Cliff Battles
FB—Bronko Nagurski
