LOOKING BACK
By Chris Willis, NFL Films
By Chris Willis, NFL Films
Today, PFJ will take a look at the NFL All-Time Team by the great Don Hutson. In 1948, just three years after retiring from the Packers as a player, Hutson gave the Green Bay Press-Gazette his All-Time Team of players he played against. He included five players from the rival Chicago Bears, and maybe one surprise be naming Giants end Jim Poole.
Hutson choose:
Ends- Bill Hewitt, Jim Poole
Tackles- Turk Edwards, George Christensen
Guards- Dan Fortmann, Riley Matheson
Center- Bulldog Turner
Quarterback- Sid Luckman
Halfbacks- Cliff Battles, Steve Van Buren
Fullback- Bronko Nagurski
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| (Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette, Nov. 24, 1948) |
We all know about Rice, Warfield, Berry, Alworth, Moss, Largent and others but was any player as dominant while basically inventing the position than Hutson ?
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Simply put, no.
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