The 1955 All-Pro Team consisted of the best players at each position among players in the National Football League as chosen by various selectors.
The 1955 Cleveland Browns won the NFL championship. Eight Cleveland players received first-team honors from at least one of the All-Pro selectors. Cleveland's first-team honorees were: offensive tackles Lou Groza and Mike McCormack; guard Abe Gibron; center Frank Gatski; quarterback Otto Graham; defensive end Len Ford; defensive tackle Don Colo; and defensive back Don Paul.
Other notable honorees included Alan Ameche who led the NFL with 961 rushing yards, Pete Pihos who led the league with 864 receiving yards, and Will Sherman who led the league with 11 interceptions.
The All-Pro selectors included:
- Associated Press (AP)[1]
- Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) selected based on ballots from 396 NFL players[2]
- United Press (UP)[3]
- The Sporting News (TSN) picked a single team of 33 players, "the first honest-to-goodness working-order dream team of 33 -- the way the pros play it"[4]
- New York Daily News (NYDN) - For the 19th year, the Daily News selected an All-Pro team. Its selections were selected based on votes by "the top football writers in the country."[5]
Players receiving first-team honors from three of the five selectors are shown in bold.
- ^ Joe Reichler (January 7, 1956). "Ameche Is Only Rookie On All-Professional 11". The Clarion-Ledger. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harry Grayson (December 20, 1955). "Rote Edges Graham for NEA All-Player All-Pro". The Anadarko Daily News. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Earl Wright (December 20, 1955). "Seven Cleveland Browns Top All-Pro Grid Squad". Nevada State Journal. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Graham Picked at Quarterback In The Sporting News Selections". The Capitol Hill Beacon. December 22, 1955. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chris Kieran (December 25, 1955). "Browns Stack NEWS All-Pro". New York Daily News. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.