Official list of the best professional football players in 1969
This is alist of players named asAll-Pros based on their performance in the 1969AFL andNFL season. These lists provide a perspective into how players were judged against their peers by critics of their time.[1] Players representing both theNational Football League (NFL) andAmerican Football League (AFL) are included.
The Hall of Fame and PFWA each selected a true "All-Pro" team which included players fromboth the NFL and AFL. The AP, Daily News and UPI all selected one team foreach league, which are referred to as "All-NFL" and "All-AFL" teams. The NEA and Pro Football Weekly each named both a unified All-Pro team as well as All-NFL and All-AFL teams representing each of the leagues individually. The Sporting News named a single All-AFL team and All-Conference teams representing each of the two NFL conferences.[1]
All of the publications named both first-team and second-team performers, with the exception of Pro Football Weekly and the Sporting News, which only selected only a first-team.[1]
Gale Gillingham, Green Bay Packers (HoF, NEA, UPI) Gene Hickerson, Cleveland Browns (NEA-NFL) Tom Mack, Los Angeles Rams (AP, HoF, NEA, NYDN, PFWA) John Niland, Dallas Cowboys (NEA-NFL, UPI) George Seals,Chicago Bears (NYDN)
Maxie Baughan, Los Angeles Rams (SN, NEA) Chris Hanburger, Washington Redskins (NEA, NYDN, UPI) Chuck Howley, Dallas Cowboys (PFWA) Dave Robinson, Green Bay Packers (HoF, PFWA) Dave Wilcox,San Francisco 49ers (NYDN, UPI)
Herb Adderley, Green Bay Packers (HoF, NYDN, PFWA) Bobby Bryant, Minnesota Vikings (AP, NEA, NEA-NFL, UPI) Cornell Green, Dallas Cowboys (AP, NEA-NFL) Jimmy Johnson, San Francisco 49ers (HoF, NEA, NYDN, PFWA, UPI)
Lance Alworth, San Diego Chargers (AP, HoF, NEA, NYDN) Fred Biletnikoff, Oakland Raiders (HoF, NEA, UPI) Al Denson,Denver Broncos (NYDN, SN) Don Maynard, New York Jets (NEA-AFL, SN, UPI) Warren Wells, Oakland Raiders (AP, NEA-AFL)
Dave Hill,Kansas City Chiefs (SN) Winston Hill, New York Jets (AP, UPI) Harry Schuh, Oakland Raiders (HoF, NEA-AFL, NYDN, SN) Walt Suggs,Houston Oilers (AP, NEA-AFL, NYDN, UPI) Jim Tyrer, Kansas City Chiefs (NEA)
Houston Antwine, Boston Patriots (AP) Buck Buchanan, Kansas City Chiefs (HoF, NEA-AFL) Dave Costa,Denver Broncos (SN, UPI) Jim Dunaway,Buffalo Bills (NEA-AFL, NYDN) John Elliott, New York Jets (PFWA, SN) Tom Keating, Oakland Raiders (AP, NEA, NYDN, UPI)
