This is a list of players named as All-Pros based on their performance in the 1969

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and NFL season. These lists provide a perspective into how players were judged against their peers by critics of their time. Players representing both the

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(NFL) and

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(AFL) are included.

Selectors

Teams were selected by several publications and wire services: the

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(AP), the

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(HoF), the

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(NEA), the

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(NYDN), Pro Football Weekly (PFW), the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA), the Sporting News (SN) and the

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(UPI). The Hall of Fame and PFWA each selected a true "All-Pro" team which included players from ''both'' the NFL and AFL. The AP, Daily News and UPI all selected one team for ''each'' 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. 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.

NFL All-Pros

Eight NFL players were named to the first-team of every list presented here: Lem Barney, Bob Brown,

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, Deacon Jones, David Lee,

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and Mick Tingelhoff.

Key (NFL)

*AP = Associated Press All-NFL team *HoF = Pro Football Hall of Fame All-Pro team *NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association All-Pro team *NEA-NFL = Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL team *NYDN = New York Daily News All-NFL team *PFW = Pro Football Weekly All-Pro team *PFW-NFL = Pro Football Weekly All-NFL team *PFWA = Pro Football Writers of America All-Pro team *SN = Sporting News All-Conference team *UPI = United Press International All-NFL team denotes a tie in balloting

AFL All-Pros

Two AFL players were named to the first-team of every list presented here: Bobby Bell and Willie Brown.

Key (AFL)

*AP = Associated Press All-AFL team *HoF = Pro Football Hall of Fame All-Pro team *NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association All-Pro team *NEA-AFL = Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL team *NYDN = New York Daily News All-AFL team *PFW = Pro Football Weekly All-Pro team *PFW-AFL = Pro Football Weekly All-AFL team *PFWA = Pro Football Writers of America All-Pro team *SN = Sporting News All-AFL team *UPI = United Press International All-AFL team denotes a tie in balloting

References

NFL All-Pros from Pro-Football-Reference.com
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