Teams were selected by several publications and wire services: the
Associated Press (AP), the
Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), the
New York Daily News (NYDN),
Pro Football Weekly (PFW), the
Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA), the
Sporting News (SN) and the
United Press International (UPI). The PFWA selected a true "All-Pro" team which included players from
both the NFL and AFL. The AP, NEA, Daily News and UPI selected one team for
each league, which are referred to as "All-NFL" and "All-AFL" teams. Pro Football Weekly 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==