1917 All-Western college football team

The 1917 All-Western college football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Western teams chosen by various selectors for the 1917 college football season.

All-Western selections

Ends

  • Charles Bolen, Ohio State (FM, HP, LA, LGS, PD)
  • W. M. Kelley, Wisconsin (FM, GWA, LA, LGS, PD)
  • Charles Laun, Iowa (GWA)
  • Alan Boyd, Michigan (HP)
  • John Rasmussen, Camp Grant / Nebraska (REAL)
  • Gardiner, Camp Custer / Carlisle Indian (REAL)

Tackles

  • George Hauser, Minnesota (FM, HB, GWA, LA, LGS, PD)
  • Harold J. Courtney, Ohio State (LA, LGS, PD [guard])
  • Dave Philbin, Notre Dame (GWA)
  • Ernest Hubka, Nebraska (HP)
  • Hugh Blacklock, Great Lakes Naval Training Station / Michigan (REAL)
  • Ward, Camp Custer (REAL)

Guards

  • Charles Higgins, Chicago (FM, GWA, LA, PD)
  • Elmert T. Rundquist, Illinois (FM [tackle], LA, LGS)
  • Conrad L. Eklund, Minnesota (GWA, LGS, PD [tackle])
  • John Ulrich, Northwestern (FM)
  • Tillie Voss, Detroit (HP)
  • Joseph Hanish, Michigan (HP)
  • Whiting, Camp Grant – Chicago (REAL)
  • Robins, Great Lakes Naval Training Station / Springfield Normal (REAL)

Centers

  • Frank Rydzewski, Notre Dame (FM, GWA, LA, LGS, PD)
  • Frank Culver, Michigan (HP)
  • Pottinger, Great Lakes Naval Training Station – Wisconsin (REAL)

Quarterbacks

Halfbacks

Fullbacks

  • Bob Koehler, Northwestern (FM, GWA, LA, LGS)
  • Forrest Strome, Kalamazoo (HP)
  • Cedric C. Smith, Great Lakes Naval Training Station / Michigan (REAL)

Key

  • Bold = consensus choice by a majority of the selectors
  • FM = Frank G. Menke, sporting editor of Newspaper Feature Service[1]
  • GWA = G. W. Axelson in Chicago Herald[1]
  • HP = Howard Pearson in Detroit Journal[1]
  • LA = Leonard Adams, football editor Chicago Journal[1]
  • LGS = Lambert G. Sullivan, football editor of Chicago Daily News[1]
  • PD = Paddy Driscoll in Chicago Examiner[1]
  • REAL = The Real All-Western Eleven (by Lambert G. Sullivan, football editor Chicago Daily News)[1]
  • CFHOF = College Football Hall of Fame

See also

References

  1. Walter Camp, ed. (1918). Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 1918. American Sports Publishing Company. pp. 16–17.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.