1926 College Football All-America Team
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The 1926 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Team
s in 1926. The organizations that chose the teams included: the United Press; the Associated Press
; Collier's Weekly
selected by Grantland Rice
; an Inter-Sectional Board of Football Coaches made up of Tad Jones of Yale, Knute Rockne
of Notre Dame and Glenn "Pop" Warner
of Stanford; the New York Sun
; Walter Eckersall; Billy Evans; and Norman E. Brown.
College Football All-America Team
The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America seems to have been to the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Casper Whitney and published in This...
s in 1926. The organizations that chose the teams included: the United Press; the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
; Collier's Weekly
Collier's Weekly
Collier's Weekly was an American magazine founded by Peter Fenelon Collier and published from 1888 to 1957. With the passage of decades, the title was shortened to Collier's....
selected by Grantland Rice
Grantland Rice
Grantland Rice was an early 20th century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose. His writing was published in newspapers around the country and broadcast on the radio.-Biography:...
; an Inter-Sectional Board of Football Coaches made up of Tad Jones of Yale, Knute Rockne
Knute Rockne
Knute Kenneth Rockne was an American football player and coach. He is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in college football history...
of Notre Dame and Glenn "Pop" Warner
Glenn Scobey Warner
Glenn Scobey Warner , most commonly known as Pop Warner, was an American football player and coach...
of Stanford; the New York Sun
New York Sun
The New York Sun was a weekday daily newspaper published in New York City from 2002 to 2008. When it debuted on April 16, 2002, adopting the name, motto, and masthead of an otherwise unrelated earlier New York paper, The Sun , it became the first general-interest broadsheet newspaper to be started...
; Walter Eckersall; Billy Evans; and Norman E. Brown.
Key
- AP = Associated PressAssociated PressThe Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
, based on AP polling of "more than 100 coaches and critics" - UP = United Press
- COL = Collier's WeeklyCollier's WeeklyCollier's Weekly was an American magazine founded by Peter Fenelon Collier and published from 1888 to 1957. With the passage of decades, the title was shortened to Collier's....
as selected by Grantland RiceGrantland RiceGrantland Rice was an early 20th century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose. His writing was published in newspapers around the country and broadcast on the radio.-Biography:...
with cooperation from ten coaches: Glenn Warner (Stanford), Robert Zuppke (Illinois), G.C. Woodruff (Georgia), Knute Rockne (Notre Dame), Wallace Wade (Alabama), Captain J.J. McEwan (Oregon), W.A. Alexander (Ga. Tech.), Howard Jones (So. Calif.), E.P. Madigan (St. Mary’s, Calif.), and Dan McGuigan (Vanderbilt). - CP = Central Press AssociationCentral Press AssociationThe Central Press Association was an American newspaper syndication company based in Cleveland, Ohio. It was in business from 1910 to 1971. At its peak, the Central Press supplied features, columns, and photographs to more than 400 newspapers and 12 million daily readers.-History:Virgil Venice...
, based on a poll conducted by Norman Brown of 500 newspapers, each of which conducted its own election in which fans voted for the All-American team; Central Press reported compiling a million votes. - WC = Walter CampWalter CampWalter Chauncey Camp was an American football player, coach, and sports writer known as the "Father of American Football". With John Heisman, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pop Warner, Fielding H. Yost, and George Halas, Camp was one of the most accomplished persons in the early history of American football...
Football Foundation - NYS = New York SunNew York SunThe New York Sun was a weekday daily newspaper published in New York City from 2002 to 2008. When it debuted on April 16, 2002, adopting the name, motto, and masthead of an otherwise unrelated earlier New York paper, The Sun , it became the first general-interest broadsheet newspaper to be started...
- BE = Billy EvansBilly EvansWilliam George Evans , nicknamed "The Boy Umpire," was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1906 to 1927...
- AAB = All-American Board, team selected by three coaches: Knute RockneKnute RockneKnute Kenneth Rockne was an American football player and coach. He is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in college football history...
(Notre Dame), Glenn "Pop" WarnerGlenn Scobey WarnerGlenn Scobey Warner , most commonly known as Pop Warner, was an American football player and coach...
(Stanford), and Tad Jones (Yale) - RG = Red GrangeRed GrangeHarold Edward "Red" Grange, nicknamed "The Galloping Ghost", was a college and professional American football halfback for the University of Illinois, the Chicago Bears, and for the short-lived New York Yankees. His signing with the Bears helped legitimize the National Football League...
- DW = Davis J. Walsh of the International News ServiceInternational News ServiceInternational News Service was a U.S.-based news agency founded by newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst in 1909.Established two years after the Scripps family founded the United Press Association, INS scrapped among the newswires...
- ES = Ed Sullivan
- Bold - Consensus All-American
- 1 - First Team Selection
- 2 - Second Team Selection
- 3 - Third Team Selection
Ends
- Bennie OosterbaanBennie OosterbaanBenjamin Gaylord "Bennie" Oosterbaan was a three-time first team All-American football end for the Michigan Wolverines football team, two-time All-American basketball player for the basketball team and an All-Big Ten Conference baseball player for the baseball team...
, Michigan (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3; COL-1; CP-1; WC-1; BE-1; AAB; RG-2; ES-1) - Vic HansonVic HansonThis article refers to the college athlete. For the historian, please see Victor Davis HansonVictor A. Hanson was a well-known multi-sport college athlete in the 1920s...
, Syracuse (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; COL-1; CP-2; NYS-1; BE-2; RJW-2; RG-2; DW-1; ES-1) - Harold A. Broda, Brown (AP-2; CP-1; NYS-1; BE-3; RWJ-3; DW-2; RG-1; ES-2)
- Hoyt "Wu" Winslett, Alabama (AP-1; CP-2; NYS-2; BE-1; RWJ-2; DW-1; ES-2)
- Ted ShipkeyTed Shipkey-External links:...
, Stanford (AP-2; WC-1; NYS-2; BE-2; AAB; RG-1; DW-2) - Carl Bacchus, Missouri (AP-3; BE-3; RWJ-3)
Tackles
- Frank WickhorstFrank WickhorstFrank H. "Wick" Wickhorst was an American football player and coach. He played college football as a tackle at the United States Naval Academy and was selected as an All-American in 1926. Wickhorst served as the head football coach at the University of California, Berkeley in 1946, compiling a...
, Navy (AP-1; COL-1; CP-1; WC-1; NYS-1; BE-1; AAB; RG-1; DW-1) - Bud SpragueBud SpragueMortimer 'Bud' Sprague was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1970....
, Army (AP-1; CP-1) - Lloyd YoderLloyd YoderLloyd E. Yoder was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1982.-External links:**...
, Carnegie (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3; CP-2; WC-1; AAB; DW-2) - Emerson Nelson, Iowa (AP-2; CP-2; NYS-1; BE-2)
- Lon StinerLon StinerAlonzo "Lon" Stiner was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Oregon State University from 1933 to 1948, compiling a record of 74–49–17.-Coaching career:...
, Nebraska (RWJ-2; DW-1; ES-2) - Roebuck, Haskell (RWJ-2)
- Lassman, NYU (BE-3; RWJ-3; RG-2; ES-1)
- Dixon, Oregon Aggies (RWJ-3; DW-2)
- D. Thomas Eddy, Navy (AP-2; NYS-2; ES-2)
- Orland F. Smith, Brown (AP-3; COL-2; NYS-2)
- Johnson, Northwestern (BE-1; RG-1)
- Pickhard, Alabama (BE-2)
- Hibbs, Southern California (BE-3)
- Cochran, Lafayette (RG-2)
- Leo RaskowskiLeo RaskowskiLeo Thomas Raskowski was an American college and professional football player of the 1920s and 1930s. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio and received All-American honors at Ohio State University in 1926 and 1927 where he was also a member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity...
, Ohio State(ES-1)
Guards
- Harry Connaughton, Georgetown (AP-1; COL-1; CP-1; NYS-1; BE-1; RWJ-2; RG-1; DW-2; ES-1)
- Bernie ShivelyBernie ShivelyBernie A. Shively was the athletic director at the University of Kentucky from 1938 until his death....
, Illinois (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; COL-1; CP-2; WC-1; BE-1; AAB; RG-2; DW-1) - Ed Hess, Ohio State (AP-2; CP-1; NYS-2; BE-2; RWJ-2; RG-1; DW-2; ES-1)
- Fred Swan, Stanford (AP-3; CP-2; RWJ-3; ES-2)
- Herbert SturhahnHerbert SturhahnHerbert Sturhahn was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981....
, Yale (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3; WC-1; NYS-2; BE-3; AAB; ES-2) - Ted "Butter" Gorrell, Southern California (RWJ-3)
- Emerson Carey, Cornell (AP-2; CP-1; RWJ-2)
- Schmidt, Army (NYS-1; BE-2)
- Smith, Brown (BE-3; RG-2; DW-1)
Centers
- Bud Boeringer, Notre Dame (AP-1; COL-1; CP-1; WC-1; NYS-1; BE-1; AAB; RG-1; ES-1)
- John J. Butler, Penn (AP-2; CP-2; BE-2; RG-2; DW-1; ES-2)
- Jeff CravathJeff CravathNewell "Jeff" Cravath was an American football coach best known as the head coach of the USC Trojans football team from 1942-1950. He compiled a 54-28-8 record while coaching at USC, and is known to have introduced the T formation to the USC program. Jeff was a nickname given to him when he was...
, Southern California (RWJ-2; DW-2) - Larry BettencourtLarry BettencourtLawrence Joseph Bettencourt is a former outfielder and third baseman for the St. Louis Browns and a center for the Green Bay Packers....
, St. Mary’s, Calif. (College Football Hall of Fame) (RWJ-3) - Polly Wallace, Oklahoma Aggies (AP-3)
- Alex Klein, Ohio State (BE-3)
- Daly, Army (NYS-2)
Quarterbacks
- Benny FriedmanBenny FriedmanBenjamin "Benny" Friedman was an American football quarterback who played for the University of Michigan , Cleveland Bulldogs , Detroit Wolverines , New York Giants , and Brooklyn Dodgers .He is generally considered the first great passer in professional football...
, Michigan (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; COL-1; CP-1; NYS-1; BE-1; RWJ-2; RG-1; DW-1; ES-1) - Bill SpearsBill SpearsWilliam "Bill" Spears was an American football player and stand-out quarterback for the Vanderbilt Commodores football team from 1925 to 1927. Spears was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1962....
, Vanderbilt (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2; NYS-2; BE-2; DW-2) - Bill Kelly, Montana (College Football Hall of Fame) (CP-2; RG-2)
- Roy "Red" Randall, Brown (WC-1; AAB)
- George Guttormsen, Washington (AP-3)
- Gerald "Little Red Arrow" MannGerald MannGerald Mann was an American football player and the attorney general of Texas from 1939 to 1944.Mann studied at Southern Methodist University, where he was twice named to all-conference football teams and was nicknamed the "Little Red Arrow." He subsequently worked his way through Harvard Law...
, Southern Methodist (College Football Hall of Fame) (BE-3; RWJ-3) - Mort "Devil May" KaerMort KaerMorton "Mort" Armour Kaer , nicknamed "Devil May," was a world-famous athlete, as a track star and All-American collegiate and professional American football player....
, Southern California (College Football Hall of Fame) (ES-2)
Halfbacks
- Ralph BakerRalph Baker (halfback)Ralph "Moon" Baker was an American football halfback in college.Was the team captain of the Northwestern University football team, leading them to the Big Ten championship in 1926. Baker was an All-American along with teammate Bob Johnson...
, Northwestern (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; COL-1; CP-1; NYS-1; BE-2; RWJ-2; RG-2; DW-2; ES-2) - Mort "Devil May" KaerMort KaerMorton "Mort" Armour Kaer , nicknamed "Devil May," was a world-famous athlete, as a track star and All-American collegiate and professional American football player....
, Southern California (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; COL-1; CP-1; WC-1; NYS-1; BE-1; AAB; RG-1; DW-1) - "Lighthorse Harry" Wilson, Army (AP-2; CP-2; WC-1; AAB; DW-1; ES-1)
- Frank KirkleskiFrank KirkleskiFrank William Kirkleski was a professional football player from Nutley, New Jersey. He played during the early years of the National Football League for the Pottsville Maroons, Orange Tornadoes, Newark Tornadoes and the Brooklyn Dodgers...
, Lafayette (AP-3; RWJ-3) - Bill SpearsBill SpearsWilliam "Bill" Spears was an American football player and stand-out quarterback for the Vanderbilt Commodores football team from 1925 to 1927. Spears was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1962....
, Vanderbilt (College Football Hall of Fame) (RWJ-3) - Bill Kelly, Montana (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2; BE-3)
- Charles Rogers, Penn (AP-3; RG-1)
- Cotton Wilcox, Purdue (NYS-2; BE-2)
- George Bogue, Stanford (BE-3)
- Christie Flanagan, Notre Dame (CP-2; RWJ-2; RG-2; ES-1)
- Mishel, Brown (DW-2)
- Marty KarowMarty KarowMartin Gregory Karow [born Karowsky] was an All-American college football player and a professional baseball player....
, Ohio State (ES-2)
Fullbacks
- Herb JoestingHerb JoestingHerbert W. Joesting was a professional American football player and coach in the early National Football League. Nicknamed "The Owatonna Thunderbolt", he played at the University of Minnesota, where he was an All-American in 1926 and 1927.In 1929, Joesting joined the Minneapolis Red Jackets as...
, aka "The Owatonna Thunderbolt," Minnesota (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; COL-1; CP-1; WC-1; NYS-1; BE-1; AAB; RG-1; DW-1; ES-1) - Marty KarowMarty KarowMartin Gregory Karow [born Karowsky] was an All-American college football player and a professional baseball player....
, Ohio State (AP-2; CP-2; BE-3; RG-2) - Bill AmosBill AmosWilliam E. "Bill" Amos was a highly decorated college football player and coach. He is considered to be one of the best college football players in Washington & Jefferson College history....
, Washington & JeffersonWashington & Jefferson Presidents footballThe Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team represents Washington & Jefferson College in collegiate level football. The team competes in NCAA Division III and is affiliated with the Presidents' Athletic Conference...
(BE-2; RWJ-2; DW-2) - Mayes McLain, Haskell (RWJ-3)
- L.J. "Ty" Rauber, Washington & Lee (AP-3)
- O’Boyle, Notre Dame (NYS-2)
- Caldwell, Navy (ES-2)