1929 College Football All-America Team
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The 1929 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 for the 1929 college football season
. The organizations that chose the teams included: the United Press; the Associated Press
; Collier's Weekly
selected by Grantland Rice
; and the New York Sun
.
Following the death of Walter Camp
in 1925, there was a proliferation of All-American teams in the late 1920s. In 1929, there were at least a dozen published All-American teams that received extensive coverage in the press. Only one player, Notre Dame quarterback Frank Carideo
was selected as a first-team All-American on all 12 teams. Pittsburgh end Joe Donchess
was selected on 11 of the teams. The following chart identifies the players who were listed as first-team All-Americans on at least four of the 12 listed teams.
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 for the 1929 college football season
1929 college football season
The 1929 college football season saw a number of unbeaten and untied teams. Purdue, Tulane, Notre Dame and Pittsburgh all finished the regular season with wins over all their opponents; Notre Dame was recognized as national champion under the Dickinson system...
. 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:...
; and 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...
.
Overview
In 1929, the top five teams in the post-season Dickinson ratings were represented by the following first-team All-Americans:| TEAM | Record | All-Americans | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 9-0-0 | Frank Carideo Frank Carideo -External links:... (QB), Jack Cannon (G) |
| 2 | Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Boilermakers football The Purdue Boilermakers football team is the intercollegiate football program of the Purdue University Boilermakers. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I Bowl Subdivision, and the team competes in the Big Ten Conference. The Boilermakers have an all-time record of... |
8-0-0 | Elmer Sleight Elmer Sleight Elmer Sleight was an All-American football player. He played at the tackle position for the Purdue University Boilermakers and was a consensus All-American in 1929.... (T), Ralph Welch Ralph Welch W. Ralph "Pest" Welch was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Washington from 1942 to 1947, compiling a record of 27–20–3. Welch led his 1943 Washington squad to the Rose Bowl, where they lost to USC, 29–0... (FB) |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh Panthers football Pittsburgh Panthers football is the intercollegiate football team of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Traditionally the most popular sport at the university, Pitt football has played at the highest level of American college football... |
9-0-0 | Joe Donchess Joe Donchess Joe Donchess was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979.... (E), Ray Montgomery (G), Toby Uansa (HB), Pug Parkinson (FB) |
| 4 | California Golden Bears California Golden Bears football The California Golden Bears football team is the college football team of the University of California. The team plays its home games at California Memorial Stadium, however the team played at San Francisco's AT&T Park in 2011 while Memorial Stadium was being renovated, the team will return to... |
7-1-1 | Bear Schwartz (E), Roy Riegels Roy Riegels Roy "Wrong Way" Riegels played for the University of California, Berkeley football team from 1927 to 1929... (C) |
| 5 | Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois Fighting Illini football The Illinois Fighting Illini are a major college football program, representing the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. They compete in NCAA Division I-A and the Big Ten Conference.-Current staff:-All-time win/loss/tie record:*563-513-51... |
6-1-1 | Lou Gordon (T), Russ Crane (G) |
Following the death of Walter Camp
Walter Camp
Walter 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...
in 1925, there was a proliferation of All-American teams in the late 1920s. In 1929, there were at least a dozen published All-American teams that received extensive coverage in the press. Only one player, Notre Dame quarterback Frank Carideo
Frank Carideo
-External links:...
was selected as a first-team All-American on all 12 teams. Pittsburgh end Joe Donchess
Joe Donchess
Joe Donchess was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979....
was selected on 11 of the teams. The following chart identifies the players who were listed as first-team All-Americans on at least four of the 12 listed teams.
| Name | Position | School | Number | Selectors First-team selections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Carideo Frank Carideo -External links:... |
Quarterback | Notre Dame | 12 | AP, UP, COL, NEA, INS, NANA, CP, NYS, NYP, AAB, WA, LP |
| Joe Donchess Joe Donchess Joe Donchess was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979.... |
End | Pittsburgh | 11 | AP, UP, COL, NEA, INS, NANA, NYS, NYP, AAB, WA, LP |
| Bronko Nagurski Bronko Nagurski Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski was a Canadian-born American football player. He was also a successful professional wrestler, recognized as a multiple-time world heavyweight champion.-Youth and collegiate career:... |
Tackle/Fullback | Minnesota | 10 | AP, UP, COL, NEA, INS, NANA, CP [fb], NYS, NYP [fb], LP |
| Jack Cannon | Guard | Notre Dame | 10 | AP, UP, COL, NEA, INS, NYS, NYP, AAB, WA, LP |
| Ben Ticknor Ben Ticknor Ben Ticknor was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.... |
Center | Harvard | 10 | AP, UP, COL, INS, NANA, NYS, NY [g], AAB, WA, LP |
| Elmer Sleight Elmer Sleight Elmer Sleight was an All-American football player. He played at the tackle position for the Purdue University Boilermakers and was a consensus All-American in 1929.... |
Tackle | Purdue | 9 | AP, COL, INS, CP, NYS, NYP, AAB, WA, LP |
| Ray Montgomery | Guard | Pittsburgh | 6 | UP, COL, NEA, INS, AAB, WA |
| Ralph Welch Ralph Welch W. Ralph "Pest" Welch was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Washington from 1942 to 1947, compiling a record of 27–20–3. Welch led his 1943 Washington squad to the Rose Bowl, where they lost to USC, 29–0... |
Fullback | Purdue | 6 | UP, COL, NEA, INS [hb], NANA, AAB |
| Francis Tappaan | End | Southern Calif. | 5 | UP, NEA, NANA, NYP, AAB |
| Red Cagle | Halfback | Army | 4 | AP, COL, AAB, WA |
| Gene McEver Gene McEver -External links:... |
Halfback | Tennessee | 4 | UP, NEA, NANA, CP |
| Willis Glassgow Willis Glassgow Willis Allen "Bill" Glasgow was an American football player and attorney. He played halfback for the University of Iowa from 1927 to 1929, was selected as a first-team All-American in 1929, and received the 1929 Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the best football player in the Big Ten Conference... |
Halfback | Iowa | 4 | COL, NEA, NYS, LP |
| Bill Banker Bill Banker Willis "Blond Blizzard" Burton Banker was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977. He was featured as part of the All-American football team in the 1930 Warner Bros. feature movie Maybe It's Love starring 20 year old Joan Bennett and comedian Joe... |
Halfback | Tulane | 4 | NYP, AAB, WA, LP |
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 a nationwide opinion poll of 215 experts, including "newspaper sports editors and writers, Associated Press staff observers, officials and coaches in every section of the country." - UP = United Press, "named by the United Press with the assistance and advice of more than 200 coaches, officials and experts from every part of the country"
- 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:... - NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association selected as follows: "In the selection of these All-America players, the opinions of more than 100 coaches and football writers have been confidentially consulted."
- INS = International News Service (later merged with UP to form UPI), based on "popular vote among sport writers and coaches, representing every major section of the country"; voters included Damon RunyonDamon RunyonAlfred Damon Runyon was an American newspaperman and writer.He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era. To New Yorkers of his generation, a "Damon Runyon character" evoked a distinctive social type from the...
, Ford FrickFord FrickFord Christopher Frick was an American sportswriter and executive who served as president of the National League from to and as the third Commissioner of Major League Baseball from 1951 to . He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970...
, Tom ThorpTom Thorp-References:...
, Dick Hylund, John Heisman, and Bill Corum - NANA = North American Newspaper Alliance, selected by four noted coaches, Dan McGuginDan McGuginDaniel Earle McGugin was an American football player, coach, and lawyer. He served as the head football coach at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee from 1904 to 1917 and again from 1919 to 1934, compiling a record of 197–55–19. He played college football at the University...
, Howard JonesHoward Jones (football coach)Howard Harding Jones was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Syracuse University , Yale University , Ohio State University , the University of Iowa , Duke University , and the University of Southern California , compiling a career record of...
, Bob Zuppke, and Bill Roper - 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...
, "selected by the readers of hundreds of client newspapers of the Central Press Association" - NYS = New York Sun
- NYP = New York Post
- AAB = All-America Board of Football, consisting of 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...
, ”Pop” Warner, Tad JonesT. A. Dwight Jones-External links:...
and W.A. Alexander - WA = Davis Walsh for the International News Service
- LP = Lawrence Perry:"Lawrence Perry selected his 1929 All-America football team after traveling many thousands of miles and watching most of the country's leading teams in play or practice"
- WT = Washington Times
- Bold - Consensus All-American
- 1 - First Team Selection
- 2 - Second Team Selection
- 3 - Third Team Selection
Ends
- Joe DonchessJoe DonchessJoe Donchess was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979....
, Pittsburgh (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; UP-1; COL-1; NEA-1; INS-1; NANA-1; NYS-1; NYP-1; AAB-1; WA-1; LP-1; WT) - Wes FeslerWes FeslerWesley Eugene "Wes" Fesler was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach of football and basketball. He was three-sport athlete at Ohio State University and a consensus first-team selection to the College Football All-America Team three straight years...
, Ohio State (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; UP-2; NEA-2; INS-1; CP-1; NYS-2; NYP-2; WA-2; WT) - Francis Tappaan, Southern California (AP-2; UP-1; NEA-1; INS-2; NANA-1; CP-2; NYS-2; NYP-1; AAB-1; WA-2)
- Wear SchoonoverWear SchoonoverWear Schoonover was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1967. He was the first Arkansas Razorback football player to be on the All-american team. He has the Pocahontas Redskins high-school football field and basketball court named after him....
, Arkansas (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3; UP-2; COL-1; INS-3; NYS-1; WA-3; LP-1) - Robert Tanner, Minnesota (NEA-2; NYP-2; WA-1)
- Vernon Smith, Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2; NEA-3)
- Paul L. BatesPaul L. BatesPaul Levern Bates served a distinguished and decorated career in the United States Army, which most notably included commanding the first black tank battalion to enter combat in World War II, however he also gained notoriety as the white colonel who refused to court-martial future Baseball Hall of...
, Western Maryland (UP-3) - Tom ChurchillTom Churchill (athlete)Thomas "Tom" Churchill, Sr. was an American star athlete in the 1920s who participated in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands as a decathlete, and was a multi-sport standout for the University of Oklahoma between 1927–28 and 1929–30....
, Oklahoma (UP-3; NEA-3) - Frank Baker, Northwestern (AP-3; NANA-2)
- Dale Van SickelDale Van SickelDale Harris Van Sickel was an American college football, basketball and baseball player during the 1920s, who later became a Hollywood motion picture actor and stunt performer for over forty years...
, Florida (CP-2) - Mitchell, Davis-Elkins (WA-3)
- Norton, California (INS-2; NANA-3)
- Muller, Stanford (INS-3)
- Barres, Yale (NANA-2)
- Conley, Notre Dame (NANA-3)
Tackles
- Bronko NagurskiBronko NagurskiBronislau "Bronko" Nagurski was a Canadian-born American football player. He was also a successful professional wrestler, recognized as a multiple-time world heavyweight champion.-Youth and collegiate career:...
, Minnesota (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; UP-1; COL-1; NEA-1; INS-1; NANA-1; CP-1 [fb]; NYS-1; NYP-1 [fb]; WA-2 [fb]; LP-1) - Elmer SleightElmer SleightElmer Sleight was an All-American football player. He played at the tackle position for the Purdue University Boilermakers and was a consensus All-American in 1929....
, Purdue (AP-1; UP-2; COL-1; INS-1; NANA-2; CP-1; NYS-1; NYP-1; AAB-1; WA-1; LP-1; WT) - Marion Hammon, Southern Methodist (UP-1; NYS-2; WA-2)
- George Ackerman, St. Mary’s (NYP-2; AAB-1; WA-1)
- Forrest "Jap" DoudsForrest DoudsForrest "Jap" McCreery Douds was an All-American football player at Washington and Jefferson College in suburban Washington, Pennsylvania, where he was selected as an All-American three times and was the first player ever selected to the East-West Game in two separate seasons...
, 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...
(AP-3; UP-2; NEA-2; INS-2; CP-1; WT) - Fred SingtonFred SingtonFrederic William Sington was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955. He would also play professional baseball as an outfielder with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Washington Senators...
, Alabama (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3; UP-2 [g]; INS-2 [g]; NYP-1; WA-2 [g]) - Richards, Nebraska (NEA-1; WA-3)
- Lou Gordon, Illinois (NEA-2; NANA-1)
- Samuel Wakeman, Cornell (AP-2; UP-3; NEA-3; INS-2; NANA-2; CP-2; NYP-2; WA-3)
- Ted Twomey, Notre Dame (AP-2; UP-3; INS-3; WA-2)
- John Utz, Penn (CP-2)
- Huntington, Colgate (NYS-2)
- Shields, Oregon (NEA-3)
- Barfield, Princeton (NANA-3)
- Bowstrom, Navy (NANA-3)
Guards
- Jack Cannon, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; UP-1; COL-1; NEA-1; INS-1; NANA-3; CP-2; NYS-1; NYP-1; AAB-1; WA-1; LP-1; WT)
- Ray Montgomery, Pittsburgh (AP-2; UP-1; COL-1; NEA-1; INS-1; NANA-2; NYS-2; AAB-1; WA-1)
- Bear Schwartz, California (AP-1; UP-2; INS-3; NYS-1; WA-2; LP-1)
- Wade Greene, Yale(AP-2; CP-1; WT)
- Russ Crane, Illinois (CP-1)
- Mike BrumbelowMike BrumbelowLester Michael "Mike" Brumbelow was an American football and basketball player and coach. He played football and basketball for Texas Christian University from 1927 to 1929 and was the captain and most valuable player of the TCU Horned Frogs undefeated 1929 football team that won the school's...
, Texas Christian (UP-3; NEA-3; WA-3) - Roberts, Iowa (UP-3)
- John Law, Notre Dame (AP-3)
- Ray Farris, North Carolina (AP-3; NEA-2)
- Nathan Barrager, Southern California (INS-2; CP-2; WA-3)
- Gibson, Colgate (NYP-2)
- Luby DiMeolo, Pitt (INS-3 [t]; NYP-2)
- Brown, Vanderbilt (NYS-2; NANA-1)
- Driscoll, Stanford (NEA-2)
- Paul SchweglerPaul SchweglerPaul Anthony Schwegler, born May 22, 1907 to immigrant parents from Germany and Russian Poland, was an American football defensive tackle. His college football experience helped to launch an acting career in Hollywood during the 1930s, first paying minor parts in football films and later in other...
, Washington (College Football Hall of Fame) (NEA-3) - Anderson, Northwestern (INS-3; NANA-1)
- Weir, Illinois (NANA-2)
- Humber, Army (NANA-3)
Centers
- Ben TicknorBen TicknorBen Ticknor was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954....
, Harvard (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; UP-1; COL-1; NEA-3; INS-1; NANA-1; CP-2; NYS-1; NYP-1 [g]; AAB-1; WA-1; LP-1; WT) - Roy RiegelsRoy RiegelsRoy "Wrong Way" Riegels played for the University of California, Berkeley football team from 1927 to 1929...
, California (AP-2; NEA-1; INS-3; CP-1) - Walter Heinecke, Stanford (UP-2; NANA-3; NYS-2; WA-2)
- Tony Slano, Fordham (AP-3; UP-3; NEA-2; NANA-2; NYP-1)
- Tim Moynihan, Notre Dame (NYP-2)
- Marvin Jonas, Utah (WA-3)
Quarterbacks
- Frank CarideoFrank Carideo-External links:...
, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; UP-1; COL-1; NEA-1; INS-1; NANA-1; CP-1; NYS-1; NYP-1; AAB-1; WA-1; LP-1; WT) - Alton Marsters, Dartmouth (AP-2; INS-1 [hb]; NANA-1; CP-2; NYS-1 [hb]; NYP-2)
- Glen HarmesonGlen Harmeson-External links:...
, Purdue (UP-3; INS-3; NEA-3 [fb]) - Albie BoothAlbie BoothAlbie Booth was an American football player. He was a star at Yale University from 1929 to 1931, and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966....
, Yale (AP-3; INS-3 [hb]; NYS-2; NYP-1 [hb]; WA-3 [hb]) - Saunders, So. Calif. (NEA-3; NANA-3)
- Barry Wood, Harvard (College Football Hall of Fame) (INS-2; NANA-2; NYP-2)
Halfbacks
- Red Cagle, Army (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; UP-2 [qb]; COL-1; NEA-2 [qb]; INS-2; NANA-2; CP-2; NYS-2; NYP-2; AAB-1; WA-1; WT)
- Gene McEverGene McEver-External links:...
, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2; UP-1; NEA-1; NANA-1; CP-1; NYP-2; WA-3) - Willis GlassgowWillis GlassgowWillis Allen "Bill" Glasgow was an American football player and attorney. He played halfback for the University of Iowa from 1927 to 1929, was selected as a first-team All-American in 1929, and received the 1929 Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the best football player in the Big Ten Conference...
, Iowa (UP-2; COL-1; NEA-1; NYS-1; WA-3 [fb]; LP-1) - Octavius "Toby" Uansa, Pitt (AP-1; UP-3; NEA-2; INS-2; NANA-3; CP-1; WT)
- Willis "Bill" BankerBill BankerWillis "Blond Blizzard" Burton Banker was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977. He was featured as part of the All-American football team in the 1930 Warner Bros. feature movie Maybe It's Love starring 20 year old Joan Bennett and comedian Joe...
, Tulane (AP-3; UP-3 [fb]; NEA-2; INS-3; NYP-1; AAB-1; WA-1; LP-1) - Merle Hufford, Washington (UP-1)
- Fred "Stud" Stennett, St. Mary's (UP-2)
- Cy Leland, Texas Christian (UP-3)
- Benny LomBenny LomBenjamin "Benny" Lom was an American college football player who played for three seasons for the University of California, Berkeley Golden Bears, and was best known for his attempt to stop his own teammate Roy Riegels after Riegels ran the ball 69 yards in the wrong direction during the 1929 Rose...
, California (AP-3; NEA-2 [fb]; NANA-2) - Lloyd BrazilLloyd BrazilLloyd Brazil was an American athlete, coach and athletic director at the University of Detroit for 38 years. He played halfback for the University of Detroit football team from 1927–1929 and was selected as an All-American in 1928 and 1929. After graduating, he remained at the University of...
, Detroit (NEA-3; INS-3 [fb]; WA-2 [qb]) - Dick Boyle, St. Mary's (NEA-3)
- Wittmer, Princeton (NANA-3)
Fullbacks
- Ralph "Peat" WelchRalph WelchW. Ralph "Pest" Welch was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Washington from 1942 to 1947, compiling a record of 27–20–3. Welch led his 1943 Washington squad to the Rose Bowl, where they lost to USC, 29–0...
, Purdue (AP-2 [hb]; UP-1; COL-1; NEA-1; INS-1 [hb]; NANA-1; CP-2 [hb]; NYS-2 [hb]; AAB-1; WA-2 [hb]) - Thomas "Pug" Parkinson, Pitt (AP-2; UP-2; INS-1; NANA-2; NYS-1; NYP-2; WA-2 [hb]; LP-1; WT)
- Bernard "Tony" HolmTony HolmBernard Patrick Holm , nicknamed "Tony" , was a professional American football player. In his four seasons in the NFL he played punter and quarterback. In 1933 he became the first quarterback for the now Pittsburgh Steelers. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama.-References:*...
, Alabama (AP-1; INS-2) - Earl "Powerhouse" Pomeroy, Utah (AP-3; WA-1)
- C. Russell Bergherm, Northwestern (NANA-3; CP-2; NYS-2)