1937 College Football All-America Team
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The 1937 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 1937 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
.
Bold = Consensus All-American
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 1937 college football season
1937 college football season
The 1937 college football season ended with the Panthers of the University of Pittsburgh being named the nation’s #1 team by 30 of the 33 electors in the Associated Press writers' poll...
. 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...
.
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...
- UP = United Press, "selected by United Press sports writers, aided by 12 of the nation's foremost coaches"
- COL = Collier's Magazine
- INS = International News Service
- NEA = Newspaper Editors Association
- 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...
: "Chosen by more than 30 captains of leading universities and college teams in every part of the country, the eighth annual Captain's All-American is presented herewith." - CE = Collyer’s Eye, selected by "sixty-seven nationally prominent football coaches, representing every major institution of learning, conference and district in the United States"
- 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
Bold = Consensus All-American
- 1 - First Team Selection
- 2 - Second Team Selection
- 3 - Third Team Selection
Ends
- Chuck Sweeney, Notre Dame (AP-1; UP-1; INS-3; CP-1)
- Andy Bershak, North Carolina (AP-3; UP-2; COL-1; INS-3; NEA-1; CP-1; CE-1)
- John WysockiJohn WysockiJohn Wysocki was an American football player who played for Villanova University from 1936-1938 and was selected as a consensus All-American at the end position in both 1937 and 1938....
, Villanova (UP-1; INS-1; NEA-1; CP-3) - Raymond King, Minnesota ( UP-3; INS-1; CP-2; CE-1; WC-1)
- Jerome H. HollandJerome H. HollandJerome H. Holland was an educational administrator and diplomat.Jerome Heartwell Holland grew up in Auburn, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1939, after being the first African American to play on its football team...
, Cornell (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; COL-1) - Perry SchwartzPerry SchwartzPerry Schwartz was a professional American football wide receiver. He played five seasons with the National Football League's Brooklyn Dodgers and the All-America Football Conference's New York Yankees ....
, California (WC-1) - Frank SouchakFrank SouchakFrank S. Souchak, Jr. was an American professional football player and amateur golfer.Souchak was born in Berwick, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Pittsburgh where he lettered in basketball, football, and golf. In 1937, he was captain of the football team and earned All-American...
, Pittsburgh (UP-2; INS-2) - William Jordan, Georgia Tech (AP-2; INS-2)
- Jim Benton, Arkansas (AP-3; CP-3)
- Elmer Dohmann, Nebraska (CP-2)
- Pete Smith, Oklahoma (AP-2)
- Bill DaddioBill DaddioLouis William "Bill" Daddio was an American football player, coach, and scout in the United States. He was an All-American at end at the University of Pittsburgh and played with the Chicago Cardinals of the NFL and the Buffalo Bisons of the All-America Football Conference...
, Pittsburgh (UP-3)
Tackles
- Ed FrancoEd FrancoEdmondo Guido Armando Franco was a professional American football player. He earned fame as one of the legendary Seven Blocks of Granite and played professionally for the Boston Yanks...
, Fordham (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; UP-1; COL-1; CP-1) - Tony MatisiTony MatisiAnthony Francis "Tony" Matisi was an All-American football player. Matisi was born in New York City and graduated from Union-Endicott High School. He played for the University of Pittsburgh where he was named a consensus All-American at the tackle position in 1937. Matisi was six-feet,...
, Pittsburgh (AP-1; UP-2; INS-2; CE-1; WC-1) - Frank "Bruiser" KinardFrank KinardFrank Manning "Bruiser" Kinard Sr. was a professional American football player for the Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers of the National Football League and the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971...
, Mississippi (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3; UP-1; INS-1; NEA-1; CE-1) - Ed BeinorEd BeinorJoseph Edward Beinor was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Chicago Cardinals. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1939 NFL Draft by the Brooklyn Dodgers....
, Notre Dame (UP-3; NEA-1; CP-3; WC-1) - Vic MarkovVic MarkovVic Markov was an American football player. He played college football for the Washington Huskies. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1976....
, Washington (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2; COL-1; INS-1) - Ryba, Alabama (INS-3; CP-1)
- Fred ShireyFred ShireyCharles Frederick Shirey was a professional American football player for the Cleveland Rams and the Green Bay Packers. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 5th round of the 1938 NFL Draft. He attended Washington & Jefferson College and University of Nebraska. He was a native of...
, Nebraska (UP-2; INS-2) - John MellusJohn MellusJohn G. Mellus was an American football offensive tackle who played eight seasons in the NFL and in the AAFC. He died in 2005 of an unknown cause....
, Villanova (AP-2) - Kevorkian, Harvard (CP-2)
- Edward Gatto, Louisiana State (AP-3)
- Tipton, Alabama (UP-3)
- Al BabartskyAl BabartskyAlbert John Babartsky was a professional American football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League for six seasons for the Chicago Cardinals and the Chicago Bears. He was a member of the Seven Blocks of Granite at Fordham University-External links:...
, Fordham (INS-3) - Ted DoyleTed DoyleTheodore Dennison Doyle was a professional football player who played in the National Football League from 1938 until 1945. He is best known for playing guard for the Pittsburgh Pirates and as they would later be known as, the Pittsburgh Steelers. Doyle also played for both of the merger teams the...
, Nebraska (CP-3)
Guards
- Joe RouttJoe RouttJoe Eugene Routt was an American football player and World War II soldier.-College:Son of Eugene Otis and Annie Belle Routt, Jo Routt attended Texas A&M from 1933 to 1938 and received a degree in animal husbandry. As a guard on the football team, Routt was named to the All-American football teams...
, Texas A&M (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; UP-1; COL-1; INS-2; NEA-1; CP-1; CE-1) - Leroy MonskyLeroy MonskyLeroy G. Monsky, Sr. was an All-American football player. Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Monsky was an All-State football player at Sidney Lanier High School. After high school, Monsky enrolled at the University of Alabama where he played on the Crimson Tide football teams from 1935–1937...
, Alabama (AP-1; UP-2; COL-1; INS-2; CP-2; WC-1) - Vard Stockton, California (UP-1; INS-1; NEA-1; CP-1)
- Gust ZarnasGust ZarnasGustave Constantine Zarnas was a former college football All-American and professional football player....
, Ohio State (WC-1) - Dougherty, Santa Clara (INS-1)
- Hedwig, California (CE-1)
- Frank TwedellFrank TwedellFrank Twedell is a former guard in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 1939 NFL Draft and played with the team that season.-References:...
, Minnesota (AP-2; UP-2; INS-3; CP-3) - Gregory Zitrides, Dartmouth (AP-3; INS-3)
- Sivell, Auburn (AP-3; CP-2)
- Albin Lezouski (AP-2)
- Buckner, Tulane (UP-3)
- Steve SlivinskiSteve SlivinskiStephen Paul Slivinski is a former American football guard in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Washington and was drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1939 NFL Draft....
, Washington (UP-3) - Nee, Harvard (CP-3)
Centers
- Alex WojciechowiczAlex WojciechowiczAlexander Francis Wojciechowicz was a professional American football player in the National Football League. He was an NFL Hall of Famer as an offensive lineman and linebacker for the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles....
, Fordham (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3; UP-1; INS-1; CP-2; CE-1; WC-1) - Carl HinkleCarl HinkleCarl C. Hinkle, Jr. was an American college football player who was a stand-out center for the Vanderbilt Commodores football team. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1959.-External links:...
, Vanderbilt (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; UP-2; COL-1; INS-2; CP-1) - Charley BrockCharley BrockCharles Jacob "Charley" Brock was an American football center and linebacker.-External links:...
, Nebraska (NEA-1) - Bob HerwigBob HerwigBob Herwig was an American football center. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1964....
, California (College Football Hall of Fame) (UP-3; INS-3) - Ki AldrichKi AldrichCharles Collins "Ki" Aldrich was an American football player. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1960.-Early life:...
, Texas Christian (College Football Hall of Fame) (First pick in the 1939 NFL Draft1939 NFL DraftThe 1939 National Football League Draft was held on December 9, 1938.-Player selections:-Round one:-Round Two:-Round Three:-Round Four:-Round five:-Round six:-Round seven:-Round eight:-Round nine:-Round ten:...
) (AP-2) - Elmore Hackney, Duke (INS-2)
- Doherty, Santa Clara (CP-3)
Quarterbacks
- Clint FrankClint FrankClinton E. Frank was an American football player. He played halfback for Yale University.-College years:...
, Yale (College Football Hall of Fame) ( AP-1; UP-1; COL-1; INS-1; NEA-1; CP-1; CE-1; WC-1) - Sid LuckmanSid LuckmanSidney Luckman, known as Sid Luckman, was an American football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League from 1939 to 1950...
, Columbia (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (Second pick in the 1939 NFL Draft1939 NFL DraftThe 1939 National Football League Draft was held on December 9, 1938.-Player selections:-Round one:-Round Two:-Round Three:-Round Four:-Round five:-Round six:-Round seven:-Round eight:-Round nine:-Round ten:...
) (AP-3; UP-2) - Andy PuplisAndy PuplisAndrew Joseph Puplis was an American football player and coach.As a quarterback at Harrison Tech High School, Puplis twice received all-state honors, and won a Chicago city championship, compiling a 12-0 record in 1931. At Notre Dame, he joined the football team as both a kicker and a kick and...
, Notre Dame (UP-3; CP-3)
Halfbacks
- Marshall GoldbergMarshall GoldbergMarshall Goldberg was an American football halfback with the Chicago Cardinals in the National Football League.- Football career :Goldberg was born in Elkins, West Virginia...
, Pittsburgh (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; UP-1 [fb] ; COL-1; INS-1 [hb]; NEA-1; CP-1; CE-1; WC-1) - Byron "Whizzer" WhiteByron WhiteByron Raymond "Whizzer" White won fame both as a football halfback and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed to the court by President John F. Kennedy in 1962, he served until his retirement in 1993...
, Colorado (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; UP-1; COL-1; INS-1; NEA-1; CP-1; CE-1) - Corbett DavisCorbett DavisRichard Corbett "Corby" Davis was an American football fullback. He was the first overall pick in the 1938 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Rams....
, Indiana (First pick in the 1938 NFL Draft1938 NFL DraftThe 1938 National Football League Draft was held on December 12, 1937. The draft consisting of 12 rounds and 110 player selections, began with the leagues newest expansion team the Cleveland Rams taking Corbett Davis and ended with the Mr...
) (INS-2 [fb]; CP-1WC-1) - Davey O'BrienDavey O'BrienRobert David O'Brien was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Texas Christian University and was drafted in the first round of the 1939 NFL Draft. In 1938, O'Brien won the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, and the...
, Texas Christian (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2; UP-3; CP-2 [qb]) - John PingelJohn PingelJohn Spenser Pingel was an American football halfback. He played for the Michigan State Spartans and was selected as a first-team All-American in both 1937 and 1938. He holds the all-time NCAA record for most punting yards in a season with 4,138 yards in 1938...
, Michigan State (College Football Hall of Fame) ((AP-2; INS-3; CP-3) - William "Bullet Bill" OsmanskiBill OsmanskiBill Osmanski was a college and professional football player, playing fullback. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973.-College of the Holy Cross:...
, Holy Cross (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2; INS-2) - Bob MacLeodBob MacLeodRobert Frederick MacLeod was an American football halfback. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977.MacLeod also played professional basketball for the Chicago Bruins of the National Basketball League....
, Dartmouth (College Football Hall of Fame) ((AP-3; CP-2) - Hugh Wolfe, Texas (UP-2)
- Joseph Gray, Oregon State (AP-2)
- James Allen McDonaldJames Allen McDonald-External links:...
, Ohio State (Second pick in the 1938 NFL Draft1938 NFL DraftThe 1938 National Football League Draft was held on December 12, 1937. The draft consisting of 12 rounds and 110 player selections, began with the leagues newest expansion team the Cleveland Rams taking Corbett Davis and ended with the Mr...
) (AP-3) - Vic BottariVic BottariVic Bottari was an American football player. Bottari, nicknamed "Vallejo Vic" attended the University of California, Berkeley and starred as a halfback, leading the Golden Bears to a win in the 1938 Rose Bowl where he was voted the most valuable player of the game...
, California (College Football Hall of Fame) ((UP-3) - Stopper, Villanova (INS-3)
- Patterson, Baylor (CP-3)
Fullbacks
- Sam ChapmanSam ChapmanSamuel Blake Chapman was an American two-sport athletic star who played as a center fielder in Major League Baseball, spending nearly his entire career with the Philadelphia Athletics . He batted and threw right-handed, leading the American League in putouts four times...
, California (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; UP-1; COL-1; INS-2; CP-2 [fb]; WC-1) - Joe Kilgrow, Alabama (UP-2 [hb]; INS-1; CP-2 [hb])
- George KaramaticGeorge KaramaticGeorge Karamatic, Jr. was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Gonzaga University and was drafted in the first round of the 1938 NFL Draft by the New York Giants...
, Gonzaga (UP-2; NEA-1) - Johnny "Jelly Belly" Meek, California (INS-3 [qb]; CE-1)
- Cecil IsbellCecil Isbell-Pro:-External links:...
, Purdue (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3; UP-3; CP-3) - George "Pinky" Rohm, Louisiana State (INS-3)