1893 College Football All-America Team
Encyclopedia
The 1893 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-American
s for the 1893 college football season
, as selected by Casper Whitney for Harper's Weekly
and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Whitney began publishing his All-America Team in 1889, and his list, which was considered the official All-America Team, was published in Harper's Weekly
from 1891-1896. Harvard Law School
student and football center
William H. Lewis
became the first African-American to be selected as an All-American in 1892, an honor he received again in 1893.
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 1893 college football season
1893 college football season
The 1893 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Princeton and Yale as national champions....
, as selected by Casper Whitney for Harper's Weekly
Harper's Weekly
Harper's Weekly was an American political magazine based in New York City. Published by Harper & Brothers from 1857 until 1916, it featured foreign and domestic news, fiction, essays on many subjects, and humor...
and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Whitney began publishing his All-America Team in 1889, and his list, which was considered the official All-America Team, was published in Harper's Weekly
Harper's Weekly
Harper's Weekly was an American political magazine based in New York City. Published by Harper & Brothers from 1857 until 1916, it featured foreign and domestic news, fiction, essays on many subjects, and humor...
from 1891-1896. Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
student and football center
Center (American football)
Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense...
William H. Lewis
William H. Lewis
William Henry Lewis was an African-American pioneer in athletics, politics and law. He was the first African-American college football player, the first in the sport to be selected as an All-American, the first to be appointed as an Assistant United States Attorney, the first to become a member...
became the first African-American to be selected as an All-American in 1892, an honor he received again in 1893.
Key
- WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation
- CW = Casper Whitney, published in Harper's Weekly magazine.
- Bold = Consensus All-American
Ends
- Frank HinkeyFrank HinkeyFrank Augustus Hinkey was an American football player. He was notable for being one of only three college football players in history to be named a four-time All-America. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.Born in Tonawanda, New York, he attended DeVeaux College and...
, Yale (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC, CW) - Thomas TrenchardThomas Trenchard-External links:...
, Princeton (WC, CW)
Tackles
- Langdon LeaLangdon Lea-See also:* 1893 College Football All-America Team* 1894 College Football All-America Team* 1895 College Football All-America Team*List of Michigan Wolverines head football coaches-External links:*...
, Princeton (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC, CW) - Marshall NewellMarshall NewellMarshall "Ma" Newell was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1957.-Early years:...
, Harvard (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC, CW)
Guards
- Art WheelerArt WheelerArt Wheeler was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1969....
, Princeton (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC, CW) - William "Wild Bill" Hickock, Yale (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC)
Centers
- William H. LewisWilliam H. LewisWilliam Henry Lewis was an African-American pioneer in athletics, politics and law. He was the first African-American college football player, the first in the sport to be selected as an All-American, the first to be appointed as an Assistant United States Attorney, the first to become a member...
, Harvard (first African-American All-American) (WC, CW)
Quarterback
- Philip King, Princeton (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC, CW)
Halfbacks
- Franklin MorseFranklin MorseFranklin Blake Morse was an All-American football player. Morse played halfback for Princeton University and was selected as an All-American in 1893. He also served as coach of Princeton's football team in 1896...
, Princeton (WC, CW) - Frank ButterworthFrank Butterworth-External links:...
, Yale (WC, CW)
Fullbacks
- Charles BrewerCharley Brewer (fullback)Charley Brewer was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971.-See also:* 1895 College Football All-America Team...
, Harvard (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC, CW)