1901 College Football All-America Team
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The 1901 College Football All-America team is composed of various organizations that chose College Football All-America Team
s that season. The organizations that chose the teams included Collier's Weekly
selected by Walter Camp
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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 that season. The organizations that chose the teams included 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 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...
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Key
- WC = 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 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... - CW = Caspar WhitneyCaspar WhitneyCaspar William Whitney was an American author, editor, explorer, and war correspondent. He originated the concept of the All-American team in college football in 1889 when he worked for Harper's Magazine....
in Outing magazine - NYP = New York PostNew York PostThe New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...
- PI = Philadelphia Inquirer, selected by Dr. N.P. Stauffer
All-Americans of 1901
Ends
- David Campbell, Harvard (CW-2; NYP-1; PI-1)
- Ralph DavisRalph Davis (American football)Ralph Davis is a former guard in the National Football League. He played two seasons with the Green Bay Packers.-References:...
, Princeton (CW-2; NYP-2; PI-1) - Edward Bowditch, Harvard (CW-1; NYP-1)
- Neil SnowNeil SnowNeil Worthington Snow gained renown as an all-around athlete at the University of Michigan from 1898–1902, where he competed in American football, baseball, track and field, and tennis. He was an All-American player in 1901, and was the Most Valuable player in the 1902 Rose Bowl, where he...
, Michigan (College Football Hall of Fame) (CW-1) - Joseph R. Swan, Yale (NYP-2)
Tackles
- Oliver CuttsOliver Cutts-External links:...
, Harvard (CW-1; NYP-1; PI-1) - Paul BunkerPaul BunkerPaul Delmont Bunker was an American football player and soldier. Bunker attended the U.S. Military Academy and became the first football player at West Point to be selected as a first-team All-American by Walter Camp. Bunker was chosen as an All-American at the tackle position in 1901 and...
, Army (College Football Hall of Fame) (CW-2; NYP-1) - Crawford Blagdon, Harvard (CW-1; NYP-2)
- Pell, Princeton (NYP-2)
- James J. Hogan, Yale (PI-1)
- Curtis, Wisconsin (CW-2)
Guards
- Bill WarnerBill WarnerWilliam J. "Bill" Warner was an American football player and coach. Warner graduated from Cornell University in 1903 and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society...
, Cornell (College Football Hall of Fame) (NYP-1; PI-1) - William Lee, Harvard (CW-2; NYP-2)
- Charles A. BarnardCharles A. BarnardCharles A. Barnard was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach for one season each at the University of Georgia and the George Washington University . Barnard attended Harvard University, where he played football as a guard. In 1901, he was named a consensus...
, Harvard (CW-1) - Sanford Hunt, Cornell (CW-1)
- Herman OlcottHerman OlcottHerman Parker "Bo" Olcott was an American football player and coach. In 1900, he was an All-American center for Yale. From 1902 to 1903, he served as the head football coach at North Carolina, where he compiled an 11–4–3 record. From 1907 to 1912, he coached at New York, where he...
, Yale (NYP-1) - Martin WheelockMartin WheelockMartin Frederick Wheelock was a member of the Oneida tribe of American Indians. He played American football for the Carlisle Indian School from 1894-1902.-Carlisle Indian School:...
, Carlisle (PI-1) - Dana, Princeton (NYP-2)
- Mills, Princeton (CW-2)
Centers
- Henry Holt, Yale (CW-2; NYP-1)
- Walter Bachman, Lafayette (CW-1)
- Sargeant, Harvard (PI-1)
- Green, Harvard (NYP-2)
Quarterbacks
- Charles Dudley DalyCharles Dudley DalyCharles Dudley "Charlie" Daly was an American football player and coach, an author, and served in the United States Army during World War I...
, Army (College Football Hall of Fame) (CW-1; NYP-1; PI-1) - John L. DeSaulles, Yale (NYP-2)
- Brewster, Cornell (CW-2)
Halfbacks
- Robert Kernan, Harvard (CW-1; NYP-1; PI-1)
- Harold WeekesHarold WeekesHarold Weekes was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954....
, Columbia (College Football Hall of Fame) (NYP-1) - Reynolds, Penn (PI-1)
- Adam F. Casad, Army (NYP-2)
- George B. ChadwickGeorge B. ChadwickGeorge Brewster Chadwick was an All-American football player and coach. He played college football for Yale University from 1899 to 1902 and was the head coach of the 1903 Yale football team...
, Yale (CW-2; NYP-2) - Larson, Wisconsin (CW-2)
Fullbacks
- Thomas GraydonThomas GraydonThomas Hetherington "Blondy" Graydon was an All-American football player. While attending Harvard, he was selected as fullback on the All-American teams of 1901 and 1902.-Early years:...
, Harvard (CW-1; NYP-1) - Bill MorleyBill MorleyWilliam Raymond "Bill" Morley, Jr. was an American football player and coach and cattle and sheep rancher. Born in New Mexico, he played college football for the University of Michigan and Columbia University and was selected as an All-American in 1900 and 1901. Morley served as the head coach...
, Columbia (College Football Hall of Fame) (CW-1 [hb]) - Cure, Lafayette (CW-2; NYP-2)