1909 College Football All-America Team
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The 1909 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 were Collier's Weekly
selected by Walter Camp
, Leslie's Weekly, and the New York Evening Telegram
.
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 were 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...
, Leslie's Weekly, and the New York Evening Telegram
New York World-Telegram
The New York World-Telegram, later known as the New York World-Telegram and Sun, was a New York City newspaper from 1931 to 1966.-History:...
.
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... - NYT = New York Times
- TC = Tommy Clark, noted sports writer whose work appeared in several papers
- UP = United Press consensus All-American team, based on selections from 22 of "the best football experts"
- Bold - Consensus All-American
- 1 - First Team Selection
- 2 - Second Team Selection
- 3 - Third Team Selection
Ends
- Adrian Regnier, Brown (WC-1; NYT-1; TC-1)
- John KilpatrickJohn KilpatrickJohn Reed Kilpatrick was an American athlete, soldier, and sports businessperson. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame....
, Yale (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1; NYT-1; TC-1; UP-1) - L. Smith, Harvard (WC-2)
- Bankhart, Dartmouth (WC-2; NYT-2)
- Braddock, Penn (WC-2)
- Harlan PageHarlan Page-Basketball:-External links:* at the Basketball Hall of Fame* at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com* at Hoopedia.NBA.com...
, Chicago (WC-3) - Frank McCaffreyFrank McCaffrey-References:...
, Fordham (WC-3) - Vaughan, Yale (NYT-2)
Tackles
- Hamilton Fish IIIHamilton Fish IIIHamilton Fish III was a soldier and politician from New York State...
, Harvard (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1; NYT-1; TC-1; UP-1) - Henry Hobbs, Yale (WC-1; NYT-1; UP-1)
- James Walker, Minnesota (TC-1)
- Lilley, Yale (WC-2; NYT-2)
- McKay, Harvard (WC-2)
- Rudolph Siegling, Princeton (WC-3)
- William Casey, Michigan (WC-3)
- Pullen, Army (NYT-2)
Guards
- Albert BenbrookAlbert BenbrookAlbert "Benny" Benbrook was an American football guard who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1908-1910. He was chosen by Walter Camp as an All-American in 1909 and 1910 and was the team’s captain in 1910...
, Michigan (WC-1) - Hamlin Andrus, Yale (WC-1; NYT-1; TC-1; UP-1)
- William GoebelWilliam GoebelWilliam Justus Goebel was an American politician who served as the 34th Governor of Kentucky for a few days in 1900 after having been mortally wounded by an assassin the day before he was sworn in...
, Yale (WC-2) - Clark Tobin, Dartmouth (WC-2; NYT-1; TC-1; UP-1)
- L. Withington, Harvard (WC-3)
- Fisher, Harvard (WC-3; NYT-2)
- Waller, Princeton (NYT-2)
Centers
- Carroll Cooney, Yale (WC-1; NYT-1; TC-1; UP-1)
- P. Withington, Harvard (WC-2; NYT-2)
- H.E. Farnum, Minnesota (WC-3)
Quarterbacks
- John McGovernJohn McGovern (football)John McGovern was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966....
, Minnesota (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1; TC-1) - Arthur Howe, Yale (WC-2)
- Earl SpracklingEarl SpracklingWilliam Earl "Bill" Sprackling was an American football quarterback. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1964. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Sprackling was the quarterback for the Brown University football team in 1909, 1910, and 1911...
, Brown (WC-3; NYT-1; UP-1) - Page, Chicago (NYT-2)
Halfbacks
- Stephen Philbin, Yale (WC-1; UP-1; NYT-2)
- Wayland Manning Minot, Harvard (WC-1; NYT-1 [fb]; TC-1; UP-1 [fb])
- Dave AllerdiceDave AllerdiceDavid Way Allerdice was an American football player and coach in the United States. He played football for the University of Michigan from 1907 to 1909 and coached football at Butler University and the University of Texas at Austin .-Early life and playing career:Allerdice was born in...
, Michigan (WC-2; NYT-1; TC-1) - Joe MagidsohnJoe MagidsohnJoseph "Joe" Magidsohn was an American football player and official. He played halfback for the University of Michigan Wolverines in 1909 and 1910 and was selected as a second-team All-American by Walter Camp in 1909 and a first-team All-American in 1910...
, Michigan (WC-2) - Hamilton Corbett, Harvard (WC-3)
- Miller, Notre Dame (WC-3)
- Frothingham, Harvard (NYT-2)
Fullbacks
- Ted CoyTed CoyEdward Harris "Ted" Coy was an American football player. Coy was selected as a first-team All-American three straight years from 1907 to 1909 and was later selected as the fullback on Walter Camp's All-Time All-America team. He also served as Yale's head football coach in 1910...
, Yale (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1; NYT-1 [hb]; TC-1; UP-1 [hb]) - Marks, Dartmouth (WC-2)
- George McCaa, Lafayette (WC-3; NYT-2)