1923 College Football All-America Team
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The 1923 College Football All-America team consists of American football
players selected to the College Football All-America Team
s selected by various organizations in 1923.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
players selected to the College Football All-America Team
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 selected by various organizations in 1923.
Key
- FW = Football World magazine
- AW = Athletic World magazine, selected by 500 coaches
- 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... - NB = Norman E. Brown, sports editor of the Central Press Association
- LP = Lawrence Perry
- DW = Davis J. Walsh, sports editor for the International News ServiceInternational News ServiceInternational News Service was a U.S.-based news agency founded by newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst in 1909.Established two years after the Scripps family founded the United Press Association, INS scrapped among the newswires...
- TT = Tom ThorpTom Thorp-References:...
, for the Baltimore News - PH = Percy HaughtonPercy HaughtonPercy Duncan Haughton was an American football and baseball player and coach in the United States. He served as head football coach at Cornell University from 1899 to 1900, at Harvard University from 1908 to 1916, and at Columbia University from 1923 to 1924, compiling a career college football...
, Cornell coach - Bold - Consensus All-American
- 1 - First Team Selection
- 2 - Second Team Selection
- 3 - Third Team Selection
Ends
- Pete MacRae, Syracuse (AW-1; WC-2; FW; LP-1; NB-1; DW-1; TT-1; PH-1)
- Ray EklundRay EklundRay Eklund was the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team of the University of Kentucky in 1926. He complied a 15-3 record.Eklund attended University of Minnesota.-External links:*...
, Minnesota (AW-1; FW; LP-1; NB-1; DW-2; TT-1; PH-1) - Lynn BomarLynn BomarRobert Lynn Bomar was an American football end in the National Football League. He played college football for Vanderbilt University and was an All-American in 1923. He went on to play for the New York Giants in 1925 and 1926.He later went on to become warden of Tennessee State Prison....
, Vanderbilt (College Football Hall of Fame) (AW-2; WC-1; FW) - Homer HazelHomer HazelHomer "Pop" Hazel was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, track athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator in the United States. He played college football at Rutgers University in 1916 and again from 1923 to 1924...
, Rutgers (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1) - Charles Berry, Lafayette (AW-2)
- Dick Luman, Yale (AW-3; WC-3; DW-2)
- Charles "Trusty" TallmanCharles Tallman-External links:...
, West Virginia (AW-3; WC-2) - Edmund Stout, Princeton (WC-3)
- Frank Rokusek, Illinois (LP-2)
- Bill SuppleeBill SuppleeWilliam C. "Zuke" Supplee was an American educator and college athlete. He attended the University of Maryland where he played college football and basketball for the Maryland Terrapins, and competed in track & field...
, Maryland (LP-2; DW-3; TT-2) - Lampe, Chicago (NB-2)
- Henry WakefieldHenry WakefieldHenry Wakefield was a medieval Bishop of Worcester.He was elected on 12 September 1375 and consecrated on 28 October 1375.He briefly served as Lord High Treasurer in 1377.He died on 11 March 1395.-References:...
, Vanderbilt (NB-2; DW-1) - Henderson, Cornell (DW-3)
- Graham, West Virginia (TT-2)
- Hall, Washington (TT-3)
- Henry Bjorkman, Dartmouth (TT-3)
Tackles
- Century MilsteadCentury MilsteadCentury Allen "Wally" Milstead was a collegiate and professional American football player. He played college football at Wabash College and at Yale University, where his play earned him All-America recognition....
, Yale (AW-1; WC-1; FW; LP-1; NB-1; DW-1; TT-1; PH-1) - Marty BelowMarty BelowMarty Below was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988....
, Wisconsin (College Football Hall of Fame) (AW-1; FW; LP-2; NB-1; DW-1; TT-2) - Frank "Sunny" SundstromFrank SundstromFrank Leander Sundstrom was an American Republican Party politician who represented from 1943 to 1949.-Biography:...
, Cornell (AW-2; WC-1; LP-1; NB-2; DW-3; TT-3; PH-1) - Stanley MuirheadStanley MuirheadStanley Nelson Muirhead was an American football player. He played at the tackle position for the University of Michigan from 1921 to 1923, leading the Wolverines to consecutive undefeated seasons in 1922 and 1923 and a national championship in 1923. He was selected as a second-team All-American...
, Michigan (AW-2; LP-2; NB-2) - Henry Bassett, Nebraska (AW-3; WC-3)
- Pappy WaldorfPappy WaldorfLynn Osbert "Pappy" Waldorf was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, now Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, , Kansas State University , Northwestern University , and the University of California, Berkeley ,...
, Syracuse (College Football Hall of Fame) (AW-3; DW-2) - Chet WiderquistChet WiderquistChester C. Widerquist was a professional American football player for the Milwaukee Badgers, Rock Island Independents, Chicago Cardinals, Detroit Wolverines and Minneapolis Red Jackets. He attended Washington & Jefferson College and Northwestern University....
, 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...
(WC-2; TT-2) - Delbel, Lafayette (WC-2)
- Beam, California (WC-3; DW-2)
- Blair, Yale (DW-3)
- Bach, Notre Dame (TT-1)
- Anderson, Southern California (TT-3)
Guards
- Charles Hubbard, Harvard (AW-1; WC-1; FW; LP-1; NB-1; DW-1; TT-2; PH-1)
- Jim McMillenJim McMillenJames "Jim" McMillen was a professional American football player who played guard for seven seasons for the Chicago Bears. He was born in Grayslake, Illinois....
, Illinois (AW-1; FW; NB-1; DW-1; TT-1) - Joe BedenkJoe Bedenk-External links:*...
, Penn State (AW-2; WC-1; DW-2; TT-3; PH-1) - Edliff SlaughterEdliff SlaughterEdward Ratliff "Butch" Slaughter, Sr. , also known as Edliff Slaughter, was an American football player, athletic coach and professor of physical education. He played guard at the University of Michigan from 1922–1924 and was chosen as a first-team All-American in 1924...
, Michigan (LP-1) - Welch, Colgate (AW-2; LP-2; NB-2; DW-2; TT-1)
- Cyril Aschenback, Dartmouth (AW-3; WC-2; LP-2; TT-3)
- August Farwick, Army (AW-3; NB-2; DW-3; TT-2)
- Brown, Notre Dame (WC-2)
- Carney, Navy (WC-3)
- Johnson, Texas A&M (WC-3)
- Faville, Stanford (DW-3)
Centers
- Jack BlottJack BlottJack Leonard Blott was an All-American football center and place kicker for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1922–1923. He was also a baseball catcher for the Wolverines from 1922–1924. After a two-game Major League Baseball career with the Cincinnati Reds in 1924, he worked as...
, Michigan (AW-1; WC-1; FW; NB-1; DW-1) - Edgar GarbischEdgar GarbischEdgar William Garbisch was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954. He married Bernice Chrysler, daughter of Walter P. Chrysler, on January 4, 1930. He and his wife collected American art, much of which they donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art...
, Army (College Football Hall of Fame) (AW-2; WC-3; NB-2; DW-2; TT-1; PH-1) - Edwin "Babe" HorrellEdwin C. HorrellEdwin C. "Babe" Horrell was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1969.-Playing career:While a center for the California Golden Bears from 1922–24, they went 26-0-3....
, California (College Football Hall of Fame) (AW-3; LP-1; DW-3) - Winslow Lovejoy, Yale (WC-2; LP-2; TT-2)
- Walsh, Notre Dame (TT-3)
Quarterbacks
- George PfannGeorge Pfann-External links:...
, Cornell (AW-1; WC-1; FW; LP-1; NB-1; DW-1; TT-1; PH-1) - Hoge WorkmanHoge WorkmanHarry Hallworth "Hoge" Workman was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball and a player-coach in the National Football League. Listed at 5' 11", 170 lb., Workman batted and threw right-handed...
, Ohio State (AW-2; NB-2) - Harry StuhldreherHarry StuhldreherHarry Augustus Stuhldreher was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played quarterback at University of Notre Dame from 1922 to 1924, where he was a three-time All-American and member of the legendary "Four Horsemen" backfield...
, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) (AW-3; TT-3) - Lyle Richeson, Yale (WC-2; DW-2; TT-2)
- Dunn, Marquette (WC-3)
- Irwin UteritzIrwin UteritzIrwin Charles "Utz" Uteritz was an American athlete and coach. He played American football and baseball for the University of Michigan from 1921 to 1923. At 140 pounds, he was one of the lightest quarterbacks ever to start for a major college program. Despite his size, Michigan football coach...
, Michigan (LP-2; DW-3)
Halfbacks
- Red GrangeRed GrangeHarold Edward "Red" Grange, nicknamed "The Galloping Ghost", was a college and professional American football halfback for the University of Illinois, the Chicago Bears, and for the short-lived New York Yankees. His signing with the Bears helped legitimize the National Football League...
, Illinois (College Football Hall of Fame) (AW-1; WC-1; FW; LP-1; NB-1; DW-1; TT-1; PH-1) - Harry Wilson, Penn State (College Football Hall of Fame) (AW-1; WC-2; FW; DW-2; TT-2; PH-1)
- Don MillerDon Miller (football)Don "Midnight" Miller was an American football player and coach. He was one of the famous "Four Horsemen" of the University of Notre Dame's backfield in 1924. Miller was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1970.Miller's three brothers attended Notre Dame before him...
, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) (LP-2; NB-1; DW-1; TT-2 [fb]) - Harry Kipke, Michigan (College Football Hall of Fame) (AW-2; LP-1; TT-3)
- Earl MartineauEarl Martineau-External links:...
, Minnesota (AW-3; WC-1; NB-2; TT-3 [fb]) - Mal StevensMal StevensDr. Marvin Allen "Mal" Stevens was an orthopedic surgeon and college football player and coach. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974....
, Yale (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-2 [fb]; LP-2; DW-3; TT-3) - Don Nichols, California (AW-2; TT-1)
- Dave NobleDave NobleDavid Gordon Noble , nicknamed "Big Moose", was an American football running back. He played college football for the University of Nebraska, where he scored the first touchdown in Memorial Stadium history...
, Nebraska (LP-2; DW-2; TT-2) - Eddie Tryon, Colgate (AW-3; WC-2)
- Walter KoppischWalter KoppischWalter Frederic "Wally" Koppisch was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bisons and New York Giants. He attended Columbia University...
, Columbia (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-3) - Boren, Pittsburgh (WC-3)
- Reese, Vanderbilt (DW-3)
Fullbacks
- Bill Mallory, Yale (College Football hall of Fame) (AW-2; WC-1; NB-1; DW-1; TT-1; PH-1)
- John Levi, Haskell (AW-1; FW)
- Elmer LaydenElmer LaydenElmer Francis Layden was an American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and professional sports executive. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame where he starred at fullback as a member of the legendary "Four Horsemen" backfield...
, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) (LP-1; DW-2) - Ernie Nevers, Stanford (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (AW-3; WC-3)
- Merrill Taft, Wisconsin (LP-2; NB-2)
- John Webster ThomasJohn Webster ThomasJohn Webster Thomas was an All-American fullback for the Chicago Maroons football team from 1921-1923 under Coach Amos Alonzo Stagg.Prior to 1919 he enlisted in the United States Army Air Service in World War I....
, Chicago (DW-3)