1946 College Football All-America Team
Encyclopedia
The 1946 College Football All-America team was composed of college football players selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers. The organizations choosing the teams included: the United Press, the Associated Press
, Collier's Weekly
, the International News Service
(the wire service operated by the Hearst newspapers), and the Football Writers Association of America
.
Bold = Consensus All-American
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....
, the International News Service
International News Service
International 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...
(the wire service operated by the Hearst newspapers), and the Football Writers Association of America
Football Writers Association of America
The Football Writers Association of America is one of the organizations whose College Football All-America Team is recognized by the NCAA...
.
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
- CO = Collier's Weekly
- 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...
, selected by college football captains - INS = International News Service
- NEA = Newspaper Editors Association
- WC = Walter Camp Football FoundationWalter Camp Football FoundationThe Walter Camp Football Foundation is one of the organizations whose College Football All-America Team is recognized by the NCAA. The organization also presents various awards.-Awards:*Walter Camp Player of the Year*CT Player of the Year...
- FW=Football Writers Association of America.
- FC = Football Coaches Association, selected for the Saturday Evening Post
Bold = Consensus All-American
- 1 - First Team Selection
- 2 - Second Team Selection
- 3 - Third Team Selection
Ends
- Burr BaldwinBurr BaldwinBurr Browning Baldwin was an American college and professional football player. He was the first UCLA Bruins player to receive All-America honors. Baldwin played professional football for three years with the Los Angeles Dons.-Biography:Baldwin attended Bakersfield High School in Bakersfield,...
, UCLA (AP-1; UP-1; CO-1; WC-1; FW-1; NEA-1; CP-1; INS-1; FC-1) - Hank FoldbergHank FoldbergHenry Christian "Hank" Foldberg, Sr. was an American college and professional football player who became a college football coach. Foldberg played college football for Texas A&M University and the U.S. Military Academy, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Chicago Hornets and Brooklyn...
, Army (UP-1; CO-1; NEA-1; INS-1) - Elmer MadarElmer MadarElmer F. Madar was an All American football player at the University of Michigan in 1942 and 1946. Born in Sykesville, Pennsylvania, Madar played football at Northeastern High School in Detroit...
, Michigan (AP-1) - Hub BechtolHub BechtolHubert "Hub" Edwin Bechtol was a college football player for the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Texas Longhorns. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1991.-External links:*...
, Texas (WC-1; FW-1; FC-1) - Wallace JonesWallace JonesWallace "Wah Wah" Clayton Jones is a retired American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association from 1949 to 1952 with the Indianapolis Olympians....
, Kentucky (CP-1)
Tackles
- George ConnorGeorge Connor (American football)George Leo Connor was an American football offensive tackle/linebacker for the Chicago Bears from 1948 to 1955. He was originally a number one draft pick by the New York Giants in 1946. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and of the College Football Hall of Fame. He attended the...
, Notre Dame (AP-1; UP-1; CO-1; WC-1; NEA-1; CP-1; INS-1; FC-1) - Dick HuffmanDick HuffmanRichard Huffman was an American gridiron football offensive tackle/defensive tackle in the National Football League and the Canadian Football League . A 9th round selection of the 1945 NFL Draft, Huffman played four seasons for the Los Angeles Rams...
, Tennessee (AP-1; CO-1; WC-1; FW-1; FC-1) - Warren AmlingWarren AmlingDr. Warren Eugene Amling was an American football and basketball player, playing for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 1944 to 1946. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1984....
, Ohio State (UP-1; NEA-1; CP-1; INS-1; FW-1 [guard]) - George SavitskyGeorge SavitskyGeorge Michael Savitsky is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Pennsylvania and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1947 NFL Draft. Savitsky was inducted into the College...
, Penn (FW-1)
Guards
- Weldon Humble, Rice (AP-1; UP-1; CO-1; WC-1; FW-1; NEA-1; FC-1)
- Alex AgaseAlex Agase-External links:...
, Illinois (AP-1; UP-1; WC-1; NEA-1; CP-1; INS-1; FC-1) - Ed Hirsch, Northwestern (CP-1)
- George Mastrangelo, Notre Dame (CO-1; INS-1)
Centers
- Paul DukePaul Duke (American football)Paul Anderson Duke was an American football center in the All-America Football Conference. He played for the New York Yankees ....
, Georgia Tech (AP-1; UP-1; CO-1; WC-1; NEA-1; CP-1; FC-1) - George Strohmeyer, Notre Dame (FW-1; INS-1)
Quarterbacks
- Johnny LujackJohnny LujackJohn Christopher Lujack Jr. is a former American football quarterback and 1947 Heisman Trophy winner.Lujack was born on January 4, 1925, in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. He played college football for the University of Notre Dame, and professionally for the Chicago Bears. Lujack was the first of...
, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; UP-1; CO-1 [tie]; WC-1; FW-1; NEA-1; CP-1; INS-1; FC-1) - Arnold TuckerArnold TuckerArnold Tucker is a retired United States Air Force Officer who graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY in 1947....
, Army (CO-1 [tie])
Halfbacks
- Charley TrippiCharley TrippiCharles Louis Trippi is a former professional American football player for the Chicago Cardinals. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1968.Mr. Trippi currently resides in Athens, Georgia...
, Georgia (AP-1; UP-1; CO-1; WC-1; FW-1; NEA-1; CP-1; INS-1; FC-1) - Glenn Davis, Army (AP-1; UP-1; CO-1; WC-1; FW-1; NEA-1; CP-1; INS-1; FC-1)
Fullbacks
- Felix Blanchard, Army (AP-1; UP-1; CO-1; WC-1; FW-1; NEA-1; CP-1; INS-1; FC-1)