1924 College Football All-America Team
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The 1924 College Football All-America team consists of American football
players selected to the College Football All-America Team
s selected by various organizations in 1924.
Walsh
, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-3; LP-1; ASM-2; BE-2; NB-2; DW-2; WE-2; BC)
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 1924.
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... - AAB = All-America Board
- FW = Football World magazine
- ASM = All-Sports Magazine, selected from a combined vote of 312 prominent football coaches, officials and sport writers in all sections of the country, "representing the opinions of the best informed critics in all parts of the country, appear in the December number of All-Sports Magazine."
- INS = International News Service
- LIB = Liberty magazine
- NEA = Newspaper Editors Association
- NB = Norman E. Brown
- LP = Lawrence Perry
- BE = Billy Evans
- DW = Davis J. Walsh, sports editor of the International News Service
- WE = Walter EckersallWalter EckersallWalter "Eckie" Eckersall was an American football player, official, and sportswriter for the Chicago Tribune. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.-Early life:...
for the Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneThe Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is... - BC = Bruno Crenna
- Bold - Consensus All-American
- 1 - First Team Selection
- 2 - Second Team Selection
- 3 - Third Team Selection
Ends
- 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 (WC-2; INS; NEA; LP-1; BE-1; NB-1; DW-1; WE-3; BC) - Dick Luman, Yale (AAB; INS; LP-1; BE-2; DW-1; WE-1)
- Jim LawsonJim LawsonJim Lawson is an American comic book artist best known for his work on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. Lawson created the Rat King and also co-created the series Planet Racers with Peter Laird. He is also the writer/artist of the black-and white-comic series Paleo: Tales of the Late...
, Stanford (WC-2; AAB; FW; ASM-1; NEA; BE-1; DW-2; WE-2) - Charles Berry, Lafayette (WC-1; ASM-2; DW-3)
- Henry Bjorkman, Dartmouth (WC-1; ASM-2; LIB; NB-2; WE-1)
- Craig, Penn (NB-1)
- Edmond Stout, Princeton (FW; ASM-1)
- Hilary F. Mahaney, Holy Cross (WC-3; FW; BE-2; DW-2; WE-2)
- Lowell Otte, Iowa (LP-2; DW-3; WE-3)
- Cal HubbardCal HubbardRobert Calvin Hubbard was a professional American football player and later an umpire in Major League Baseball, and is a member of three major sports halls of fame...
, Centenary (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (LP-2) - Frazer, Army (WC-3)
- Pulaski, Wisconsin (NB-2)
- Frank Rokusek, Illinois (NB-3; BC)
- Shep Bingham, Yale (NB-3)
- Henderson, Cornell (ASM-3)
- Muhl, Illinois (ASM-3)
Tackles
- Ed WeirEd WeirSamuel Edwin Weir was an American collegiate and professional football player.He was the first Nebraska Cornhusker football player elected to the College Football Hall of Fame and is known as one of Nebraska's greatest athletes...
, Nebraska (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1; AAB; FW; ASM-1; INS; LIB; LP-2; BE-2; NB-1; DW-1; WE-1; BC) - Ed McGinleyEd McGinleyEdward Francis McGinley, Jr. was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979 after a solid college career at the University of Pennsylvania....
, Penn (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1; AAB; INS; NEA; BE-1; DW-1; WE-2) - Bob BeattieBob BeattieRobert Wetherson "Bob" Beattie was a professional American football player who played offensive tackle/defensive tackle in the American Football League and the National Football League . He played for the AFL's Philadelphia Quakers and the NFL's New York Yankees and Orange/Newark Tornadoes ....
, Princeton (WC-2; NEA; BE-1; NB-2; DW-2; WE-1) - Frank Gowdy, Chicago (WC-3; FW; ASM-1; LIB; LP-1; DW-2; WE-2)
- Johnny H. Joss, Yale (LP-1)
- Mordecai Starobin, Syracuse (NB-1)
- Tom EdwardsTom Edwards (American football)Thomas Leighton "Tom" Edwards was an American football player. He was an All-American tackle for the University of Michigan and played professional football for the New York Yankees and Detroit Panthers in 1926....
, Michigan (LP-2) - John Hancock, Iowa (ASM-2; BE-2; NB-2; BC)
- 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) (WC-2) - Zonar "Zeke" Wissinger, Pittsburgh (WC-3)
- Taylor, Georgia (NB-3)
- Prevost, Penn State (ASM-2; NB-3)
- Anderson, So. California (ASM-2; DW-3; WE-3)
- Joe BachJoe BachJoseph Anthony Bach was one of Notre Dame's famed "seven mules" and later the head coach for the NFL's Pittsburgh Pirates and later the renamed Pittsburgh Steelers ....
, Notre Dame (DW-3) - Tex Cox, Minnesota (ASM-3)
- Van Dyne, Missouri (WE-3)
Guards
- 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 (WC-1; LP-1; BE-2; NB-1; BC) - Carl Diehl, Dartmouth (INS; LIB; NEA; BE-1; DW-1; NB-1; WE-3)
- Joe Pondelik, Chicago (WC-2; AAB; INS; ASM-2; LIB; LP-1; DW-1; WE-1)
- August "Gus" Farwick, Army (AAB; NEA; ASM-2; BE-1; NB-2; DW-2; WE-1)
- Alton Papworth, Penn (FW; ASM-1)
- Walter "Red" Mahan, West Virginia (WC-3; BE-2)
- Herbert SturhahnHerbert SturhahnHerbert Sturhahn was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981....
, Yale (College Football Hall of Fame) (DW-2) - Howard, Princeton (LP-2)
- Parsons, Northwestern (LP-2; WE-3)
- George AbramsonGeorge AbramsonGeorge Abramson was a guard and a tackle in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers. He was born in Eveleth, Minnesota. Abramson played his college football at the University of Minnesota and played nine professional games with the Green Bay Packers in 1925.-References:...
, Minnesota (WC-2; NB-2; WE-2; BC) - Bill FleckensteinBill FleckensteinWilliam P. Fleckenstein was a professional American football player who played offensive lineman for seven seasons for the Chicago Bears, the Portsmouth Spartans, the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Frankford Yellow Jackets....
, Iowa (WC-3) - Bill Buckler, Alabama (NB-3)
- House, Penn State (NB-3)
- Goodwin, Georgia Tech (DW-3)
- Ellinger, Army (DW-3)
- Hills, Princeton (ASM-2)
- Bieberstein, Wisconsin (ASM-3)
Centers
- 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) (WC-1 [g]; INS; ASM-3; LIB; NEA; BE-1; DW-1; WE-1) - Adam
Walsh
Adam Walsh (football coach)
Adam Walsh was an American football player and coach. He played college football as a center at the University of Notre Dame where he was an All-American and captain of the 1924 team under Knute Rockne...
, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-3; LP-1; ASM-2; BE-2; NB-2; DW-2; WE-2; BC)
- 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) (WC-1; FW; ASM-1 [g]; NB-3; DW-3; WE-2 [g]) - Probst, Alabama (LP-2)
- Winslow Lovejoy, Yale (WC-2; AAB; FW; ASM-1; NB-1; WE-3)
Quarterbacks
- 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) (WC-1; AAB; INS; ASM-2; LIB; NEA; LP-1; BE-1; NB-1; DW-1; WE-1) - Eddie Dooley, Dartmouth (FW; ASM-1; BE-2; DW-2; WE-2)
- Herb Covington, Centre (DW-3)
- Leland Parkin, Iowa (LP-2; NB-3; WE-3)
- Jacob Slagle, Princeton (WC-2)
- Vernon "Skippy" Stivers, Idaho (WC-3)
- Charles Darling, Boston College (LIB; NB-2)
- Tod RockwellTod RockwellFerdinand Almon "Tod" Rockwell was an American football player and coach. He played quarterback for the University of Michigan in 1923 and 1924. He helped the 1923 Michigan Wolverines football team win a National Championship...
, Michigan (BC) - Bloodgood, Nebraska (ASM-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) (WC-1; AAB; FW; ASM-1; INS; LIB; NEA; LP-1 [fb]; BE-1; NB-1; DW-1; WE-1; BC) - Jim CrowleyJim CrowleyJames Harold "Jim" Crowley was an American football player and coach. He gained fame as one-fourth of the University of Notre Dame's legendary "Four Horsemen" backfield where he played halfback from 1922 to 1924. After a brief career as a professional football player, Crowley turned to coaching...
, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-2 [fb]; AAB; FW; ASM-1; INS; NEA; BE-1; NB-1; DW-1; WE-1; BC) - 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-1; BE-2; NB-2; DW-2) - Ralph BakerRalph Baker (halfback)Ralph "Moon" Baker was an American football halfback in college.Was the team captain of the Northwestern University football team, leading them to the Big Ten championship in 1926. Baker was an All-American along with teammate Bob Johnson...
, Northwestern (LP-1; BE-2; NB-3; DW-2; WE-2) - Ducky PondDucky PondRaymond W. "Ducky" Pond was an American football and baseball player and coach of football in the United States. He served as the head football coach at Yale University from 1934 to 1940 and at Bates College in 1941 and from 1946 to 1951, compiling career college football record of...
, Yale (WC-2; NEA; ASM-2; NB-2; DW-3; WE-3; BE-1 [FB]) - 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) (DW-3) - Clarence SchutteClarence SchutteClarence Henry Schutte was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Northern Normal and Industrial School, South Dakota State University and the University of Minnesota. In 1924, he became known as "the man who stopped Red Grange" when he led Minnesota to a 20–7...
, Minnesota (LP-2) - Wildcat WilsonWildcat WilsonGeorge "Wildcat" Wilson was an American football player, earning All-American honors as a halfback for the University of Washington Huskies.-Collegiate career:...
, Washington (WC-2) - Benkert, Rutgers (ASM-2)
- Herb StegerHerb StegerHerbert F. Steger was an American football player, coach and official. He played for the University of Michigan from 1922 to 1924...
, Michigan (ASM-3) - Wilson, Army (ASM-3)
- Talma Imlay, California (WC-3)
- Jackson KeeferJackson KeeferJackson Milliman Keefer was an American football player. Keefer attended Steele High School in Dayton, Ohio before enrolling at the University of Michigan. He played halfback for the Michigan Wolverines football team in 1922. Keefer was determined to be ineligible in the fall of 1923 and...
, Brown (WC-3) - Gil Reese, Vanderbilt (NB-3)
- Stockton, Gonzaga (WE-2)
- Bahr, Purdue (WE-3)
Fullbacks
- 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) (AAB; INS; LIB; LP-2 [hb]; NB-1; DW-1; WE-1) - 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; FW; ASM-1; NB-3; BC) - Doug WycoffDoug WycoffStephen Douglas Wycoff was an American football running back for the New York Giants, Staten Island Stapletons, and Boston Redskins in the National Football League, the Newark Bears in the first American Football League, and the Boston Shamrocks in the second American Football League...
, Georgia Tech (ASM-3; LP-1 [hb]; NB-2; DW-2; WE-3) - Jack McBrideJack McBrideJohn F. McBride was an American football player who played the positions of halfback, fullback, and quarterback in the National Football League . He was born in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. McBride played collegiately at Syracuse University where he finished second in the nation in scoring in his...
, Syracuse (BE-2; DW-3; WE-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 (LP-2) - Norman "Red" StraderRed StraderNorman "Red" Strader was a football player and coach who served in both capacities at the collegiate and professional levels. In the college ranks, he spent two years as head coach at St...
, St. Mary's (WC-3) - McCarty, Chicago (ASM-2)