1928 College Football All-America Team
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The 1928 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Team
s in 1928. The organizations that chose the teams included: the United Press; the Associated Press
; Collier's Weekly
selected by Grantland Rice
; and the New York Sun
.
Selectors recognized by NCAA in its consensus All-American determinations:
Other selectors:
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 in 1928. The organizations that chose the teams included: the United Press; the Associated Press
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....
selected by Grantland Rice
Grantland Rice
Grantland Rice was an early 20th century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose. His writing was published in newspapers around the country and broadcast on the radio.-Biography:...
; and the New York Sun
New York Sun
The New York Sun was a weekday daily newspaper published in New York City from 2002 to 2008. When it debuted on April 16, 2002, adopting the name, motto, and masthead of an otherwise unrelated earlier New York paper, The Sun , it became the first general-interest broadsheet newspaper to be started...
.
Key
Bold - NCAA "consensus" All-AmericansSelectors recognized by NCAA in its consensus All-American determinations:
- AAB = All America Board
- 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...
- COL = 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 Grantland RiceGrantland RiceGrantland Rice was an early 20th century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose. His writing was published in newspapers around the country and broadcast on the radio.-Biography:...
with assistance from Knute RockneKnute RockneKnute Kenneth Rockne was an American football player and coach. He is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in college football history...
, Glenn Warner, Jesse HawleyJesse Hawley (football)Jesse Barnum Hawley was an American football coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Iowa from 1910 to 1915 and at Dartmouth College from 1923 to 1928, compiling a career college football record of 63–28–1...
, Fielding H. Yost, Robert ZuppkeRobert ZuppkeRobert Carl Zuppke was an American football coach. He served the head coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1913 until 1941, compiling a career college football record of 131–81–12. Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951, Zuppke coached his...
, Lou Young, Bill RoperWilliam Roper (football)William Winston "Bill" Roper was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the Virginia Military Institute , Princeton University , the University of Missouri , and Swarthmore College ,...
, Wallace Wade, Dan McGuginDan McGuginDaniel Earle McGugin was an American football player, coach, and lawyer. He served as the head football coach at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee from 1904 to 1917 and again from 1919 to 1934, compiling a record of 197–55–19. He played college football at the University...
and Clarence M. PriceNibs Price-External links:* at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com...
. - NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association
- UP = United Press, as selected by United Press sports editor Frank Getty, with advice from "coaches and officials throughout the country."
Other selectors:
- 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...
, billed as the "Real" All-American team - PAB = Pan-American Bank
- WC = 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...
Football Foundation
- 1 - First Team Selection
- 2 - Second Team Selection
- 3 - Third Team Selection
- Utility Selection - Only Grantland Rice in Collier's Weekly used this designation for three players in addition to those at eleven specified positions.
- HM - Honorable Mention Selection - Used by Frank Getty in the United Press All-America Team.
Ends
- Irvine Phillips, California (UP-1, WC-1, AAB, PAB, AP-2)
- Wes FeslerWes FeslerWesley Eugene "Wes" Fesler was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach of football and basketball. He was three-sport athlete at Ohio State University and a consensus first-team selection to the College Football All-America Team three straight years...
, Ohio State (College Football Hall of Fame) (CO-1, NEA-1, UP-1, WC-1, AAB, AP-2, CP-2) - Dale Van SickelDale Van SickelDale Harris Van Sickel was an American college football, basketball and baseball player during the 1920s, who later became a Hollywood motion picture actor and stunt performer for over forty years...
, Florida (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, NEA-1, CO-Utility, UP-HM) - Malcolm Franklin, St. Mary's (AP-1, UP-2)
- Ken HaycraftKen HaycraftKen Haycraft was a player in the National Football League.-Career:Haycraft played with the Minneapolis Red Jackets during the 1929 NFL season before splitting the following season with the Red Jackets and the Green Bay Packers...
, Minnesota (CO-1, UP-2) - Abernathy, Vanderbilt (CP-1, UP-3)
- Rosenzweig, Carnegie Tech (CP-1, NEA-2, UP-HM)
- Edward Messinger, Army (PAB, CP-2, AP-3)
- Miller Brown, Missouri (AP-3)
- Barns, Hobart (UP-3)
Tackles
- Otto PommereningOtto PommereningOtto P. Pommerening was an All-American football player for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1927-1928. He was a native of Ann Arbor, Michigan....
, Michigan (AP-1, CO-1, UP-1, NEA-3) - Mike GettoMike GettoMichael J. Getto was a professional football coach in the National Football League for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1942. That season he coached Brooklyn to a 3–8 record. Prior to his coaching career, Getto played college football while attending the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned...
, Pittsburgh (CO-1, NEA-1, WC-1, AP-2, UP-2, AAB) - Jap Douds, 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...
(UP-1, CO-Utility) - Hibbs, Southern California (CP-1, NEA-1, UP-3)
- Gordy Brown, Texas (CP-1, AP-2, UP-3)
- Albert J. Nowack, Illinois (WC-1, UP-2, AP-3, AAB)
- Crane, Illinois (CP-1)
- Frank Speer, Georgia Tech (AP-1)
- Lassman, New York Univ. (CP-2, NEA-2)
- Sprague, Army (CP-2)
- Jimmy Steele, Florida (NEA-2)
- Melvyl Dressell, Washington State (AP-3)
- Bancroft, California (PAB)
- Miller, Notre Dame (PAB)
Guards
- Seraphim Post, Stanford (AP-1, CO-1, CP-1, NEA-1, WC-1, AAB)
- Don Robesky, Stanford (UP-1, NEA-2)
- Edward Burke, Navy (AP-1, CO-1, CP-2, NEA-2)
- George Gibson, Minnesota (UP-1, WC-1, AP-2, NEA-3, AAB)
- Dan McMullen, Nebraska (AP-2, NEA-3, UP-3, PAB)
- Bill McRae, Florida (UP-2)
- Brown, Vanderbilt (UP-2)
- Bruce Dumont, Colgate (AP-3)
- Choc Sanders, Southern Methodist (AP-3, UP-3)
- Greene, Yale (CP-2)
- Dreshar, Carnegie Tech (PAB)
Centers
- Peter PundPeter PundPeter Pund was an American football player. He was elected to the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1958, the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1977, and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1963.-References:...
, Georgia Tech (College Football Hall of Fame) (CO-1, NEA-1, UP-1, WC-1, CP-2, AP-3, AAB) - Charles Howe, Princeton (AP-1, CP-1, NEA-2, UP-2, PAB)
- Nathan Barrager, Southern California (AP-2)
Quarterbacks
- Howard HarpsterHoward HarpsterHoward Harpster was an American football player and coach the United States. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1956.-Playing career:...
, Carnegie Mellon (College Football Hall of Fame) (CO-1, CP-1, NEA-1, UP-1, WC-1, AP-3, PAB, AAB) - Earl H. "Dutch" Clark, Colorado College (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1)
- Howard MapleHoward MapleHoward Albert "Mape" Maple was a NFL player for the Chicago Cardinals in 1930 and a Major League Baseball catcher for the Washington Senators in 1932. He played for Oregon State University in college and is the only Oregon State alumni to play in both the NFL and the MLB.-External links:* -...
,Oregon State (AP-2, UP-3) - Frederick L. HovdeFrederick L. HovdeFrederick Lawson Hovde was an American chemical engineer, researcher, educator and president of Purdue University.Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, Hovde received his Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, where he played on the football team...
, Minnesota (CP-2) - Williams, Southern California (UP-2)
- Moynihan, Notre Dame (UP-3)
Halfbacks
- Red Cagle, Army (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, CO-1, CP-1, NEA-1, UP-1, WC-1, PAB, AAB)
- Chuck CarrollChuck CarrollChuck Carroll was an American football player from Washington.He played for Garfield High School and earned 17 varsity letters while there. He would be given the title of Garfield Athlete of the First Half of the Century in 1950...
, Washington (AP-1, UP-1 [fb], WC-1, NEA-2, AAB) - Paul ScullPaul ScullPaul Thomas "Butterball" Scull, Sr. was an American football player. Considered a triple-threat man while playing for Penn from 1926 to 1928, he was a consensus first-team All-American halfback in 1928.-Early years:...
, Penn (CO-1, NEA-1, WC-1, AP-2, UP-2 [fb], AAB) - Warner Mizell, Georgia Tech (AP-2, CP-2, NEA-2, UP-2)
- Clyde CrabtreeClyde Crabtree"Cannonball" Clyde Crabtree was an American college and professional football player who was a halfback and quarterback in the National Football League for a single season in 1930...
, Florida (AP-3, NEA-3, UP-3 [fb]) - Willis GlassgowWillis GlassgowWillis Allen "Bill" Glasgow was an American football player and attorney. He played halfback for the University of Iowa from 1927 to 1929, was selected as a first-team All-American in 1929, and received the 1929 Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the best football player in the Big Ten Conference...
, Iowa (CP-2, AP-3, NEA-3) - Bill BankerBill BankerWillis "Blond Blizzard" Burton Banker was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977. He was featured as part of the All-American football team in the 1930 Warner Bros. feature movie Maybe It's Love starring 20 year old Joan Bennett and comedian Joe...
, Tulane (College Football Hall of Fame) (UP-2) - Lloyd BrazilLloyd BrazilLloyd Brazil was an American athlete, coach and athletic director at the University of Detroit for 38 years. He played halfback for the University of Detroit football team from 1927–1929 and was selected as an All-American in 1928 and 1929. After graduating, he remained at the University of...
, Univ. of Detroit (CO-Utility, UP-3) - Hume, Southern Methodist (UP-3)
- Thomas, Univ. South. Calif. (NEA-2, PAB)
Fullbacks
- Ken StrongKen StrongElmer Kenneth Strong, Jr. was a college and professional American football player. After a college career as multi-year All-American at New York University, he went on to play professional football. As a halfback with a 14-year career he played from 1929–1937, 1939, 1944-1947...
, New York Univ. (AP-1, CO-1, CP-1 [hb], NEA-1, UP-1 [hb]) - Howell, Nebraska (CP-1)
- Clifford HoffmanBiff HoffmanClifford Ellsworth "Biff" Hoffman was an American football player.-Early life:Hoffman attended Petaluma High School in Petaluma, California, and then went on to attend Stanford University.-Track and field:...
, Stanford (AP-2) - Gerald SnyderGerald SnyderGerald Theodore "Snitz" Snyder was an American football player and Army officer. He played college football as a back for the Maryland Terrapins at the University of Maryland...
, Maryland (AP-3) - Burgess, Texas A&M (CP-2)
- McLain, Iowa (PAB)