1936 College Football All-America Team
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The 1936 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 for the 1936 college football season
. The organizations that chose the teams included: the United Press; the Associated Press
; Collier's Weekly
; and the New York Sun
.
Bold = Consensus All-American
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 for the 1936 college football season
1936 college football season
The 1936 college football season was the first in which the Associated Press writers' poll selected a national champion. The first AP poll, taken of 35 writers, was released on October 20, 1936...
. 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....
; 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
- 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
- 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....
- INS = International News Service
- NEA = Newspaper Editors Association
- LIB = Liberty Magazine, "the All-Players All-American eleven, as announced by the editors of Liberty magazine"
- 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...
: "In the sixth annual Captains' All-American, selected by more than 50 gridiron leaders of important universities and colleges throughout the United States, the East is represented at three positions." - 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
Bold = Consensus All-American
- 1 - First Team Selection
- 2 - Second Team Selection
- 3 - Third Team Selection
Ends
- Larry KelleyLarry KelleyLawrence Morgan "Larry" Kelley was an American football player born in Conneaut, Ohio. He played end, for Yale University. While at Yale he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and Skull and Bones, and was the second winner of the Heisman Trophy in 1936, the year it was renamed in honor...
, Yale (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; UP-1; COL-1; INS-1; NEA-1; LIB-1; CP-1; WC-1) - Gaynell TinsleyGaynell TinsleyGaynell Charles "Gus" Tinsley was an American football end and coach. He was a consensus All-American for Louisiana State in 1935 and 1936 and an All-NFL selection while playing for the Chicago Cardinals in 1937 and 1938...
, LSU (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; UP-1; COL-1; INS-1; NEA-1; LIB-1; CP-1; WC-1) - Matt PatanelliMatt PatanelliMatthew L. "Matt" Patanelli was an American football, baseball and basketball player and coach. He played and coached all three sports at the University of Michigan and was selected as the Most Valuable Player on the 1936 Michigan Wolverines football team. He was also the first University of...
, Michigan (AP-3; CP-2) - Andy Bershak, North Carolina (AP-2)
- Merle WendtMerle WendtMerle Wendt was an All-American football player at Ohio State University. Wendt played at the end position for Ohio State and was selected as an All-American in 1935.-Biography:...
, Ohio State (AP-2) - O'Neill, Notre Dame (CP-2)
- Bill DaddioBill DaddioLouis William "Bill" Daddio was an American football player, coach, and scout in the United States. He was an All-American at end at the University of Pittsburgh and played with the Chicago Cardinals of the NFL and the Buffalo Bisons of the All-America Football Conference...
, Pittsburgh (AP-3)
Tackles
- Ed WidsethEd WidsethEdwin Clarence Widseth was an American football tackle. He was an All-American at the University of Minnesota in 1935 and an All-Pro in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.-University of Minnesota:Widseth was born in...
, Minnesota (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; UP-1; COL-1; INS-1; NEA-1; LIB-1; CP-1; WC-1) - Ave DaniellAve DaniellAverell Daniell was an American football defensive tackle. He played high school football for Mt. Lebanon High School and college football for the University of Pittsburgh as a walk-on. He played professionally for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League...
, Pittsburgh (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; UP-1; COL-1; NEA-1; CP-1) - Frank KinardFrank KinardFrank Manning "Bruiser" Kinard Sr. was a professional American football player for the Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers of the National Football League and the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971...
, Mississippi (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (INS-1; WC-1; AP-3) - Chebro, Colgage (LIB-1)
- Charles Toll, Princeton (AP-2)
- Charley HamrickCharley HamrickCharley Hamrick was the 17th pick in the 1937 NFL Draft. He was drafted in the 2nd round by the Detroit Lions. He went to college at Ohio State University. He was the 3rd Buckeye to be drafted to the NFL.-References:...
, Ohio State (AP-2) - Moss, Tulane (CP-2)
- Ed FrancoEd FrancoEdmondo Guido Armando Franco was a professional American football player. He earned fame as one of the legendary Seven Blocks of Granite and played professionally for the Boston Yanks...
, Fordham (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3; CP-2)
Guards
- Max StarcevichMax StarcevichMax Starcevich was an All-American American football guard. Though selected in the 1937 NFL Draft, Starcevich did not play in the National Football League. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1990....
, Washington (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; UP-1; COL-1; INS-1; CP-1; WC-1) - Steve Reid, Northwestern (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3; COL-1; NEA-1; LIB-1; CP-2; WC-1)
- Joe RouttJoe RouttJoe Eugene Routt was an American football player and World War II soldier.-College:Son of Eugene Otis and Annie Belle Routt, Jo Routt attended Texas A&M from 1933 to 1938 and received a degree in animal husbandry. As a guard on the football team, Routt was named to the All-American football teams...
, Texas A&M (AP-1; LIB-1) - John Lautar, Notre Dame (UP-1)
- Alex Drobnitch, Denver (NEA-1)
- Arthur WhiteArthur WhiteArthur White may refer to:* Arthur Kent White , American Pentecostal bishop* Arthur White , British actor, older brother of actor David Jason* Arthur L...
, Alabama (AP-2; CP-1) - Nathaniel Pierce, Fordham (AP-2)
- Bill GlassfordBill GlassfordJames William "Bill" Glassford is a former American football player and coach. He attended the University of Pittsburgh where he played football and was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. He graduated in 1936....
, Pittsburgh (AP-3; INS-1; CP-2)
Centers
- Alex WojciechowiczAlex WojciechowiczAlexander Francis Wojciechowicz was a professional American football player in the National Football League. He was an NFL Hall of Famer as an offensive lineman and linebacker for the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles....
, Fordham (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (COL-1; NEA-1; CP-2) - Mike BasrakMike BasrakMichael J. Basrak was an All-American US collegiate football player in the mid 1930s.Basrak was Duquesne University's first All-American selection, and the Most Valuable Player of the 1937 Orange Bowl game in Miami, in which Duquesne defeated Mississippi State University, 13-12...
, Duquesne (AP-1; INS-1; LIB-1; CP-1; WC-1) - Bob HerwigBob HerwigBob Herwig was an American football center. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1964....
, California (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2; UP-1) - Walter GilbertWalter Gilbert (American football)- Biography :Gilbert earned three varsity football letters and was a three time All-American at Auburn University. He starred at center, but also played linebacker. He became a member of the College Football Hall of Fame in 1956. In 1981 Auburn began bestowing the Walter Gilbert Award to...
, Auburn (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3)
Quarterbacks
- Sammy BaughSammy BaughSamuel Adrian "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the Horned Frogs at Texas Christian University, where he was a two-time All-American. He then played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins from 1937 to 1952...
, TCU (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2 [hb]; UP-1; COL-1; INS-1 [hb]; NEA-1 [hb]; CP-1) - Ed GoddardEd GoddardEdwin Vinson Goddard was an American football player. Goddard played college football at the quarterback and halfback positions for Washington State University. Goddard also served as a punter for Washington State...
, Washington State (Second pick in the 1937 NFL Draft1937 NFL DraftThe 1937 National Football League Draft was the second draft held by the NFL. The draft took place December 12, 1936, consisting of 10 rounds, with 100 player selections two of which would later become members of the Professional Football Hall of Fame...
) (AP-3; UP-1; NEA-1; CP-2) - Clint FrankClint FrankClinton E. Frank was an American football player. He played halfback for Yale University.-College years:...
, Yale (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; COL-1 [hb]) - Falanche, Santa Clara (INS-1)
- Franny MurrayFranny MurrayFrancis Thomas Murray was an American football halfback and Punter in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Pennsylvania and was drafted in the second round of the 1937 NFL Draft....
, Penn (AP-2)
Halfbacks
- Ace Parker, Duke (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; UP-1; INS-1; LIB-1 [qb]; CP-1 [fb]; WC-1)
- Ray BuividRay BuividRaymond Vincent Buivid was an American football player who played quarterback for the Chicago Bears. Buivid played for the Marquette "Golden Avalanche" football team in the first Cotton Bowl Classic. In 1936, he finished third in the voting for the Heisman Trophy and was named to Collier's...
, Marquette (AP-1; COL-1; NEA-1; LIB-1; CP-1) - Nello FalaschiNello FalaschiNello Donald Falaschi was an American football player in the National Football League for the New York Giants...
, Santa Clara (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3; WC-1) - Heap, Northwestern (CP-1)
- Kent RyanKent RyanOrson Kent Ryan was a professional American football player who played defensive back for three seasons for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League.-External links:...
, Utah State (WC-1) - Andy UramAndy UramAndy Uram is a former running back and defensive back in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers. Uram played collegiate ball for the University of Minnesota before being drafted by the Packers in the 6th round of the 1938 NFL Draft. He played professionally for 6...
, Minnesota (AP-2; CP-2) - Riley, Alabama (CP-1)
- Jimmie Cain, Washington (LIB-1)
- Philip DickensPhil DickensPhil Dickens was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Wofford College , the University of Wyoming earning the Rocky Mountain Coach of the year honors in 1955 and 1956 , and Indiana University , compiling a career record of 89–68–10...
, Tennessee (AP-3)
Fullbacks
- Sam FrancisSam Francis (American football)-Sources:* Lyons, Robert S. . On Any Given Sunday, A Life of Bert Bell. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-59213-731-2-External links:*...
, Nebraska (College Football Hall of Fame) (First pick in the 1937 NFL Draft1937 NFL DraftThe 1937 National Football League Draft was the second draft held by the NFL. The draft took place December 12, 1936, consisting of 10 rounds, with 100 player selections two of which would later become members of the Professional Football Hall of Fame...
) (AP-1; UP-1; COL-1; INS-1; NEA-1; LIB-1; CP-2; WC-1) - Cecil IsbellCecil Isbell-Pro:-External links:...
, Purdue (AP-2) - John Handrahan, Dartmouth (AP-3)