The 1917 College Football All-America team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-America Teams selected by various organizations in 1917. The selections were affected by the First World War. The Walter Camp Football Foundation lists no team in 1917.[1] Camp posted an All-Service team in Collier's Weekly, and other organizations posted All-American teams. Walter Eckersall accidentally picked two players from Tech High School in an attempt to give credence to the first consensus national champion from the south, Georgia Tech.[2] Walker Carpenter and Everett Strupper were the first two players from the Deep South ever selected All-American.[3]
All-Americans of 1917
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- Charles Bolen, Ohio State (MS; WE-1; JV-2; PP-1; DJ)
- Heinie Miller, Penn (JV-1, DJ, WE-2)
- Paul Robeson, Rutgers (WC–2; MS; JV-2; PP-2)
- Clifford Carlson, Pittsburgh (WE-1; JV-1)
- Ernest H. Von Heimburg, Navy (PP-1)
- John Rasmussen, Nebraska; Grant (WC-1)
- William Jennings Gardner, Carlisle; Custer (WC-1)
- C. A. Coolidge, Harvard; Devens (PPS)
- Fred Heyman, Washington & Jefferson; Sherman (PPS)
- Ben Cubbage, Penn State; USAACS (NYT)
- George B. L. Green, Dartmouth; New Port Naval Res (NYT)
- Paul "Monk" Hager, West Virginia (PP-2)
- Elmer "Bird" Carroll, Washington & Jefferson (WE-2)
- Ellenberger, Cornell; Dix (WC-2)
- Mitchell, Mare Isl.; Marines (WC-2)
- Spike Dennie, Brown; Funston (WC-3)
- Hunt, Coast Naval Res. (WC-3)
Tackles
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- George Hauser, Minnesota (WE-1; JV-1; PP-1)
- Alfred Cobb, Syracuse (WE-2; JV-1; PP-1)
- Walker Carpenter, Georgia Tech (MS, DJ)
- Belford West, Colgate; Dix (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1, PPS)
- Pete Henry, Washington & Jefferson (MS)
- John Beckett, Oregon; Mare Isl. (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1)
- Albert Benbrook, Michigan; Ft. Sheridan (College Football Hall of Fame) (PPS)
- Pike Johnson, Washington & Lee; USAACS (NYT)
- Corbeau, Case; U. S. Marines Corps (NYT)
- Ernest Hubka, Nebraska (JV-2; PP-2)
- B. T. Williams, Oregon (JV-2; PP-2)
- Joseph Strauss, Penn (DJ)
- Joseph Murphy, Dartmouth (WE-2)
- Moriarty, Coast Naval Res. (WC-2)
- Hugh Blacklock, Mich. Ag; Great Lakes (WC-2)
- Robertson, Dartmouth; Dodge (WC-3)
- Zipper Lathrop, Notre Dame; Grant (WC-3)
- Harvey McCord, Tech High School (WE-1)
Guards
edit- Dale Seis, Pittsburgh (MS; PP-1, DJ)
- Eugene Neely, Dartmouth (JV-1)
- Jock Sutherland, Pittsburgh (JV-1)
- Clinton Black, Yale; Newport Res. (WC-1, PPS, NYT)
- Frank Culver, Michigan (JV-2; PP-1)
- Chris Schlachter, Syracuse; Newport Res. (PPS, NYT)
- C. J. Grabb, Brown (WE-1)
- H. M. Grey, Davidson (DJ)
- Ernest Allmendinger, Michigan; Ft. Sheridan (WC-1)
- Charles Lane, California (JV-2; PP-2)
- Herbert Dieter, Pennsylvania (PP-2)
- C. G. Higgins, Chicago (MS; WE-2)
- John Ulrich, Northwestern (WE-2)
- Allen Thurman, Virginia; Jackson (WC-2)
- Paul Withington, Harvard; Funston (WC-2)
- Snyder, 91st Division (WC-3)
- Holder, 91st Division (WC-3)
- Sid Sault, Tech High School (WE-1)
Centers
edit- Frank Rydzewski, Notre Dame (JV-1; PP-1)
- Russ Bailey, West Virginia (MS; WE-1; JV-2)
- Pup Phillips, Georgia Tech (DJ)
- John T. Callahan, Yale; Newport Res. (WC-1)
- Paul Des Jardien, Chicago; Ft. Sheridan (College Football Hall of Fame) (PPS)
- Lud Wray, Penn; U.S. Marine Corps (NYT)
- Alex Wray, Pennsylvania (PP-2)
- Oscar P. Lambert, Michigan (WE-2)
- Hommand, Kas.; Funston (WC-2)
- White, Yale; Jackson (WC-3)
Quarterbacks
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- Benny Boynton, Williams (College Football Hall of Fame) (MS; JV-1)
- Bill Ingram, Navy (JV-2 [hb]; PP-2)
- Ockie Anderson, Colgate; Dix (WC-2; PPS)
- Archie Weston, Michigan (WE-1)
- Raymond "Razor" Watkins, Colgate; Mineola (WC-1)
- Charles Thorne "Mike" Murphy, Yale; USAACS (NYT)
- Albert Hill, Georgia Tech (JV-2)
- Brennan, Fordham (WE-2)
- Harry Costello, Georgetown; Custer (WC-3)
Halfbacks
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- Elmer Oliphant, Army (College Football Hall of Fame) (MS; JV-1; PP-1, DJ)
- Everett Strupper, Georgia Tech (College Football Hall of Fame) (MS; JV-2; PP-1 [qb], DJ [qb])
- Charley Barrett, Cornell; Newport Res. (WC-2, PPS, NYT)
- Joe Guyon, Georgia Tech (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (PP-2, DJ)
- Eddie Casey, Harvard; Boston Navy Yard (College Football Hall of Fame) (WC-1)
- Wayland Minot, Harvard; Devens (WC-1)
- Bernard Gerrish, Dartmouth; Newport Res. (PPS)
- Johnny Scott, Lafayette; U.S. Marine Corps (NYT)
- "Scrubby" McCreight, Washington & Jefferson (PP-2)
- Arthur Hoffman, Cornell (WE-2)
- James J. Drummey, Tufts (WE-2)
- Fritz Shiverick, Cornell; Grant (WC-2)
- Edmund O'Boyle, Georgetown; Pelham (WC-3)
- Blair, Md.; Upton (WC-3)
Fullbacks
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- Chic Harley, Ohio State (College Football Hall of Fame) (WE-1; JV-1; PP-1; DJ)
- George "Tank" McLaren, Pittsburgh (College Football Hall of Fame) (MS; WE-1 [HB]; JV-1; PP-2)
- Joseph Howard Berry, Jr., Pennsylvania (WE-1; JV-2; PP-1)
- Cedric C. Smith, Michigan; Great Lakes (WC-1)
- Eddie Mahan, Harvard; U.S. Marine Corps (College Football Hall of Fame) (PPS)
- Earl "Curley" Cramer, Hamline; USAACS (NYT)
- Bob Koehler, Northwestern (WE-2)
- Maxfield, Lafayette, Ft. Slocum (WC-2)
- Thayer, Pa.; Meade (WC-3)
Key
editNCAA recognized selectors for 1917
- WC = Collier's Weekly All Service team as selected by Walter Camp[4]
- JV = Jack Veiock of the International News Service[5][6][7]
- PP = Paul Purman, noted sports writer whose All-American team was syndicated in newspapers across the United States, of the Newspaper Editors Association[5][6][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
- PPS = Paul Purman's All Service selection[5]
- MS = Frank Menke Syndicate, by Frank G. Menke[5][6]
Other selectors
- WE = Walter Eckersall, of the Chicago Tribune[16]
- DJ = Dick Jemison, of the Atlanta Constitution.[5]
- NYT = All Service eleven of The New York Times.[5]
Bold = Consensus All-American[17]
- 1 – First-team selection
- 2 – Second-team selection
- 3 – Third-team selection
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Walter Camp Football Foundation Archived 2014-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Walter Eckersall's Famous 'Merkle'". The Miami News. January 6, 1942.
- ^ Wiley Lee Umphlett (1992). Creating the Big Game: John W. Heisman and the Invention of American Football. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 142. ISBN 9780313284045.
- ^ "War and Football". Collier's Weekly. 60: 32. January 5, 1918.
- ^ a b c d e f Spalding's Football Guide
- ^ a b c ESPN College Football Encyclopedia, p. 1150
- ^ Jack Veiock (December 11, 1917). "Veiock's All-American Elevens for 1917 Season". Logansport Pharos-Reporter.
- ^ Paul Purman (November 29, 1917). "East, West, South Give Stars To The Times-Tribune All-American Football Team For 1917 Season". Waterloo Times-Tribune.
- ^ Paul Purman (November 29, 1917). "East, West, South Give Stars To The Sentinel All-American Football Team For 1917 Season". The Fort Wayne Sentinel.
- ^ "East, West, South Give Stars To The Sheboygan Press All-American Team For 1917 Season". Sheboygan Press. November 30, 1917.
- ^ "The East, West and South Give Greatest Stars To The News Special All-American Football Team For 1917 Season". Des Moines Daily News. November 29, 1917.
- ^ "Purman's 1917 'All-American' Team". The Daily Alaska Dispatch. December 11, 1917.
- ^ "Captain Hauser Picked for Team: Paul Purnam, Special Writer, Gives Tackle Position to Gopher Captain". The Duluth News Tribune. December 4, 1917.
- ^ "East, West, South Give Stars to Purman's All-American Team". Albuquerque Morning Journal. December 3, 1917.
- ^ "East West South Give Stars to the Herald All American Football Team for 1917 Season". Grand Forks Herald. November 30, 1917.
- ^ ""All" Teams Picked By Walter Eckersall". Lincoln Daily Star. December 16, 1917.
- ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 6. Retrieved October 21, 2017.