The 1947 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1947 college football season.
All-Eastern selections
editBacks
edit- Frank R. Burns, Rutgers (AP-1)
- Gene Rossides, Columbia (AP-1)
- Skip Minisi, Penn (AP-1)
- Elwyn Rowan, Army (AP-1)
- Jeff Durkota, Penn State (AP-2)
- Norman Dawson, Cornell (AP-2)
- Ferd Nadherny, Yale (AP-2)
- Thomas Gannon, Harvard (AP-2)
Ends
edit- Bill Swiacki, Columbia (AP-1)
- Bill Iannicelli, Franklin & Marshall (AP-1)
- Dale Armstrong, Dartmouth (AP-2)
- Tom Finical, Princeton (AP-2)
Tackles
edit- Richard E. Shimshak, Navy (AP-1)
- Bill Lilienthal, Villanova (AP-1)
- Ernie Stautner, Boston College (AP-2)
- Edmund Kulakowski, West Virginia (AP-2)
Guards
edit- Steve Suhey, Penn State (AP-1)
- Joe Steffy, Army (AP-1)
- Ben Coren, West Chester (AP-2)
- Norman Iacuele, Brown (AP-2)
Centers
edit- Chuck Bednarik, Penn (AP-1)
- Dick Scott, Navy (AP-2)
Key
edit- AP = Associated Press[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ridgefield's Lilienthal Is Tackle On All-Eastern Team". The Record. November 24, 1947. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.