Official list of the best college football players of 1936
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 Teams in 1936. The nine selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1936 season are (1) Collier's Weekly Grantland Rice , (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the United Press (UP), (4) the All-America Board (AAB), (5) the International News Service (INS), (6) Liberty Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (8) the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA), and (9) the Sporting News
Consensus All-Americans [ edit ] For the year 1936, the NCAA recognizes nine published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.
Name
Position
School
Number
Official
Other
Larry Kelley End
Yale
9/9
AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UP
CP, WC
Gaynell Tinsley End
LSU
9/9
AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UP
CP, WC
Sam Francis Fullback
Nebraska
9/9
AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UP
WC
Ed Widseth Tackle
Minnesota
9/9
AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UP
CP, WC
Ace Parker Halfback
Duke
7/9
AAB, AP, INS, LIB, NANA, SN, UP
CP, WC
Steve Reid Guard
Northwestern
6/9
AAB, COL, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN
WC
Sammy Baugh Quarterback
TCU
6/9
COL, INS, NANA, NEA, SN, UP
CP
Ray Buivid Halfback
Marquette
6/9
AP, COL, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN
CP
Max Starcevich Guard
Washington
5/9
AAB, AP, COL, INS, UP
CP, WC
Ave Daniell Tackle
Pittsburgh
4/9
AP, COL, NEA, UP
CP
Mike Basrak Center
Duquesne
4/9
AAB, AP, INS, LIB
CP, WC
Alex Wojciechowicz Center
Fordham
3/9
COL, NEA, SN
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All-American selections for 1936 [ edit ] Ed Widseth (AAB; AP-1; COL-1; INS-1; LIB-1; NANA; NEA-1; SN; UP-1; CP-1; WC-1) Ave Daniell (AP-1; COL-1; NEA-1; UP-1; CP-1; INS-2) Frank Kinard , Mississippi (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-3; INS-1; WC-1) Red Chesbro , Colgate (LIB-1) Charles Toll, Princeton (AP-2)
Charley Hamrick , Ohio State (AP-2; INS-3) Bill Moss, Tulane (CP-2)
Ed Franco , Fordham (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3; CP-2; SN; NANA) Clarence Strange, LSU (INS-2)
Chuck Bond , Washington (INS-3) Alex Wojciechowicz (COL-1; NEA-1; SN; CP-2) Mike Basrak (AAB; AP-1; INS-1; LIB-1; CP-1; WC-1) Bob Herwig , California (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2; NANA; UP-1; INS-2) Walter Gilbert , Auburn (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3; INS-3) Sammy Baugh (AP-2 [hb]; COL-1; INS-1 [hb]; NANA; NEA-1 [hb]; SN; UP-1; CP-1) Ed Goddard , Washington State (second pick in the 1937 NFL draft ) (AP-3; NEA-1; UP-1; CP-2; INS-2) Clint Frank , Yale (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; COL-1 [hb]; INS-3) Franny Murray , Penn (AP-2) Ace Parker (AAB; AP-1; INS-1; LIB-1 [qb]; SN; NANA; UP-1; CP-1 [fb]; WC-1) Ray Buivid (AP-1; COL-1; LIB-1; NANA; NEA-1; SN; CP-1; INS-2) Nello Falaschi , Santa Clara (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB [qb]; AP-3; INS-1; WC-1; AA) Don Heap , Northwestern (CP-1) Kent Ryan , Utah State (AAB; WC-1) Andy Uram , Minnesota (AP-2; CP-2; SN; INS-2) Joe Riley , Alabama (CP-1; INS-2) Jimmie Cain , Washington (LIB-1) Philip Dickens , Tennessee (AP-3) Bill Osmanski , Holy Cross (INS-3) Byron Haines , Washington (INS-3) Bold = Consensus All-American[ 1]
-1 – First-team selection
-2 – Second-team selection
-3 – Third-team selection CP = Central Press Association : "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."[ 9]
WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation[ 10]
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