1905 All-Western college football team explained
The 1905 All-Western college football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Western teams chosen by various selectors for the 1905 Western Conference football season.
All-Western selections
Ends
- Mark Catlin Sr., Chicago (CA, CC, CDN, CEJ, CP, CRH, CT, ECP-1, MJ, JHR)
- Bobby Marshall, Minnesota (CC, CDN, CP, CT, ECP-1, JHR, MJ) (CFHOF)
- James Irving Bush, Wisconsin (CA, ECP-2)
- Homer Thomas, Purdue (CRH)
- Benton J. Bloom, Indiana (CEJ)
- John Garrels, Michigan (ECP-2)
Tackles
- Wilson Bertke, Minnesota (CA, CC, CDN, CEJ, CP, CRH, CT, ECP-1, JHR, MJ)
- Joe Curtis, Michigan (CA, CDN, CEJ, CP, CRH, CT, ECP-1)
- William "Bill" Ittner, Minnesota (CEJ [guard], ECP-1 [guard] JHR, MJ)
- Art Badenoch, Chicago (ECP-2)
- Percy P. Brush, Minnesota (ECP-2)
Guards
- Henry Schulte, Michigan (CA, CC, CDN, CP, CRH, ECP-1, JHR, MJ)
- Walter D. Graham, Michigan (CC, CP, CT, ECP-2, JHR, MJ)
- Merrill C. Meigs, Chicago (CDN)
- Theodore Vita, Minnesota (CA)
- Melville Archibald Hill, Chicago (CC [tackle], CT)
- Louis Donovan, Wisconsin (CRH, ECP-2)
- E. P. King, Purdue (CEJ)
Centers
- Germany Schulz, Michigan (CC, CDN, CEJ, CP, CRH, CT, ECP-2, JHR, MJ) (CFHOF)
- Richard W. Remp, Wisconsin (CA)
- Burton Pike Gale, Chicago (ECP-1)
Quarterbacks
- Walter Eckersall, Chicago (CA, CC, CDN, CEJ, CP, CRH, CT, ECP-1, JHR, MJ) (CFHOF)
- Arthur Melzner, Wisconsin (ECP-2)
Halfbacks
- Thomas S. Hammond, Michigan (CA, CC, CDN, CEJ, CP, CRH, CT, ECP-1, JHR, MJ)
- Albion G. Findlay, Wisconsin (CA, CC, CDN, CEJ, CP, CRH, CT, ECP-1, JHR, MJ)
- Leo DeTray, Chicago (ECP-2)
- Joseph Cutting, Minnesota (ECP-2)
Fullbacks
- Hugo Bezdek, Chicago (CA, CC, CDN, CEJ, CP, CRH, CT, ECP-1, JHR, MJ) (CFHOF)
- Leonard Roseth, Wisconsin (ECP-2)
Key
CA = Chicago American
CC = Chicago Chronicle[1]
CDN = Chicago Daily News[2]
CEJ = Chicago Evening Journal[2]
CP = Chicago Evening Post[2]
CRH = Chicago Record-Herald[2]
CT = Chicago Tribune[2]
ECP = E. C. Patterson for Collier's Weekly[2]
JHR = J. H. Ritchie in Illustrated Outdoor News[2]
MJ = The Minneapolis Journal[3]
CFHOF = College Football Hall of Fame
See also
Notes and References
- News: Chicago Selections for All Western Eleven. The Minneapolis Journal. December 5, 1905. September 11, 2015. Newspapers.com. 8.
- Book: Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 1906. American Sporting Publishing Company. Walter Camp. 1906. 29.
- News: The Journal's All-Western Football Team. The Minneapolis Journal. December 10, 1905.
