1919 All-Western college football team explained

The 1919 All-Western college football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Western teams chosen by various selectors for the 1919 college football season.

All-Western selections

Ends

Paul Meyers, Wisconsin (FM, GB, HG, WE-1)
Lester Belding, Iowa (FM, WE-1)
Frank Weston, Wisconsin (HG, WE-2)
Chuck Carney, Illinois (GB, WE-2) (CFHOF)

Tackles

Charles Higgins, Chicago (FM, GB, HG, WE-1)
Duke Slater, Iowa (FM, GB [guard], HG, WE-1) (CFHOF)
Trygve Johnsen, Minnesota (GB)
Burt Ingwersen, Illinois (WE-2)
Angus Goetz, Michigan (WE-2)

Guards

Clarence Applegran, Illinois (GB, WE-1)
Lloyd Pixley, Ohio State (FM)
William G. McCaw, Indiana (FM, WE-2)
Iolas Huffman, Ohio State (HG)
Lawrence O. Petty, Illinois (HG)
Dick Barker, Iowa State (WE-1)
Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith, Notre Dame (WE-2)

Centers

Charles Carpenter, Wisconsin (FM, HG, WE-2)
Williams, Minnesota (GB)
Jack Depler, Illinois (WE-1)

Quarterbacks

Gaylord Stinchcomb, Ohio State (FM, HG, WE-1) (CFHOF)
Aubrey Devine, Iowa (GB) (CFHOF)
Robert, Fletcher (WE-2)

Halfbacks

Chic Harley, Ohio State (FM, GB, HG, WE-1) (CFHOF)
Arnold Oss, Minnesota (FM, GB, WE-2)
Leonard Bahan, Notre Dame (HG)
George Gipp, Notre Dame (WE-1) (CFHOF)
Laurie Walquist, Illinois (WE-2)

Fullbacks

Jack Crangle, Illinois (FM)
Lauer, Detroit (HG)
Edmond R. Ruben, Minnesota (GB)
Fred Lohman, Iowa (WE-1)
John H. Hammes, Michigan Agricultural (WE-2)

Key

ECP = E. C. Patterson for Collier's Weekly

FM = Frank G. Menke^[1]

GB = George A. Barton, sporting editor of Minneapolis Daily News^[1]

HG = H. C. Garrison in Detroit Times^[1]

WE = Walter Eckersall in Chicago Tribune^[2]

CFHOF = College Football Hall of Fame

See also

Notes and References

Book: Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 1920. Walter Camp. Walter Camp. 41. A. G. Spalding & Brothers (Spalding's Athletic Library).
Walter Eckersall, in the Chicago Tribune, Sunday, December 7, 1919