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1927 All-Pro Team
The 1927 All-Pro Team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors at the end as the best players at their positions for the All-Pro team of the National Football League (NFL) for the 1927 NFL season. Selectors for the 1927 season included the '' Green Bay Press-Gazette'' poll and the '' Chicago Tribune''. Selectors and key For the 1927 season, there are five known selectors of All-Pro Teams. They are: GB = A poll conducted by the '' Green Bay Press-Gazette'' identified first and second teams. The selections were based on polling of league managers and reporters. CT = The '' Chicago Tribune'' selected by Wilfrid Smith JR = Jack Reardon, a game official from New York LA = LeRoy Andrews, head coach of the Cleveland Bulldogs The Cleveland Bulldogs were a team that played in Cleveland, Ohio in the National Football League. They were originally called the Indians in 1923, not to be confused with the Cleveland Indians NFL franchise in 1922. However, after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Pro
All-Pro is an honor bestowed upon professional American football players that designates the best player at each position during a given season. All-Pro players are typically selected by press organizations, who select an "All-Pro team," a list that consists of at least 22 players, one for each offensive and defensive position, plus various special teams players depending on the press organization that compiles the list. All-Pro lists are exclusively limited to the major leagues, usually only the National Football League; in the past, other leagues recognized as major, such as the American Football League of the 1960s or the All-America Football Conference of the 1940s, have been included in All-Pro lists. Beginning in the early 1920s, All-Pro teams have traditionally been assembled from press polls of individually voting sportswriters. After polling the writers, the votes are tallied to determine the selected players and the results have historically been published through vario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Flaherty
Raymond Paul Flaherty (September 1, 1903 – July 19, 1994) was an American football player and coach in the National Football League, and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was part of three List of NFL champions (1920–69), NFL Championship teams, one as a player and two as a head coach. Early years Born on a farm near Lamont, Washington, Lamont in Eastern Washington, eastern Washington (state), Washington, Flaherty grew up in Spokane, Washington, Spokane and was a multi-sport athlete at Gonzaga High School (now Gonzaga Preparatory School, Gonzaga Prep) and Gonzaga Bulldogs football, Gonzaga University, where he played with Hust Stockton under head coach Gus Dorais. As a freshman, Flaherty attended Washington State University, Washington State College in Pullman, Washington, Pullman, then transferred to Gonzaga before his sophomore year. Pro football Player Flaherty began his professional football career in 1926 with the Los Angeles Wildcats (AFL), Los Angeles Wildc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Stahlman
Richard Frederick Stahlman (October 20, 1902 – May 11, 1970) was an American football offensive lineman. He played seven seasons in the National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ... (NFL) and one season in the first American Football League (AFL). References External links * 1902 births 1970 deaths American football offensive linemen Chicago Bears players Green Bay Packers players New York Giants players Akron Pros players Hammond Pros players Kenosha Maroons players Kansas City Blues (NFL) players Northwestern Wildcats football players Players of American football from Chicago Chicago Bulls (American football) players Rock Island Independents (AFL) players DePaul Blue Demons football players {{offensive-lineman-1900 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Healey
Edward Francis Healey Jr. (December 28, 1894 – December 9, 1978) was an American professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). Regarded as one of the best linemen in the league's early days, Healey was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of its second induction class in 1964. He was also named in 1969 to the NFL 1920s All-Decade Team. In 1974, he was also inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. A native of Springfield, Massachusetts, Healey played college football at College of the Holy Cross in 1914 and at Dartmouth College in 1916, 1917, and 1919. Healey played professional football as a tackle in the NFL for the Rock Island Independents from 1920 to 1922 and for the Chicago Bears from 1922 to 1927. He never played for a team with a losing record during his NFL career and, in 1922, became the first player in NFL history to be sold to another team. He was named as a first-team All Pro player by at least one selector for five c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Slater
Frederick Wayman "Duke" Slater (December 9, 1898 – August 14, 1966) was an American football player and judge. He was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 and was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Centennial Class in 2020. Slater played college football at the University of Iowa from 1918 to 1921. Playing the tackle position on the line, he was a first-team All-American in 1921Rozendaal, Neal (2012). ''Duke Slater: Pioneering Black NFL Player and Judge,'' pgs. 71-72 () and a member of the Hawkeyes’ 1921 national championship team. Slater joined the NFL the following year, becoming the first black lineman in league history.Neal Rozendaal, "Remembering Duke Slater", ''The Coffin Corner'', vol. 34, no. 6 (Nov.-Dec. 2012), pg. 4. He played ten seasons in the NFL for the Rock Island Independents and the Chicago Cardinals, garnering seven all-pro selections. Slater earned his law degree in 1928 and began to practice law as a Chicago attorney. In 1948, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Kozlowsky
Joseph Alexander Kozlowsky (August 9, 1901 – December 22, 1970) was an American football player. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) from 1925 to 1930 with the Boston Bulldogs and the Providence Steam Roller. Prior to playing football professionally, Kozlowsky played college football at Boston College and was elected captain of the 1924 Boston College Eagles football team The 1924 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College an independent during the 1924 college football season. Led sixth-year head coach Frank Cavanaugh, Boston College compiled a record of 6–3. Schedule References Bos .... In 1926, Kozlowsky was appointed basketball coach at his alma mater, Cambridge High and Latin School—later merged into Cambridge Rindge and Latin School—in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He became a teacher at the school in 1929 and director of physical education in 1954. He died on December 22, 1970, at Sancta Maria Hospital i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Century Milstead
Century Allen "Wally" Milstead (January 1, 1901 – June 2, 1963) was a collegiate and professional American football player. He played college football at Wabash College and at Yale University, where his play earned him All-America recognition. Milstead went on to play with the professional Philadelphia Quakers of the American Football League and the New York Giants of the National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ... (NFL). He got his name for being born on the first day of the twentieth century, January 1, 1901. Milstead was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977. References External links * * 1901 births 1963 deaths American football tackles New York Giants players Philadelphia Quakers (AFL) players Wabash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Weir
Samuel Edwin Weir (March 14, 1903 – May 15, 1991) was an American collegiate and professional football player. He was the first Nebraska Cornhuskers football player elected to the College Football Hall of Fame and is known as one of Nebraska's greatest athletes. In 2005 the ''Omaha World-Herald'', as part of a series on the 100 Greatest Athletes of Nebraska, named Weir the 19th best athlete in the state's history. Biography Born in Superior, Nebraska in 1903, Weir played on the line at Nebraska and was captain of the 1923 team that beat the "Four Horsemen" of the University of Notre Dame. He was elected All-American in 1924 and 1925. Weir turned down offers to play professionally in Jacksonville in 1925. He went on to play professionally for the Frankford Yellow Jackets of the National Football League (NFL). In 1927, he and several teammates took over the coaching job in mid-season and achieved a 6–9–3 record, as Weir earned All-Pro honors. The following year, Weir coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gus Sonnenberg
Gustave Adolph Sonnenberg (March 6, 1898 – September 9, 1944) was an American football player and professional wrestler of German descent and World Heavyweight Champion. As a wrestler, he was National Wrestling Association world heavyweight champion. He played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1923 until 1930, for the Buffalo All-Americans, Columbus Tigers, Detroit Panthers, and Providence Steam Roller, where he was a member of the 1928 NFL championship team. Football Born in Ewen, Michigan, Sonnenberg grew up on a farm in Green Garden, Michigan. He played football at Marquette High School from 1912 to 1915, playing on Marquette's Upper Peninsula championship team in 1915 when the team went 6–0, outscoring opponents 211 to 7.Oberthaler, Joan, "Gus Sonnenberg, Football Star, Champion of the World," Marquette Monthly, October 2000Da Yoopers Hall of Fame/ref> He went on to Dartmouth College in 1916, dropping out after his first year, but returning for a second year in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bub Weller
Raymond Fred "Bub" Weller (June 30, 1902 – August 18, 1993) was an American football player who played college football for the University of Nebraska and played five years and 60 games of professional football in the early years of the National Football League (NFL). Weller was unanimously selected for All-American honors at the tackle position in 1922. Weller was and weighed during his years as a professional football player. As a football player in Nebraska, he is credited with having "a large hand in the stunning defeat" of Notre Dame in 1922. After his performance against Syracuse, eastern sports writers called Weller's performance the "greatest defense game we ever saw." And in a game against Kansas Aggie, he was credited with being "in on practically every play, breaking thru time after time and harassing if not blocking a passer." Weller was selected as a first-team All-American on the teams selected by both Walter Eckersall of the ''Chicago Tribune'' and Fred A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Kenneally
George Vincent "Gigi" Kenneally, Sr (April 12, 1902 – September 3, 1968) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Pottsville Maroons, the Boston Bulldogs, the Chicago Cardinals, the Boston Braves, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He attended St. Bonaventure University. Early life Kenneally began his athletic career at Boston Latin High School where he played varsity football, baseball, and held the city record for the fifty-yard dash. Upon graduating in 1919 he joined a group of local youths who were forming a semi-pro football team to play out of the local Knights of Columbus. He then followed his older brother and enrolled at St. Bonaventure, where in 1922, he began his collegiate career. During his four years there he was given sixteen varsity letters, including ones for boxing, as well as being the captain of the football team. Professional career Pottsville Maroons/Boston Bulldogs Kenneally joined the NFL in 1926 with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Lynch
Edward James "Ace" Lynch (October 4, 1896 – August 24, 1967) was a professional American football lineman. He played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL), for the Rochester Jeffersons (1925), the Detroit Panthers (1926), the Hartford Blues The Hartford Blues of the National Football League played only in the 1926 NFL season, with a record of 3–7. The team was based in Hartford, Connecticut but played at the East Hartford Velodrome. Hall of Famers Season-by-season Reference ... (1926), the Providence Steam Roller (1927), and the Orange Tornadoes (1929). References 1896 births 1967 deaths American football ends American football tackles Catholic University Cardinals football players Detroit Panthers players Hartford Blues players Orange Tornadoes players Providence Steam Roller players Rochester Jeffersons players People from Northampton, Massachusetts Players of American football from Massachusetts {{offensive-lineman-1890s-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
