The 1922 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of

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players selected to the All-Big Ten Conference teams chosen by various selectors for the

1922 Big Ten Conference football season 1922 Big Ten Conference football season was the 27th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference (also known as the Western Conference) and was a part of the 1922 college football season. Iowa, under head co ...

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Bernard Kirk Bernard C. Kirk (May 8, 1900 – December 23, 1922) was an American football player who played for Notre Dame in 1919 and for Michigan from 1921 to 1922. He was selected as an All-American at the end position in both 1921 and 1922. In December ...

, Michigan (CON 9/50 CA; CJ-1; CP; CT-1; PA-1; WE-1) * Gus Tebell, Wisconsin (CJ-1; CP; CT-1; PA-1; WE-1) *

Paul G. Goebel Paul Gordon Goebel (May 28, 1901 – January 26, 1988) was an American football end who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1920 to 1922. He was an All-American in 1921 and was the team's captain in 1922. He played profession ...

, Michigan (CON; CJ-2; CT-2; PA-2; WE-2) * Max Kadesky, Iowa (CA; CJ-2; CT-3; PA-2; WE-2) *

Frank Hanny Frank Matthew "Duke" Hanny (October 12, 1897 – September 3, 1946) was an American football end who played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Hanny was the first player to be ejected in an NFL game in history, as he and Green ...

, Indiana (CT-2) * Otto Strohmeier, Chicago (CJ-3) *

Ray Eklund Ray Eklund was the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team of the University of Kentucky in 1926. He compiled a 15-3 record. Eklund attended University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of M ...

, Minnesota (CJ-3; WE-3) * Leo V. Scherer, Nebraska (WE-3) * David D. Wilson, Illinois (CT-3)

Tackles

Marty Below Martin Paul Below (January 26, 1899 – June 30, 1984) was an American football player. He played at the tackle for the Wisconsin Badgers football team and was selected as a consensus All-American in 1923. He was inducted into the College F ...

, Wisconsin (CON; CA; CJ-2; CP; CT-1; PA-1; WE-1) * Harold Fletcher, Chicago (CJ-1; CT-1; WE-3) * Henry D. Penfield, Northwestern (CON 1/50 CA; CJ-2; PA-1; WE-3) * Stanley Muirhead, Michigan (CJ-1; CT-2; WE-2) * Raymond Weller, Nebraska (WE-1) * George Thompson, Iowa (WE-2; CJ-3; CP) * Louis Gross, Minnesota (CT-2) * Frank Gowdy, Chicago (CJ-3) *

George Abramson George N. Abramson (May 13, 1903 – March 15, 1985) was a guard, tackle, and kicker in the National Football League who played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Green Bay Packers. He was born in Eveleth, Minnesota. Personal life Ab ...

, Minnesota (CT-3) * Ed Vandervoort, Michigan (CT-3)

Guards

Jim McMillen James Willard McMillen (October 23, 1902 – January 27, 1984) was a professional American football player who played guard for five seasons for the Chicago Bears beginning in 1924. He was born in Grayslake, Illinois. He attended the University ...

, Illinois (CON 2/50 CA; CJ-2; CP; CT-1; PA-1; WE-1) *

Paul Minick Paul Daniel Minick (December 17, 1899 – December 22, 1978) was an American football player and coach and film actor. Early years Minick was born in 1899 at Villisca, Iowa. He attended West High School in Des Moines, Iowa. University of Iowa M ...

, Iowa (CON; CA; CJ-1; CP; PA-1; WE-2) * Lloyd Pixley, Ohio State (CJ-1; CT-1; PA-2; WE-3) * Ed Degree, Notre Dame (WE-1) * Rudolph Hohfield, Wisconsin (CJ-2; CT-2) * Ray Hahn, Kansas State (WE-2) * Chester Mead, Iowa (CT-2) * Harold Lewis, Chicago (PA-2) *

Joe Pondelik Joseph Pondelik (May 8, 1902 – January 23, 1965) was an American football player. Pondelik was born in 1902. He played college football for the Chicago Maroons football team of the University of Chicago from 1922 to 1924, and was a consensu ...

, Chicago (CJ-3; WE-3) * Leo Kriz, Iowa (CJ-3) * Edward Slaughter, Michigan (CT-3) * Harold Steele, Michigan (CT-3)

Centers

* Ralph King, Chicago (CJ-3; CP; CT-2; PA-1; WE-1) * John C. Heldt, Iowa (CJ-1; CT-1; WE-2) * Oliver S. Aas, Minnesota (CON 9/50 CA; CJ-2; CT-3; PA-2; WE-3)

Quarterbacks

* Rollie Williams, Wisconsin (CON b CJ-1 b CT-1 b PA-1; WE-1) *

Irwin Uteritz Irwin Charles "Utz" Uteritz (July 4, 1899 – December 14, 1963) was an American athlete and coach. He played American football and baseball for the University of Michigan from 1921 to 1923. At 140 pounds, he was one of the lightest quarterbacks ...

, Michigan (CJ-2; CP; CT-1; PA-2; WE-2) * Wallace Barr, Wisconsin (CT-2) * Leland Parkin, Iowa (CJ-3; CT-3) * Dunn, Marquette (WE-3)

Halfbacks

Harry Kipke Harry George Kipke (; March 26, 1899 – September 14, 1972) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He was the head football coach at Michigan State College in 1928 and at the University of Michigan from 1929 to 1937 ...

, Michigan (CON; CA; CJ-1; CP; CT-1; PA-1; WE-1) * Earl Martineau, Minnesota (CA; CJ-2; CP; CT-2; PA-1; WE-1) *

Hoge Workman Harry Hallworth "Hoge" Workman (September 25, 1899 – May 20, 1972) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball and a player-coach in the National Football League. Listed at 5' 11", 170 lb., Workman batted and threw right-handed. A nativ ...

, Ohio State (CJ-2; CT-2) *

Jackson Keefer Jackson Milliman Keefer (May 1, 1900 – August 3, 1966) was American professional athlete in two sports. Playing history Keefer attended Steele High School in Dayton, Ohio before enrolling at the University of Michigan. He played halfback ...

, Michigan (CT-2) * Otis C. McCreery, Minnesota (CT-2) * Bill Boelter, Drake (WE-2) * Jimmy Pyott, Chicago (CJ-3; PA-2; WE-2) * Charles W. Palmer, Northwestern (CJ-3; WE-3) * V. Craven Shuttleworth, Iowa (WE-3)

Fullbacks

Gordon Locke Gordon C. Locke (August 3, 1898 – November 9, 1969) was an American college football player and coach He played college football at the University of Iowa, where he was an All-American. Locke served as the head football coach at Western Reserve ...

, Iowa (CON 6/50 b CA b CJ-1 b CP ullback CT-1 ullback PA-1 ullback WE-1 ullback *

John Webster Thomas John Webster Thomas (February 13, 1900 – August 19, 1977) was an American football player and coach. He played college football as a Fullback (gridiron football), fullback at the University of Chicago from 1921 to 1923 under Amos Alonzo Stagg. T ...

, Chicago (CON; CA; CJ-1; CT-2; PA-2) * Willis Zorn, Chicago (CJ-2) *

Franklin Cappon Franklin C. "Cappy" Cappon (October 17, 1900 – November 29, 1961) was an American college football and college basketball player and coach. He played football and basketball at Phillips University and the University of Michigan and coached at ...

, Michigan (CJ-3; CT-3; PA-2 alfback WE-2) * Harold S. Hartley, Nebraska (WE-3)

Key

CON = Consensus based on compiling votes from 50 sports editors who selected teams CA = ''Chicago American'' CJ = selected by Norman Ross of the ''Chicago Evening Journal'' CP = ''Chicago Post'' CT = ''Capital Times'' selected by Bryn Griffiths PA = ''The Pantagraph'' of Bloomington, Illinois WE =

Walter Eckersall Walter Herbert "Eckie" Eckersall (June 17, 1883 – March 24, 1930) was an American college football player, official, and sportswriter for the ''Chicago Tribune''. He played for the Maroons of the University of Chicago, and was elected to the C ...

in the ''

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'' Bold = Consensus first-team selection of the majority of selectors listed above

References

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