The 1935 College Football All-America team is composed of

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players who were selected as

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ns by various organizations and writers that chose

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s in 1935. The nine selectors recognized by the

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as "official" for the 1935 season are (1) ''

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'', as selected by

Grantland Rice Henry Grantland "Granny" Rice (November 1, 1880July 13, 1954) was an early 20th-century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose. His writing was published in newspapers around the country and broadcast on the radio. Early years Rice wa ...

, (2) the

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(AP), (3) the

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(UP), (4) the All-America Board (AAB), (5) the

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(INS), (6) ''

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'' magazine, (7) the

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(NEA), (8) the

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(NANA), and (9) the ''

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'' (SN).

Jay Berwanger John Jacob "Jay" Berwanger (March 19, 1914 – June 26, 2002) was an American college football player and referee. In 1935, Berwanger was the first recipient of the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, renamed the Heisman Trophy the following year. At ...

of Chicago was one of two unanimous All-American selections. Berwanger was also the first recipient of the

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and the first player selected in the first NFL Draft.

Bobby Grayson Bobby Grayson (December 8, 1914 – September 22, 1981) was an American football player. He was a two-time consensus All-American player who led the Stanford University football team to three consecutive Rose Bowl Games from 1933 to 1935. At S ...

of Stanford was the other unanimous All-American. He was one of Stanford's "Vow Boys," a group of freshmen players who vowed after a 1932 loss to the

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that they would never lose to the Trojans when they made the varsity team. The group kept their promise, defeating USC three straight years and becoming the first team in college football history to play in three consecutive Rose Bowl games. Other "Vow Boys" who made the 1935 All-American team include Monk Moscrip and Bob Reynolds. Bob Wilson of SMU received eight official first-team designations, and

Jac Weller John "Jac" Weller (January 6, 1913 – August 18, 1994) was an American college football player, firearms expert and military historian. He was a consensus All-American in 1935 at the guard position. He played for Fritz Crisler's Princeton Tiger ...

of Princeton received seven. The 1935 All-Americans also included two players who went on to Hall of Fame careers as coaches.

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was named a third-team All-American at the end position by the NEA, and Bud Wilkinson of the University of Minnesota was named a second-team All-American by the UP and a third-team selection by the NEA and the

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Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1935, 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.

All-American selections for 1935

Ends

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, LSU (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; UP-1; LIB-1; COL-1; NEA-1; INS-1; NANA-2; CP-3; NYS-1; PTH-1; CNS-1) *

Wayne Millner Wayne Vernal Millner (January 31, 1913 – November 19, 1976) was an American college and professional football player who was known for his clutch play as an offensive and defensive end for both the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and for the Nation ...

, Notre Dame (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3; UP-1; AAB-1; LIB-2; NANA-1; CP-1; NYS-1; WC-1; SN; CNS-2; KCS-2) *

Jim Moscrip James Henderson "Monk" Moscrip (September 17, 1913 – October 11, 1980) was an American college and professional football player. Born in Adena, Ohio, he attended The Kiski Prep School in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, before enrolling at Stanford ...

, Stanford (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3; UP-2; AAB-1; LIB-2; COL-1; NEA-2; INS-1; NANA-1; CP-1; WC-1; SN; PTH-1; CNS-1; KCS-1) *

Merle Wendt Merle Wendt (April 7, 1915 – February 12, 2000) was an All-American football player at Ohio State University. Wendt played at the end position and became the fourth three-time All-American (1934–1936) at Ohio State, following Chic Harley, We ...

, Ohio State (UP-2; LIB-1; NEA-1; NANA-2; CP-2) * William R. Shuler, Army (AP-1; CP-2) * Gilbert Lea, Princeton (AP-2; NYS-2; CNS-2; KCS-1) * Walter Winika, Rutgers (AP-2; LIB-3) * Rutherford B. Hayes, Kansas (NEA-2) * Bob "Choo-Choo" Train, Yale (NYS-2) *

Bernie Scherer Bernard Joseph Scherer (January 28, 1913March 17, 2004) was an American football end in the National Football League. He played for the Green Bay Packers (1936–1938) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1939). He was the first Nebraska Cornhuskers fo ...

, Nebraska (UP-3; CP-3) *

, Alabama (NEA-3) * Maco Stewart, SMU (NEA-3) * Jack Brittingham, California (UP-3; LIB-3) *

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, Stanford (KCS-2)

Tackles

Ed Widseth Edwin Clarence Widseth (January 5, 1910 – December 3, 1998) was an American professional football player who was a tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons. He played college football for the M ...

, Minnesota (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2; UP-1; AAB-1; LIB-1; NEA-2; INS-1; NANA-1; CP-1; NYS-2; WC-1; SN; CNS-1; KCS-1) * Larry Lutz, California (AP-1; UP-2; AAB-1; LIB-2; NANA-1; CP-1; WC-1; SN; CNS-1; KCS-2) * Dick Smith, Minnesota (AP-1; UP-1; LIB-3; COL-1; NEA-1; INS-1; NYS-1; PTH-1; CNS-2) * Charles Wasicek, Colgate (UP-2; LIB-1; NANA-2; CP-2; NYS-2) *

Truman Spain Truman Foy "Big Dog" Spain (January 10, 1913 – February 12, 1968) was an American football tackle. He played college football at Southern Methodist University and was a member of the undefeated 1935 SMU team that was recognized as the na ...

, SMU (AP-2; UP-3; COL-1; NEA-3; CP-3; PTH-1; CNS-2; KCS-2) * Art Detzel, Pittsburgh (NEA-1) * Bob Reynolds, Stanford (College Football Hall of Fame) (NANA-2; CP-2; NYS-1; KCS-1) * Jim Whatley, Alabama (NEA-2) * Haygood Paterson, Auburn (AP-3; LIB-2) * Charles Toll, Princeton (AP-3) *

Joe Stydahar Joseph Lee Stydahar (March 17, 1912 – March 23, 1977), sometimes listed as Joseph Leo Stydahar, and sometimes known by the nickname "Jumbo Joe", was an American professioinall football player and coach. He was inducted into the Pro Football H ...

, West Virginia (NEA-3) * Al Duvall, Loyola, Los Angeles (UP-3; LIB-3) * Charles Galbreath, Illinois (CP-3)

Guards

, Princeton (AP-1; UP-1; LIB-1; COL-1; NEA-1; INS-1; NANA-1; CP-1; NYS-1; PTH-1; CNS-1; KCS-1) * Sid Wagner, Michigan State (8th pick in the 1936 NFL Draft, by Detroit)(AP-2; UP-1; LIB-1; NYS-1) * J. C. Wetsel, SMU (AAB-1; LIB-3; NANA-1; CP-2; NYS-2; WC-1; SN; CNS-1; KCS-1) * Paul Tangora, Northwestern (AP-1; UP-3; LIB-2; NANA-2; CP-2; SN; CNS-2; KCS-2) * Ed Michaels, Villanova (AP-2; UP-2; LIB-2; INS-1; NYS-2; CNS-2) * J. W. "Dub" Wheeler, Oklahoma (NEA-1) *

Inwood Smith William Inwood Smith (November 26, 1915 – January 15, 1995) was an All-American football player for the Ohio State University Buckeyes in the mid-1930s. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 1937 NFL Draft. A native of New Jersey, he mov ...

, Ohio State (COL-1; PTH-1) *

Osborne Helveston Osborne Milsted "Butch" Helveston, Sr. (December 5, 1913 – September 2, 1961), sometimes listed as Osborn Helveston, was an American football player. Biography Helveston was born in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, in 1913. He graduated from Bilox ...

, LSU (CP-1) * Bud Wilkinson, Minnesota (College Football Hall of Fame) (UP-2; NEA-3; CP-3; KCS-2) * Marty Kordick, St. Mary's (NEA-2) * Ike Hayes, Iowa State (NEA-2) * Alex Drobnitch, Denver (AP-3; UP-3; LIB-3; CP-3) * Phil Flanagan, Holy Cross (AP-3) * Cotton Harrison, TCU (NEA-3) * Edward Gryboski, Illinois (NANA-2)

Centers

* Darrell Lester, TCU (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; UP-3; AAB-1 LIB-2; COL-1; NEA-1; INS-1; NANA-2; CP-2; WC-1 SN; PTH-1; CNS-1; KCS-2) *

Gomer Jones Gomer Thomas Jones (February 26, 1914 – March 21, 1971) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football as a center at Ohio State University from 1933 to 1935. After serving as an assist ...

, Ohio State (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2; UP-1; AAB-1; LIB-1; NANA-1; CP-1; NYS-2; WC-1; CNS-2; KCS-1) * Steve Sabol, North Carolina State (AP-3; NEA-2) * Sherman Chavoor, UCLA (NEA-3) * Louis Robertshaw, Navy (CP-3) * Walt Gilbert, Auburn (UP-2; LIB-3; NYS-1)

Quarterbacks

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, Alabama (College Football Hall of Fame) (Second pick in the

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) (AP-1; UP-2; AAB-1; LIB-2; COL-1; NEA-1; INS-1; NANA-2; CP-2; NYS-1; WC-1; CNS-1; KCS-2) *

Sammy Baugh Samuel Adrian Baugh (March 17, 1914 – December 17, 2008) was an American professional football player and coach. During his college and professional careers, he most notably played quarterback, but also played as a safety and punter. He ...

, TCU (College and Pro football Hall of Fame) (AP-3; UP-1; LIB-3; NANA-2 b CP-2 b NYS-2; PTH-1; CNS-2; KCS-1) *

Ed Goddard Edwin Vinson Goddard (October 28, 1914 – July 20, 1992) was an American football player. Goddard played college football at the quarterback and halfback positions for Washington State University. Goddard also served as a punter for Washingt ...

, Washington State (Second pick in

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) (LIB-1) * Kenneth Sandbach, Princeton (NEA-3; CP-3) *

Ace Parker Clarence McKay "Ace" Parker (May 17, 1912 – November 6, 2013) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He played professional football as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1937–1941 ...

, Duke (AP-3 b UP-3; LIB-3 b NEA-2)

Halfbacks

, Chicago (College Football Hall of Fame)(AP-1; UP-1; AAB-1; LIB-1; COL-1; NEA-1; INS-1; NANA-1; CP-1; NYS-1; WC-1; SN; PTH-1; CNS-1; KCS-1) * Bob Wilson, SMU (AP-1; UP-1; LIB-1; COL-1; NEA-1; INS-1; NANA-1; CP-1; NYS-1; SN; PTH-1; CNS-1) *

Ozzie Simmons Oze E. "Ozzie" Simmons (June 6, 1914 – September 26, 2001) was an American college football player for the University of Iowa. Nicknamed the "Ebony Eel", Simmons was one of the first black All-American football players in the 1930s. Back ...

, Iowa (AP-2; LIB-2; NEA-2; NANA-2; CP-2; SN; CNS-2; KCS-2) * Charles R. Meyer, Army (UP-2; NANA-2; CP-3) *

Ray Buivid Raymond Vincent Buivid (August 15, 1915 – July 5, 1972) was an American football player who played quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears. A versatile player, Buivid played quarterback, halfback, and defensive ...

, Marquette (UP-3; LIB-3; CP-3) *

Jesse Fatherree Jesse Levi Fatherree Jr. (June 7, 1913 – July 23, 1962) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. Head coaching career Fatherree was the fourth head football coach at Southeastern Louisiana College—now known as So ...

, LSU (NEA-3) * Hubert Randour, Pittsburgh (UP-3) * Chuck Cheshire, UCLA (NEA-3) *

Andy Pilney Antone James "Andy" Pilney (January 19, 1913 – September 15, 1996) was an American football coach and player of football and baseball. He played football and baseball at the University of Notre Dame in the mid-1930s and then professional baseba ...

, Notre Dame (NEA-3) * Bill Wallace, Rice (AP-3)

Fullbacks

, Stanford (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1; UP-1; AAB-1; LIB-1; COL-1; NEA-1; INS-1; NANA-1 b CP-1; NYS-2; WC-1; SN: PTH-1; CNS-1; KCS-1) *

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, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) (Third pick in the

) (UP-2 b AAB-1 b CP-3; NYS-2 b WC-1; CNS-2 b KCS-1 b *

Sheldon Beise Sheldon Beise (September 15, 1911 – April 1, 1960) was an American football player and coach. Biography Beise was a native of Mound, Minnesota, where he was an all-around athlete, winning varsity letters in basketball, track, baseball and footb ...

, Minnesota (AP-2; UP-2; LIB-3; NEA-2; NANA-1; CP-1; NYS-2; CNS-2; KCS-2) * John McCauley, Rice (AP-2 b LIB-2 b NYS-1) * Donald Jackson, North Carolina (AP-2 b NEA-2; CP-2) *

Dick Crayne Richard Cherry Crayne (April 24, 1913 – August 14, 1985) was an American football fullback for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the first round with the fourth overall pick in the 1936 NFL Draft. ...

, Iowa (AP-3; UP-3; KCS-2 b *

Abe Mickal Ibrahim Khalil "Abe" Mickal ( – September 20, 2001) was a Lebanese-American college football player and a doctor. He played as a halfback for the LSU Tigers football team of Louisiana State University, where he was notable for his passing s ...

, LSU (College Football Hall of Fame) (LIB-2)

Key

Bold = Consensus All-American * -1 – First-team selection * -2 – Second-team selection * -3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

* AAB = All-America Board, selected by a board made up of Glenn "Pop" Warner, Christy Walsh,

Elmer Layden Elmer Francis Layden (May 4, 1903 – June 30, 1973) was an American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and professional sports executive. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame where he starred at full ...

, Howard Jones and Frank Thomas. * AP =

* COL = ''

'' * INS = International News Service: "Based upon the findings of staff men and qualified observers in all sections of the country, the International News Service today is making public its all-American football team for 1935" * LIB = ''Liberty'' Magazine: "An 'All-Players' All-America football team compiled by Liberty Magazine from a poll of 1,521 varsity players in all parts of the country" * NANA = North American Newspaper Alliance, selected by four prominent coaches: Andy Kerr of Colgate,

Dan McGugin Daniel Earle McGugin (July 29, 1879 – January 23, 1936) was an American football player and coach, as well as a lawyer. He served as the head football coach at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee from 1904 to 1917 and again from ...

of Vanderbilt, James Phelan of Washington, and

Gus Dorais Charles Emile "Gus" Dorais (July 2, 1891 – January 3, 1954) was an American football player, coach, and athletic administrator. Dorais played college football at the University of Notre Dame, where he was an All-American in 1913 at quarterback ...

of Detroit. * NEA = Newspaper Editors Association, selected by

Bernie Bierman Bernard W. Bierman (March 11, 1894 – March 7, 1977) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He coached from 1919 to 1950 except for a span during World War II when he served in the U.S. armed forces. Bierman was t ...

and NEA Service's committee of coaches * SN = ''The Sporting News'' * UP =

Other selectors

* CNS = Consensus All-American team based on the following scoring system: 5 points for a first-team selection; 3 points for a second-team selection; and 1 point for a third-team selection. The All-American teams reviewed for the consensus team were AP, UP, INS, NEA, North American Newspaper Alliance, All-America Board, Collier's,

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's symposium, and Fritz Crisler. * CP =

: "The sixth annual Central Press Captains' All-American football team is presented today. It represents the selections of 54 gridiron leaders from important schools in every part of the country. Every major conference had a voice in the voting, and captains of important teams not identified with conferences—such as Army and Navy—expressed their preferences in the nation-wide poll which has grown tremendously in popularity since its introduction in 1930." * KCS = ''

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'' by C.E. McBride * NYS = ''

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'' * PTH =

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, selected by a board of outstanding college coaches that included

of Minnesota, Frank Thomas of Alabama,

Claude E. Thornhill Claude Earl "Tiny" Thornhill (April 14, 1893 – June 30, 1956) was an All-American college football player at Pittsburgh and the head football coach at Stanford from 1933 to 1939. Playing career Thornhill played college football at the Univer ...

of Stanford and

Lou Little Luigi "Lou Little" Piccirilli December 6, 1891 – May 28, 1979) was an American football player and coach born in Boston, Massachusetts. City of Boston, Birth Registrations, number 8583, December 6, 1891After Lou's birth, his father changed his ...

of Columbia. * WC =

Walter Camp Walter Chauncey Camp (April 7, 1859 – March 14, 1925) was an American football player, coach, and sports writer known as the "Father of American Football". Among a long list of inventions, he created the sport's line of scrimmage and the system ...

Football Foundation

References

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