The 1949 All-Big Nine Conference football team consists of

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players selected to the All-Big Nine Conference teams selected by the

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(AP),

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(UP) and the

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(INS) for the

1949 Big Nine Conference football season The 1949 Big Nine Conference football season was the 54th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference, Big Nine Conference (also known as the Western Conference and the Big Ten Conference) and was a part of th ...

All Big-Ten selections

Ends

Bud Grant Harry Peter "Bud" Grant Jr. (born May 20, 1927) is a former head coach and player of American football, Canadian football, and a former player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Grant served as the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings ...

, Minnesota (AP-1, UP-1) *Bob Wilson, Wisconsin (AP-1, UP-1) *

Jack Dittmer John Douglas "Jack" Dittmer (January 10, 1928 – May 31, 2014) was a Major League Baseball second baseman. He played six seasons in the majors, from until , for the Boston / Milwaukee Braves and Detroit Tigers. As an amateur, Dittmer was a t ...

, Iowa (AP-2) *Clifton Anderson, Indiana (AP-2)

Tackles

Leo Nomellini Leo Joseph Nomellini (June 19, 1924 – October 17, 2000) was an Italian-American Hall of Fame American football offensive and defensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers and professional wrestler. He played college football for Minnesota and ...

, Minnesota (AP-1, UP-1) *

Alvin Wistert Alvin Lawrence "Moose" Wistert (June 26, 1916 – October 3, 2005) was an American football player. A native of Chicago, Illinois, he played college football at the tackle position for Boston University in 1946 and at the University of Mich ...

, Michigan (AP-1, UP-1) *Dick O'Hanlon, Ohio State (AP-2) *

Lou Karras Louis George Karras (September 19, 1927 – September 20, 2018) was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins, until an eye injury prematurely ended his career. He played college foot ...

, Purdue (AP-2)

Guards

*Lloyd Heneveld, Michigan (AP-1, UP-1) *

Jack Lininger Raymond Jack Lininger (June 27, 1927 – August 30, 2002) was an American football linebacker who played two seasons with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Lions in the 21st round of the 1949 NFL Draf ...

, Ohio State (AP-1) *Charles Gottfried, Illinois (AP-2, UP-1) *

Robert Wahl Robert Allen "Al" Wahl ( November 8, 1927 - December 17, 2023), nicknamed "Brick" Wahl, was a football player who was a two-time All-American for the University of Michigan Wolverines in 1949 and 1950. Wahl was also a former U.S. Army heavyw ...

, Michigan (AP-2)

Centers

Clayton Tonnemaker Frank Clayton "Clayt" Tonnemaker (June 8, 1928 – December 25, 1996) was an American football player who played center and linebacker for the Green Bay Packers from 1950 to 1954. Tonnemaker was an All-American at the University of Minnesota, ...

, Minnesota (AP-1, UP-1) *Joe Kelley, Wisconsin (AP-2)

Quarterbacks

*Don Burson, Northwestern (AP-1, UP-1) *

Pandel Savic Pandel Savic (July 15, 1925 – June 12, 2018) was an American football player, starting at quarterback for two years with the Ohio State Buckeyes. He is of Macedonian-American origin from the village of Drago. Pandel Savic came to Girard, Oh ...

, Ohio State (AP-2)

Halfbacks

Chuck Ortmann Charles H. Ortmann (June 1, 1929 – March 7, 2018) was an American football player who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1948 to 1950 and in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1951 and the Dallas Tex ...

, Michigan (AP-1, UP-1) *

Johnny Karras John J. Karras (January 29, 1928 – November 6, 2008) was an American football halfback who played one season with the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the second round of the 1952 NFL ...

, Illinois (AP-1, UP-1) *Bill Bye, Minnesota (AP-2) *

Bob Teague Robert Lewis Teague (January 2, 1929 – March 28, 2013) was an African-American college football star and television news reporter. Teague played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. While a journalist with ''The New York ...

, Wisconsin (AP-2)

Fullbacks

*Gerry Krall, Ohio State (AP-1) *

Bob Momsen Robert Edward "Bob" Momsen (May 28, 1929 – May 25, 2010) was an American football player. He was a first-team All-American at Ohio State in 1950. Early years Momsen was born in Toledo, Ohio, in 1929. He was the son of Rose and Anton Momsen, S ...

, Ohio State (UP-1) *John Kerestes, Purdue (AP-2)

Key

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, chosen by conference coaches UP =

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