1917 All-Eastern football team
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| 1917 All-Eastern football team |
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| All-Eastern football team |
| 1917 college football season |
| 1915 1916 ← → 1918 1919 |
The 1917 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1917 college football season.
All-Eastern selections
Quarterbacks
- Benny Boynton, Williams (TM-1)
- Bert Bell, Penn (TM-2)
Halfbacks
- Light, Penn (TM-1)
- Elmer Oliphant, Army (TM-1)
- Ira Rodgers, West Virginia (TM-2)
- Cornog, Swarthmore (TM-2)
Fullbacks
- George McLaren, Pittsburgh (TM-1)
- Joe Berry, Penn (TM-2)
Ends
- Heinie Miller, Penn (TM-1)
- John Tressel, Washington & Jefferson (TM-1)
- Paul Robeson, Rutgers (TM-2)
- Red Carlson, Pittsburgh (TM-2)
Tackles
- Pete Henry, Washington & Jefferson (TM-1)
- Alf Cobb, Syracuse (TM-1)
- Murphy, Dartmouth (TM-2)
- Fred Seidel, Pittsburgh (TM-2)
Guards
- Jock Sutherland, Pittsburgh (TM-1)
- Eugene Neely, Dartmouth (TM-1)
- Byron Wimberly, Washington & Jefferson (TM-2)
- Czarnekie, Penn State (TM-2)
Centers
- Russ Bailey, West Virginia (TM-1)
- Alex Wray, Penn (TM-2)
Key
- TM = Tiny Maxwell[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Robert W. Maxwell Selects All-Eastern Football Elevens". The Pittsburgh Press. December 2, 1917. p. 3.