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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
editQuarterbacks
edit- Benny Boynton, Williams (TM-1)
- Bert Bell, Penn (TM-2)
Halfbacks
edit- Light, Penn (TM-1)
- Elmer Oliphant, Army (TM-1)
- Ira Rodgers, West Virginia (TM-2)
- Cornog, Swarthmore (TM-2)
Fullbacks
edit- George McLaren, Pittsburgh (TM-1)
- Joe Berry, Penn (TM-2)
Ends
edit- Heinie Miller, Penn (TM-1)
- John Tressel, Washington & Jefferson (TM-1)
- Paul Robeson, Rutgers (TM-2)
- Red Carlson, Pittsburgh (TM-2)
Tackles
edit- Pete Henry, Washington & Jefferson (TM-1)
- Alf Cobb, Syracuse (TM-1)
- Murphy, Dartmouth (TM-2)
- Fred Seidel, Pittsburgh (TM-2)
Guards
edit- Jock Sutherland, Pittsburgh (TM-1)
- Eugene Neely, Dartmouth (TM-1)
- Byron Wimberly, Washington & Jefferson (TM-2)
- Czarnekie, Penn State (TM-2)
Centers
edit- Russ Bailey, West Virginia (TM-1)
- Alex Wray, Penn (TM-2)
Key
edit- TM = Tiny Maxwell[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Robert W. Maxwell Selects All-Eastern Football Elevens". The Pittsburgh Press. December 2, 1917. p. 3.