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The 1937 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 1937 college football season.
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The 1924 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 1924 college football season.
The 1920 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 1920 college football season.
The 1913 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 1913 college football season.
The 1907 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 1907 college football season.
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- ↑ "Farrell Picks His All-Eastern Football Elevens for Year 1921". The Norwalk Hour. December 17, 1921. p. 15.
- ↑ "More All-Star Grid Selections". The Pittsburgh Press. December 6, 1921.
- ↑ "Roper Names Wittmer All-East Center". The Gazette Times. December 4, 1921. p. 3.
- ↑ "Experts Burn Midnight Oil in Picking All Star Teams". The Meriden Daily Journal. November 29, 1921. p. 8.
- ↑ "Experts Burn Midnight Oil in Picking All Star Teams". The Meriden Daily Journal. November 29, 1921. p. 8.