1928 All-Eastern football team

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The 1928 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 1928 college football season.

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All-Eastern selections

Quarterbacks

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Fullbacks

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Tackles

Guards

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References

  1. "Associated Press Names All-Eastern Grid Squad". Modesto News-Herald. December 5, 1928. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.