1936 All-Big Ten Conference football team

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The 1936 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Big Ten Conference teams chosen by various selectors for the 1936 Big Ten Conference football season.

American football Team field sport

American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, which is the team controlling the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with or passing the ball, while the defense, which is the team without control of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and aims to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs, or plays, and otherwise they turn over the football to the defense; if the offense succeeds in advancing ten yards or more, they are given a new set of four downs. Points are primarily scored by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone for a touchdown or kicking the ball through the opponent's goalposts for a field goal. The team with the most points at the end of a game wins.

The 1936 Big Ten Conference football season was the 41st season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1936 college football season.

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All Big-Ten selections

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Merle Wendt American football player

Merle Wendt was an All-American football player at Ohio State University. Wendt played at the end position and became the fourth three-time All-American (1934–1936) at Ohio State, following Chic Harley, Wes Fesler, and Lew Hinchman.

John Paul "Johnny" Kovatch was a professional American football player who played six games as an end for the Cleveland Rams of the National Football League during their 1938 season. His tenure with the Rams ended in October 1938, when he fractured his backbone and was injured for the remainder of the season.

Homer Harris American football player and coach

Homer E. Harris Jr. was a groundbreaking African American athlete who became the first black captain of a Big Ten Conference team.

Tackles

Ed Widseth American football player

Edwin Clarence Widseth was an American professional football player who was a tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons. He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team of the University of Minnesota, where he was a consensus All-American in 1935 and 1936. Widseth was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round of the 1937 NFL Draft, and was chosen for the pro Bowl in 1938. He was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Charley Hamrick was the 17th pick in the 1937 NFL Draft. He was drafted in the 2nd round by the Detroit Lions. He went to college at Ohio State University. He was the 3rd Buckeye to be drafted to the NFL.

Theodore Alfred Livingston was an American football player who played professionally for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cleveland Rams.

Guards

Steve Reid was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1985.

William Inwood Smith was an All-American football player for the Ohio State University Buckeyes in the mid-1930s. A native of New Jersey, he moved with his family to Mansfield, Ohio as a boy. In addition to football, Smith was a competitive swimmer, basketball player, and track and field athlete. At the end of the 1935 college football season, Smith was selected as a first-team All-American by Grantland Rice for Collier's Weekly and by a board of coaches for Pathé News. After graduating from Ohio State, Smith was employed by the Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Cleveland. During World War II, Smith became district supervisor of the Office of Price Administration in Columbus, Ohio.

Charles William Schultz was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers. Schultz played collegiate ball for the University of Minnesota before being drafted by the Packers in the 20th round of the 1939 NFL Draft. He played professionally for 3 seasons from 1939 to 1941.

Centers

George Peter Svendsen was an American football player. He also played one season for the Oshkosh All-Stars of the National Basketball League.

Quarterbacks

Halfbacks

Andrew "Andy" Uram Jr. was a running back and defensive back in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers. Uram played collegiate ball for the University of Minnesota before being drafted by the Packers in the 6th round of the 1938 NFL Draft. He played professionally for six seasons from 1938 to 1943. After the 1943 NFL season, Uram served in the United States Navy during World War II. In 1973, Uram was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame. He died in 1984, at the age of 69.

Donald Eugene Heap was an American football and baseball player and coach. He was twice selected as an All-American football player while playing for the Northwestern Wildcats football team.

Vern Huffman American football player

Richard Vernon Huffman was an American football and basketball player. He was born in Mooreland, Indiana and was raised in and around New Castle, Indiana.

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Key

AP = Associated Press [1]

UP = United Press [2]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP

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References

  1. ↑ Earl Hilligan (November 23, 1936). "Widseth and Wendt Again Named Big Ten All Stars". The Day, New London, Conn. (AP story).
  2. ↑ "Wildcats Dominate All-Big Ten Eleven". The San Bernardino County Sun. November 21, 1936. p. 15.
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