Best Pre-Modern College Football Players
Pre-modern defined as before the start of the AP Poll in 1936.The Top Ten
1 Red Grange
Harold Edward "Red" Grange, nicknamed "The Galloping Ghost" or "The Galloping Red Ghost", was a college and professional American football halfback for the University of Illinois, the Chicago Bears, and for the short-lived New York Yankees.
Harold Edward "Red" Grange, nicknamed "The Galloping Ghost" or "The Galloping Red Ghost", was a college and professional American football halfback for the University of Illinois, the Chicago Bears, and for the short-lived New York Yankees.
2 Jim Thorpe
James Francis "Jim" Thorpe was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe became the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States.
James Francis "Jim" Thorpe was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe became the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States.
3 George Gipp
4 Walter Eckersall
5 Willie Heston
6 Charles Brickley
7 Ernie Nevers
Ernest Alonzo Nevers, sometimes known by the nickname "Big Dog", was an American football/baseball player and football coach who played American football as a fullback for the Duluth Eskimos and the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League.
Ernest Alonzo Nevers, sometimes known by the nickname "Big Dog", was an American football/baseball player and football coach who played American football as a fullback for the Duluth Eskimos and the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League.
8 Benny Friedman
9 T. Truxton Hare
10 Dixie Howell
Possibly the most underrated player ever.
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