1937 All-Big Ten Conference football team explained

The 1937 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 1937 Big Ten Conference football season.

All Big-Ten selections

Ends

• Ray Wallace King, Minnesota (AP-1; UP-1)
• Bob Lannon, Iowa (AP-1; UP-2)
• Jim Zachary, Purdue (UP-1)
• Robert Fitzgerald, Chicago (AP-2)
• Fred Benz, Wisconsin (AP-2)
• Bob Kenderdine, Indiana (UP-2)

Tackles

• Lou Midler, Minnesota (AP-1; UP-2)
• Bob Haak, Indiana (UP-1)
• Carl Kaplanoff, Ohio State (UP-1)
• Marty Schreyer, Purdue (AP-1)
• Alex Schoenbaum, Ohio State (AP-2)
• Don Siegel, Michigan (AP-2)
• Clem Woltman, Purdue (UP-2)

Guards

• Frank Twedell, Minnesota (AP-1; UP-1)
• Ralph Heikkinen, Michigan (AP-2; UP-1)
• Gust Zarnas, Ohio State (AP-1; UP-2)
• Jim Freeman, Indiana (AP-2)
• Mel Brewer, Illinois (UP-2)

Centers

• Ralph Wolf, Ohio State (AP-1)
• George Miller, Indiana (AP-2; UP-1)
• James W. McDonald, Illinois (UP-2)

Quarterbacks

• Jim McDonald, Ohio State (AP-1; UP-1)
• Fred Vanzo, Northwestern (AP-2)

Halfbacks

• Nile Kinnick, Iowa (AP-2; UP-1)
• Cecil Isbell, Purdue (AP-1; UP-2 [fullback])
• Don Heap, Northwestern (AP-1; UP-2 [quarterback])
• Rudy Gmitro, Minnesota (UP-1)
• Hal Van Every, Minnesota (AP-2; UP-2)
• Bill Schmitz, Wisconsin (UP-2)

Fullbacks

• Corbett Davis, Indiana (AP-1; UP-1)
• Larry Buhler, Minnesota (AP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press^[1]

UP = United Press^[2]

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

See also

• 1937 College Football All-America Team

Notes and References

1. News: Six Schools Get Places on Big Ten Selection. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (AP story). 20. November 23, 1937.
2. News: Big Ten Team Named by United Press. The San Bernardino County Sun. November 21, 1937. 18.