List of Drake Bulldogs football honorees
Appearance
The following Bulldogs have been selected as First Team All-Americans, to participate in college all-star teams, or were members of the Drake All-Century Team.
First Team All-Americans
Player | Committee | Position | Year(s) chosen |
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Ted Sloane | All Sports Magazine | 1925 | |
Johnny Bright | American Football Coaches Association | RB | 1951 |
Mike Samples | American Football Coaches Association | DT | 1972 |
Pat Dunsmore | American Football Coaches Association | TE | 1981 |
Craig Wederquist | Associated Press | OL | 1982 |
Matt Garvis | American Football Coaches Association | LB | 1995 |
Mike Foster | American Football Coaches Association | DL | 1999, 2000 |
Billy Cundiff | American Football Coaches Association | K | 2000, 2001 |
Aaron Overton | Sports Network | WR | 2002 |
Ira Vandever | Sports Network | QB | 2002 |
Grant Knowles | Sports Network | OG | 2004 |
James Mickley | Sports Network | TE | 2004 |
Scott Phaydavong | Sports Network | RB | 2004, 2005, 2006 |
Andy Green | Sports Network | S | 2006, 2007 |
Dain Taylor | American Football Coaches Association | DL | 2010 |
All-Star game appearances
Player | Game | Year(s) chosen |
---|---|---|
Ted Sloane | East–West Shrine Game | 1925 |
Herb Hedlund | East–West Shrine Game | 1938 |
Pug Manders | East–West Shrine Game & Chicago Tribune All-Star Game | 1939 |
Ralph Gruben | North–South Senior All-Star Game | 1946 |
Tom Bienemann | North–South Senior All-Star Game | 1950 |
Dick Steere | North–South Senior All-Star Game | 1950 |
Johnny Bright | East–West Shrine Game | 1951 |
Tom Newell | Copper Bowl | 1958 |
Karl Kassulke | Blue–Gray Football Classic | 1962 |
Jack Matiar | Blue–Gray Football Classic | 1978 |
Jack Matiar | Senior Bowl | 1979 |
Rick Casko | Blue–Gray Football Classic | 1980 |
John Ware | Blue–Gray Football Classic | 1981 |
Dennis McKnight | Senior Bowl | 1981 |
Billy Cundiff | East Coast Bowl | 2002 |
Aaron Overton | East Coast Bowl | 2002 |
Grant Knowles | East Coast Bowl | 2004 |
Scott Phaydavong | East Coast Bowl | 2006 |
Eric Saubert | East–West Shrine Game & Senior Bowl | 2016 |
All-Century Team
Player | Position | Years for Bulldogs |
---|---|---|
Bud Adams | Lineman | 1939–1941 |
Herb Hedlund | Lineman | 1936–1938 |
Dennis McKnight | Lineman | 1923–1927 |
Charlie Pell | Lineman | 1904–1906 |
Mike Samples | Lineman | 1970–1972 |
Marv Shearer | Lineman | 1954–1957 |
Pete Solverson | Lineman | 1970–1973 |
Dick Steere | Lineman | 1947–1950 |
Craig Wederquist | Lineman | 1979–1982 |
Joe Worobec | Lineman | 1970–1972 |
Tom Bienemann | End | 1947–1950 |
William Bliss | End | 1898–1901 |
Pat Dunsmore | End | 1979–1982 |
Jerry Mertens | End | 1954–1957 |
Manley Sarnowsky | End | 1963–1966 |
Ted Sloane | End | 1923–1925 |
Doug Winslow | End | 1969–1972 |
Bill Boelter | Back | 1921–1923 |
Johnny Bright | Back | 1949–1951 |
Karl Kassulke | Back | 1961–1962 |
Lynn King | Back | 1928–1930 |
Roger LaBrasca | Back | 1954–1957 |
Pug Manders | Back | 1936–1938 |
Duane Miller | Back | 1966–1969 |
Floyd Miller | Back | 1947–1950 |
Dick Nesbitt | Back | 1927–1929 |
Glen Simons | Back | 1911–1913 |
Amero Ware | Back | 1979–1982 |
Buford Waterhouse | Back | 1955–1956 |
Felix Wright | Back | 1977–1980 |
Waldo Don Carlos | Center | 1928–1930 |
Russell Sprong | Center | 1915–1919 |