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  • Walter Eckersall, a three-time All-American football player from 1904 to 1906 Robert Peck selected in 1914, 1915 and 1916. Hugh Green is considered by many to be the most devastating defender in the history of college football. He was a three-time All-American Defensive lineman Sean Brewer named a three-time all-American William Perry, Clemson (1981-1984) First three-time All-American in Clemson football history (1982-83-84) Pudge Heffelfinger, Yale's three-time All American from 1889-1891 Mike Doss (1999-2002) Tom Skladany (1973-1976 Skladany is just one of six three-time All-Americans in Ohio State history. And the list goes on and on.
  • by Rick Fizdale fizdale@aol.com When I was 10 years old Doak Walker became a three All-American and I asked myself the same question you posed, “Have there been any others?” Shortly after that I began collecting NCAA guides which in those days contained a list of every football player who made at least one official (as determined by the NCAA) All-American team. I made a list of every three time All-American. There were many besides Doak Walker. There were even some four timers. I continued this pursuit for decades. The following list contains every player whose brilliance and consistency led to their being chosen All-America three or more years. I’ve included their school, positon, height, weight and years selected. Compared to the original answer many names have been added and two players are missing, Tom Sladany, the great Ohio State punter, and Sean Brewer, a tight end from San Jose State. According to the NCAA Skladany was an AA in 1974 & ‘75. No doubt he was selected by somebody in 1973, his sophomore season. But it does not appear to be a team sanctioned by the NCAA. As for Brewer he only played Division One football for two years, 2002-03, and never made an All-American team. FOUR TIME ALL-AMERICANS Gordon Brown Yale G 6-3 202 1897-00 Charlie Daly Harvard / Army QB 5-7 150 1898-01 T. Truxton Hare Pennsylvania G 6-1 198 1897-00 Frank Hinkey Yale E 5-9 150 1891-94 Marshall Newell Harvard T 5-7 168 1890-93 George Savitsky Pennsylvania T 6-3 250 1944-47 THREE TIME ALL-AMERICANS Alex Agase Illinois/Purdue G 5-11 190 1942-43, 46 Joe Alexander Syracuse G-C 5-11 210 1918-20 Hub Bechtol Texas E 6-2 201 1944-46 Doc Blanchard Army FB 6-0 205 1944-46 Dre’ Bly N. Carolina DB 5-10 185 1996-99 Ben Boynton Williams QB 5-9 163 1917,19-20 Charles Brewer Harvard FB 5-9 150 1892-94 Chris Cagle Army HB 5-8 167 1927-29 David Campbell Harvard E 6-0 171 1899-01 Anthony Carter Michigan WR 5-11 161 1980-82 Ted Coy Yale FB 6-0 195 1907-09 Glenn Davis Army HB 5-9 170 1944-46 Ron Dayne Wisconsin RB 5-10 254 1997-99 Tony Dorsett Pittsburgh RB 5-11 192 1973, 75-76 Mike Doss Ohio State DB 5-11 204 2000-02 Kenny Easley UCLA DB 6-2 206 1978-80 Walter Eckersall Chicago QB-E 5-7 141 1904-06 Russell Erxleben Texas P 6-4 218 1976-78 Marshall Faulk S. Diego St RB 5-10 200 1991-93 Wes Fesler Ohio State E 6-0 185 1928-30 Rod Franz California G 6-1 198 1947-49 Bill Fralic Pittsburgh OT 6-5 285 1982-84 Charles Gelbert Pennsylvania E-G 5-9 170 1894-96 Ed Goddard Washington State QB 5-10 180 1934-36 Red Grange Illinois HB 5-10 170 1923-25 Hugh Green Pittsburgh DE 6-2 224 1978-80 Archie Griffin Ohio State RB 5-9 184 1973-75 Chic Harley Ohio State HB 5-10 158 1916-17, 19 Leon Hart Notre Dame E 6-4 225 1947-49 Pudge Heffelfinger Yale G 6-1 195 1889-91 Wilbur “Fats Henry Washington & Jefferson T 5-10 230 1917-19 James Hogan Yale T 5-10 210 1902-04 Philip King Princeton QB 5-6 154 1891-93 Langdon Lea Princeton T 6-1 187 1893-95 Darrell Lester Texas Christian C 6-4 218 1934-36 Floyd Little Syracuse HB 5-11 195 1964-66 Woodrow Lowe Alabama LB 6-0 211 1973-75 Ken MacAfee Notre Dame TE 6-4 251 1975-77 Bo McMillin Centre QB 5-9 165 1919-21 Eddie Mahan Harvard FB 5-11 171 1913-15 Bennie Oosterbaan Michigan E 6-0 186 1925-27 Bob Peck Pittsburgh C 5-9 179 1914-16 Stan Pennock Harvard G 5-8 193 1912-14 David Pollack Georgia DE 6-2 275 2002-04 Barney Poole Army/Mississippi E 6-3 220 1944, 47-48 Randy Rhino Georgia Tech DB 5-10 179 1972-74 Jerry Robinson UCLA LB 6-3 209 1976-78 Tom Shevlin Yale E 5-10 195 1902,04-05 Bob Suffridge Tennessee G 6-0 186 1938-40 Doak Walker SMU HB 5-11 170 1947-49 Herschel Walker Georgia RB 6-2 222 1980-82 Art Wheeler Princeton G 6-1 200 1892-94 Don Whitmire Alabama/Navy T 5-11 215 1942-44 Ed Widseth Minnesota T 6-2 220 1934-36 Richard Wood S. California LB 6-2 213 1972-74

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