1924 College Football All-America Team
The 1924 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1924. The six selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1924 season are (1) Walter Camp, whose selections were published in "Collier's Weekly", (2) "Football World" magazine (FW), (3) the All-America Board (AAB), (4) the International News Service (INS), (5) "Liberty" magazine, and (6) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA). The only unanimous All-American in 1924 was halfback  Red Grange of Illinois, known as "The Galloping Ghost" and who in 2008 was named by ESPN as the best college football player of all time. The consensus All-Americans recognized by the NCAA for 1924 also include tackle Ed Weir, who was later named the 19th best athlete in Nebraska history, and three of Notre Dame's legendary Four Horseman (halfback Jim Crowley, quarterback Harry Stuhldreher, and fullback Elmer Layden). Consensus All-Americans. For the year 1924, the NCAA recognizes six All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA -recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received. All-Americans of 1924. Key. NCAA recognized selectors for 1924 Other selectors Bold = Consensus All-American