|
The Top Ranked
Offensive Linemen of the 1920s
Notes:
Ranking Explanation
|
Rnk |
Athlete |
Overall Decade Rank |
|
1 |
Pete Henry |
4 |
|
2 |
Ed Healey |
6 |
|
3 |
Jim McMillen |
10 |
|
4 |
Gus Sonnenberg |
11 |
|
5 |
Swede Youngstrom |
12 |
|
6 |
George Trafton |
13 |
|
7 |
Link Lyman |
17 |
|
8 |
Duke Slater |
21 |
|
9 |
Steve Owen |
22 |
|
10 |
Hugh Blacklock |
24 |
|
11 |
Bub Weller |
27 |
|
12 |
Duke Osborn |
28 |
|
13 |
Rudy Comstock |
29 |
|
14 |
Bull Behman |
31 |
|
15 |
Herb Stein |
32 |
|
16 |
Al Nesser |
36 |
|
17 |
Frank Racis |
37 |
|
18 |
Milt Rehnquist |
44 |
|
19 |
Don Murry |
46 |
|
20 |
Steamer Horning |
48 |
|
21 |
Jug Earp |
49 |
|
22 |
Russ Hathaway |
55 |
|
23 |
Eddie Sauer |
58 |
|
24 |
Cub Buck |
59 |
|
25 |
Mike Michalske |
62 |
|
26 |
Fred Gillies |
63 |
|
27 |
Clyde Smith |
67 |
|
28 |
Bill Owen |
71 |
|
29 |
Chet Widerquist |
72 |
|
30 |
Hec Garvey |
75 |
|
31 |
Willis Brennan |
83 |
|
32 |
Nick McInerney |
86 |
|
33 |
Ojay Larson |
90 |
|
34 |
Moose Gardner |
92 |
|
35 |
Ralph Scott |
95 |
|
36 |
Walt Kiesling |
97 |
|
37 |
Hobby Kinderdine |
102 |
|
38 |
Dewey Lyle |
103 |
|
39 |
Jack Fleischmann |
105 |
|
40 |
Charlie Guy |
107 |
|
41 |
Bill Fleckenstein |
110 |
|
42 |
Mike Gulian |
111 |
|
43 |
Joe Kozlowsky |
117 |
|
44 |
Clyde Zoia |
119 |
|
45 |
Al Graham |
128 |
|
46 |
Whitey Woodin |
129 |
|
47 |
Russ Smith |
132 |
|
48 |
Joe Mulbarger |
133 |
|
49 |
Johnny Budd |
136 |
|
50 |
Century Milstead |
144 |
|
51 |
Cal Hubbard |
146 |
|
52 |
Walt Ellis |
147 |
|
53 |
Jim Flower |
148 |
|
54 |
Rudy Rosatti |
149 |
|
55 |
Dosey Howard |
151 |
|
56 |
Russ Stein |
153 |
|
57 |
Jack McArthur |
154 |
|
58 |
Garland Buckeye |
163 |
|
59 |
Bill Buckler |
164 |
|
60 |
John Mintun |
165 |
|
61 |
Ralph Claypool |
167 |
|
62 |
Mickey Murtagh |
172 |
|
63 |
Charlie Copley |
174 |
|
64 |
Bill Brace |
175 |
|
65 |
Herb Sies |
176 |
|
66 |
Russ Bailey |
181 |
|
67 |
Bob Nash |
182 |
|
68 |
Frank Rydzewski |
185 |
|
69 |
Jerry J. Jones |
186 |
|
70 |
Hunk Anderson |
187 |
|
71 |
Pike Johnson |
190 |
|
72 |
Roger Ashmore |
191 |
|
73 |
Walt LeJeune |
197 |
|
74 |
Jim Welsh |
199 |
|
75 |
Andy Nemecek |
200 |
|
76 |
Earl Evans |
202 |
|
77 |
Dick Stahlman |
205 |
|
78 |
Tarzan Taylor |
207 |
|
79 |
Bill Springsteen |
208 |
|
80 |
Frank Morrissey |
210 |
|
81 |
Tom Cobb |
213 |
|
82 |
Hal Hanson |
216 |
|
83 |
Les Caywood |
226 |
|
84 |
Tom McNamara |
230 |
|
85 |
George Berry |
231 |
|
86 |
Al Pierotti |
234 |
|
87 |
Tommy Tomlin |
235 |
|
88 |
Max Reed |
237 |
|
89 |
Dolph Eckstein |
238 |
|
90 |
Bill Hoffman |
239 |
|
91 |
Roger Mahoney |
240 |
|
92 |
Al Feeney |
242 |
|
93 |
Oscar Wolford |
244 |
|
94 |
Frank Culver |
247 |
|
95 |
Larry Conover |
251 |
|
96 |
Doc Williams |
254 |
|
97 |
Joe Wostoupal |
256 |
|
98 |
Butch Spagna |
259 |
|
99 |
Louis Kolls |
261 |
|
100 |
Emmett Keefe |
266 |
|
101 |
Tiny Cahoon |
268 |
|
102 |
Belf West |
269 |
|
103 |
Bob Beattie |
270 |
|
104 |
Harry Mehre |
271 |
|
105 |
Jab Murray |
276 |
|
106 |
Paul Des Jardien |
280 |
|
107 |
Stan Muirhead |
281 |
|
108 |
Dutch Speck |
284 |
|
109 |
Hank Smith |
285 |
|
110 |
Jerry Lunz |
289 |
|
111 |
Norm Harvey |
290 |
|
112 |
Bill Stein |
291 |
|
113 |
Boni Petcoff |
294 |
|
114 |
Lud Wray |
299 |
|
115 |
Doc Alexander |
300 |
|
116 |
Red Pearlman |
301 |
|
117 |
Joe Williams |
302 |
|
118 |
Jay Berquist |
303 |
|
119 |
John Filak |
311 |
|
120 |
Ed Weir |
316 |
|
121 |
Nick Lassa |
318 |
|
122 |
John Barrett |
319 |
|
123 |
Bill Kern |
320 |
|
124 |
Lou Little |
324 |
|
125 |
Jim Bowdoin |
325 |
|
126 |
George Thompson |
326 |
|
127 |
Tiny Thornhill |
328 |
|
128 |
Bruce Jones |
334 |
|
129 |
John Thurman |
338 |
|
130 |
Lou Usher |
342 |
|
131 |
Dutch Wallace |
344 |
|
132 |
Alf Cobb |
345 |
|
133 |
Babe Connaughton |
347 |
|
134 |
John Sack |
349 |
|
135 |
Claude Perry |
351 |
|
136 |
Dick Hall |
355 |
|
137 |
Olin Smith |
359 |
|
138 |
Carl Thomas |
362 |
|
139 |
Len Smith |
363 |
|
140 |
John Alexander |
364 |
|
141 |
Cap Edwards |
366 |
|
142 |
Oscar Kuhner |
368 |
|
143 |
Burt Ingwersen |
369 |
|
144 |
Harvey Levy |
378 |
|
145 |
Ernie Vick |
381 |
|
146 |
Russ Oltz |
382 |
|
147 |
Abe Wilson |
383 |
|
148 |
Bill Feaster |
386 |
|
149 |
Ed Gallagher |
388 |
|
150 |
Frank Coughlin |
389 |
|
151 |
Festus Tierney |
393 |
|
152 |
Ted Mitchell |
397 |
|
153 |
Wally Niemann |
401 |
|
154 |
Ed Shaw |
402 |
|
155 |
Swede Rundquist |
408 |
|
156 |
Lloyd Young |
413 |
|
157 |
Orland Smith |
416 |
|
158 |
Marty Conrad |
418 |
|
159 |
Ted Nesser |
422 |
|
160 |
Dan O'Connor |
425 |
|
161 |
Art Carney |
431 |
|
162 |
Bill Oliver |
440 |
|
163 |
Ernie Cuneo |
448 |
|
164 |
John Underwood |
451 |
|
165 |
Al Jolley |
452 |
|
166 |
Glenn Tidd |
453 |
|
167 |
Freeman Fitzgerald |
455 |
|
168 |
Paul Minick |
457 |
|
169 |
Art Johnson |
458 |
|
170 |
Ad Wenke |
459 |
|
171 |
Harry Malcolm |
463 |
|
172 |
Tom Gormley |
466 |
|
173 |
Bill Belanich |
468 |
|
174 |
Earl Gorman |
469 |
|
175 |
Leo Chappell |
471 |
|
176 |
Sully Montgomery |
472 |
|
177 |
Warren McGuirk |
473 |
|
178 |
Art Webb |
475 |
|
179 |
Walt Kreinheder |
476 |
|
180 |
Bing Miller |
477 |
|
181 |
Harry Collins |
479 |
|
182 |
Andy Salata |
484 |
|
183 |
Lou Feist |
488 |
|
184 |
George Hartong |
490 |
|
185 |
Chief Franta |
492 |
|
186 |
Elmer Busch |
493 |
|
187 |
Ross Petty |
496 |
|
188 |
Bull Wesley |
499 |
|
189 |
Walden Erickson |
504 |
|
190 |
Zuck Carlson |
505 |
|
191 |
Joe Kopcha |
513 |
|
192 |
Al Bentzin |
517 |
|
193 |
Bob Spiers |
518 |
|
194 |
Cy Williams |
519 |
|
195 |
Tom Edwards |
521 |
|
196 |
Joe Carey |
523 |
|
197 |
Will Waite |
527 |
|
198 |
Cy DeGree |
530 |
|
199 |
Pudge Wyland |
533 |
|
200 |
Perry Jackson |
535 |
|
201 |
Bobby Berns |
536 |
|
202 |
Candy Miller |
537 |
|
203 |
Fred Nesser |
541 |
|
204 |
Russ Blailock |
547 |
|
205 |
Murrell Hogue |
548 |
|
206 |
Joe Mills |
549 |
|
207 |
Leo Tobin |
553 |
|
208 |
Boob Darling |
555 |
|
209 |
Barlow Irvin |
557 |
|
210 |
Ray Neal |
558 |
|
211 |
Art Dorfman |
559 |
|
212 |
Doc Davis |
560 |
|
213 |
Frank Mayer |
565 |
|
214 |
John Nichols |
570 |
|
215 |
Nate Share |
571 |
|
216 |
Joseph Chrape |
580 |
|
217 |
Ned Scott |
581 |
|
218 |
Red Weaver |
582 |
|
219 |
Joe Carpe |
584 |
|
220 |
John Dooley |
588 |
|
221 |
Dick Faust |
596 |
|
222 |
Pat Dunnigan |
597 |
|
223 |
Larry McGinnis |
599 |
|
224 |
Nat McCombs |
603 |
|
225 |
Art Braman |
604 |
|
226 |
Babe Parnell |
605 |
|
227 |
Danny McMullen |
606 |
|
228 |
Rip Kyle |
613 |
|
229 |
Roy Andrews |
616 |
|
230 |
Joe LaFleur |
617 |
|
231 |
Bert Pearson |
619 |
|
232 |
Carl Peterson |
620 |
|
233 |
Don Newmeyer |
621 |
|
234 |
Johnnie Becker |
625 |
|
235 |
Joe Murphy |
627 |
|
236 |
John Nolan |
629 |
|
237 |
Brick Travis |
633 |
|
238 |
Jim Spencer |
634 |
|
239 |
Archie Sampson |
635 |
|
240 |
Ray Stephens |
639 |
|
241 |
Firpo Wilcox |
643 |
|
242 |
Hugh Lowery |
645 |
|
243 |
Ralph King |
649 |
|
244 |
Rudy Tersch |
652 |
|
245 |
Elmer McCormick |
655 |
|
246 |
Babe Houck |
657 |
|
247 |
Gil Runkel |
659 |
|
248 |
Walt Brewster |
661 |
|
249 |
Roy Martineau |
663 |
|
250 |
Jimmy Manion |
664 |
|
251 |
Ed Comstock |
669 |
|
252 |
Ed Keenan |
670 |
|
253 |
Mose Bashaw |
672 |
|
254 |
John Madigan |
674 |
|
255 |
Dick McGrath |
677 |
|
256 |
Packie Nelson |
680 |
|
257 |
Adrian Baril |
682 |
|
258 |
Daddy Potts |
685 |
|
259 |
Red Seidelson |
690 |
|
260 |
Alec Fishman |
692 |
|
261 |
Jack Donahue |
694 |
|
262 |
Jack McCarthy |
695 |
|
263 |
Jess Tinsley |
696 |
|
264 |
Jim Dufft |
697 |
|
265 |
Joe Bachmaier |
698 |
|
266 |
Iolas Huffman |
699 |
|
267 |
Howard Kieley |
700 |
|
268 |
Bourbon Bondurant |
702 |
|
269 |
Joe Davidson |
703 |
|
270 |
Oke Carlson |
706 |
|
271 |
Ted James |
710 |
|
272 |
Elliott Bonowitz |
712 |
|
273 |
Forrest Cotton |
713 |
|
274 |
Adolph Spiegel |
714 |
|
275 |
Charlie Mockmore |
715 |
|
276 |
Jim Yeager |
717 |
|
277 |
John Polisky |
718 |
|
278 |
Mush Crawford |
719 |
|
279 |
Walt Buland |
721 |
|
280 |
Joe Windbiel |
726 |
|
281 |
Walter Voight |
731 |
|
282 |
Willie Flattery |
732 |
|
283 |
William Murrah |
733 |
|
284 |
Earl Duvall |
736 |
|
285 |
Don Thompson (OL) |
738 |
|
286 |
Joe McLain |
741 |
|
287 |
Dave Skudin |
743 |
|
288 |
Hal Griffen |
744 |
|
289 |
Stan Powell |
747 |
|
290 |
Ray Suess |
749 |
|
291 |
Bob Dunn |
750 |
|
292 |
Elliott Risley |
751 |
|
293 |
Mark Stevenson |
752 |
|
294 |
Ed Carman |
756 |
|
295 |
Tom Hogan |
757 |
|
296 |
Dave Tallant |
758 |
|
297 |
Fritz Kramer |
760 |
|
298 |
Stan Kuick |
762 |
|
299 |
Bug Hartzog |
763 |
|
300 |
Cliff Ashburn |
764 |
|
301 |
Walt Schupp |
770 |
|
302 |
Jimmy Woods |
772 |
|
303 |
Larry Dellinger |
773 |
|
304 |
Hugh Sprinkle |
774 |
|
305 |
Bob Hill |
775 |
|
306 |
Ralph Vince |
780 |
|
307 |
John Leonard |
781 |
|
308 |
Milton Wilson |
786 |
|
309 |
Russell Meredith |
789 |
|
310 |
Walt Godwin |
791 |
|
311 |
Frank DeClerk |
792 |
|
312 |
Frank Glassman |
796 |
|
313 |
Jack R. Brown |
799 |
|
314 |
Henry Bassett |
803 |
|
315 |
Jake Williams |
804 |
|
316 |
Alvie Thompson |
807 |
|
317 |
Bill Garnjost |
808 |
|
318 |
Oxie Lane |
811 |
|
319 |
Frank Youngfleish |
813 |
|
320 |
Fritz Loven |
818 |
|
321 |
Jack Depler |
819 |
|
322 |
Joe Burks |
820 |
|
323 |
Knute Caldwell |
821 |
|
324 |
Bill H. Ward |
822 |
|
325 |
Ed McCrillis |
823 |
|
326 |
Frank McConnell |
824 |
|
327 |
Les Scott |
827 |
|
328 |
Carl Beck |
831 |
|
329 |
Leif Strand |
835 |
|
330 |
Peaches Nadolney |
836 |
|
331 |
Ted Buffalo |
839 |
|
332 |
Ted St. Germaine |
840 |
|
333 |
Ed Brawley |
842 |
|
334 |
Harry F. Newman |
843 |
|
335 |
Jack Thorpe |
845 |
|
336 |
Al Crook |
850 |
|
337 |
Charlie Carman |
851 |
|
338 |
John Bunyan |
854 |
|
339 |
Ralph Nichols |
855 |
|
340 |
Tiny Thompson |
856 |
|
341 |
Tex Kelly |
857 |
|
342 |
Mule Werwaiss |
862 |
|
343 |
Phil Nesser |
863 |
|
344 |
Jack Hueller |
864 |
|
345 |
Al L. Krueger |
865 |
|
346 |
Ebby DeWeese |
869 |
|
347 |
Red O'Neil |
872 |
|
348 |
Saul Mielziner |
873 |
|
349 |
Art Harms |
876 |
|
350 |
Elgie Tobin |
877 |
|
351 |
Harry McGee |
879 |
|
352 |
Herb Dieter |
880 |
|
353 |
Chase Van Dyne |
884 |
|
354 |
Riley Biggs |
890 |
|
355 |
George Kirk |
892 |
|
356 |
George Tandy |
893 |
|
357 |
Mickey Fallon |
894 |
|
358 |
Denny Hughes |
896 |
|
359 |
John Bayley |
899 |
|
360 |
Tony Mehelich |
901 |
|
361 |
George Kramer |
902 |
|
362 |
Ben Oas |
903 |
|
363 |
Corl Zimmerman |
904 |
|
364 |
Dick Barker |
905 |
|
365 |
Bill Capps |
908 |
|
366 |
Jerry Krysl |
910 |
|
367 |
John Conley |
911 |
|
368 |
Lyle Burton |
912 |
|
369 |
Vince Lensing |
913 |
|
370 |
Ted Lone Wolf |
917 |
|
371 |
Al Bedner |
918 |
|
372 |
Chet Gay |
919 |
|
373 |
Bill Connor |
920 |
|
374 |
Bill Hurst |
921 |
|
375 |
Bill Winneshick |
922 |
|
376 |
Lou Reichel |
926 |
|
377 |
George Rohleder |
931 |
|
378 |
Don R. Nelson |
932 |
|
379 |
Ed Doyle |
933 |
|
380 |
Xavier Downwind |
935 |
|
381 |
Frank Matteo |
936 |
|
382 |
Hector Cyre |
937 |
|
383 |
Napoleon Barrel |
941 |
|
384 |
Ollie Satenstein |
942 |
|
385 |
By Wimberly |
943 |
|
386 |
Al Maeder |
946 |
|
387 |
Chuck Gayer |
948 |
|
388 |
George Abramson |
950 |
|
389 |
Babe Kraus |
951 |
|
390 |
Ben Barber |
952 |
|
391 |
Furlong Flynn |
954 |
|
392 |
Jack Lord |
955 |
|
393 |
Pahl Davis |
957 |
|
394 |
Joe Kraker |
959 |
|
395 |
Ralph Waldsmith |
962 |
|
396 |
Arnie Shockley |
964 |
|
397 |
Al Maglisceau |
965 |
|
398 |
Bob Fosdick |
966 |
|
399 |
Walt Sechrist |
969 |
|
400 |
Bill Newashe |
971 |
|
401 |
Art Deibel |
972 |
|
402 |
Bill Clarkin |
976 |
|
403 |
Joe Willson |
980 |
|
404 |
Sod Ryan |
981 |
|
405 |
Eric Calhoun |
982 |
|
406 |
Al Mitchell |
983 |
|
407 |
Dutch Gaustad |
985 |
|
408 |
Peck Reiter |
986 |
|
409 |
John Coaker |
991 |
|
410 |
Speed Braney |
992 |
|
411 |
Bill Berrehsem |
993 |
|
412 |
Barney Traynor |
996 |
|
413 |
Jack Heldt |
998 |
|
414 |
Milt Wilson |
1000 |
|
415 |
Bob Morris |
1001 |
|
416 |
Adolph Bieberstein |
1003 |
|
417 |
John Layport |
1005 |
|
418 |
Jim Ailinger |
1007 |
|
419 |
Ed Nason |
1010 |
|
420 |
Fred Hobscheid |
1011 |
|
421 |
Richard Hardy |
1013 |
|
422 |
John H. Beasley |
1015 |
|
423 |
Heinie Jawish |
1018 |
|
424 |
Joe Gillis |
1019 |
|
425 |
Bill Fortune |
1021 |
|
426 |
George Meinhardt |
1022 |
|
427 |
Bert Shurtleff |
1023 |
|
428 |
Ernie McCann |
1024 |
|
429 |
Charlie Weber |
1026 |
|
430 |
Clarence Beck |
1027 |
|
431 |
Joe Milam |
1029 |
|
432 |
Louie Larson |
1030 |
|
433 |
Dick Rauch |
1034 |
|
434 |
Zeke Wissinger |
1035 |
|
435 |
Tom Long |
1038 |
|
436 |
Bill Stephens |
1039 |
|
437 |
Ed Greene |
1043 |
|
438 |
Wade McRoberts |
1044 |
|
439 |
Dilly Dally |
1046 |
|
440 |
Van Edmondson |
1050 |
|
441 |
Ralph Chase |
1052 |
|
442 |
John Cameron |
1053 |
|
443 |
Quentin Reynolds |
1054 |
|
444 |
Dennis Gildea |
1055 |
|
445 |
Ted Schwarzer |
1056 |
|
446 |
Cop Weathers |
1057 |
|
447 |
Bob Scott |
1058 |
|
448 |
George Glennie |
1059 |
|
449 |
Jack Bonadies |
1060 |
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