Bronko Nagurski
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Fullback, Minnesota, 1927–⁠29

Bronko Nagurski

Born
Nov 3, 1908, in Rainy River
Died
Jan 7, 1990, in International Falls, Minnesota

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Bronko Nagurski played fullback at Minnesota (1927–⁠29). He was a consensus All‑American in 1929. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1927

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

First-team All-Pro (AP): 1934

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1934; Collyer’s Eye first team 1932–⁠34, 1936–⁠37; United Press first team 1932–⁠34, 1936; Green Bay Press-Gazette first team 1932–⁠34; Chicago Daily News first team 1934, 1936; the league first team 1933; and 3 more.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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