Clarence Swanson

Lettered 1918–⁠21 (school media guide)

Born: Mar 15, 1898, in Wakefield, Nebraska
Died: Dec 3, 1970, in Lincoln, Nebraska

Clarence Swanson played end at Nebraska (1918–⁠21). He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973.

Honors

Inducted 1973College Football Hall of Fame

Team titles: Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions, 1921

All-America: Walter Camp second team 1921; INS third team 1920; Billy Evans second team 1921

The teams in those years

1918 Nebraska2–⁠3–⁠1Before the AP poll (1936)
1919 Nebraska3–⁠3–⁠2Before the AP poll (1936)
1920 Nebraska5–⁠3–⁠1Before the AP poll (1936)
1921 Nebraska7–⁠1Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions

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.

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