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Center, Minnesota, 1946–⁠49

Clayton Tonnemaker

Born
Jun 8, 1928, in Ogilvie, Minnesota
Died
Dec 25, 1996, in Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Clayton Tonnemaker played center at Minnesota (1946–⁠49). He finished seventh in the 1949 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1949. The Green Bay Packers took Tonnemaker in the first round, No. 4 overall in the 1950 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1980.

Best season
1949
Consensus All-American and First-team All-Big Nine
Heisman vote
7th
In the 1949 vote
Drafted
No. 4
Overall, 1950 NFL Draft (Green Bay Packers)

Honors

All-America: consensus 1949; FWAA third team 1948

The teams in those years

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In the NFL

Pro Bowl: 1953 · First-team All-Pro: 2 (1950, 1954) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 1950

All-Pro teams: AP second team 1950; New York Daily News first team 1950, 1954; United Press first team 1950; New York Daily News second team 1953; United Press second team 1954.

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

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