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Gaynell Tinsley

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Gaynell Tinsley played end at LSU (1934–⁠36). He was a consensus All‑American in 1935 and 1936. The Chicago Cardinals took Tinsley in round 2, No. 12 overall in the 1937 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1956.

Best season
1936
Consensus All-American and First-team All-SEC
Drafted
No. 12
Round 2, 1937 NFL Draft (Chicago Cardinals)

Honors

Team titles: SEC champions, 1935 and 1936

The teams in those years

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In the NFL

First-team All-Pro: 2 (1937–⁠38)

All-Pro teams: Collyer’s Eye first team 1937–⁠38; INS first team 1938; New York Daily News first team 1937; Pro Football Weekly first team 1938; the league first team 1937; United Press first team 1937; and 2 more.

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

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