Running back, Michigan State, 1936–38
John Pingel
John Pingel played running back at Michigan State (1936–38). The Detroit Lions took Pingel in the first round, No. 7 overall in the 1939 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1968.
Honors
All-America: AP first team 1938; Detroit Times 1938; INS 1938; NEA Sports Syndicate second team 1938
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.
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