
Quarterback, Columbia, 1936–38
Sid Luckman
- Born
- Nov 21, 1916, in Brooklyn, New York
- Died
- Jul 5, 1998, in Aventura, Florida
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Sid Luckman played quarterback at Columbia (1936–38). He finished third in the 1938 Heisman vote. The Chicago Bears took Luckman in the first round, No. 2 overall in the 1939 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1960.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 1960College Football Hall of Fame
- Inducted 1965Pro Football Hall of Fame
- 1938Third in the Heisman vote
All-America: Sporting News 1938; UP second team 1937; AP second team 1938; AP third team 1937; NEA third team 1937
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): 5 (1941–44, 1947) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 1946
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1941–44, 1947; AP second team 1946; New York Daily News first team 1941–44, 1947; Chicago Herald-American first team 1940–41, 1943; INS first team 1942–44; Pro Football Illustrated first team 1943–44, 1947; and 2 more.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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