Pennsylvania greats
35 players, ranked by what they did at Pennsylvania: the Heisman, the College Football Hall of Fame, national awards, consensus All-America teams, first-round picks and leading a national champion. Before 2004 our records hold the honors and the draft; from 2004 they add season stats for most players (not linemen, and not every name before 2010, when the source’s rosters fill in).
Chuck BednarikHall of Fame, 1969- Bob OdellHall of Fame, 1992
- Truxtun HareHall of Fame, 1951
- Charles GelbertHall of Fame, 1960
Leroy MercerHall of Fame, 1955
Bill HollenbackHall of Fame, 1951- Charles WhartonHall of Fame, 1963
- John H. OutlandHall of Fame, 2000
- Reds BagnellHall of Fame, 1977
Skip MinisiHall of Fame, 1985- George SavitskyHall of Fame, 1991
- Vince StevensonHall of Fame, 1968
- Ed McGinleyHall of Fame, 1979
- Hunter ScarlettHall of Fame, 1991
- Robert TorreyHall of Fame, 1971
- John MindsHall of Fame, 1962
Winchester OsgoodHall of Fame, 1970
Heinie MillerConsensus All-American, 1917 and 1919- Gus ZieglerConsensus All-American, 1906–07
- George BrookeConsensus All-American, 1894–95
- Pete OverfieldConsensus All-American, 1898–99
Dexter DraperConsensus All-American, 1907
Frank PiekarskiConsensus All-American, 1904
Otis LamsonConsensus All-American, 1905
Alden KnipeConsensus All-American, 1894
Andy SmithConsensus All-American, 1904- Wylie G. WoodruffConsensus All-American, 1896
- John AdamsConsensus All-American, 1891
- Alfred E. BullConsensus All-American, 1895
- Paul ScullConsensus All-American, 1928
- Ed HakeConsensus All-American, 1927
- Harry ThayerConsensus All-American, 1892
- Ernest CozensConsensus All-American, 1910
- Josiah McCrackenConsensus All-American, 1899
- John ThurmanConsensus All-American, 1922
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