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42-608: Franklin Blake Morse (May 4, 1873 – May 27, 1929) was an All-American football player. Morse played halfback for Princeton University and was selected as an All-American in 1893. He also served as coach of Princeton's football team in 1896. Morse worked as a sports writer from 1904 to 1929, serving as a sports editor for the Associated Press and a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle . He

84-660: A daughter of railroad industrialist Chiswell Langhorne . Irene was born in Danville, Virginia , and was one of five sisters, all noted for their beauty, including Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor , the first woman to serve as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom . Irene and Charles were the parents of two children: For part of his career, Gibson lived in New Rochelle, New York ,

126-490: A district chairman, along with another head coach who serves as the chairman of the selection committee. The coaches in each district are responsible for ranking the top players in their respective districts; that information, along with ballots submitted by FBS head coaches, are used to select the AFCA FBS Coaches' All-America Team.snake The Coaches' All-America Team has been sponsored by various entities throughout

168-423: A full Academician in 1932. He retired in 1936, the same year Scribner's published his biography, Portrait of an Era as Drawn by C. D. Gibson: A Biography by Fairfax Downey. At the time of his death in 1944, he was considered "the most celebrated pen-and-ink artist of his time as well as a painter applauded by the critics of his later work." On November 7, 1895, Gibson was married to Irene Langhorne (1873–1956),

210-585: A panel of sportswriters who vote to determine the AP All-America Team. It has selected an All-America team since 1925. The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) has selected an All-America team every year since 1945. It is often referred to as the "Coaches' All-America Team". The Selection Process is an All-America Selection Committee is made up of three head coaches from each of the AFCA's nine I-A (Bowl Division) districts, one of whom serves as

252-516: A popular art colony among actors, writers and artists of the period. The community was best known for its unprecedented number of prominent American illustrators. Gibson also owned an island off Islesboro, Maine which came to be known as 700 Acre Island; he and his wife spent an increasing amount of time there through the years. Gibson died of a heart ailment in 1944, aged 77, at 127 East 73rd Street , his home in New York City. After

294-956: A warrant was issued for Morse's arrest, and the details of the allegations were published in the eastern press. Morse spent the last 25 years of his life as a sports writer. After spending many years in Asia, Morse moved to San Francisco where he became the western sports editor for the Associated Press . After several years with the Associated Press, Morse became a sports columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle , Morning Oregonian of Portland, Oregon and The Evening News of San Jose, California . Morse died in his sleep at his summer cottage in Forest Knolls, California in May 1929, aged 57. Morse died of heart disease, which

336-561: Is an oft-repeated urban legend that Gibson's wife and her elegant Langhorne sisters inspired his famous Gibson Girls, who became iconic images in early 20th-century society. The truth is that the first Gibson Girl appeared in 1890, more than two years before Gibson ever met the Langhorne family, and in later years it became fashionable for many of Gibson's friends and family to model for his illustrations. Their dynamic and resourceful father Chiswell Langhorne had his wealth severely reduced by

378-675: Is listed. If a player is named an All-American by all five organizations, he receives " unanimous All-American " recognition. Depending upon the distribution of first team honors at any given position, it is possible to be consensus with fewer than three first-team selections. As of 2021, the University of Alabama had produced the most unanimous All-Americans of any program with 40. There have been 2,868 players from 156 colleges and universities since 1889 who were selected to at least one All-American first team. Five players have earned that honor four times: They are: The Associated Press has

420-456: Is really refreshing to hear a man who knows his player perfectly say, on the eve of the great game of the year, that his men are in perfect fettle. Moreover, he says frankly that the team is one of the best that Princeton has ever had, which is another violation of precedent. After coaching the 1896 Princeton team, Morse began a career in the Asian importing business. Morse's mother, Sarah V. Morse,

462-545: Is selected by a committee of writers representing all conferences and regions of the NCAA . The Writers' Team has been highlighted in various media forums. From 1946 to 1970, Look published the FWAA team and brought players and selected writers to New York City for a celebration. During that 25-year period, the FWAA team was introduced on national television shows by Bob Hope, Steve Allen, Perry Como and others. After Look folded,

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504-581: Is voted on by writers, producers and staff of CBS Sports. Two of the newest, seemingly driven by the internet, are Scout.com and Rivals.com . During the 1930s, Chester L. Washington , sports editor of the Pittsburgh Courier , selected All-America teams of players at historically black colleges and universities (HBCU). In 1999, D3football.com began selecting an All-America team for Division III . Charles Dana Gibson Charles Dana Gibson (September 14, 1867 – December 23, 1944)

546-710: The College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), Sporting News ( TSN , from its historic name of The Sporting News ), Sports Illustrated ( SI ), The Athletic (Athletic), USA Today (USAT), ESPN , CBS Sports (CBS), College Football News ( CFN ), Scout.com , Athlon Sports , Phil Steele , and Fox Sports (FOX). Starting in 2009,

588-1014: The International News Service (INS), it became United Press International . The INS had chosen teams since 1913. UPI continued to choose an All-America team, based on a poll of sportswriters, through the 1996 season. The Central Press Association , a newspaper syndicate based in Cleveland, polled team school captains for its "Captain's All-America Team" Another media group who polled writers and players to compose its team. It ran from 1924 through 1996. ABC Sports , ESPN , CNN Sports Illustrated , College Football News , CBSSports.com , PFF , Time magazine, Bleacher Report and many others also select All-America teams. Time magazine selected All-America teams from 1956 through 1976. ESPN's selections are made by veteran college football writer Ivan Maisel. Maisel's began selecting an All-America team for ESPN.com in 2002. CBS Sports.com

630-746: The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes the All-America teams selected by the AP , AFCA , FWAA , Sporting News , and the WCFF to determine consensus All-Americans. If more than half of the organizations select a player to their first team, he receives the "consensus" honor. If no player qualifies under that criterion, a player named to two first teams can be chosen. Second- and third-team selections can be used as tie-breakers. If still tied, each player

672-585: The 1893 All-American team—Morse at halfback, Philip King at quarterback, Art "Beef" Wheeler at guard, Langdon "Biffy" Lea at tackle, and Thomas "Doggie" Trenchard at end. Three of those players, Wheeler, Lea and King have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame . In November 1893, The World of New York published a full-page profile on the physical conditioning of the Princeton and Yale football teams. The paper noted that Morse

714-425: The 1893 Princeton-Yale game, played before a large crowd at Manhattan Field on Thanksgiving Day. With the ball at midfield, Morse ran for the sideline and caught a pass from Dougal Ward. Morse was running in the open field for a touchdown when he stumbled. Nevertheless, the play was "the longest pass on record, a brand new play" that caused football experts to evaluate the efficacy of long passing and "eventually brought

756-426: The 1962 season TSN's All-America team was picked by a poll of sportswriters. Beginning in 1964 the team was selected by "professional scouts and observers". The Sporting News cited the advent of two-platoon football as the need to go to that system. United Press International (UPI) selected players in a national poll of sportswriters and began selecting teams in 1925 as "United Press". In 1958, after it merged with

798-647: The Civil War, but by the late 19th century, he had rebuilt his fortune on tobacco auctioneering and the railroad industry. After the death of John Ames Mitchell in 1918, Gibson became editor of Life and later took over as owner of the magazine. As the popularity of the Gibson Girl faded after World War I, Gibson took to working in oils for his own pleasure. In 1918, he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member, and became

840-495: The FWAA started a long association with NCAA Films (later known as NCAA Productions), which produced a 30-minute television show and sold it to sponsors. The team was part of ABC Television's 1981 College Football Series. From 1983 to 1990, the team was either on ABC or ESPN, and since 1991 has returned to the national spotlight on ABC. The corporate sponsor for the Writers' team is AT&T , after several years of Cingular being

882-477: The beating took a permanent toll on Morse. After the game, The New York Times reported on Morse's retirement from football: Franklin B. Morse, '95, Princeton's greatest half back, has gone out of training and quit the game. This move was not taken by Morse until it was forced upon him. He has been ill for some time and was really unable to go in the game with Pennsylvania, although he played in that game as long as he could stand on his feet. Since then he has been on

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924-497: The consent of his parents. ... Morse played quarter-back in the '91 team and won laurels at half-back in the Thanksgiving game last year. Though press accounts do not indicate how his father's objections were overcome, Morse was the starting halfback for the 1893 Princeton football team and was named an All-American at the end of the season. The 1893 Princeton team was known as the "perfect team" and filled five of eleven spots on

966-406: The field only a few times, and had to leave the game each time. The whole student body deeply regrets Morse's inability to continue playing. Morse also gained fame as the model for a famous drawing by Charles Dana Gibson titled "The Halfback." In the 1890s, Gibson asked the handsome blond Morse to pose for him. The resulting portrait, titled "The Halfback," gained tremendous popularity and prints of

1008-404: The forward pass into the game." In 1894, Morse was moved to quarterback to replace King. Newspaper accounts indicate that Morse's move to the quarterback position was less than successful. One paper noted pointed to the quarterback position as Princeton's downfall and noted, "Morse, who by the way is a splendid half, was anything but a success in the position." Morse was sidelined due to illness in

1050-459: The marriage a secret because Morse "feared his mother's anger." After a year of secrecy, Morse's wife refused to continue to keep the marriage a secret and moved to Cleveland until Morse could come to terms with his mother. When she returned to New York, she alleged that Morse became abusive and then deserted her. Morse's wife told the press she had been compelled to live on the charity of others and had "actually gone hungry at times." In December 1905,

1092-496: The middle of the season with what was described as "a threatened attack of pneumonia." Morse returned to the lineup for the Penn game and put on a display that drew praise for his "pluck" but also dismay at the physical beating he took. The New York World reported as follows: Morse and Ward were both cripples. I don't believe in talking about the roughness of the game. Any man who goes into it must expect anything and take it, but Morse

1134-625: The play to criticize." The World of New York in 1896 said of Morse: Coach Morse is a very wise young man. In the first place he was perhaps the greatest half-back that Princeton ever turned out. He was a star in the team of '93 which is known as the 'perfect team.' This is his first year as a regular coach, and he is said to be one of the best that the New Jersey university has had. Coach Morse impressed reporters before his first Princeton-Yale game by asserting that his players were in fine physical condition "after months of scientific training": It

1176-433: The popular national magazine for more than 30 years. He quickly built a wider reputation, with his drawings being featured in all the major New York publications, including Harper's Weekly , Scribners and Collier's . His illustrated books include the 1898 editions of Anthony Hope 's The Prisoner of Zenda and its sequel Rupert of Hentzau as well as Richard Harding Davis ' Gallegher and Other Stories . It

1218-486: The portrait were reportedly "hung in most college rooms throughout the country in those days." Morse graduated from Princeton in June 1895 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 1896, Morse took over as Princeton's regular football coach. He had served a coaching function as far back as 1891, when The New York Times described his role as follows: "Frank Morse, '95, coached the players in today's practice and found many points in

1260-479: The school to have him removed from the team. In November 1893, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported: Princetonians are greatly elated over the return Frank Morse, half-back on last year's team. Frank's father is at present opposed to his playing, and unless he retracts the faculty will prohibit him from so doing, as one college rule states that no student will play with a 'Varsity organization without

1302-623: The second longest continuously published team in college football, has been a staple of the college football scene since 1944. It is sometimes referred to as the "Writers' All-America Team". The FWAA has selected an All-America team with the help of its members and an All-America Committee which represents all the regions in the country. Some who have helped to select this team over the years: Mark Blaudschun, Grantland Rice, Bert McGrane, Blackie Sherrod, Furman Bisher, Pat Harmon, Fred Russell, Edwin Pope, Murray Olderman , Paul Zimmerman . The All-America team

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1344-642: The sponsor. The Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF) All-America team is selected by the head coaches and sports information directors of the 120 Football Bowl Subdivision schools and certified by UHY Advisors, a New Haven-based accounting firm. Walter Camp, "The Father of American Football", first selected an All-America team in 1889. The WCF claims an 80% participation rate in the voting for its All-America team. Sporting News , formerly known as The Sporting News and known colloquially as TSN , have teams college football editors and staff select teams, which they have been doing since 1934. From that year through

1386-573: The years but it is now under its own banner, the AFCA. These are the sponsors/publishers of the team throughout the years. 1945–1947 : Published in Saturday Evening Post 1948–1956 : Published in Collier's 1957–1959 : General Mills 1960–1993 : Eastman Kodak 1994 : Schooner's International 1995–1996 : AFCA 1997–1999 : Burger King 2000–present : AFCA The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) Team,

1428-585: Was a son of Josephine Elizabeth (née Lovett) and Charles DeWolf Gibson. He had five siblings and was a descendant of U.S. Senators James DeWolf and William Bradford . A talented youth with an early interest in art, Gibson was enrolled by his parents in New York City's Art Students League , where he studied for two years. Peddling his pen-and-ink sketches, Gibson sold his first work in 1886 to Life magazine, founded by John Ames Mitchell and Andrew Miller . It featured general interest articles, humor, illustrations, and cartoons. His works appeared weekly in

1470-649: Was aggravated by lifting heavy rocks at his home. Sports writer Lawrence Perry eulogized Morse in his nationally syndicated column as one of the greatest players in the history of football: "Frank Morse ... was one of those gridiron heroes who quickened the breath of those who were boys in the early nineties. And perhaps older men knew the spell of his personality and his achievements." He is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts . College Football All-America Team As of 2023,

1512-545: Was also the model for Charles Dana Gibson 's popular drawing, "The Halfback." Morse was born at the American Consulate in Kobe, Japan where his family owned a large factory and "an immense amount of property." Morse attended Princeton University where he played for the football team from 1891 to 1894. Prior to the 1893 season, Morse's father, William Horace Morse, was opposed to having his son play and petitioned

1554-589: Was an American illustrator who created the Gibson Girl , an iconic representation of the beautiful and independent American woman at the turn of the 20th century. He published his illustrations in Life magazine and other major national publications for more than 30 years, becoming editor in 1918 and later owner of the general interest magazine. Gibson was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts on September 14, 1867. He

1596-524: Was described as the beautiful daughter of an aristocratic Georgia family. The two met at the 1902 Princeton-Yale football game. According to his wife, "We fell in love and he proposed marriage shortly afterward." They married in December 1903 in Chicago, and on returning to New York, the couple kept their marriage a secret. During the divorce proceedings, his wife told the press that Morse insisted on keeping

1638-470: Was knocked unconscious by a tackle in the Princeton-Penn game and had to be carried from the field. In 1893, a newspaper described one of Morse's leaps in his second Princeton-Penn game: "Morse made a tremendous leap in the air to go over Osgood, but the latter caught a foot and the pretty play was spoiled. Cheer after cheer rang out from both sections." The most famous play of Morse's career came in

1680-483: Was known for his ability to avoid serious injury despite his "daring and reckless" somersaults: Morse and Ward are fixtures at halfback. Morse has had considerable trouble in convincing his people that he still needs vigorous exercise. He is without doubt the most daring and reckless half-back on the field. He possesses a singular faculty of preserving a certain amount of self-control throughout all of his somersaults and never receives but temporary injuries. In 1892, Morse

1722-408: Was tackled altogether beyond the pale of pardon, more than once. When a man gets as far gone as he was and nothing but his indomitable pluck allowed him to stand, somebody should have had the power and the will to force him to leave the game. But he died fighting ... Despite the beating, Morse was Princeton's leading rusher in the 1894 Penn game, and his 25-yard run was the longest of the game. However,

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1764-467: Was the controlling shareholder of the Wall Street firm of Smith, Baker & Co. -- one of the country's leading importers of Japanese goods. The company operated a large factory in Kobe, Japan . Morse spent several years living in Asia working in the family's business. In 1905, Morse returned to the public eye as the result of a divorce involving charges of physical abuse and desertion. Morse's wife

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