The Top Ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Players of the pre-1960s Help Keep the Site Ad Free By Supporting us at Patreon
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The Top Ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Players of the pre-1960s
Notes: The rankings are based on college stats.
What players did in the pros does not factor into this list.
| Rnk | Athlete | Pos |
| 1 | Bruce Smith | RB |
| 2 | Paul Giel | RB |
| 3 | George Franck | RB |
| 4 | Herb Joesting | RB |
| 5 | Pug Lund | RB |
| 6 | Biggie Munn | OL |
| 7 | Bronko Nagurski | OL |
| 8 | Ed Widseth | OL |
| 9 | Dick Wildung | OL |
| 10 | Bill Daley | RB |
| 11 | Clayton Tonnemaker | OL |
| 12 | Frank Larson | E |
| 13 | Ray Eklund | E |
| 14 | Leo Nomellini | OL |
| 15 | Bob McNamara | QB |
| 16 | Bert Baston | E |
| 17 | James Walker | OL |
| 18 | George Hauser | OL |
| 19 | John McGovern | QB |
| 20 | Dick Smith | OL |
| 21 | Farnk Larson | E |
| 22 | Earl Martineau | RB |
| 23 | Frank Twedell | OL |
| 24 | Fred Schacht | OL |
| 25 | Andy Uram | RB |
| 26 | Arnold Oss | RB |
| 27 | Bill Bevan | OL |
| 28 | Charles Robinson | OL |
| 29 | George Gibson | OL |
| 30 | Moses Strathern | OL |
| 31 | Reuben Rosenwald | RB |
| 32 | Sheldon Beise | RB |
| 33 | Lorin Solon | E |
| 34 | Bobby Marshall | E |
| 35 | Sigmund Harris | QB |
| 36 | Bernie Bierman | RB |
| 37 | Bob Hobert | OL |
| 38 | Eddie Rogers | E |
| 39 | George Capron | RB |
| 40 | H.E. Farnum | OL |
| 41 | Harold Almquist | QB |
| 42 | Harold Hanson | OL |
| 43 | Ken Haycraft | E |
| 44 | Leonard Frank | OL |
| 45 | Otis McCreery | RB |
| 46 | Pat Dunnigan | OL |
| 47 | Pudge Wyman | RB |
| 48 | Robert Tanner | E |
| 49 | Walton Thorp | OL |
| 50 | Win Pedersen | OL |
| 51 | Jack Manders | RB |
| 52 | Urban Odson | OL |
| 53 | Bert Page | OL |
| 54 | Boles Rosenthal | OL |
| 55 | Bud Grant | E |
| 56 | Bud Wilkinson | OL |
| 57 | Claire Long | RB |
| 58 | Clarence Schutte | RB |
| 59 | Clark Shaughnessy | OL |
| 60 | Frank Mayer | OL |
| 61 | Frederick Hovde | QB |
| 62 | George Abramson | OL |
| 63 | George Bromley | OL |
| 64 | Gus Eckberg | RB |
| 65 | Helge Pukema | OL |
| 66 | John Rosenwald | RB |
| 67 | Len Walsh | OL |
| 68 | Oliver Aas | OL |
| 69 | Phil Bengston | OL |
| 70 | Ralph Capron | QB |
| 71 | Raymond King | E |
| 72 | Reuben Johnson | RB |
| 73 | Roy Oen | OL |
| 74 | Sinclair | OL |
| 75 | Stan Kostka | RB |
| 76 | Tex Cox | OL |
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