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1898 Michigan Wolverines football team

Center William Cunningham was selected as a first-team All-American by Caspar Whitney in Harper's Weekly – the first Michigan football player to receive first-team All-American honors.

All-Americans: William Cunningham (Casper Whitney's first team, Walter Camp's second team), Allen Steckle (Walter Camp's second team), Charles Widman (Whitney substitute), John McLean (Whitney substitute), Charles Street (Leslie's Weekly second team)


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1898 Michigan Wolverines football team

All-Western: William Caley (Whitney), William Cunningham (Whitney), Allen Steckle (Whitney), Neil Snow (Whitney), and John W. F. Bennett (Whitney), Charles Widman (Whitney substitute), John McLean (Whitney substitute)