Walter Eckersall

Walter Eckersall
	circa 1905
Chicago Maroons
Position	Quarterback
Class	Graduate
Personal information
Born:	June 17, 1883; Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died:	March 24, 1930 (aged 46); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	141 lb (64 kg)
Career history
College	Chicago (1903–1906)
Career highlights and awards
	National champion (1905); 3× Consensus All-American (1904, 1905, 1906); Camp All-time All-America team; Yost All-time All-America team; Thorpe All-time All-America team; FWAA College Football All-Time Team ; (1869–1919);
	College Football Hall of Fame (1951)

Walter Herbert "Eckie" Eckersall (June 17, 1883 – March 24, 1930) was an American college football player, official, and sportswriter for the Chicago Tribune.^[1]^[2]^[3]

He played for the Maroons of the University of Chicago, and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951. Eckersall was selected as the quarterback for Walter Camp's "All-Time All-America Team" honoring the greatest college football players during the sport's formative years.^[4] He was selected to Camp's All-American teams in 1904, 1905, and 1906.^[5]

^ Woodruff, Harvey (March 25, 1930). "Heart Attack Takes Walter Eckersall: Former Grid Star Succumbs in Loop Club". Chicago Daily Tribune. pp. 21, 23. Retrieved June 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bartlett, Charles (January 14, 1942). "A city and a sports department". Chicago Daily Tribune. pp. 25, 27. Retrieved June 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Collins, Charles (December 5, 1954). "Football's Famous Walter Eckersall!". Chicago Sunday Tribune. (Chicago Tribune Magazine). p. 36. Retrieved June 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "University of Chicago Athletics Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on June 21, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
^ "All-America Teams | Walter Camp Football Foundation". Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2008.