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High school football:
Every state's greatest offensive lineman
Kevin
Askeland | MaxPreps.com
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 1:30pm
When it comes to NFL
offensive linemen, consider the legacy established in California. The state is
home to Hall of Famers Larry Allen, Bob St. Clair, Ron Mix, Anthony Munoz, Ron
Yary and Gary Zimmerman, who combined for 49 Pro Bowls. Yet, none of them are
the greatest professional offensive lineman to come from the Golden State.
That honor goes to Bruce Matthews, a graduate of Arcadia who played in 14 Pro
Bowls in his career.
Close behind is Ohio, which is home to Hall of Fame linemen Bob Brown, Dan
Dierdorf, Lou Groza, Wilbur Henry, Mike Michalske, Jim Parker and Orlando Pace.
However the greatest lineman, based on the number of Pro Bowl selections, is
Tom Mack with 11.
Bruce Matthews and Tom Mack are just two of the 51 offensive linemen (District
of Columbia included) to make the MaxPreps list of every state's greatest
offensive lineman. Lineman were selected based on the number of Pro Bowls
selected. A couple of exceptions were made, such as the case of Mel Hein in
Washington. A Hall of Fame center, Hein played many of his best seasons prior
to the advent of the Pro Bowl.
Every state's greatest offensive lineman
Alabama
John Hannah, Albertville
Pro Bowls: 9
Alaska
Mark Schlereth, Service (Anchorage)
Pro Bowls: 2
Arizona
Randall McDaniel, Agua Fria (Avondale)
Pro Bowls: 12
Arkansas
Willie Roaf, Pine Bluff
Pro Bowls: 11
California
Bruce Matthews, Arcadia
Pro Bowls: 14
Colorado
Nate Solder, Buena Vista
Games played: 134
Connecticut
Bob Skoronski, Fairfield Prep (Fairfield)
Pro Bowls: 1
Delaware
Luke Petitgout, Sussex Central (Georgetown)
Games Played: 110
District of Columbia
Jonathan Ogden, St. Albans
Pro Bowls: 11
Florida
Maurkice Pouncey, Lakeland
Pro Bowls: 9
Georgia
Rayfield Wright, Fairmont
Pro Bowls: 6
Hawaii
Olin Kreutz, St. Louis (Honolulu)
Pro Bowls: 6
Idaho
Jerry Kramer, Sandpoint
Pro Bowls: 3
Illinois
Chris Hinton, Phillips (Chicago)
Pro Bowls: 7
Indiana
Zach Martin, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard
Pro Bowls: 6
Iowa
Marshal Yanda, Anamosa
Pro Bowls: 8
Kansas
Mike McCormack, De La
Salle (Kansas City)
Pro Bowls: 5
Kentucky
Dermontti Dawson, Bryan Station (Lexington)
Pro Bowls: 7
Louisiana
Kevin Mawae, Leesville
Pro Bowls: 8
Maine
Chet Bulger, Stevens Academy (Blue Hill)
Games played: 86
Maryland
Brian Holloway, Churchill (Potomac)
Pro Bowls: 3
Massachusetts
Walt Sweeney, Cohasset
Pro Bowls: 9
Michigan
Ed Budde, Denby (Detroit)
Pro Bowls: 7
Minnesota
Jim Langer, Royalton
Pro Bowls: 6
Mississippi
Billy Shaw, Carr Central (Vicksburg)
Pro Bowls:
Missouri
Russ Washington, Southeast (Kansas City)
Pro Bowls: 5
Montana
Pat Donovan, Helena
Pro Bowls: 4
Nebraska
Mick Tingelhoff, Lexington
Pro Bowls: 6
Nevada
Ronnie Stanley, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Pro Bowls: 1
New Hampshire
Don Macek, Manchester Central
Games played: 162
New Jersey
Jim Ringo, Phillipsburg
Pro Bowls: 10
New Mexico
Ricky Siglar, Manzano (Albuquerque)
Games played: 100
New York
Ed Newman, Syosset
Pro Bowls: 4
North Carolina
Marvin Powell, Seventy-First (Fayetteville)
Pro Bowls: 5
North Dakota
Mark Slater, Bishop Ryan (Minot)
Games played: 82
Ohio
Tom Mack, Cleveland Heights
Pro Bowls: 11
Oklahoma
Will Shields, Lawton
Pro Bowls: 12
Oregon
Stan Brock, Jesuit (Portland)
Games played: 234
Pennsylvania
Mike Munchak, Scranton
Pro Bowls: 9
Rhode Island
John Mellekas, Rogers (Newport)
Games played: 84
South Carolina
Art Shell, Bonds-Wilson (North Charleston)
Pro Bowls: 8
South Dakota
Barry French, Washington (Sioux Falls)
Games played: 49
Tennessee
Gene Hickerson, Trezevant (Memphis)
Pro Bowls: 6
Texas
Forrest Gregg, Sulphur Springs
Pro Bowls: 9
Utah
Willie Wilkin, Springville
Pro Bowls: 3
Vermont
Bob Yates, Montpelier
Games played: 68
Virginia
Roosevelt Brown, Jefferson (Alexandria)
Pro Bowls: 9
Washington
Mel Hein, Burlington
Pro Bowls: 4
West Virginia
Dennis Harrah, Stonewall Jackson (Charleston)
Pro Bowls: 6
Wisconsin
Jim Otto, Wausau
Pro Bowls: 12
Wyoming
Nick Bebout, Shoshoni
Games played: 97
