As a collegian, he was an All-American center at the University of Pittsburgh.

He is also a former collegiate All-American center for the Michigan Wolverines football team.

He was also cited as an All-American center.

He was a first-team All-American center for Cornell University in 1906.

He was also a consensus All-American collegiate center for the University of Washington in 1940.

Bernard was an All-American center on the Wolverines back-to-back undefeated national championship teams in 1932 and 1933.

In 1900, he was an All-American center for Yale.

He was selected as an All-American center in basketball at the national basketball tournament as a senior in high school.

He was an All-American center on the Indiana Hoosiers football team.

He played both linebacker and center and became All-American center at Alabama.