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1946 All-America college football team

Official list of the best college football players of 1946

Summary

Official list of the best college football players of 1946

The 1946 All-America college football team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose All-America college football teams in 1946. The nine selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1946 season are (1) the All-America Board (AAB), (2) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), published by Look magazine, (3) the Associated Press (AP), (4) Collier's Weekly, as selected by Grantland Rice, (5) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (6) the International News Service (INS), (7) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (8) the Sporting News (SN), and (9) the United Press (UP).

Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1946, the NCAA recognizes nine published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.

Name	Position	School	Number	Official selectors	Other selectors
Burr Baldwin	End	UCLA	9/9	AAB, AFCA, AP, CO, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP	CP, WC
Johnny Lujack	Quarterback	Notre Dame	9/9	AAB, AFCA, AP, CO [tie], FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP	CP, WC
Charley Trippi	Halfback	Georgia	9/9	AAB, AFCA, AP, CO, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP	CP, WC
Glenn Davis	Halfback	Army	9/9	AAB, AFCA, AP, CO, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP	CP, WC
Doc Blanchard	Fullback	Army	9/9	AAB, AFCA, AP, CO, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP	CP, WC
George Connor	Tackle	Notre Dame	8/9	AAB, AFCA, AP, CO, INS, NEA, SN, UP	CP, WC
Alex Agase	Guard	Illinois	8/9	AAB, AFCA, AP, INS, NEA, SN, UP, CP	WC
Weldon Humble	Guard	Rice	7/9	AAB, AFCA, AP, CO, FWAA, NEA, UP	WC
Paul Duke	Center	Georgia Tech	6/9	AAB, AFCA, AP, CO, NEA, UP	CP, WC
Dick Huffman	Tackle	Tennessee	5/9	AAB, AFCA, AP, CO, FWAA	WC
Warren Amling	Tackle	Ohio State	5/9	FWAA [g], INS, NEA, SN, UP	CP
Hub Bechtol	End	Texas	4/9	AAB, AFCA, FWAA, SN	WC
Hank Foldberg	End	Army	4/9	CO, INS, NEA, UP	--

All-American selections for 1946

Ends

Burr Baldwin, UCLA (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, CO, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, WC)
Hub Bechtol, Texas (AAB, AFCA, FWAA, NEA-2, SN, UP-2, WC)
Hank Foldberg, Army (AP-3, CO, INS-1, NEA-1, UP-1, CP-2)
Elmer Madar, Michigan (AP-1, INS-2, CP-3)
Al Baldwin, Arkansas (AP-2)
Richard Hagen, Washington (AP-2)
Barney Poole, Army (NEA-2, UP-2)
Wallace Jones, Kentucky (INS-2, CP-2)
Ray Poole, Mississippi (AP-3)
Len Ford, Michigan (NEA-3)
Browning, Denver (NEA-3)
Clyde Lindsey, LSU (CP-2)
Ike Armstrong, Oklahoma A&M (CP-3)

Tackles

George Connor, Notre Dame (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, CO, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, WC)
Dick Huffman, Tennessee (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, CO, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-2, UP-2, CP-2, WC)
Warren Amling, Ohio State (AP-2, FWAA [g], INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1)
George Savitsky, Penn (FWAA, NEA-3, UP-2)
John Ferraro, USC (AP-2, INS-2, CP-3)
Bob Davis, Georgia Tech (NEA-2)
Bernie Gallagher, Penn (AP-3, CP-2)
Frank Wydo, Cornell (AP-3)
Walt Barnes, LSU (NEA-3)
Bill Kay, Iowa (CP-3)

Guards

Weldon Humble, Rice (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, CO, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-1, UP-1, CP-3, WC)
Alex Agase, Illinois (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, WC)
John Mastrangelo, Notre Dame (AP-2, CO, INS-1, NEA-3, SN, UP-2, CP-3)
Ed Hirsch, Northwestern (CP-1)
Plato Andros, Oklahoma (AP-2, INS-2, NEA-3)
Joe Steffy, Army (NEA-2, UP-2)
Arthur Gerometta, Army (NEA-2)
Knox Ramsey, William & Mary (AP-3)
Herbert St. John, Georgia (AP-3)
Dick Barwegan, Purdue (CP-2)
Fritz Barzilauskas, Yale (CP-2)

Centers

Paul Duke, Georgia Tech (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, CO, NEA-1, UP-1, CP-1, WC)
George Strohmeyer, Notre Dame (AP-3, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-2, SN, UP-2)
Bryant Meeks, South Carolina (AP-2)
Chuck Bednarik, Penn (INS-2)
Dick Harris, Texas (NEA-3)
John Cannady, Indiana (CP-2)
Dick Scott, Navy (CP-3)

Quarterbacks

Johnny Lujack, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, CO [tie], FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, WC)
Arnold Tucker, Army (AP-3, CO [tie], INS-2, NEA-2, UP-2, CP-2)
Ben Raimondi, Indiana (AP-2)
Ernie Case, UCLA (AP-2, CP-3)
Bobby Layne, Texas (AP-2, INS-2, NEA-3 [fullback], UP-2 [fullback], CP-2)
Mickey McCardle, USC (NEA-3)

Halfbacks

Charley Trippi, Georgia (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, CO, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, WC)
Glenn Davis, Army (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, CO, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, WC)
Herman Wedemeyer, St. Mary's (AP-2, INS-2, NEA-2, UP-2, CP-2)
Ray Evans, Kansas (AP-3)
Charlie Justice, North Carolina (AP-3, NEA-2, UP-2)
Bob Chappuis, Michigan (INS-2, CP-3)
Clyde Scott, Arkansas (NEA-2)
Harry Gilmer, Alabama (AP-3, NEA-3, CP-2)
Forrest Hall, U. San Francisco (NEA-3)
Tony Minisi, Penn (CP-3)
Lloyd Merriman, Stanford (CP-3)

Fullbacks

Felix Blanchard, Army (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, CO, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1 CP-1, WC)

Black college All-Americans

During the 1940s, African-Americans were excluded from many college football programs. Many played the game at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The major All-America selectors in these years did not include players from HBCUs. However, The Pittsburgh Courier each year selected its own All-America team from African-American players, including those at HBCUs. The players chosen for 1946 were:

Nathaniel Powell, Florida A&M, end
Roger Pierce, Langston, end
Robert Drummond, Tennessee A&I, tackle
Robert Smith, Southern, tackle
French Nickens, Virginia State, guard
Herman Mabrie, Tuskegee, guard
John Brown, North Carolina College, center
Nathaniel Taylor, Tennessee A&I, back
Whitney L. Van Cleve, Tuskegee, back
Raymond Von Lewis, Texas College, back
James Turpin, Morgan State, back

Key

Bold – Consensus All-American
-1 – First-team selection
-2 – Second-team selection
-3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

AAB = All-America Board
AFCA = American Football Coaches Association, selected for the Saturday Evening Post
AP = Associated Press
CO = Collier's Weekly
FWAA = Football Writers Association of America
INS = International News Service
NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association
SN = Sporting News
UP = United Press

Other selectors

CP = Central Press Association, selected by college football captains
WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation

References

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(December 14, 1946). "Here They Are! The All-Americans of 1946". The Pittsburgh Courier.
(2016). "Football Award Winners". National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
(2005). "ESPN College Football Encyclopedia". ESPN Books.
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(1946-12-04). "The 1946 AP All-America". Cumberland Evening Times.
(December 4, 1946). "Davis, Blanchard Earn All-America Positions". The Milwaukee Journal.
(1946-12-06). "Colliers Picks 12 Men On Its All-American". Wisconsin State Journal.
"FWAA All-America Since 1944". Football Writers Association of America.
(1946-12-03). "4 Irish, 3 Cadets on INS All America". The Lima News.
Lawton Carver. (December 3, 1946). "INS Names Four Irish on All-America Team". St. Petersburg Times.
(1946-11-24). "NEA 1946 All Americas". Anniston Star.
(November 23, 1946). "NEA 1946 All-Americans". The Pittsburgh Press.
Carl Lundquist. (1946-12-04). "United Press Honors Three Army Gridders". Wisconsin State Journal.
(December 4, 1946). "Army, Notre Dame Dominate UP Team". The Milwaukee Journal.
(1946-12-03). "Army, Irish Place Two Each On Captains' All American". Wisconsin State Journal.
"Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American Selections". Walter Camp Football Foundation.

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