From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1953 All-America college football team

Official list of the best college football players of 1953

Summary

Official list of the best college football players of 1953

The 1953 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 1953. The eight selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1953 season are (1) the Associated Press, (2) the United Press, (3) the All-America Board, (4) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (5) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (6) the International News Service (INS), (7) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and (8) the Sporting News.

Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1953, the NCAA recognizes eight 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	Other
Stan Jones	Tackle	Maryland	8/8	AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP	WC
Johnny Lattner	Halfback	Notre Dame	7/8	AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UP	WC
J. D. Roberts	Guard	Oklahoma	7/8	AAB, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP	WC
Paul Giel	Quarterback	Minnesota	7/8	AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UP	WC
Don Dohoney	End	Michigan State	6/8	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UP	WC
Crawford Mims	Guard	Mississippi	6/8	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UP	WC
Paul Cameron	Halfback	UCLA	6/8	AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UP	WC
Carlton Massey	End	Texas	5/8	AAB, FWAA, INS, SN, UP	WC
Art Hunter	Tackle	Notre Dame	5/8	AAB, FWAA, INS, SN, UP	WC
Larry Morris	Center	Georgia Tech	5/8	AAB, AFCA, AP, SN, UP	WC
J. C. Caroline	Halfback	Illinois	3/8	AFCA, FWAA, UP	WC

All-American selections for 1953

Ends

Don Dohoney, Michigan State (AFCA; AP-1; FWAA; NEA-1; SN; UP-1; WC)
Carlton Massey, Texas (AAB; AP-2; FWAA; INS; NEA-3; SN; UP-1; WC)
Steve Meilinger, Kentucky (AAB; AFCA; AP-2; NEA-1; UP-3)
Sam Morley, Stanford (AP-1; NEA-2; UP-2)
John Carson, Georgia (UP-3; FWAA; NEA-3)
Ken Buck, Pacific (FWAA)
Joe Collier, Northwestern (INS)
Don Penza, Notre Dame (UP-2)
Dick Deitrick, Pittsburgh (NEA-2)
Clyde Bennett, South Carolina (AP-3)
Gary Knafelc, Colorado (AP-3)

Tackles

Stan Jones, Maryland (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AFCA; AP-1; FWAA; INS; NEA-1; SN; UP-1; WC)
Art Hunter, Notre Dame (AAB; AP-2; FWAA; INS; NEA-2; SN; UP-1; WC)
Jack Shanafelt, Pennsylvania (AP-1; FWAA; NEA-3)
Ed Meadows, Duke (FWAA; NEA-3; UP-2)
Jim Ray Smith, Baylor (AFCA; AP-3; UP-2)
John Hudson, Rice (NEA-1)
Sid Fournet, LSU (AP-2)
Bob Farris, Army (NEA-2)
George Jacoby, Ohio State (AP-3; UP-3)
Eldred Kraemer, Pittsburgh (UP-3)

Guards

J. D. Roberts, Oklahoma (Outland Trophy and College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-1; FWAA; INS; NEA-1; SN; UP-1; WC)
Crawford Mims, Mississippi (AFCA; AP-1; FWAA; NEA-1; SN; UP-1; WC)
Bob Fleck, Syracuse (AFCA; INS)
Milt Bohart, Washington (AP-2; FWAA; NEA-2; UP-2)
Ray Correll, Kentucky (FWAA; NEA-2)
Steve Eisenhauer, Navy (AAB; UP-2)
Gene Lamone, West Virginia (AP-2)
Morgan Williams, Texas Christian (AP-3)
Bob Burrows, Duke (AP-3)
John Bauer, Illinois (NEA-3)
George Timberlake, Southern California (NEA-3)
Norm Manoogian, Stanford (UP-3)
Joe D'Agostino, Florida (UP-3)

Centers

Larry Morris, Georgia Tech (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AFCA; AP-1; NEA-2; SN; UP-1; WC)
Matt Hazeltine, California (FWAA; INS; UP-2)
Jerry Hilgenberg, Iowa (AP-2; FWAA; NEA-3)
Bob Orders, West Virginia (NEA-1; UP-3)
Steve Korcheck, George Washington (AP-3)

Quarterbacks

Paul Giel, Minnesota (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AFCA; AP-1; FWAA; INS; SN; UP-1; WC)
Bernie Faloney, Maryland (AAB; AP-2; INS; NEA-2; UP-2)
Jackie Parker, Mississippi State (AP-3; FWAA; NEA-3; UP-3)
Bobby Garrett, Stanford (AP-2; FWAA; UP-2)
Zeke Bratkowski, Georgia (UP-3)
George Shaw, Oregon (AP-3)

Halfbacks

Johnny Lattner, Notre Dame (Heisman Trophy winner and College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AFCA; AP-1; FWAA; INS; SN; UP-1; WC)
Paul Cameron, UCLA (AAB; AFCA; AP-1; FWAA; INS; NEA-2; SN; UP-1; WC)
J. C. Caroline, Illinois (College Football Hall of Fame) (AFCA; AP-2; FWAA; NEA-2; UP-1; WC)
Leroy Bolden, Michigan State (NEA-3; UP-2)
Bobby Cavazos, Texas Tech (AP-2)
Dick Clasby, Harvard (AP-3)
Larry Grigg, Oklahoma (NEA-3)
Neil Worden, Notre Dame (UP-3)
Leon Hardeman, Georgia Tech (UP-3)

Fullbacks

Kosse Johnson, Rice (AP-1; FWAA; NEA-2)
Alan Ameche, Wisconsin (AP-3; FWAA; UP-2)
Tommy Allman, West Virginia (NEA-3)

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, for Collier's Weekly magazine
AP = Associated Press
FWAA = Football Writers Association of America
INS = International News Service
NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association
SN = The Sporting News: selected "by 150 sportswriters and broadcasters"
UP = United Press: "selected by 265 sports writers and broadcasters in a nationwide ballot"

Other selectors

WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation

References

[http://www.wvusports.com/hallOfFame.cfm?func=viewProfile&hofID=123 Orders HOF profile]
[http://www.mlive.com/sports/flint/index.ssf/2008/12/former_flint_northern_michigan.html Bolden obituary]
[http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv14/CFHSNv14n4a.pdf CFHSN profile on Cavazos]
(2016). "Football Award Winners". National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
(2005). "ESPN College Football Encyclopedia". ESPN Books.
Ted Smits. (1953-12-04). "Cavazos Is Named To'AP's Second All-American Team: Rice Star On First Team". Morning Avalanche.
"FWAA All America". Football Writers Association of America.
Harry Grayson. (1953-11-29). "Harry Grayson Picks All-America for 1953". Independent Record.
(1953-11-30). "Lattner Heads All-American Selections By Sports Paper". Evening Journal.
(1953-11-26). "UP Names All-American Gridders". Daily Telegram.
"All-America Teams". Walter Camp Football Foundation.

Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

1953-college-football-season all-america-college-football-teams

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1953 All-America college football team — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report