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1959 All-America college football team

Official list of the best college football players of 1959

Summary

Official list of the best college football players of 1959

The 1959 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 1959. The six selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1959 season are (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (4) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (5) The Sporting News (TSN), and (6) the United Press International (UPI).

Billy Cannon of LSU, Charlie Flowers of Ole Miss, Dan Lanphear of Wisconsin, and Roger Davis of Syracuse were the only four players to be unanimously named first-team All-Americans by all six official selectors. Cannon won the 1959 Heisman Trophy.

Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1959, the NCAA recognizes six 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
Dan Lanphear	Tackle	Wisconsin	6/6	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, TSN, UPI	CP, Time, WC
Roger Davis	Guard	Syracuse	6/6	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, TSN, UPI	CP, Time, WC
Billy Cannon	Halfback	LSU	6/6	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, TSN, UPI	CP, Time, WC
Charlie Flowers	Fullback	Ole Miss	6/6	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, TSN, UPI	CP, WC
Ron Burton	Halfback	Northwestern	5/6	AFCA, FWAA, NEA, TSN, UPI	CP, Time, WC
Richie Lucas	Quarterback	Penn State	5/6	AFCA, FWAA, NEA, TSN, UPI	CP, WC
Bill Carpenter	End	Army	5/6	AFCA, FWAA, NEA, TSN, UPI	WC
Maxie Baughan	Center	Georgia Tech	4/6	AFCA, AP, TSN, UPI	CP, Time, WC
Don Floyd	Tackle	TCU	3/6	AFCA, AP, UPI	CP, WC
Bill Burrell	Guard	Illinois	3/6	AP, FWAA, UPI	CP, WC
Monty Stickles	End	Notre Dame	2/6	SN, UPI	CP, WC

All-American selections for 1959

Ends

Bill Carpenter, Army (AP-3, UPI-1, NEA-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP-2, TSN)
Monty Stickles, Notre Dame (AP-2, TSN, UPI-1, CP-1, WC)
Marlin McKeever, USC (AP-1, FWAA, NEA-3, UPI-3)
Chris Burford, Stanford (AFCA, NEA-3, UPI-2, CP-2, Time)
Carroll Dale, Virginia Tech (AP-2, NEA-1, FWAA)
Jim Houston, Ohio State (CP-1, NEA-2, UPI-2, Time)
Don Norton, Iowa (FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-3, CP-3)
Fred Mautino, Syracuse (AP-1)
Paul Maguire, The Citadel (AP-3)
Mike Ditka, Pittsburgh (CP-3)

Tackles

Dan Lanphear, Wisconsin (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, CP-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, Time)
Don Floyd, TCU (AP-1, NEA-3, UPI-1, CP-1, WC, AFCA)
Ken Rice, Auburn (AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-3)
Bob Yates, Syracuse (TSN)
Lou Cordileone, Clemson (AP-3, UPI-3, NEA-3, Time)
Mike Magac, Missouri (AP-2, NEA-2, CP-2)
Dan Ficca, USC (UPI-2, CP-3)
Gene Gossage, Northwestern (NEA-2, UPI-2, CP-2)
Jerry Thompson, Oklahoma (AP-3)
Harry Olivar, Yale (CP-3)

Guards

Roger Davis, Syracuse (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, CP-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, Time)
Bill Burrell, Illinois (AP-1, NEA-3, UPI-1, CP-1, WC, FWAA)
Zeke Smith, Auburn (AFCA, TSN, UPI-2, CP-3)
Mike McGee, Duke (FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-3, CP-3, Time)
Mike McKeever, USC (AP-3, NEA-1, UPI-2)
Maurice Doke, Texas (AP-2, FWAA)
Pat Dye, Georgia (FWAA, NEA-2)
Marvin Terrell, Mississippi (AP-3, FWAA, NEA-3, CP-2)
Jerry Stalcup, Wisconsin (AP-2, UPI-3, CP-2)

Centers

Maxie Baughan, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UPI-1, CP-1, WC, AFCA, TSN, Time)
E. J. Holub, Texas Tech (AP-2, NEA-1, FWAA, CP-2)
Jim Andreotti, Northwestern (AP-3, FWAA)
Jackie Burkett, Auburn (UPI-2)
Tom Goode, Mississippi State (NEA-2)
Max Fugler, LSU (UPI-3, CP-3)
Bob Peterson, Oregon (NEA-3)

Quarterbacks

Richie Lucas, Penn State (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, TSN, UPI-1, CP-1, WC)
Don Meredith, Southern Methodist (AP-3, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-2, Time)
Bob Schloredt, Washington (AP-1, CP-3)

Halfbacks

Billy Cannon, LSU (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, CP-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, Time)
Ron Burton, Northwestern (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, TSN, UPI-1, CP-1, WC, Time)
Jim Mooty, Arkansas (AP-1, NEA-3)
Dean Look, Michigan State (FWAA, NEA-3 [qb], UPI-2)
Dwight Nichols, Iowa State (AP-3, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-3)
Fran Curci, Miami (AP-2)
Dale Hackbart, Wisconsin (UPI-2, CP-2 [qb])
Ernie Davis, Syracuse (UPI-2)
Keith Lincoln, Washington State (NEA-2)
Jake Crouthamel, Dartmouth (CP-2)
Tom Moore, Vanderbilt (AP-3)
Prentice Gautt, Oklahoma (UPI-3)
Gerhard Schwedes, Syracuse (UPI-3, CP-2)
Jack Collins, Texas (NEA-3, CP-3)
Bob Jeter, Iowa (CP-3)

Fullbacks

Charlie Flowers, Mississippi (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, CP-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
Bob White, Ohio State (Time)
Jack Spikes, TCU (AP-2, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-3, CP-2)
Don Perkins, New Mexico (AP-3)
Sam Horner, VMI (NEA-3)
Tom Watkins, Iowa State (CP-3)

Key

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

Official selectors

AFCA = American Football Coaches Association
AP = Associated Press, "selected on the basis of recommendations of 12 regional boards composed of newspapermen and newscasters"
FWAA = Football Writers Association of America
NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association
TSN = The Sporting News
UPI = United Press International

Other selectors

CP = Central Press Association
Time = Time magazine
WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation

References

(2016). "Football Award Winners". National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
(November 25, 1959). "The Coaches' All-America". The Monroe (LA) News-Star.
(December 4, 1959). "Cannon Is Named All America For Second Time". Daytona Beach Morning Journal.
"FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team".
(November 29, 1959). "Here's Harry Grayson's 1959 NEA All-America Team". The Daily Herald, Provo, UT.
(December 1, 1959). "Sports Talk". The Evening Times, Sayre, PA.
Leo H. Peterson. (December 2, 1959). "Billy Cannon Heads All-American". The Times, Beaver Valley (UPI story).
(November 28, 1959). "Central Press Captains All American". Lancaster (OH) Eagle-Gazette.
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"All-America Teams". Walter Camp Football Foundation.

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