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1960 All-America college football team

Official list of the best college football players of 1960


Summary

Official list of the best college football players of 1960

The 1960 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 1960. The six selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1960 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, and (6) the United Press International (UPI).

Seven players, including 1960 Heisman Trophy winner Joe Bellino of Navy, and College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Mike Ditka of Pitt and Bob Lilly of TCU, were unanimously named first-team All-Americans by all six official selectors.

Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1960, 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.

NamePositionSchoolNumberOfficialOther
Mike DitkaEndPittsburgh6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Dan LaRoseEndMissouri6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Bob LillyTackleTCU6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Tom BrownGuardMinnesota6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Joe BellinoHalfbackNavy6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Bob FergusonFullbackOhio State6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Jake GibbsQuarterbackOle Miss6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, WC
Ken RiceTackleAuburn5/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
E. J. HolubCenterTexas Tech5/6AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Joe RomigGuardColorado3/6AFCA, FWAA, UPIWC
Ernie DavisHalfbackSyracuse2/6AFCA, UPIWC

All-American selections for 1960

Ends

  • Mike Ditka, Pittsburgh (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time)
  • Dan LaRose, Missouri (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time)
  • Bill Miller, Miami (FL) (FWAA)
  • Claude Moorman, Duke (AFCA-2, FWAA, UPI-2)
  • Marlin McKeever, USC (AFCA-2, UPI-2)
  • Johnny Brewer, Ole Miss (AFCA-3, UPI-3)
  • Fred Mautino, Syracuse (AFCA-3, UPI-3)

Tackles

  • Bob Lilly, TCU (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time)
  • Ken Rice, Auburn (AP-1, UPI-1, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time)
  • Merlin Olsen, Utah State (AFCA-3, NEA, FWAA, UPI-3)
  • Jerry Beabout, Purdue (AFCA-2, FWAA, UPI-2)
  • Kurt Gegner, Washington (AFCA-2, UPI-2)
  • Bob DeMarco, Dayton (AFCA-3)
  • Joe Rutgens, Illinois (UPI-3)

Guards

  • Tom Brown, Minnesota (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time)
  • Joe Romig, Colorado (UPI-1, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA)
  • Mark Manders, Iowa (AFCA-2, FWAA, SN, UPI-3)
  • Ben Balme, Yale (AP-1)
  • Wayne Harris, Arkansas (FWAA)
  • Al Vanderbush, Army (AFCA-3, UPI-2, CP)
  • Myron Pottios, Notre Dame (Time)
  • Pat Dye, Georgia (AFCA-2, UPI-2)
  • Rufus King, Rice (AFCA-3)
  • Monte Lee, Texas (UPI-3)

Centers

  • E. J. Holub, Texas Tech(UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time)
  • Roy McKasson, Washington (AP-1, NEA, FWAA, UPI-3)
  • Tom Goode, Mississippi State (AFCA-2)
  • Wayne Harris, Arkansas (AFCA-3, UPI-2)

Quarterbacks

  • Jake Gibbs, Mississippi (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN)
  • Roman Gabriel, N.C. State (AFCA-2, FWAA, UPI-2)
  • Norm Snead, Wake Forest (Time)
  • Tom Matte, Ohio State (AFCA-3, UPI-3)

Halfbacks

  • Joe Bellino, Navy (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time)
  • Ernie Davis, Syracuse (UPI-1, WC, AFCA-1)
  • Billy Kilmer, UCLA (AFCA-2, CP, FWAA, SN, UPI-2)
  • Pervis Atkins, New Mexico State (AP-1, NEA, UPI-3)
  • John Hadl, Kansas (FWAA)
  • Larry Ferguson, Iowa (FWAA)
  • Tommy Mason, Tulane (AFCA-3, Time, UPI-3)
  • Ronnie Bull, Baylor (AFCA-2, UPI-2)
  • Lance Alworth, Arkansas (AFCA-3)
  • Wilburn Hollis, Iowa (UPI-3)

Fullbacks

  • Bob Ferguson, Ohio State (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time)
  • Ed Dyas, Auburn (FWAA, UPI-2)
  • Tom Watkins, Iowa State (AFCA-2)
  • Mike Stock, Northwestern (AFCA-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, "selected on the basis of balloting by more than 1,500 members of the coaches' association", sponsored by Eastman Kodak Company and distributed exclusively by the United Press International
  • AP = Associated Press
  • FWAA = Football Writers Association of America
  • NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association
  • TSN = Sporting News
  • UPI = United Press International. "Chosen by the ballots of a record number of 402 sports writers and broadcasters from all parts of the nation ..."

Other selectors

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

References

References

  1. (2016). "Football Award Winners". National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
  2. (November 23, 1960). "State's Gabriel and Moorman of Duke On 2nd All-America". The Dispatch, Lexington, NC.
  3. "All-America Teams". The Vidette-Messenger.
  4. "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team".
  5. "Bellino Leads NEA All-American List". Frederick News-Post.
  6. "The Sporting News: College Football TSN All America Teams". The Sporting News.
  7. Leo H. Peterson. (November 30, 1960). "Bellino, Ditka and Davis Awarded 1st Team Spots". Reading Eagle.
  8. "Hefty Line Features Central Press All-America". The Brainerd Daily Dispatch.
  9. "Expert's All-America: College Football All-America Teams".
  10. "All-America Teams". Walter Camp Football Foundation.
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