1963 College Football All-America Team
Encyclopedia
The 1963 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers. The organizations choosing the teams included the United Press, Associated Press
, Time
, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Central Press Association
, and The Sporting News
as well as the American Football Coaches Association
, Walter Camp Foundation and the Football Writers Association of America
.
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
, Time
Time (magazine)
Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Central Press Association
Central Press Association
The Central Press Association was an American newspaper syndication company based in Cleveland, Ohio. It was in business from 1910 to 1971. At its peak, the Central Press supplied features, columns, and photographs to more than 400 newspapers and 12 million daily readers.-History:Virgil Venice...
, and The Sporting News
The Sporting News
Sporting News is an American-based sports magazine. It was established in 1886, and it became the dominant American publication covering baseball — so much so that it acquired the nickname "The Bible of Baseball"...
as well as the American Football Coaches Association
American Football Coaches Association
The American Football Coaches Association is an association of over 11,000 football coaches and staff on all levels. According to its constitution, some of the main goals of the American Football Coaches Association are to "maintain the highest possible standards in football and the profession of...
, Walter Camp Foundation and the Football Writers Association of America
Football Writers Association of America
The Football Writers Association of America is one of the organizations whose College Football All-America Team is recognized by the NCAA...
.
Ends
- Vern BurkeVern BurkeVernon "Vern" Eugene Burke is a former American football tight end who played five seasons in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons, and the New Orleans Saints.-High school career:...
, Oregon State (UPI, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA) - Larry ElkinsLarry ElkinsLawrence Clayton Elkins is a former American football player. He was a two-time All-American flanker at Baylor and later for the AFL's Houston Oilers.-College career:...
, Baylor (NEA, CP, WC, FWAA) - Billy Martin, Georgia Tech (NEA, Time, TSN)
- Jim Kelly, Notre Dame (UPI, AFCA)
- Dave ParksDave ParksDavid Wayne Parks is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL. He was the first overall selection in the 1964 NFL Draft out of Texas Technological College . Parks was selected to three Pro Bowls...
, Texas Tech (AP, TSN) - Bob Lacey, North Carolina (AP, FWAA)
- Hal BedsoleHal Bedsole-College career:Bedsole played college football for the University of Southern California. He helped lead the USC Trojans to a national championship in 1962. Bedsole was a Two-time First Team All Pac-10 Conference selection and the first Trojan to have 200 receiving yards in a single game. He is...
, USC (Time)
Tackles
- Scott AppletonScott AppletonGordon Scott Appleton was an American football defensive lineman in the American Football League. He played college football at the University of Texas, which won the national championship in 1963...
, Texas (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN) - Carl EllerCarl EllerCarl Eller is a former professional American football player in the National Football League who played from 1964 through 1979. He was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and attended the University of Minnesota...
, Minnesota (AP, UPI, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN) - Harry SchuhHarry SchuhHarry Schuh is a former American college and professional football player who retired as a player after the 1974 season. He was an All-American tackle at the University of Memphis in 1963 and 1964...
, Memphis State (NEA) - Ernie Borghetti, Pittsburgh (FWAA)
- Ken KortasKen KortasKenneth Conrad Kortas is a former professional American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Chicago Bears....
, Louisville (FWAA)
Guards
- Bob Brown, Nebraska (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN)
- Rick RedmanRick RedmanRichard Clark Redman is a retired American Football linebacker who played professionally in the American Football League and the National Football League.-Amateur athletics:...
, Washington (UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA) - Herschel Turner, Kentucky (Time, TSN)
- Damon Bame, USC (AP)
- Steve DeLongSteve DeLongSteven Cyril DeLong was an American football defensive lineman who played professionally in the American Football League and the National Football League . He played collegiately for the University of Tennessee, and professionally for the San Diego Chargers and Chicago Bears...
, Tennessee (FWAA) - Mike Reilly, Iowa (FWAA)
Centers
- Dick ButkusDick ButkusRichard Marvin "Dick" Butkus is a former American football player for the Chicago Bears. He was drafted in 1965 and he is also widely regarded as one of the best and most durable linebackers of all time. Butkus starred as a football player for the University of Illinois and the Chicago Bears. He...
, Illinois (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN) - Kenny Dill, Mississippi (FWAA)
Quarterbacks
- Roger StaubachRoger StaubachRoger Thomas Staubach is a businessman, Heisman Trophy winner and legendary Hall of Fame former quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys from 1969 until 1979. Staubach was instrumental in developing the Cowboys into becoming one of the best teams of the 1970s and led the team to nine of the Cowboys'...
, Navy (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN) - Don TrullDon TrullDonald Dean Trull is a former professional American football quarterback in the American Football League. Trull played football collegiately at Baylor University, where he was an All-American and twice won the Sammy Baugh Trophy as the nation's top passer.-External links:*...
, Baylor (FWAA)
Backs
- Sherman LewisSherman LewisSherman Lewis , is an American football coach and former player, most recently an offensive consultant and offensive play-caller for the Washington Redskins of the NFL...
, Michigan State (AP, UPI, CP, WC, FWAA) - Gale SayersGale SayersGale Eugene Sayers also known as "The Kansas Comet", is a former professional football player in the National Football League who spent his entire career with the Chicago Bears....
, Kansas (UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA) - Jim Grisham, Oklahoma (NEA, CP, TSN, FWAA)
- Paul MarthaPaul MarthaPaul Martha is a former American football safety who played seven seasons in the NFL. He played his college football and basketball at Pitt. Some of his former teammates at Pitt included future NFL head coaches Mike Ditka and Marty Schottenheimer...
, Pittsburgh (NEA, CP, TSN) - Jay Wilkinson, Duke (UPI, AFCA, FWAA)
- Jimmy Sidle, Auburn (AP, FWAA)
- Billy LothridgeBilly LothridgeWilliam Lamar Lothridge was an American football quarterback and punter in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams, Atlanta Falcons, and the Miami Dolphins. He played college football at Georgia Tech where he finished second in the 1963 Heisman Trophy voting...
, Georgia Tech (AP, FWAA) - Mel RenfroMel RenfroMelvin Lacy "Mel" Renfro is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League who spent his entire fourteen-year career with the Dallas Cowboys.-High school:...
, Oregon (Time, TSN) - Tommy CrutcherTommy CrutcherTommy Joe Crutcher Tommy Joe Crutcher with 10.5 speed, was one of the finest fullbacks and defensive linebackers in Texas High School football during the late 1950s...
, TCU (AFCA) - Paul WarfieldPaul WarfieldPaul Dryden Warfield is a former professional American football wide receiver in the 1960s and 1970s known for his speed, fluid moves, grace, jumping ability and hands.- Football career :...
, Ohio State (Time) - Tommy Ford, Texas (FWAA)
- Tom VaughnTom Vaughn (American football)Thomas Robert Vaughn is a former professional American football safety who played seven seasons for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League....
, Iowa State (FWAA)
Key
- AP = Associated PressAssociated PressThe Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
- UP = United Press
- NEA = Newspaper Enterprise AssociationUnited MediaUnited Media is a large editorial column and comic strip newspaper syndication service based in the United States, owned by The E.W. Scripps Company. It syndicates 150 comics and editorial columns worldwide. Its core business is the United Feature Syndicate and the Newspaper Enterprise Association...
- CP = Central Press AssociationCentral Press AssociationThe Central Press Association was an American newspaper syndication company based in Cleveland, Ohio. It was in business from 1910 to 1971. At its peak, the Central Press supplied features, columns, and photographs to more than 400 newspapers and 12 million daily readers.-History:Virgil Venice...
- WC = Walter Camp Football FoundationWalter Camp Football FoundationThe Walter Camp Football Foundation is one of the organizations whose College Football All-America Team is recognized by the NCAA. The organization also presents various awards.-Awards:*Walter Camp Player of the Year*CT Player of the Year...
- AFCA = American Football Coaches AssociationAmerican Football Coaches AssociationThe American Football Coaches Association is an association of over 11,000 football coaches and staff on all levels. According to its constitution, some of the main goals of the American Football Coaches Association are to "maintain the highest possible standards in football and the profession of...
. - FWAA = Football Writers Association of AmericaFootball Writers Association of AmericaThe Football Writers Association of America is one of the organizations whose College Football All-America Team is recognized by the NCAA...
- Time = Time Magazine, the U.S. news magazine
- TSN = The Sporting News