1966 College Football All-America Team
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The 1966 College Football All-America team is composed of various organizations that choose College All-America teams that season. The organizations that chose the teams were Associated Press
, United Press International
, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Central Press Association
, Football Writers Association of America
, American Football Coaches Association
, Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News
, Time magazine and Football News.
AP, UPI, NEA, and CP were all press organizations that polled writers and players. FWAA was also a poll of writers, as was the Walter Camp Foundation The AFCA was a poll of college coaches. The Sporting News and Time polled football scouts and coaches. AP, UPI, NEA, Central Press, and The Sporting News chose both first and second teams. AP, UPI, NEA, and Central Press also listed numerous honorable mentions.
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...
, United Press International
United Press International
United Press International is a once-major international news agency, whose newswires, photo, news film and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines and radio and television stations for most of the twentieth century...
, 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...
, 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...
, 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, 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"...
, Time magazine and Football News.
AP, UPI, NEA, and CP were all press organizations that polled writers and players. FWAA was also a poll of writers, as was the Walter Camp Foundation The AFCA was a poll of college coaches. The Sporting News and Time polled football scouts and coaches. AP, UPI, NEA, Central Press, and The Sporting News chose both first and second teams. AP, UPI, NEA, and Central Press also listed numerous honorable mentions.
Receivers
- Jack ClancyJack ClancyJack David Clancy is a former American football wide receiver who played for the Miami Dolphins in 1967 and 1969 and for the Green Bay Packers in 1970. He also played in college for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1963 to 1966....
, Michigan (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN) - Ray Perkins, Alabama (AP, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA)
- Gene WashingtonGene Washington (Vikings)Eugene Washington is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He played for the Minnesota Vikings and the Denver Broncos . He wore #84 for Minnesota and Denver.-College career:...
, Michigan St (UPI, AFCA, Time, TSN) - Jim BeirneJim BeirneJim Beirne was a wide receiver who played collegiately at Purdue University, where he was an All-American, and professionally for the Houston Oilers of the American Football League, and the NFL's Oilers and San Diego Chargers.-See also:...
, Purdue (CP)
Tackles
- Cecil Dowdy, Alabama (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA)
- Ron YaryRon YaryAnthony Ronald "Ron" Yary is a former professional American football offensive tackle, playing primarily for the Minnesota Vikings and also for the Los Angeles Rams. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001...
, USC (UPI, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN) - Jerry West, Michigan State (NEA)
Guards
- Tom RegnerTom RegnerThomas Eugene Regner is a former professional American football player who played guard for six seasons for the Houston Oilers and was an All-American offensive lineman for the University of Notre Dame....
, Notre Dame (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, Time, TSN) - LaVern Allers, Nebraska (AP, UPI, CP, WC)
- Mo MoormanMo MoormanMaurice "Mo" Moorman was an American college and professional football player. He played collegiately for Texas A&M, and went to the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs as a first-round draft choice in 1968...
, Texas A&M (FWAA, Time, TSN) - Gary BugenhagenGary BugenhagenGary Alan Bugenhagen is a former professional American football offensive lineman in the American Football League and in the National Football League. He was the 4th round draft pick of the Buffalo Bills in the 1967 NFL Draft, playing offensive tackle there in 1967 and also playing with the...
, Syracuse (AP, FWAA) - Bob HylandBob HylandRobert Joseph Hyland is a former American football guard who played eleven seasons in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, New York Giants, and the New England Patriots. He played college football at Boston College and was drafted in the first round of the 1967...
, Boston College (Time, TSN) - Wayne Mass, Clemson (AFCA)
- Edgar ChandlerEdgar ChandlerEdgar Thomas Chandler, Jr. was an American Professional Football player who played linebacker for six seasons, for the Buffalo Bills in the American Football League and the NFL, and for the NFL New England Patriots. Chandler was a two-time All-American at the University of Georgia...
, Georgia (NEA)
Centers
- James Breland, Georgia Tech (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA)
- Bill CarrWilliam C. CarrWilliam Curtis "Bill" Carr, III is an American college sports consultant. Carr is a former college football player, and previously served as the athletic director at the University of Florida and the University of Houston.- Early life :...
, Florida (Time, TSN) - Ray Pryor, Ohio State (FWAA)
Quarterbacks
- Steve SpurrierSteve SpurrierStephen Orr Spurrier is an American college football coach and player. Spurrier is the current head coach of the University of South Carolina's Gamecocks football team. He is also a former professional player and coach...
, Florida (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-t, FWAA, Time, TSN) - Bob GrieseBob GrieseRobert Allen "Bob" Griese is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback who earned All-American honors with the Purdue Boilermakers before being drafted in 1967 by the American Football League's Miami Dolphins...
, Purdue (AFCA-t)
Running backs
- Mel FarrMel FarrMelvin Farr is a former American football player.-Early life:As a youth, Farr played football, baseball, track and basketball. He graduated from Hebert High School in 1963, where he lettered in football, basketball, baseball, and track...
, UCLA (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN) - Nick EddyNick EddyNicholas Matthew Eddy was raised in Tracy, California. A broad-shouldered 6 feet, 195 lbs, he attended the University of Notre Dame on a football scholarship. Eddy was a standout running back and kick returner. Eddy was an All-American halfback, leading Notre Dame to the 1966 National...
, Notre Dame (AP, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA) - Clint JonesClint JonesClint Jones is an American ski jumper, currently residing in Park City, Utah. He participated in both the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of 42nd in the individual large hill at the 2002 event....
, Michigan State (AP, NEA, CP, WC, Time, TSN) - Floyd LittleFloyd LittleFloyd Douglas Little is a Pro Football Hall of Fame running back, and was a three-time American football All-American running back at Syracuse University. In 1967 he was the 6th selection of the first common AFL-NFL draft...
, Syracuse (UPI, WC, AFCA) - Ray McDonaldRay McDonald (running back)Ray Douglas McDonald was a professional American football player, a running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins for two seasons, from 1967-68....
, Idaho (Time, TSN) - Lenny Snow, Georgia Tech (FWAA)
- Larry CsonkaLarry CsonkaLarry Richard Csonka is a former collegiate and professional American football fullback.-Childhood:One of six children, Csonka was born in Stow, Ohio where he was raised on a farm by his Hungarian family...
, Syracuse (CP)
Ends
- Bubba SmithBubba SmithCharles Aaron "Bubba" Smith was an American professional football player who became an actor after his retirement from the sport. He first came into prominence at Michigan State University, where he twice earned All-American honors as a defensive end on the Spartans football team...
, Michigan St. (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN) - Alan PageAlan PageAlan Cedric Page is a justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1963, received his B.A. in political science from the University of Notre Dame in 1967, and received his J.D. from the University of...
, Notre Dame (NEA, CP, WC, FWAA, Time, TSN) - Thomas Greenlee, Washington (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA)
Tackles
- Loyd PhillipsLoyd PhillipsLoyd Phillips is a former professional football player and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. He was the winner of the 1966 Outland Trophy as the country's most outstanding interior lineman while playing at the University of Arkansas.As a defensive tackle at Arkansas, Phillips was...
, Arkansas (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN) - Pete DurankoPete DurankoPeter Nicholas Duranko was a college and professional American football player. A defensive end, he played college football at Notre Dame, and his professional career for the Denver Broncos...
, Notre Dame (UPI, AFCA) - Dennis Byrd, N.C. State (NEA, FWAA)
- George Patton, Georgia (AP, CP)
- Kevin HardyKevin Hardy (defensive tackle)Kevin Thomas Hardy is a former professional American football player who was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 1968 NFL Draft. Hardy played in the National Football League for just 4 seasons and never for the team that drafted him...
, Notre Dame (Time, TSN)
Middle guards
- John LaGroneJohn LaGroneJohn LaGrone is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos.-CFL:...
, SMU (NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA) - John RichardsonJohn Richardson- Politics :*John Richardson , Deputy Governor of Anguilla* John G. Richardson , former Speaker of the Maine House and current candidate for Governor.* John S...
, UCLA (CP)
Linebackers
- Jim LynchJim LynchJames Robert Lynch is a former American football linebacker who spent his entire eleven-year professional career with the American Football League and National Football League Kansas City Chiefs.-Early years:...
, Notre Dame (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN) - Wayne MeylanWayne MeylanWayne Meylan was born in Bay City, Michigan on March 2, 1946. Before playing American football for the University of Nebraska, he attended Central High School in Bay City....
, Nebraska (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA) - Paul NaumoffPaul NaumoffPaul Naumoff is a former American Football linebacker who played for the Detroit Lions in a twelve year career that lasted from 1967 to 1978 in the National Football League....
, Tennessee (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA) - Bob MathesonBob MathesonRobert Matheson was a linebacker who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League...
, Duke (AP, Time, TSN) - Towsend Clarke, Army (CP)
Backs
- George Webster, Michigan State (AP, UPI, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA, FWAA, Time, TSN)
- Nate ShawNate ShawNathaniel "Nate" Shaw is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams. Shaw also was an assistant coach for several college football teams.-Playing career:...
, USC (UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, Time, TSN) - Thomas Beier, Miami (Fla.) (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA)
- Frank LoriaFrank LoriaFrank Loria was an American football defensive back. He was born in the town of Clarksburg, West Virginia in Harrison County and was a three sport athlete at Notre Dame Catholic High School....
, Virginia Tech (AP, FWAA) - Martine BercherMartine BercherMartine Bercher was an American football defensive back for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks football team from 1962-1966...
, Arkansas (UPI, AFCA) - Rick VolkRick VolkRichard Robert Volk is a former American football player.Volk played college football for the University of Michigan from 1964 to 1966 and was a member of the 1964 team that won the Big Ten Conference championship and defeated Oregon State in the 1965 Rose Bowl...
, Michigan (Time, TSN) - John CharlesJohn Charles (American football)John St. Charles is a former American football cornerback and safety who played eight seasons in the National Football League. Previously he played college football at Purdue University where he was an All-American in 1966, and prior to that played at Linden High School in Linden, New...
, Purdue (Time, TSN) - Henry King, Utah State (Time, TSN)
- Bobby JohnsBobby Johns (American football)-References:...
, Alabama (CP) - Wynn Mabry, Dartmouth (CP)
Key
- AP - Associated Press
- UPI - United Press International
- NEA - Newspaper Enterprise Association
- CP - Central Press
- FWAA - Football Writers Association of America
- WC - Walter Camp Foundation
- AFCA - American Football Coaches Association
- TSN - The Sporting News
- Time - Time Magazine
- PFW - Pro Football Weekly
- FN - Football News