| 1952 College Football All-America Team |
|---|
| College Football All-America Team |
| 1952 college football season |
| 1950 1951 ← → 1953 1954 |
The 1952 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1952. The eight selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1952 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.
Maryland quarterback Jack Scarbath and Notre Dame halfback Johnny Lattner were the only two players to be unanimously named first-team All-Americans by all eight official selectors. Lattner was awarded the 1953 Heisman Trophy.
YouTube Encyclopedic
-
1/5Views:1 79317 359284 9241 489329
-
Northwestern Wildcats Football 1952
-
AAFC (All-America Football Conference)
-
Most College Football National Championship Titles 1869 - 2019
-
The Best College Football Service Teams in 1943
-
1985 Bob Hope AP All-American Mike Hammerstein
Transcription
Consensus All-Americans
For the year 1952, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Scarbath | Quarterback | Maryland | 8/8 | AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP | Look |
| Johnny Lattner | Halfback | Notre Dame | 8/8 | AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP | WC |
| Billy Vessels | Halfback | Oklahoma | 7/8 | AAB, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP | WC |
| John Michels | Guard | Tennessee | 6/8 | AAB, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UP | WC |
| Frank McPhee | End | Princeton | 5/8 | AAB, INS, NEA, SN, UP | WC |
| Dick Modzelewski | Tackle | Maryland | 5/8 | AFCA, AAB, NEA, SN, UP | WC |
| Donn Moomaw | Center | UCLA | 5/8 | AFCA, AP, NEA, SN, UP | WC |
| Bernie Flowers | End | Purdue | 5/8 | AAB, FWAA, NEA, SN, UP | WC |
| Elmer Willhoite | Guard | USC | 5/8 | AFCA, FWAA INS, NEA, UP | WC |
| Tom Catlin[1] | Center | Oklahoma | 5/8 | AAB, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN | -- |
| Hal Miller | Tackle | Georgia Tech | 4/8 | FWAA, NEA, SN, UP | WC |
| Jim Sears | Halfback | USC | 3/8 | AP, INS, NEA | WC |
All-American selections for 1952
Ends
- Frank McPhee, Princeton (AAB, INS, NEA, SN, UP, WC, CP-1)
- Bernie Flowers, Purdue (AAB, FWAA, NEA, SN, UP, WC, CP-1)
- Eddie Bell, Pennsylvania (AFCA, INS, AP-2, CP-3)
- Tom Stolhandske, Texas (AP-1, FWAA, INS)
- Tom Scott, Virginia (AP-1; NEA)
- Joe Collier, Northwestern (INS)
- Don Branby, Colorado (AP-1)
- Buck Martin, Georgia Tech (AFCA)
- Steve Meilinger, Kentucky (NEA)
- Ed Luke, Michigan State (AP-2)
- Harry Babcock, Georgia (AP-2, CP-2)
- Ed Woodsum, Yale (CP-2)
- Lowell Perry, Michigan (CP-3)
Tackles
- Dick Modzelewski, Maryland (College Football Hall of Fame) (AFCA, AAB, NEA, SN, UP, WC, CP-1)
- Hal Miller, Georgia Tech (AP-3, FWAA, NEA, SN, UP, WC, CP-1)
- Doug Atkins, Tennessee (AAB; INS)
- Ed Meadows, Duke (AFCA; AP-2; CP-2)
- Kline Gilbert, Mississippi (AP-1, FWAA)
- Dave Suminski, Wisconsin (AP-1)
- Harvey Achziger, Colorado A&M (INS)
- Bob Fleck, Syracuse (INS)
- J.D. Kimmel, Houston (AP-1)
- Charlie LaPradd, Florida (AP-1)
- Jerry Minnick, Nebraska (INS)
- Ollie Spencer, Kansas (NEA)
- Ben Dunkerley, West Virginia (AP-2)
- Eldred Kraemer, Pittsburgh (AP-2)
- William "Bill" Skyinskus, Syracuse (AP-2)
- Bob Van Doren, USC (CP-2)
- Sam Palumbo, Notre Dame (CP-3)
- Vic Rimkus, Holy Cross (CP-3)
Guards
- John Michels, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB, AP-1, FWAA, NEA, SN, UP, WC)
- Elmer Willhoite, Southern California (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, INS, NEA, UP, WC, CP-1)
- Steve Eisenhauer, Navy (AP-1, INS, NEA, SN, CP-2)
- Harley Sewell, Texas (AFCA, AAB, AP-2, NEA, CP-1)
- Marv Matuszak, Tulsa (AP-1)
- Frank Kush, Michigan State (AP-1, CP-3)
- Michael "Mike" Takacs, Ohio State (INS)
- James "Jim" Reichenbach, Ohio State (AP-2)
- Chester Millett, Holy Cross (AP-2)
- Bill Athey, Baylor (CP-2)
- Crawford Mims, Mississippi (CP-3)
Centers
- Donn Moomaw, UCLA (College Football Hall of Fame) (AFCA, AP-1, NEA, SN, UP, WC, CP-2)
- Tom Catlin, Oklahoma (AAB, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, CP-3)
- Dick Tamburo, Michigan State (AP-1, CP-1, INS)
- Pete Brown, Georgia Tech (AP-1)
- Joe Schmidt, Pittsburgh (INS)
- James Dooley, Penn State (AP-2)
- Tom Catlin, Oklahoma (AP-2)
- George Morris, Georgia Tech (AP-2)
Backs
- Jack Scarbath, Maryland (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, COL-1, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP, Look-1, CP-2)
- Johnny Lattner, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AFCA; AP-1, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP, WC, CP-1)
- Billy Vessels, Oklahoma (Heisman Trophy winner and College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-1, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP, WC, CP-1)
- Jim Sears, Southern California (AP-1, INS, NEA; WC)
- Don McAuliffe, Michigan State (AAB; COL-1, UP, CP-3)
- Leon Hardeman, Georgia Tech (AAB, INS, SN, CP-3)
- Johnny Olszewski, California (INS, NEA, AP-2, CP-2)
- Bobby Morehead, Georgia Tech (AP-1, INS)
- Paul Giel, Minnesota (AP-1, FWAA, CP-2)
- Buck McPhail, Oklahoma (AFCA)
- Lowell Perry, Michigan (NEA)
- Paul Cameron, UCLA (NEA)
- Don Heinrich, Washington (AP-1, CP-3)
- Gene Filipski, Villanova (FWAA)
- Andy Kozar, Tennessee (AP-2, CP-3)
- Bobby Marlow, Alabama (AP-2, CP-2)
- Ed Mioduszewski, William & Mary (AP-2)
- Val Joe Walker, Southern Methodist (AP-2)
- Norris Mullis, South Carolina (AP-2)
- Gilbert "Gil" Reich, Kansas (AP-2)
- Eddie Crowder, Oklahoma (CP-1)
- Alan Ameche, Wisconsin (CP-1)
Key
- Bold – Consensus All-American[2]
- -1 – First-team selection
- -2 – Second-team selection
- -3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors
- AAB = All-America Board[3]
- AFCA = American Football Coaches Association[3]
- AP = Associated Press[4]
- FWAA = Football Writers Association of America[3]
- INS = International News Service[5]
- NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association[3]
- SN = Sporting News[3]
- UP = United Press
Other selectors
- CP = Central Press Association[6]
- WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation[7]
See also
- 1952 All-Big Seven Conference football team
- 1952 All-Big Ten Conference football team
- 1952 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team
- 1952 All-SEC football team
- 1952 All-Southwest Conference football team
References
- ^ Despite being a first-team pick of five of the eight official selectors, Tom Catlin is not recognized by the NCAA as a consensus All-American.
- ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 8. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1228. ISBN 1401337031.
- ^ Ted Smits, "Michigan State and Tech Pace All=American," Florence Times-Daily, p. 8 (December 5, 1952). Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- ^ International News Service, "Hardeman, Morehead on INS All-American team[permanent dead link]," Rome News-Tribune, p. 15 (November 30, 1952). Retrieved March 21, 2010.
- ^ Walter L. Johns (December 2, 1952). "All Sections of US Represented on C-P All-American". Herald-Journal. p. 11.
- ^ "Walter Camp Football Foundation". Archived from the original on March 30, 2009.
This page was last edited on 15 February 2024, at 04:14