1953 College Football All-America Team

Official list of the best college football players of 1953

1953 College Football All-America Team
College Football All-America Team
1953 college football season
1951 1952 ← → 1954 1955

The 1953 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 1953. The eight selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1953 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.

Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1953, 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
Stan Jones Tackle Maryland 8/8 AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP WC
Johnny Lattner Halfback Notre Dame 7/8 AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UP WC
J. D. Roberts Guard Oklahoma 7/8 AAB, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP WC
Paul Giel Quarterback Minnesota 7/8 AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UP WC
Don Dohoney End Michigan State 6/8 AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UP WC
Crawford Mims Guard Mississippi 6/8 AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UP WC
Paul Cameron Halfback UCLA 6/8 AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UP WC
Carlton Massey End Texas 5/8 AAB, FWAA, INS, SN, UP WC
Art Hunter Tackle Notre Dame 5/8 AAB, FWAA, INS, SN, UP WC
Larry Morris Center Georgia Tech 5/8 AAB, AFCA, AP, SN, UP WC
J. C. Caroline Halfback Illinois 3/8 AFCA, FWAA, UP WC

All-American selections for 1953

Ends

Tackles

  • Stan Jones, Maryland (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AFCA; AP-1; FWAA; INS; NEA-1; SN; UP-1; WC)
  • Art Hunter, Notre Dame (AAB; AP-2; FWAA; INS; NEA-2; SN; UP-1; WC)
  • Jack Shanafelt, Pennsylvania (AP-1; FWAA; NEA-3)
  • Ed Meadows, Duke (FWAA; NEA-3; UP-2)
  • Jim Ray Smith, Baylor (AFCA; AP-3; UP-2)
  • John Hudson, Rice (NEA-1)
  • Sid Fournet, LSU (AP-2)
  • Bob Farris, Army (NEA-2)
  • George Jacoby, Ohio State (AP-3; UP-3)
  • Eldred Kraemer, Pittsburgh (UP-3)

Guards

  • J. D. Roberts, Oklahoma (Outland Trophy and College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-1; FWAA; INS; NEA-1; SN; UP-1; WC)
  • Crawford Mims, Mississippi (AFCA; AP-1; FWAA; NEA-1; SN; UP-1; WC)
  • Bob Fleck, Syracuse (AFCA; INS)
  • Milt Bohart, Washington (AP-2; FWAA; NEA-2; UP-2)
  • Ray Correll, Kentucky (FWAA; NEA-2)
  • Steve Eisenhauer, Navy (AAB; UP-2)
  • Gene Lamone, West Virginia (AP-2)
  • Morgan Williams, Texas Christian (AP-3)
  • Bob Burrows, Duke (AP-3)
  • John Bauer, Illinois (NEA-3)
  • George Timberlake, Southern California (NEA-3)
  • Norm Manoogian, Stanford (UP-3)
  • Joe D'Agostino, Florida (UP-3)

Centers

Quarterbacks

Halfbacks

  • Johnny Lattner, Notre Dame (Heisman Trophy winner and College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AFCA; AP-1; FWAA; INS; SN; UP-1; WC)
  • Paul Cameron, UCLA (AAB; AFCA; AP-1; FWAA; INS; NEA-2; SN; UP-1; WC)
  • J. C. Caroline, Illinois (College Football Hall of Fame) (AFCA; AP-2; FWAA; NEA-2; UP-1; WC)
  • Leroy Bolden,[2] Michigan State (NEA-3; UP-2)
  • Bobby Cavazos,[3] Texas Tech (AP-2)
  • Dick Clasby, Harvard (AP-3)
  • Larry Grigg, Oklahoma (NEA-3)
  • Neil Worden, Notre Dame (UP-3)
  • Leon Hardeman, Georgia Tech (UP-3)

Fullbacks

Key

  • Bold – Consensus All-American[4]
  • -1 – First-team selection
  • -2 – Second-team selection
  • -3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

Other selectors

See also

References

  1. ^ Orders HOF profile
  2. ^ Bolden obituary
  3. ^ CFHSN profile on Cavazos
  4. ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 9. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1232. ISBN 1401337031.
  6. ^ Ted Smits (December 4, 1953). "Cavazos Is Named To'AP's Second All-American Team: Rice Star On First Team". Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, TX.
  7. ^ "FWAA All America" (PDF). Football Writers Association of America. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 26, 2009. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
  8. ^ Harry Grayson (November 29, 1953). "Harry Grayson Picks All-America for 1953". Independent Record. Helena, Montana.
  9. ^ "Lattner Heads All-American Selections By Sports Paper". Evening Journal. Lubbock, Texas. November 30, 1953.
  10. ^ "UP Names All-American Gridders". Daily Telegram. Wisc. November 26, 1953.
  11. ^ "All-America Teams". Walter Camp Football Foundation. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
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