1950 All-America college football team

Official list of the best college football players of 1950 August 2023 25em 1950 All-America college football team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid All-America college football team 1950 college football season border-top:1px #aaa solid 1948 1949 ← → 1951 1952 The 1950 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 1950. The eight selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1950 season are (1) the All-America Board (AAB), (2) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (3) the Associated Press (AP), (4) the Football Writers Association of America (FW), (5) the International News Service (INS), (6) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (7) the Sporting News (SN), and (8) the United Press (UP). Ohio State halfback Vic Janowicz, Army end Dan Foldberg, and Texas guard Bud McFadin were the only three players to be unanimously named first-team All-Americans by all eight official selectors. Janowicz was awarded the 1950 Heisman Trophy. Consensus All-Americans For the year 1950, 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 OtherDan FoldbergEndArmy8/8AAB, AFCA, APO, FWO, INSO, NEA, SN, UPCP, WCBud McFadinGuardTexas8/8AAB, AFCA, APO, FWO, INSO, NEA, SN, UPCP, WCVic JanowiczHalfbackOhio State8/8AAB, AFCA, APD, FW, INSD, NEA, SN, UPCP, WCKyle RoteHalfbackSMU7/8AAB, AFCA, FWO, INSO, NEA, SN, UPCP, WCBill McCollEndStanford7/8AAB, AFCA, FWD, INSD, NEA, SN, UPCP, WCBob GainTackleKentucky7/8AAB, APO, FWO, INSD, NEA, SN, UPCP, WCJim WeatherallTackleOklahoma7/8AFCA, APO, FWO, INSO, NEA, SN, UPCP, WCLes RichterGuardCalifornia6/8AAB, APD, FWD, INSO, SN, UPCP, WCBabe ParilliQuarterbackKentucky5/8AAB, AFCA, INSO, NEA, SNWCLeon HeathFullbackOklahoma4/8AAB, AFCA, INSD, UPWCJerry GroomCenterNotre Dame3/8NEA, SN, UPCP, WC All-American selections for 1950 Ends Dan Foldberg, Army (AAB; AFCA; APO-1; FWO; INSO-1; SN; UP-1; CP-1; WC) Bill McColl, Stanford (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AFCA; APD-2; FWD; INSD-1; SN; UP-1; CP-1; WC) Bucky Curtis, Vanderbilt (APO-2; FWO; INSD-1; CP-2) Don Stonesifer, Northwestern (APO-1; UP-2) Jim Doran, Iowa State (APO-2; INSO-1) Don Menasco, Texas (APD-1) Blaine Earon, Duke (APD-1) Frank Anderson, Oklahoma (APD-1) Dorne Dibble, Michigan State (FWD) Bob Carey, Michigan State (UP-2; CP-3) Herb Agocs, Penn (CP-2) Tony Klimek, Illinois (CP-3) Tackles Bob Gain, Kentucky (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; APO-1; FWO; INSD; SN; UP-1; CP-1; WC) Jim Weatherall, Oklahoma (College Football Hall of Fame) (AFCA; APO-1; FWO; INSO; SN; UP-1; CP-1; WC) Allen Wahl, Michigan (AAB; APD-1; INSO; UP-2; CP-2) Hollie Donan, Princeton (College Football Hall of Fame) (AFCA; FWD) Charles Shira, Army (INSD; CP-3) Al Carapella, Miami (APD-1) Albert Tate, Illinois (FWD) Bill Trautwein, Ohio State (UP-2; CP-2) Jim Staton, Wake Forest (APO-2) C.T. Hewgley, Wyoming (APO-2) Paul Lea, Tulane (APD-2) Elmer Costa, North Carolina State (APD-2) Paul Giroski, Rice (CP-3) Guards Bud McFadin, Texas (College Football Hall of Fame) (AFCA; AAB; APO-1; FWO; INSO; SN; UP-1; CP-1; WC) Les Richter, California (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; APD-1; FWD [LB]; INSO; SN; UP-1; CP-1; WC) Bob Ward, Maryland (College Football Hall of Fame) (APO-1; FWO; UP-2; CP-2) Ted Daffer, Tennessee (AFCA; APD-1; FWD; INSD; CP-3) Elmer Stout, Army (APD-1 [LB]; FWD [LB]) Donn Moomaw, UCLA (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2 [LB]; INSD [LB]) Bob Momsen, Ohio State (FWD) Bill Ciaravino, Lehigh (INSD) Bernie Lemonick, Penn (APD-2; UP-2) Mike Mizerany, Alabama (APD-2) Pat Cannamela, USC (APO-2) John Biltz, Ohio State (APO-2) Jerry Audette, Columbia (CP-2) Brad Glass, Princeton (CP-3) Leo Cahill, Illinois (UP-3) Centers Jerry Groom, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) (APD-2 [LB]; SN; UP-1; CP-1; WC) Irv Holdash, North Carolina (AAB; APD-1 [LB]; UP-2; CP-2) Redmond Finney,http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1992-04-05/features/1992096213_1_finney-gilman-school-headmaster/3 https://web.archive.org/web/20120605020119/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1992-04-05/features/1992096213_1_finney-gilman-school-headmaster/3 dead June 5, 2012 Baltimore Sun: Baltimore breaking news, sports, business, entertainment, weather and traffic Princeton (INSO; FWO) Bill Vohaska, Illinois (APO-1) Bob McCullough, Ohio State (AFCA) John Pierik, Cornell (APO-2; CP-3) Quarterbacks Babe Parilli, Kentucky (AAB; AFCA; APO-2; INSO; SN; UP-2; CP-2; WC) Bob Williams, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) (APD-1; FW-1 [qb]; SN; UP-1; CP-1) Don Heinrich, Washington (College Football Hall of Fame) (APO-1) Halfbacks Vic Janowicz, Ohio State (College Football Hall of Fame) (1950 Heisman Trophy winner) (AAB; AFCA; APD-1; FW-1 [hb]; INSD; SN; UP-1; CP-1; WC) Kyle Rote, SMU (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AFCA; APO-2; FWO [fb]; INSO; SN; UP-1; CP-1; WC) Bobby Reynolds, Nebraska (College Football Hall of Fame) (APO-1; FWO [hb]; INSD; UP-2; CP-2) Eddie Talboom, Wyoming (College Football Hall of Fame) (APO-2; INSO; CP-3) Dick Kazmaier, Princeton (College Football Hall of Fame) (1951 Heisman Trophy winner) (APO-1; CP-2) Johnny Bright, Drake (College and Canadian Football Hall of Fame) (APO-2; INSD) Reds Bagnell, Penn (College Football Hall of Fame) (UP-2; CP-2) Chuck Ortmann, Michigan (CP-3) Bill Cox, Duke (CP-3) Fullbacks Leon Heath, Oklahoma (AAB; AFCA; APD-2; INSD; UP-1; CP-3; WC) Sonny Grandelius, Michigan State (APO-1; INSO; UP-2; CP-1) John Dottley, Ole Miss (APD-2) Defensive backs Ed Salem, Alabama (APD-1) Dick Sprague, Washington (FWD) Ed Withers, Wisconsin (FWD) Buddy Jones, Oklahoma (FWD) Wilford White, Arizona State (APD-2) Key Bold – Consensus All-AmericanFootball Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 8 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf -1 – First-team selection -2 – Second-team selection -3 – Third-team selection Official selectors AAB = All-America BoardESPN College Football Encyclopedia 1220 ESPN Books 2005 1401337031 AFCA = American Football Coaches Association APO/APD = Associated Press: "For the first time in history, the Associated Press All-American football team was divided into two platoons, offensive and defensive."Two Platoons Selected for All-American Team Janesville Daily Gazette 1950-12-06 The "APO" designation refers to players selected for the offensive squad, and "APD" refers to selections for the defensive squad. FWO/FWD = Football Writers Association of America. The "FWO" designation refers to players selected for the offensive squad, and "FWD" refers to selections for the defensive squadFWAA All America Football Writers Association of America http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf 2009-07-22 2019-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20190304073432/http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf dead INSO/INSD = International News Service: "The 22-man All-America, divided for the third straight year into offensive and defensive platoons of equal merit, was pioneered by INS in 1948 in keeping with the new age of football specialization, and since has come into national favor. As usual, all eight backs on the INS team are offensive standouts. The only distinction drawn is that the four backs on the offensive side of the team saw no work on defense."Lawton Carver Youth Dominates INS All-America Teams Lebanon Daily News 1950-11-27 The "INSO" designation refers to players selected for the offensive squad, and "INSD" refers to selections for the defensive squad. NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association SN = Sporting NewsThe Sporting News: College Football TSN All America Teams The Sporting News http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/almanac/nfl/cfbamer.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090227143400/http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/almanac/nfl/cfbamer.html 2009-02-27 UP = United PressOklahoma, Notre Dame Pace United Press All-American Oelwein Daily Register 1950-11-29 Other selectors CP = Central Press AssociationCentral Press Captains' All-American Titusville Herald 1950-12-02 WC = Walter Camp Football FoundationWalter Camp Football Foundation http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards// dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090330065940/http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards 2009-03-30 See also 1950 All-Big Seven Conference football team 1950 All-Big Ten Conference football team 1950 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team 1950 All-SEC football team 1950 All-Skyline Conference football team 1950 All-Southwest Conference football team References 2 All-America team Category:All-America college football teams