1961 Little All-America college football team

American college football season August 2023 25em 1961 Little All-America college football team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid Little All-America college football team 1961 college football season border-top:1px #aaa solid 1960 ← → 1962 The 1961 Little All-America college football team was composed of college football players from small colleges and universities who were selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the best players at each position. For 1961, the AP selected three teams of 11 players each, with no separate defensive platoons.Annual Little All-Americans -- Small College Stars Selected The Shreveport Journal Harold Claassen December 6, 1961 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88758261/annual-little-all-americans-small/ Newspapers.com Halfback Leroy Jackson of Western Illinois finished third in the NCAA in the 100-yard dash and was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the first round (11th overall pick) of the 1962 NFL draft. Back Joe Iacone of West Chester was the only junior selected for the first team. He repeated as a first-team player in 1962. First team Position Player Team B Leroy Jackson Western Illinois Bobby Jancik Lamar Tech Gary Snadon Pittsburg State Joe Iacone West Chester E Drew Roberts Humboldt State Powell McClellan Arkansas Tech T Ray Jacobs Howard Payne David Baxter Tennessee Tech G Dan Lewis Wofford Wendell Williams State College of Iowa C Curtis Miranda Florida A&M Second team Position Player Team B Carey Henley Chattanooga Donald Lee Smith Langston Sid Blanks Texas A&I Joe Thorne South Dakota State E Paul Blazevich Omaha John Murlo Whitworth T Frank Annweiler Texas Lutheran Dave Kemna Wheaton (IL) G Douglas Brown Fresno State James Lightner Coast Guard C Terry Fohs Washington & Lee Third team Position Player Team B Kenneth Fults Tennessee Tech Dennis Spurlock Whitworth Steve Beguin Linfield Roy Curry Jackson State E John Budde Carroll (WI) Stuart Hall Willamette T John Lamoski Western Michigan Paul Abodeely Amherst G Al Sandona Northern Michigan Charles Speleotis Bowdoin C Michael Reilly Williams See also 1961 College Football All-America Team References Little All-America college football team Little All-America college football team Category:Little All-America college football teams