1952 All-Big Seven Conference football team

none August 2023 25em 1952 All-Big Seven Conference football team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid 1952 college football season border-top:1px #aaa solid 1950 1951 ← → 1953 1954 The 1952 All-Big Seven Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Seven Conference teams for the 1952 college football season. The selectors for the 1952 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP). The AP selected separate offensive and defensive teams in 1952; the UP selected a single 11-man team. Players selected as first-team honorees by both the AP and UP are displayed in bold. All-Big Seven selections Offense Ends Max Boydston, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1) Paul Leoni, Kansas (AP-1; UP-1) Jim Jennings, Missouri (AP-2) Tom Evans, Colorado (AP-2) Tackles Ollie Spencer, Kansas (AP-1) Jim Davis, Oklahoma (AP-1) Tom Borgschulte, Missouri (AP-2) Bob Klamann, Colorado (AP-2) Guards Jack Lordo, Missouri (AP-1) Clayton Curtis, Nebraska (AP-1) Dick Bowman, Oklahoma (AP-2) Bob Castle, Missouri (AP-2) Centers Tom Catlin, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1) Rollie Arns, Iowa St. (AP-2) Backs Eddie Crowder, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1) Billy Vessels, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1) (1952 Heisman Trophy, College Football Hall of Fame) Charlie Hoag, Kansas (AP-1; UP-1) Buck McPhail, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1) John Bordogna, Nebraska (AP-2) Sack Jordan, Colorado (AP-2) Jim Hook, Missouri (AP-2) George Cifra, Nebraska (AP-2) Defense Ends Don Branby, Colorado (AP-1) Dennis Emanuel, Nebraska (AP-1) Bill Schabacker, Nebraska (AP-2) Bill Rowekamp, Missouri (AP-2) Tackles Jerry Minnick, Nebraska (AP-1; UP-1) Ed Rowland, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1) Bill Byrus, Iowa St. (AP-2) Ed Husmann, Nebraska (AP-2) Guards Bob Hantla, Kansas (AP-1; UP-1) J. D. Roberts, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1) (College Football Hall of Fame) Tom O'Boyle, Kansas St. (AP-2) Jim Martin, Missouri (AP-2) Linebackers Tom Catlin, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1 [center]) Galen Fiss, Kansas (AP-1) Terry Roberts, Missouri (AP-2) Roy Shepherd, Colorado (AP-2) Backs Gil Reich, Kansas (AP-1) Ed Merrifield, Missouri (AP-1) Veryl Switzer, Kansas State (AP-1 [S]) Verl Scott, Nebraska (AP-2) Tom Brookshier, Colorado (AP-2) Larry Grigg, Oklahoma (AP-2) Key AP = Associated PressThree Huskers on All-Big Seven Beatrice (Neb.) Daily Sun November 26, 1952 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3098742/three_huskers_on_all_big_seven/ UP = United PressSooners Grab 7 Spots On All Big Seven Grid Team The Fresno Bee 7B December 2, 1952 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3098788/sooners_grab_7_spots/ See also 1952 College Football All-America Team References All-Big Seven Conference football team Category:All-Big Eight Conference football teams