1959 All-Big Seven Conference football team

none August 2023 25em 1959 All-Big Seven Conference football team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid 1959 college football season border-top:1px #aaa solid 1957 1958 ← → 1960 1961 The 1959 All-Big Seven Conference football team consisted of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Seven Conference teams for the 1959 college football season. The selectors for the 1959 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). Players selected as first-team players by both the AP and UPI are designated in bold. All-Big Eight selections Backs Gale Weidner, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1 [quarterback]) Dwight Nichols, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1 [tailback]) Prentice Gautt, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1 [fullback]) Bobby Boyd, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-2) Curtis McClinton, Kansas (AP-2; UPI-1 [halfback]) John Hadl, Kansas (AP-2; UPI-2) Mel West, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2) Tom Watkins, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-2) Ends John Peppercorn, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1) Russell Sloan, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1) Dan LaRose, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2) Wahoo McDaniel, Oklahoma (AP-2; UPI-2) Tackles Mike Magac, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1) John Stolte, Kansas State (AP-2; UPI-1) Ken Fitch, Kansas (AP-2) Gilmer Lewis, Oklahoma (UPI-2) Larry Van Der Heyden, Iowa State (UPI-2) Guards Jerry Thompson, Oklahoma (AP-1 [tackle]; UPI-1) Don Olson, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) Joe Romig, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-2) (College Football Hall of Fame) Karl Milstead, Oklahoma (AP-2) Jerry Payne, Oklahoma (AP-2) Benny Boydston, Kansas (UPI-2) Centers Fred Hageman, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1) Arden Esslinger, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-2) Key AP = Associated PressOU Puts 3 On All-Big Eight The Abilene Reporter-News November 24, 1959 11A https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3189407/ou_puts_3_on_all_big_eight/ Kansas Lands Two On All-Star Team In Big Eight League Lawrence Journal-World November 23, 1959 12 https://books.google.com/books?id=Ff4xAAAAIBAJ&dq=All-Big+eight+football+team&pg=PA7&article_id=4715,4053213 UPI = United Press InternationalThree repeaters on UPI all-Big Eight grid club Globe-Gazette, Mason City, Iowa November 30, 1959 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3189329/three_repeaters_on_upi_allbig_eight/ Three repeaters on UPI Big 8 Squad St. Joseph News-Press November 30, 1959 14 https://books.google.com/books?id=uCVUAAAAIBAJ&dq=All-Big+eight+football+team&pg=PA8&article_id=797,2455894 See also 1959 College Football All-America Team References All-Big Seven Conference football team Category:All-Big Eight Conference football teams