1953 All-America college football team

Official list of the best college football players of 1953 August 2023 25em 1953 All-America college football team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid All-America college football team 1953 college football season border-top:1px #aaa solid 1951 1952 ← → 1954 1955 The 1953 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 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 OtherStan JonesTackleMaryland8/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPWCJohnny LattnerHalfbackNotre Dame7/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UPWCJ. D. RobertsGuardOklahoma7/8AAB, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPWCPaul GielQuarterbackMinnesota7/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UPWCDon DohoneyEndMichigan State6/8AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPWCCrawford MimsGuardMississippi6/8AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPWCPaul CameronHalfbackUCLA6/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UPWCCarlton MasseyEndTexas5/8AAB, FWAA, INS, SN, UPWCArt HunterTackleNotre Dame5/8AAB, FWAA, INS, SN, UPWCLarry MorrisCenterGeorgia Tech5/8AAB, AFCA, AP, SN, UPWCJ. C. CarolineHalfbackIllinois3/8AFCA, FWAA, UPWC All-American selections for 1953 Ends Don Dohoney, Michigan State (AFCA; AP-1; FWAA; NEA-1; SN; UP-1; WC) Carlton Massey, Texas (AAB; AP-2; FWAA; INS; NEA-3; SN; UP-1; WC) Steve Meilinger, Kentucky (AAB; AFCA; AP-2; NEA-1; UP-3) Sam Morley, Stanford (AP-1; NEA-2; UP-2) John Carson, Georgia (UP-3; FWAA; NEA-3) Ken Buck, Pacific (FWAA) Joe Collier, Northwestern (INS) Don Penza, Notre Dame (UP-2) Dick Deitrick, Pittsburgh (NEA-2) Clyde Bennett, South Carolina (AP-3) Gary Knafelc, Colorado (AP-3) 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. 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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 Larry Morris, Georgia Tech (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AFCA; AP-1; NEA-2; SN; UP-1; WC) Matt Hazeltine, California (FWAA; INS; UP-2) Jerry Hilgenberg, Iowa (AP-2; FWAA; NEA-3) Bob Orders,Orders HOF profile West Virginia (NEA-1; UP-3) Steve Korcheck, George Washington (AP-3) Quarterbacks Paul Giel, Minnesota (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AFCA; AP-1; FWAA; INS; SN; UP-1; WC) Bernie Faloney, Maryland (AAB; AP-2; INS; NEA-2; UP-2) Jackie Parker, Mississippi State (AP-3; FWAA; NEA-3; UP-3) Bobby Garrett, Stanford (AP-2; FWAA; UP-2) Zeke Bratkowski, Georgia (UP-3) George Shaw, Oregon (AP-3) 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. 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Caroline, Illinois (College Football Hall of Fame) (AFCA; AP-2; FWAA; NEA-2; UP-1; WC) Leroy Bolden,Bolden obituary Michigan State (NEA-3; UP-2) Bobby Cavazos,CFHSN profile on Cavazos 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 Kosse Johnson, Rice (AP-1; FWAA; NEA-2) Alan Ameche, Wisconsin (AP-3; FWAA; UP-2) Tommy Allman, West Virginia (NEA-3) Key Bold – Consensus All-AmericanFootball Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 9 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 1232 ESPN Books 2005 1401337031 AFCA = American Football Coaches Association, for Collier's Weekly magazine AP = Associated PressTed Smits Cavazos Is Named To'AP's Second All-American Team: Rice Star On First Team Morning Avalanche Lubbock, TX 1953-12-04 FWAA = Football Writers Association of AmericaFWAA All America Football Writers Association of America http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf 19 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090326165534/http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf 26 March 2009 live INS = International News Service NEA = Newspaper Enterprise AssociationHarry Grayson Harry Grayson Harry Grayson Picks All-America for 1953 Independent Record Helena, Montana 1953-11-29 SN = The Sporting News: selected "by 150 sportswriters and broadcasters"Lattner Heads All-American Selections By Sports Paper Evening Journal Lubbock, Texas 1953-11-30 UP = United Press: "selected by 265 sports writers and broadcasters in a nationwide ballot"UP Names All-American Gridders Daily Telegram Wisc. 1953-11-26 Other selectors WC = Walter Camp Football FoundationAll-America Teams Walter Camp Football Foundation http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/ 19 April 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071218214203/http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/ 18 December 2007 See also 1953 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team 1953 All-Big Seven Conference football team 1953 All-Big Ten Conference football team 1953 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team 1953 All-SEC football team 1953 All-Southwest Conference football team References 2 All-America team Category:All-America college football teams