1961 All-Eastern football team

American all-star college football team August 2023 25em 1961 All-Eastern football team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid All-Eastern football team 1961 college football season border-top:1px #aaa solid 1959 1960 ← → 1962 1963 The 1961 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1961 college football season. The 1961 All-Eastern team included 1961 Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis of Syracuse. Backs Ernie Davis, Syracuse (AP-1; UPI-1) Al Rushatz, Army (AP-1; UPI-1) Pat McCarthy, Holy Cross (AP-1; UPI-2) Steve Simms, Rutgers (AP-1; UPI-2) Galen Hall, Penn State (AP-2; UPI-1) Roger Kochman, Penn State (UPI-1) Fred Cox, Pittsburgh (AP-2; UPI-3) Tom Hennessey, Holy Cross (AP-2; UPI-2) Harry Crump, Boston College (AP-2) Tom Haggerty, Columbia (UPI-2) Bill King, Dartmouth (UPI-3) Russ Warren, Columbia (UPI-3) Rick Leeson, Pittsburgh (UPI-3) Ends Robert Mitinger, Penn State (AP-1; UPI-1) Greg Mather, Navy (AP-1; UPI-1) Dave Viti, Boston University (AP-2; UPI-2) John Mackey, Syracuse (AP-2; UPI-3) John Ellerson, Army (UPI-2) John Sikorski, Boston College (UPI-3) Tackles Bob Asack, Columbia (AP-1; UPI-1) John Brown, Syracuse (AP-2; UPI-1) Dale Kuhns, Army (AP-1) Jim Smith, Penn State (AP-2) Gary Kaltenbach, Pittsburgh (UPI-2) Mike Semcheski, Lehigh (UPI-2) Pete Perreault, Boston University (UPI-3) Ron Testa, Navy (UPI-3) Guards Larry Vignali, Pittsburgh (AP-1; UPI-1) John Hewitt, Navy (AP-1) John Timper, Holy Cross (UPI-1) Richie Ross, Villanova (AP-2; UPI-2) Mike Casp, Army (AP-2; UPI-3) Stu Benedict, Colgate (UPI-2) Bill Swinford, Harvard (UPI-3) Center Alex Kroll, Rutgers (AP-1; UPI-1) Jay Huffman, Penn State (AP-2; UPI-3) Bob Stern, Syracuse (UPI-2) Key AP = Associated PressKroll and Simms Are Voted To AP All-East First Team The Daily Home News December 1, 1961 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106256083/kroll-and-simms-are-voted-to-ap/ Newspapers.com UPI = United Press InternationalPenn State Puts Three on All-Eastern Team The Beaver County Times December 7, 1961 18 https://books.google.com/books?id=hukuAAAAIBAJ&dq=1961+All-Eastern+football+team&pg=PA31&article_id=6035,1195662 See also 1961 College Football All-America Team References All-Eastern Category:All-Eastern college football teams