1970 Little All-America college football team

American college football all-star team August 2023 25em 1970 Little All-America college football team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid Little All-America college football team 1970 NAIA football season, 1970 NCAA College Division football season border-top:1px #aaa solid 1969 ← → 1971 The 1970 Little All-America college football team is 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 1970, the AP selected three teams, each team having separate offensive and defensive platoons.A.P.'s Little All-American The Morning News December 10, 1970 42 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88983288/aps-little-all-american/ Newspapers.comAbilene's Lindsey Heads Little All-America Squad The Billings Gazette Herschel Nissenson December 10, 1970 60 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88983572/abilenes-lindsey-heads-little/ Newspapers.com Jim Lindsey of Abilene Christian was selected as the first-team quarterback. During his time at Abilene Christian, he became college football's all-time passing leader, completing 642 of 1,237 passes for 8,521 yards and 61 touchdowns. Lindsey went on to play in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Running back Leon Burns of Long Beach State was the only player to win first-team honors in both 1969 and 1970. He rushed for 1,033 yards in 1970, down from his 1969 totals of 1,659 yards and 27 touchdowns. Joe Profit of Northeast Louisiana broke the Gulf Coast Conference all-time rushing record and was named to the conference's all-decade team for the 1960s. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round (seventh overall) of the 1971 NFL draft. Junior running back Leon McQuay of Tampa rushed for 1,362 yards, added 396 yards on kickoff returns, and scored 20 touchdowns. He skipped his senior season to play in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was a CFL All-Star in 1971. First team Position Player Team Offense QB Jim Lindsey Abilene Christian RB Leon Burns Long Beach State Leon McQuay Tampa Joe Profit Northeast Louisiana E John Curtis Springfield (MA) Red Roberts Austin Peay T Vernon Holland Tennessee State Melvin Holmes North Carolina A&T G Bill Phillips Arkansas State Conway Hayman Delaware C Jimmy Champion Jacksonville State Defense DE Lawrence Brame Western Kentucky Richard Harris Grambling DT Fred Carter Alcorn A&M Charles Roundtree Grambling MG Margarito Guerrero Texas A&I LB Ronnie Hornsby Southeastern Louisiana Len Pettigrew Ashland Isiah Robertson Southern DB Nate Allen Texas Southern Joe Cichy North Dakota State Vivian Lee Prairie View A&M Second team Position Player Team Offense QB Dan Pastorini Santa Clara RB Leroy Byars Alcorn A&M Calvin Harrell Arkansas State Steve Pelot South Dakota E Vince Green Troy State Chris Myers Kenyon T Rod Cason Angelo State John Morring Tampa G Sterling Allen Wofford Jim Kalill Hawaii C Billy Manning Grambling Defense DE Vern Den Herder Central (IA) Gary Gustafson Montana State DT Bill Bibbee Wittenberg Dave Pureifory Eastern Michigan MG Ernest Holmes Texas Southern LB Tim Kearney Northern Michigan Don McLean North Dakota Robert Young Texas A&I DB Walter Huntley Trinity (TX) Cleophus Johnson Alcorn A&M Dennis Meyer Arkansas State Third team Position Player Team Offense QB Tim Von Dulm Portland State RB Dom Flora Bridgewater Chuck Hall Delaware Rick Thompson East Central (OK) E Frank Lewis Grambling Mike Savoy Black Hills State T Len Gotshalk Humboldt State Dan Green North Dakota State G Ross Bolce Pacific Lutheran Bill Soucy Boston University C Bruce Jackson Trinity (TX) Defense DE Kelvin Korver Northwestern (IA) Ronald Leigh Elizabeth City State DT Sammy Gellerstedt Tampa Larry Miller Montana MG Roosevelt Manning Northeastern Oklahoma State LB Pete Contaldi Montclair State Terry Giltner UT Martin Aubrey Johnson Northeast Missouri State DB Steve Endemano Claremont-Mudd Lynn Ferguson Drexel Tom Williams Willamette See also 1970 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