1960 All-America college football team

Official list of the best college football players of 1960 August 2023 25em 1960 All-America college football team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid All-America college football team 1960 college football season border-top:1px #aaa solid 1958 1959 ← → 1961 1962 The 1960 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 1960. The six selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1960 season are (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (4) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (5) the Sporting News, and (6) the United Press International (UPI). Seven players, including 1960 Heisman Trophy winner Joe Bellino of Navy, and College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Mike Ditka of Pitt and Bob Lilly of TCU, were unanimously named first-team All-Americans by all six official selectors. Consensus All-Americans For the year 1960, the NCAA recognizes six 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 OtherMike DitkaEndPittsburgh6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCDan LaRoseEndMissouri6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCBob LillyTackleTCU6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCTom BrownGuardMinnesota6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCJoe BellinoHalfbackNavy6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCBob FergusonFullbackOhio State6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCJake GibbsQuarterbackOle Miss6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, WCKen RiceTackleAuburn5/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCE. J. HolubCenterTexas Tech5/6AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCJoe RomigGuardColorado3/6AFCA, FWAA, UPIWCErnie DavisHalfbackSyracuse2/6AFCA, UPIWC All-American selections for 1960 Ends Mike Ditka, Pittsburgh (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time) Dan LaRose, Missouri (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time) Bill Miller, Miami (FL) (FWAA) Claude Moorman, Duke (AFCA-2, FWAA, UPI-2) Marlin McKeever, USC (AFCA-2, UPI-2) Johnny Brewer, Ole Miss (AFCA-3, UPI-3) Fred Mautino, Syracuse (AFCA-3, UPI-3) Tackles Bob Lilly, TCU (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time) Ken Rice, Auburn (AP-1, UPI-1, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time) Merlin Olsen, Utah State (AFCA-3, NEA, FWAA, UPI-3) Jerry Beabout, Purdue (AFCA-2, FWAA, UPI-2) Kurt Gegner, Washington (AFCA-2, UPI-2) Bob DeMarco, Dayton (AFCA-3) Joe Rutgens, Illinois (UPI-3) Guards Tom Brown, Minnesota (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time) Joe Romig, Colorado (UPI-1, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA) Mark Manders, Iowa (AFCA-2, FWAA, SN, UPI-3) Ben Balme, Yale (AP-1) Wayne Harris, Arkansas (FWAA) Al Vanderbush, Army (AFCA-3, UPI-2, CP) Myron Pottios, Notre Dame (Time) Pat Dye, Georgia (AFCA-2, UPI-2) Rufus King, Rice (AFCA-3) Monte Lee, Texas (UPI-3) Centers E. J. Holub, Texas Tech(UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time) Roy McKasson, Washington (AP-1, NEA, FWAA, UPI-3) Tom Goode, Mississippi State (AFCA-2) Wayne Harris, Arkansas (AFCA-3, UPI-2) Quarterbacks Jake Gibbs, Mississippi (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN) Roman Gabriel, N.C. State (AFCA-2, FWAA, UPI-2) Norm Snead, Wake Forest (Time) Tom Matte, Ohio State (AFCA-3, UPI-3) Halfbacks Joe Bellino, Navy (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time) Ernie Davis, Syracuse (UPI-1, WC, AFCA-1) Billy Kilmer, UCLA (AFCA-2, CP, FWAA, SN, UPI-2) Pervis Atkins, New Mexico State (AP-1, NEA, UPI-3) John Hadl, Kansas (FWAA) Larry Ferguson, Iowa (FWAA) Tommy Mason, Tulane (AFCA-3, Time, UPI-3) Ronnie Bull, Baylor (AFCA-2, UPI-2) Lance Alworth, Arkansas (AFCA-3) Wilburn Hollis, Iowa (UPI-3) Fullbacks Bob Ferguson, Ohio State (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time) Ed Dyas, Auburn (FWAA, UPI-2) Tom Watkins, Iowa State (AFCA-2) Mike Stock, Northwestern (AFCA-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 AFCA = American Football Coaches Association, "selected on the basis of balloting by more than 1,500 members of the coaches' association", sponsored by Eastman Kodak Company and distributed exclusively by the United Press InternationalState's Gabriel and Moorman of Duke On 2nd All-America The Dispatch, Lexington, NC 8 November 23, 1960 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1734&dat=19601107&id=FjUgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=X1EEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7077,1337484 AP = Associated PressAll-America Teams The Vidette-Messenger Valparaiso, Indiana http://www.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewerTags.aspx?img=55301835&firstvisit=true&src=search&currentResult=1&currentPage=0&fpo=False FWAA = Football Writers Association of AmericaFWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team Ted Gangi February 8, 2015 http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150612055653/http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf June 12, 2015 NEA = Newspaper Enterprise AssociationBellino Leads NEA All-American List Frederick News-Post Frederick, MD http://www.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewerTags.aspx?img=12189906&firstvisit=true&src=search&currentResult=3&currentPage=0&fpo=False TSN = Sporting NewsThe Sporting News: College Football TSN All America Teams The Sporting News http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/almanac/nfl/cfbamer.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090727192814/http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/almanac/nfl/cfbamer.html 2009-07-27 UPI = United Press International. "Chosen by the ballots of a record number of 402 sports writers and broadcasters from all parts of the nation ..."Bellino, Ditka and Davis Awarded 1st Team Spots Leo H. Peterson Reading Eagle November 30, 1960 54 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19601130&id=LxIrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YpwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4078,7072664 Other selectors CP = Central Press AssociationHefty Line Features Central Press All-America The Brainerd Daily Dispatch Brainerd, MN http://www.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewerTags.aspx?img=35493422&firstvisit=true&src=search&currentResult=3&currentPage=0&fpo=False Time = Time magazineExpert's All-America: College Football All-America Teams Time WC = Walter Camp Football FoundationAll-America Teams Walter Camp Football Foundation http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071218214203/http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/ 2007-12-18 See also 1960 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team 1960 All-Big Eight Conference football team 1960 All-Big Ten Conference football team 1960 All-Pacific Coast football team 1960 All-SEC football team 1960 All-Southwest Conference football team References 2 All-America team Category:All-America college football teams