1956 All-Big Seven Conference football team

none August 2023 25em 1956 All-Big Seven Conference football team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid 1956 college football season border-top:1px #aaa solid 1954 1955 ← → 1957 1958 The 1956 All-Big Seven Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Seven Conference teams for the 1956 college football season. The selectors for the 1956 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP). Players selected as first-team players by both the AP and UP are designated in bold. All-Big Seven selections Backs Jimmy Hunter, Missouri (AP-1 [QB]; UP-1 [QB]) Tommy McDonald, Oklahoma (AP-1 [HB]; UP-1 [HB]) (College and Pro Football Halls of Fame) Clendon Thomas, Oklahoma (AP-1 [HB]; UP-1 [HB]) (College Football Hall of Fame) Jerry Brown, Nebraska (AP-1 [FB]) John Bayuk, Colorado (UP-1 [FB]) Jimmy Harris, Oklahoma (AP-2) Bob Stransky, Colorado (AP-2) Homer Floyd, Kansas (AP-2) Billy Pricer, Oklahoma (AP-2) Ends Jerry Leahy, Colorado (AP-1; UP-1) Wally Merz, Colorado (AP-1; UP-1) Don Stiller, Oklahoma (AP-2) Jim Letcavits, Kansas (AP-2) Tackles Ed Gray, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1) Tom Emerson, Oklahoma (AP-1) Dick Stapp, Colorado (AP-2; UP-1) Andris Poncius, Iowa St. (AP-2) Guards Bill Krisher, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1) Laverne Torczon, Nebraska (AP-1) Ellis Rainsberger, Kansas State (AP-2; UP-1) Joe Oujesky, Oklahoma (AP-2) Centers Jerry Tubbs, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1) (College Football Hall of Fame) Jim Uhir, Colorado (AP-2) Key AP = Associated PressColorado U. Ends on All-Big 7 Greeley Tribune November 29, 1956 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3150639/colorado_u_ends/ UP = United PressTubbs, McDonald Make All-Big Seven Selection The Brownsville Herald December 9, 1956 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3150696/tubbs_mcdonald_make_all_big_seven/ See also 1956 College Football All-America Team References All-Big Seven Conference football team Category:All-Big Eight Conference football teams