1955 All-America college football team

Official list of the best college football players of 1955 August 2023 25em 1955 All-America college football team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid All-America college football team 1955 college football season border-top:1px #aaa solid 1953 1954 ← → 1956 1957 The 1955 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 1955. The eight selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1955 season are (1) the All-America Board (AAB), (2) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (3) the Associated Press, (4) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (5) the International News Service (INS), (6) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (7) the Sporting News (SN), and (8) the United Press (UP). Consensus All-Americans For the year 1955, 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 OtherHoward CassadyHalfbackOhio State8/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPCP, Jet, NBC, WCRon BeagleEndNavy8/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPCP, NBC, WCJim SwinkHalfbackTCU8/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPCP, NBC, WCBob PellegriniCenterMaryland8/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPCP, Jet, NBC, WCBo BolingerGuardOklahoma7/8AAB, AFCA, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPCP, Jet, NBC, WCRon KramerEndMichigan7/8AAB, AFCA, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPJet, WCBruce BosleyTackleWest Virginia5/8AAB, AFCA, INS, SN, UPWCEarl MorrallQuarterbackMichigan State5/8AP, AFCA, FWAA, INS, SNJet, NBC, WCPaul HornungHalfbackNotre Dame5/8AAB, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPWCCal JonesGuardIowa4/8AAB, FWAA, SN, UPJet, WCHardiman CuretonGuardUCLA4/8AAB, AFCA, FWAA, INSCPNorm MastersTackleMichigan State3/8UP, FWAA, NEACP, NBC, WC All-American selections for 1955 Ends Ron Beagle, Navy (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, Jet-2, NBC, WC) Ron Kramer, Michigan (AAB, AFCA, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-2, Jet-1, WC) Howard Schnellenberger, Kentucky (AP-1, NEA-2) Joe Walton, Pittsburgh (INS-2, CP-1) Rommie Loudd, UCLA (FWAA, CP-2, Jet-1, NBC) Harold Burnine, Missouri (FWAA, INS-2, NEA-2, UP-3, CP-3) Tom Maentz, Michigan (AP-2, UP-2, CP-3) John Paluck, Pittsburgh (AP-2, UP-3) Bill Walker, Maryland (UP-2) Joe Tuminello, LSU (AP-3, NEA-3) Jim Katcavage, Dayton (INS-2) Dave Howard, Wisconsin (NEA-3) Henry Gremminger, Baylor (AP-3) Menan Schriewer, Texas (Jet-2) Tackles Norm Masters, Michigan State (AP-3, UP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, CP-1, Jet-2, NBC, WC) Bruce Bosley, West Virginia (AAB, AP-2, AFCA, INS-1, SN, UP-1, CP-2, WC) Sam Huff, West Virginia (FWAA, NEA-1, UP-3, Jet-1, NBC) John Witte, Oregon State (INS-1, AP-3, NEA-3, CP-3, Jet-1) Frank D'Agostino, Auburn (AP-1, AFCA, UP-3) Mike Sandusky, Maryland (SN, UP-2, NEA-2) Paul Wiggin, Stanford (AP-1) Herb Gray, Texas (FWAA) Phil Tarasovic, Yale (INS-2, NEA-3, CP-3) Francis Machinsky, Ohio State (UP-2) Carl Vereen, Georgia Tech (NEA-2) Roger Siesel, Miami (Ohio) (INS-2) Fred Robinson, Washington (CP-2) John Jankins, Arizona State (Jet-2) Guards Bo Bolinger, Oklahoma (AAB, AP-2, AFCA, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, Jet-1, NBC, WC) Cal Jones, Iowa (Outland Trophy and College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB, AP-2 [tackle], FWAA, SN, UP-1, NEA-2; INS-2; CP-2, Jet-1, WC) Hardiman Cureton, UCLA (AAB [tackle], AFCA, FWAA [t], INS-1, UP-2, NEA-2, CP-1 [t], Jet-2) Jim Parker, Ohio State (AP-3, FWAA, NEA-3, UP-2, CP-1, Jet-1) Tony Sardisco, Tulane (FWAA, INS-2) Pat Bisceglia, Notre Dame (AP-1, UP-3, NBC) Scott Suber, Mississippi State (AP-2, NEA-1) James D. Brown, UCLA (AP-1) Orlando Ferrante, USC (INS-2, CP-3) Buck Nystrom, Michigan State (INS-2, CP-3) Jim Buonopane, Holy Cross (CP-2) William Meigs, Harvard (AP-3) Franklin Brooks, Georgia Tech (UP-3) Bryan Burnthorne, Tulane (NEA-3) Centers Bob Pellegrini, Maryland (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, Jet-1, NBC, WC) Hugh Pitts, Texas Christian (AP-2, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-2, UP-2, CP-3) Jerry Tubbs, Oklahoma (College Football Hall of Fame) (INS-2, NEA-3, UP-3) Ken Vargo, Ohio State (CP-2, Jet-2) Steve DeLatorre, Florida (AP-3) Quarterbacks Earl Morrall, Michigan State (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-2, SN, UP-2, CP-3, Jet-1, NBC, WC) George Welsh, Navy (AP-3, INS-2, NEA-3, UP-2, CP-1) Claude Benham, Columbia (Jet-2) Halfbacks Howard Cassady, Ohio State (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, Jet-1, NBC, WC) Paul Hornung, Notre Dame (AAB, FWAA, NEA-1 [QB], SN, UP-1, WC) Jim Swink, TCU (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, Jet-2, NBC, WC) Jon Arnett, Southern California (AP-2, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-1, UP-1, CP-2) Tommy McDonald, Oklahoma (AP-1, INS-2, NEA-2, UP-2, CP-2) Art Davis, Mississippi State (FWAA, NEA-2) Ed Vereb, Maryland (AP-3, INS-2, UP-3, CP-3) Jim Brown, Syracuse (AP-3, INS-2, NEA-3) Gary Glick, Colorado A&M (AP-2, INS-2) Sam Brown, UCLA (INS-2, UP-3, Jet-1) Charley Horton, Vanderbilt (AP-3, NEA-3) Fob James, Auburn (INS-2) Lenny Moore, Penn State (Pro Football Hall of Fame) (INS-2, Jet-2) Charley Sticka, Trinity (INS-2) Paige Cothren, Mississippi (INS-2) Robert A. Pascal, Duke (CP-3) Fullbacks Don Schaefer, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-3, UP-3, CP-1, Jet-2, NBC) Joe Childress, Auburn (FWAA, NEA-2, UP-3, CP-3) Bob Davenport, UCLA (AAB, AP-2, UP-2, CP-2) Jerry Planutis, Michigan State (Jet-1) 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 BoardConsensus All-America Team for 1955 The Honolulu Advertiser December 14, 1955 B2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15802366/consensus_allamerica_team_for_1955/ Newspapers.comESPN College Football Encyclopedia 1240 ESPN Books 2005 1401337031 AFCA = American Football Coaches Association, for Collier's Weekly magazinePellegrini Top Player On Colliers' Team Cedar Rapids Gazette 1955-11-23 AP = Associated PressAssociated Press Announces 1955 All-America Team The Palm Beach Post December 2, 1955 21 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1964&dat=19551202&id=w8YqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=McwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2969,288298May 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes 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: selected based on "recommendations of INS football experts from coast-to-coast with the assistance of coaches, scouts, broadcasters and newspaper sports editors."Barrington John November 27, 1955 Big 10 Dominates INS All-America With 3 The Milwaukee Sentinel https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19551127&id=vmhQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CxAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7179,4506488 June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association: All-Americans selected by the NEA received "solid gold Longines-Wittnauer watches, handsome and specially designed certificates and, perhaps best of all, testimonial dinners in their old home towns."Grayson Harry Harry Grayson November 19, 1955 West Virginia's Tackle Sam Huff on NEA All-America Team The Pittsburgh Press https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19551119&id=FGAbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4U0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7250,1025594 SN = Sporting NewsThe Sporting News: College Football TSN All America Teams The Sporting News http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/almanac/nfl/cfbamer.html 19 April 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090227143400/http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/almanac/nfl/cfbamer.html 27 February 2009 UP = United PressName Arnett On UP First All-America Lodi News-Sentinel November 29, 1955 6 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=19551129&id=MfMzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-e4HAAAAIBAJ&pg=5880,3138451 Other selectors CP = Central Press AssociationWalter Johns Central Press Captains All-American: Cassady Repeats On All-America Mansfield News Journal 1955-11-26 Jet - Jet magazineJet's All-American College Grid Team Jet https://www.flickr.com/photos/vieilles_annonces/9277727847/ NBC - National Broadcasting Co. 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 1955 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team 1955 All-Big Seven Conference football team 1955 All-Big Ten Conference football team 1955 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team 1955 All-SEC football team 1955 All-Skyline Conference football team 1955 All-Southwest Conference football team References 2 All-America Team Category:All-America college football teams