1953 Little All-America college football team

Football team August 2023 25em 1953 Little All-America college football team border-top:#aaa 1px solid border-top:1px #aaa solid Little All-America college football team 1953 college football season border-top:1px #aaa solid 1952 ← → 1954 The 1953 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 1953, the AP abandoned the precedent set in 1951 and 1952 of selecting separate offensive and defensive platoons. Instead, the AP returned to the older tradition of selecting 11 players each on first, second, and third teams.Don Miller on Third Little All-America The News Journal December 2, 1953 39 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88728653/don-miller-on-third-little-all-america/ Newspapers.com First team Position Player Team B Pence Dacus Southwest Texas State Hugh Pepper Mississippi Southern Leo Lewis Lincoln (MO) Richard Wait Arkansas State E John Gustafson St. Olaf Hall Morrison East Tennessee State T Robert Lade Peru State Norman Hayes College of Idaho G Bruno Ashley East Texas State Robert Adams Shippensburg C Stan Sheriff Cal Poly Second team Position Player Team B Jim Gray East Texas State Ron Billings Pacific Lutheran Les Goble Alfred Roger Carlson Gustavus Adolphus E Jim Lee Taylor Florida State Sal Cianciola Lawrence T Glenn Wildt La Crosse State Sam Marshall Florida A&M G Nick Waytovich Tampa Ronnie Frank Grinnell C Albie Carter Indiana Central Third team Position Player Team B Sid Watson Northeastern Joe Hazie Wofford Kent Finanger Iowa Lutheran E Richard Beetsch Iowa State Teachers Von Morgan Abilene Christian T Larry Paradis Whitworth Al Lahood Hofstra G Tom Drake Chattanooga Ron Hoffman St. Lawrence C Bruce McPherson Rochester See also 1953 College Football All-America Team References Little All-America college football team Category:Little All-America college football teams