1957 College Football All-America Team Official list of the best college football players of 1957
The 1957 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1957. The seven selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1957 season are (1) the Associated Press , (2) the United Press , (3) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (4) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (5) the International News Service (INS), (6) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and (7) the Sporting News ESPN College Football Encyclopedia lists the All-America Board (AAB) as an eighth official selector.
Consensus All-Americans
For the year 1957, the NCAA awards guide lists seven published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations.[ 1] ESPN College Football Encyclopedia lists the All-America Board (AAB) as an eighth official selector.[ 2]
Name
Position
School
Number
Official
Other
Jim Phillips End
Auburn
8/8
AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP
Time, WC
John David Crow Back
Texas A&M
8/8
AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP
Time, WC
Alex Karras Tackle
Iowa
7/8
AAB, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP
Time, WC
Lou Michaels Tackle
Kentucky
7/8
AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UP
Time, WC
Bill Krisher Guard
Oklahoma
7/8
AAB, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP
Time, WC
Dick Wallen End
UCLA
6/8
AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA
Time, WC
Walt Kowalczyk Back
Michigan State
5/8
AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UP
Time, WC
Bob Anderson Back
Army
5/8
FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP
Time, WC
Dan Currie Center
Michigan State
5/8
AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS
Time, WC
King Hill Quarterback
Rice
4/8
AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA
Time
Al Ecuyer Guard
Notre Dame
3/8
INS, SN, UP
Time, WC
Clendon Thomas Back
Oklahoma
3/8
AFCA, SN, UP
WC
All-American selections for 1957
Ends
Jim Phillips (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, Time, WC) Dick Wallen (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, UP-2, Time, WC) Jim Gibbons , Iowa (FWAA, INS-2, SN, AP-3, UP-1) Fred Dugan , Dayton (FWAA, AP-2) Les Walters , Penn State (AP-2) Dave Kaiser, Michigan State (UP-2)
Dick Lasse , Syracuse (INS-2) Gary Kapp, Utah State (INS-2)
Don Ellingsen, Washington State (AP-3, UP-3)
Buddy Dial , Rice (INS-2, UP-3)
Tackles
Alex Karras (AAB, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, Time, WC) Lou Michaels (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, Time, WC) Charlie Krueger , Texas A&M (AP-2, FWAA, INS-1, UP-2) Tom Topping , Duke (FWAA, AP-3) Jim McCusker , Pitt (AP-3, INS-2, UP-3) Bill Leeka , UCLA (INS-2) Larry Whitmire, Rice (INS-2)
Nick Mumley , Purdue (INS-2) Dick Klein , Iowa (UP-3)
Guards
Bill Krisher (AAB, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, Time, WC) Al Ecuyer (AP-2, INS-1, SN, Time, UP-1, WC) Aurealius Thomas , Ohio State (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-2, UP-2) Bill Johnson , Tennessee (FWAA, NEA-1, AP-3, UP-3) Jackie Simpson , Mississippi (AFCA, FWAA, AP-2) Roy Hord, Jr. , Duke (INS-2, UP-2) Stan Renning, Montana (INS-2)
Don Wilson, Texas (INS-2)
Joe Palermo, Dartmouth (AP-3, UP-3)
Centers
Dan Currie (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, UP-2, Time, WC) Bob Reifsnyder , Navy (AFCA [tackle], AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, UP-2) Don Stephenson , Georgia Tech (AP-3, INS-2, SN, UP-1) Bob Harrison , Oklahoma (AP-2) Charlie Brueckman , Pittsburgh (INS-2, UP-3) Jim Kernan, Army (INS-2)
Quarterbacks
King Hill (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, UP-3, Time) Lee Grosscup , Utah (AP-2, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-1, UP-2) Tom Forrestal , Navy (INS-1, AP-3, UP-2) Jim Van Pelt , Michigan (INS-2) Bob Newman , Washington State (INS-2, UP-3)
Backs
John David Crow (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, Time, WC) Walt Kowalczyk (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-1, SN, AFCA, UP-1, Time, WC) Bob Anderson (AP-2, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, Time, WC) Clendon Thomas (AFCA, INS-2, SN, UP-1, WC) Jim Pace , Michigan (AAB, AP-1, INS-2, UP-2) Dick Christy , North Carolina State (AAB, AP-1) Bob Stransky , Colorado (AP-2, FWAA, INS-1, UP-3) Jim Bakhtiar , Virginia (FWAA, AP-3) Jim Taylor , LSU (FWAA, AP-3) Don Clark , Ohio State (INS-2, UP-2) Jim Shanley , Oregon (INS-2) Billy Stacy , Mississippi State (INS-2) Reddy Osborne, Texas A&M (INS-2)
Wray Carlton , Duke (INS-2) Bobby Mulgado, Arizona State (AP-3)
Nick Pietrosante , Notre Dame (UP-3)
Key
Bold – Consensus All-American[ 1] -1 – First-team selection
-2 – Second-team selection
-3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors
Other selectors
See also
References
^ a b "Football Award Winners" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 9. Retrieved October 21, 2017 .^ a b c ESPN College Football Encyclopedia . ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1248. ISBN 1401337031 ^ Bob Hoobing (December 5, 1957). "Pace, Currie On AP All-America". The News Palladium . Benton Harbor, MI. ^ "Iowa Tackle Is Lone Repeater On All-America Team" . The Gettysburg Times . December 5, 1957. p. 5.^ Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2015 . ^ "Crow, Forrestal Picked on INS All-America" . Reading Eagle . November 24, 1957. p. 38.^ Harry Grayson, "Three SEC Men Named All-American ," Panama City News , p. 12 (November 26, 1957). Retrieved September 28, 2014.
^ "Anderson Earns Post on NEA All-American" . The Miami News . November 22, 1957. p. 2C. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2016 .^ "Widwest Lands Three On UP All-America" . Lodi News-Sentinel . November 29, 1957. p. 10.^ "Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American Selections" . Walter Camp Football Foundation. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007.
