1969 College Football All-America Team

The 1969 College Football All-America team is composed of various organizations that choose College All-America teams that season. The organizations that chose the teams were Associated Press (AP), United Press International (UPI), Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), Central Press Association, Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News, Time magazine and Football News.

AP, UPI, NEA, and Central Press were all press organizations that polled writers and players. FWAA was also a poll of writers,^[1] as was the Walter Camp Foundation.^[2] The AFCA ^[3] was a poll of college coaches. The Sporting News and Time polled football scouts and coaches.^[4][5] AP, UPI, NEA, Central Press, and The Sporting News chose both first and second teams. AP, UPI, NEA, and Central Press also listed numerous honorable mentions.

Offense

Receivers

• Walker Gillette, Richmond (AP, NEA, FWAA, TSN, Time)
• Carlos Alvarez, Florida (WC, NEA, UPI, AFCA, FN)
• Ken Burrough, Texas Southern (TSN, Time)
• Cotton Speyrer, Texas (WC, CP)
• Chuck Dicus, Arkansas (AFCA)
• Elmo Wright, Houston (FN)

Tight ends

• Jim Mandich, Michigan (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, Time, FN)
• Steve Zabel, Oklahoma (TSN)

Tackles

• Bob McKay, Texas (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, FWAA, TSN, Time, FN)
• Sid Smith, USC (UPI, WC, CP, TSN, Time, FN)
• John Ward, Oklahoma State (AP, FWAA, AFCA)
• Bob Asher, Vanderbilt (NEA, CP)
• Bobby Wuensch, Texas (AFCA)
• Jim Riley, Notre Dame (AFCA)

Guards

• Chip Kell, Tennessee (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, FN)
• Ron Saul, Michigan State (NEA, CP, TSN, Time)
• Larry DiNardo, Notre Dame (UPI, WC)
• Bill Birdges, Houston (AP, AFCA, FWAA)
• Mike Carroll, Missouri (NEA, TSN)
• Chuck Hutchison, Ohio State (Time)
• Al Samples, Alabama (FN)
• Steve Greer, Georgia (FN)

Centers

• Rodney Brand, Arkansas (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, FWAA, CP, FN)
• Ken Mendenhall, Oklahoma (TSN, Time, FN)

Quarterbacks

• Mike Phipps, Purdue (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, TSN, Time, FN)
• Archie Manning, Mississippi (FN)

Running backs

• Steve Owens, Oklahoma (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, TSN, Time, FN)
• Jim Otis, Ohio State (AP, UPI, WC, FWAA, CP, FN)
• Bob Anderson, Colorado (AP, UPI, NEA, TSN)
• Charlie Pittman, Penn State (AFCA, Time)
• Steve Worster, Texas (FWAA, FN)
• Warren Muir, South Carolina (AFCA)
• Rex Kern, Ohio State (CP, FN)
• John Isenbarger, Indiana (FN)
• Mickey Cureton, UCLA (FN)

Defense

Ends

• Jimmy Gunn, USC (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, FN)
• Phil Olsen, Utah State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, TSN, Time)
• Al Cowlings, USC (NEA, TSN, Time, FN)
• Floyd Reese, UCLA (AFCA)
• Bill Brundige, Colorado (FWAA)
• Dick Campbell, Texas Tech (CP)

Tackles

• Mike Reid, Penn State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, TSN, Time, FN)
• Mike McCoy, Notre Dame (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, TSN, Time, FN)

Middle guard

• Jim Stillwagon, Ohio State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, CP, FN)

Linebackers

• Steve Kiner, Tennessee (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, TSN, Time, FN)
• Dennis Onkotz, Penn State (AP, UPI, WC, FWAA, FN)
• Mike Ballou, UCLA (WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, FN)
• Don Parrish, Stanford (AP, TSN, Time)
• John Small, The Citadel (NEA, TSN, Time)
• George Bevan, LSU (FWAA, AFCA)
• Cliff Powell, Arkansas (AFCA)
• Glen Halsell, Texas (CP, FN)
• Jim Corrigall, Kent State (NEA)
• Jack Reynolds, Tennessee (FN)

Backs

• Jack Tatum, Ohio State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, TSN, FN)
• Buddy McClinton, Auburn (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, FN)
• Tom Curtis, Michigan (AP, UPI, WC, CP, FN)
• Glenn Cannon, Mississippi (AFCA, TSN, Time)
• Neal Smith, Penn State (UPI, NEA)
• Steve Tannen, Florida (TSN, Time)
• Ted Provost, Ohio State (TSN, Time)
• Tim Foley, Purdue, (Time)
• Curtis Johnson, Toldedo (NEA)
• Denton Fox, Texas Tech (FWAA)
• Tommy Casanova, LSU (FN)

Special teams

Kicker

• Bob Jacobs, Wyoming (FWAA, TSN)

Punter

• Zenon Andrusyshyn, UCLA (TSN)

Key

AP – Associated Press UPI – United Press International NEA – Newspaper Enterprise Association CP – Central Press FWAA – Football Writers Association of America WC – Walter Camp Foundation AFCA – American Football Coaches Association

TSN – The Sporting News Time – Time magazine PFW – Pro Football Weekly FN – Football News 1 – First Team Selection 2 – Second Team Selection

References

1969 College Football All-America Team consensus selections Offense B Mike Phipps B Steve Owens B Jim Otis B Bobby Anderson E Jim Mandich E Walker Gillette E Carlos Alvarez T Bob McKay T John Ward G Chip Kell G Bill Bridges C Rodney Brand Defense E Jimmy Gunn E Phil Olsen T Mike Reid T Mike McCoy MG Jim Stillwagon LB Steve Kiner LB Dennis Onkotz LB Mike Ballou B Jack Tatum B Buddy McClinton B Tom Curtis

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