1960 Little All-America college football team explained

The 1960 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 1960, the AP selected three teams of 11 players each, with no separate defensive platoons.[1]

Halfback Dale Mills of Kirksville State rushed for 1,343 and concluded his college career with 4,502 rushing yards and over 400 points scored.[2]

Charles Fuller of San Francisco State rushed for 892 yards (7.2 yards per carry) and scored 104 points.[2]

Bill Cooper of Muskungum rushed for 1,102 yards, 23 touchdowns, and scored 152 points. His coach, Ed Sherman, called him "the greatest player I've ever coached or seen in the Ohio Conference."[2]

Bucknell quarterback Paul Terhes passed for 981 yards and nine touchdowns.[2]

End John Simko of Augustana (South Dakota) broke a North Central Conference record with 53 receptions. He was the first Augustana player to receive first-team Little All-America honors.[2]

Center Dick Grecni anchored the line for an undefeated Ohio team that outscored opponents, 269 to 34, and was recognized by both the AP and UPI as the small college champion.[2]

First team

PositionPlayerTeam
BPaul TerhesStyle = Bucknell
Dale MillsStyle = Kirksville State
Charles FullerStyle = San Francisco State
Bill CooperStyle = Muskingum
ETom HacklerStyle = Tennessee Tech
John SimkoStyle = Augustana (SD)
TCharlie LongStyle = Chattanooga
Willie CraftsStyle = Texas A&I
GGeorge AslesonStyle = Iowa State Teachers
Doug BrownStyle = Fresno State
CDick GrecniStyle = Ohio

Second team

PositionPlayerTeam
BDennis SpurlockStyle = Whitworth
Lee FarmerStyle = Lenoir–Rhyne
Bernie CaseyStyle = Bowling Green
Joe IaconeStyle = West Chester
EPowell McClellanStyle = Arkansas Tech
Al FerrieStyle = Wagner
TVester FlanaganStyle = Humboldt State
Jim LarkinStyle = Hillsdale
GJoe HintonStyle = Louisiana Tech
Houston AntwineStyle = Southern Illinois
CCurtis MirandaStyle = Florida A&M

Third team

PositionPlayerTeam
BJerry MorganStyle = Iowa State Teachers
Roger JohnsonStyle = Whitewater State
Donald Lee SmithStyle = Langston
Charles MillerStyle = Austin
EBill WiljanenStyle = Michigan Tech
Willie RichardsonStyle = Jackson State
TJim KelleyStyle = Johns Hopkins
Bill OgdenStyle = Presbyterian
GDick DeMasiStyle = Montclair State
Blayne JonesStyle = Idaho State
CTerry FohsStyle = Washington & Lee

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: AP Little All-America. The Indianapolis News. December 1, 1960. 52. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: John Simko First Team Little All America. Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. December 1, 1960. 21. Newspapers.com.