1967 All-America college football team
Official list of the best college football players of 1967
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The 1967 All-America college football team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations that chose All-America college football teams in 1967.
The NCAA recognizes six selectors as "official" for the 1967 season. They are (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the Central Press Association (CP), (4) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (5) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and (6) the United Press International (UPI).[1] Four of the six teams (AP, UPI, NEA, and FWAA) were selected by polling of sports writers and/or broadcasters. The Central Press team was selected with input from the captains of the major college teams. The AFCA team was based on a poll of coaches. Other notable selectors, though not recognized by the NCAA as official, included Time magazine,[2] The Sporting News (TSN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF).[3]
Consensus All-Americans
The NCAA recognizes 22 players as "consensus" All-Americans for the 1967 season. The following chart identifies the consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.[1]
| Name | Position | School | Official selectors | Number | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Beban | Quarterback | UCLA | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 10/10 |
| Bob Johnson | Center | Tennessee | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 10/10 |
| Leroy Keyes | Running back | Purdue | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 10/10 |
| O. J. Simpson | Running back | USC | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 10/10 |
| Ron Yary | Tackle | USC | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 10/10 |
| Larry Csonka | Running back | Syracuse | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, TSN, WCFF | 9/10 |
| Edgar Chandler | Tackle | Georgia | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 5/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 9/10 |
| Dennis Byrd | Defensive tackle | North Carolina State | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPI | 5/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 9/10 |
| Tom Schoen | Defensive back | Notre Dame | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPI | 5/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 9/10 |
| Dennis Homan | End | Alabama | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPI | 5/6 | FN, TSN, WCFF | 8/10 |
| Ted Hendricks | Defensive end | Miami | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, WCFF | 8/10 |
| Granville Liggins | Middle guard | Oklahoma | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 6/6 | FN, WCFF | 8/10 |
| Adrian Young | Linebacker | USC | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPI | 5/6 | FN, TSN, WCFF | 8/10 |
| Wayne Meylan | Middle guard | Nebraska | AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA | 4/6 | FN, Time, TSN, WCFF | 8/10 |
| Frank Loria | Defensive back | Virginia Tech | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI | 5/6 | WCFF | 6/10 |
| Rich Stotter | Guard | Houston | AFCA, AP, CP, NEA, UPI | 5/6 | FN | 6/10 |
| Tim Rossovich | Defensive end | USC | AFCA, CP, FWAA, UPI | 4/6 | FN | 5/10 |
| Don Manning | Linebacker | UCLA | CP, NEA, UPI | 3/6 | FN, WCFF | 5/10 |
| Harry Olszewski | Guard | Clemson | AFCA, FWAA, UPI | 3/6 | WCFF | 4/10 |
| Ron Sellers | End | Florida State | AFCA, AP, NEA | 3/6 | FN | 4/10 |
| Bobby Johns | Defensive back | Alabama | AFCA, UPI | 2/6 | FN, WCFF | 4/10 |
| Dick Anderson | Defensive back | Colorado | AP, NEA | 2/6 | -- | 2/10 |
Offensive selections
Ends
- Dennis Homan, Alabama (AFCA [split end], AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-2 [FL], UPI-1, FN, WCFF, TSN)
- Ron Sellers, Florida State (AFCA [flanker], AP-1, NEA-1 [split end], UPI-2, FN)
- Jim Seymour, Notre Dame (CP-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF)
- Ted Kwalick, Penn State (AFCA, NEA-1 [tight end], UPI-2)
- Ken Hebert, Houston (FWAA, NEA-2 [split end])
- Haven Moses, San Diego State (TSN)
- Fred Hyatt, Auburn (FN)
- Gary Steele, Army (NEA-2 [tight end])
- Jim Beirne, Purdue (CP-2)
- Dick Trapp, Florida (CP-2)
- Rob Taylor, Navy (CP-3)
- Phil Odle, Brigham Young (CP-3)
Offensive tackles
- Ron Yary, USC (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
- Edgar Chandler, Georgia (AFCA, AP-1, CP-3, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
- Larry Slagle, UCLA (CP-1)
- John Williams, Minnesota (Time)
- Russ Washington, Missouri (NEA-2)
- John Boynton, Tennessee (CP-2, NEA-2)
- Mo Moorman, Texas A&M (UPI-2)
- Bill Stanfill, Georgia (UPI-2)
- Mike Montler, Colorado (CP-2)
- Glenn Greenberg, Yale (CP-3)
Offensive guards
- Harry Olszewski, Clemson (AFCA, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, WCFF)
- Rich Stotter, Houston (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN)
- Gary Cassells, Indiana (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, WCFF)
- Phil Tucker, Texas Tech (NEA-1)
- Bob Kalsu, Oklahoma (CP-1)
- Willie Banks, Alcorn A&M (NEA-2)
- Barry Wilson, LSU (NEA-2)
- Bruce Gunstra, Northwestern (CP-2)
- Dick Swatland, Notre Dame (CP-2)
- Tony Conti, Michigan State (CP-3)
- Ray Phillips, Michigan (CP-3, UPI-2)
Centers
- Bob Johnson, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
- John Didion, Oregon State (UPI-2)
- Jon Kolb, Oklahoma State (CP-2)
- Joe Dayton, Michigan (CP-3)
Quarterbacks
- Gary Beban, UCLA (College Football Hall of Fame) (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
- Ken Stabler, Alabama (CP-2, NEA-2, FN)
- Mike Phipps, Purdue (FN)
- Kim Hammond, Florida State (UPI-2)
- Paul Toscano, Wyoming (CP-3)
Running backs
- O. J. Simpson, USC (College and Pro Football Halls of Fame) (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1 [halfback], FWAA, NEA, UPI-1 [halfback], FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
- Leroy Keyes, Purdue (College Football of Fame) (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1 [halfback], FWAA, NEA-1 [FL], UPI-1 [halfback], FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
- Larry Csonka, Syracuse (College and Pro Football Halls of Fame) (AFCA [fullback], AP-1 [fullback], CP-1 [fullback], FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1 [fullback], FN [fullback], WCFF, TSN)
- Lee White, Weber State (FN [fullback], Time)
- Chris Gilbert, Texas (College Football Hall of Fame) (CP-2, NEA-2, UPI-2 [halfback], FN)
- Richmond Flowers Jr., Tennessee (FN)
- Jerry LeVias, SMU (FN)
- Ron Johnson, Michigan (College Football Hall of Fame) (CP-2)
- Butch Colson, East Carolina (CP-2)
- Larry Smith, Florida (NEA-2, CP-3)
- Warren McVea, Houston (UPI-2 [halfback], FN)
- Bill Enyart, Oregon State (UPI-2 [fullback])
- Vic Gatto, Harvard (CP-3)
- Perry Williams, Purdue (CP-3)
Defensive selections
Defensive ends
- Ted Hendricks, Miami (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN [end], WCFF)
- Tim Rossovich, USC (AFCA, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, FN)
- Bob Stein, Minnesota (FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-2, CP-3, WCFF)
- Claude Humphrey, Tennessee State (Time, TSN)
- John Garlington, LSU (AFCA, UPI-2)
- Bill Dow, Navy (CP-2)
- George Foussekis, VPI (CP-3)
Defensive tackles
- Dennis Byrd, North Carolina State (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, WCFF, Time, TSN)
- Kevin Hardy, Notre Dame (AP-1 [defensive end], CP-2 [defensive end], NEA-2 [defensive end], UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
- Bill Staley, Utah State (CP-1, NEA-2, UPI-2, FN, Time, TSN)
- Mike Dirks, Wyoming (FWAA, NEA-1)
- Jess Lewis, Oregon State (NEA-1)
- Russ Washington, Missouri (TSN)
- Jon Sandstrom, Oregon State (AFCA)
- Jim Urbanek, Mississippi (CP-2, UPI-2, FN)
- Doug Crusan, Indiana (CP-2)
- Dick Himes, Ohio State (CP-3)
- Ray Norton, Boston Univ. (CP-3)
Middle guards
- Granville Liggins, Oklahoma (AFCA [guard], AP-1, CP-1 [guard], FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF)
- Wayne Meylan, Nebraska (AFCA [linebacker], AP [linebacker], CP-1 [guard], FWAA, NEA-2 [middle guard], UPI-2 [middle guard], FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
- Curley Culp, Arizona State (CP-2 [guard], FN, Time, TSN)
- Greg Pipes, Baylor (AFCA [guard], AP-1 [defensive tackle])
- George Dames, Oregon (CP-2 [guard])
- Bob Foyle, Duke (CP-3 [guard])
- Carl Garber, Missouri (CP-3 [guard])
Linebackers
- Adrian Young, USC (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, WCFF, TSN)
- Don Manning, UCLA (CP-1, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF)
- Fred Carr, UTEP (NEA-1, CP-2, Time, TSN)
- Corbin Robertson, Texas (FWAA, NEA-2)
- Bill Hobbs, Texas A&M (AP-1)
- D.D. Lewis, Mississippi State (NEA-1, UPI-2)
- Tom Beutler, Toledo (CP-1)
- Mike McGill, Notre Dame (Time)
- John Pergine, Notre Dame (CP-3, UPI-2)
- Don Chiafaro, Harvard (CP-2)
- Danny Lankas, Kansas State (CP-2)
- Tony Kyasky, Syracuse (CP-3)
- Ken Kaczmarek, Indiana (CP-3)
Defensive backs
- Tom Schoen, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
- Frank Loria, Virginia Tech (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1 [safety], UPI-1, WCFF)
- Dick Anderson, Colorado (AP-1, NEA-1, UPI-2)
- Bobby Johns, Alabama (AFCA, CP-2, UPI-1, FN, WCFF)
- Jim Smith, Oregon (CP-3, NEA-1, UPI-2, Time, TSN)
- Major Hazelton, Florida A. & M. (Time, TSN)
- Charlie West, UTEP (NEA-2, Time, TSN)
- Harry Cheatwood, Oklahoma State (CP-1)
- Fred Combs, North Carolina State (FWAA, UPI-2)
- Al Dorsey, Tennessee (UPI-1, FN)
- Mike Battle, USC (CP-3, UPI-2)
- Neal Starkey, Air Force (CP-2)
Special teams
Kicker
- Jerry DePoyster, Wyoming (AP-1, FN, TSN)
Punter
- Zenon Andrusyshyn, UCLA (TSN)
Key
- Bold – Consensus All-American[1]
- -1 – First-team selection
- -2 – Second-team selection
- -3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors
- AFCA = American Football Coaches Association, separate offensive units based on votes from nearly 700 coaches[4][5]
- AP = Associated Press, "selected on the basis of recommendations from the Top Ten AP football boards in each of the eight [NCAA] districts"[6]
- CP = Central Press Association, first-, second- and third-teams selected "with the aid of the major college football captains, who were polled by ballot"[7]
- FWAA = Football Writers Association of America[8]
- NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association[9]
- UPI = United Press International, first- and second-team squads "chosen by direct vote of 207 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the nation, the only honor squad so chosen"[10]
Unofficial selectors
- FN = The Football News, consisting of the 34 best college football players as selected by the correspondents and staff of The Football News[11]
- Time = Time magazine[2]
- TSN = The Sporting News
- WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation[3]