List of Pittsburgh Panthers football All-Americans
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This list of Pittsburgh Panthers football All-Americans includes those members of the Pittsburgh Panthers football team who have received All-American honors from one or more selector organizations. The Pittsburgh Panthers, commonly referred to as the Pitt Panthers, represent the University of Pittsburgh in the sport of American football, and they compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Several selector organizations release annual lists of their All-America teams after each college football season, honoring the best players at each position. Selector organizations include football analysts, television networks, publications, media wire services, sports writers' associations, and coaches' associations. Traditionally, several of the selectors have recognized two or more tiers of All-Americans, referred to as the first team, second team, third team and honorable mentions.
The NCAA currently recognizes the All-America teams of five selector organizations to determine "consensus All-Americans" and "unanimous All-Americans" in college football.[1] The NCAA compiles consensus All-Americans using a point system based on the All-America teams from the five selector organizations.[2] The point system consists of three points for a first-team selection, two points for a second-team selection, and one point for a third-team selection; no points are awarded for honorable mention selections.[2] Since 1993, the NCAA-recognized selectors have included the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), the Associated Press (AP), the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), The Sporting News (SN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF), but the number of selectors used by the NCAA has varied over time, and has included different organizations in the past.[1] The players receiving the most points at each position are recognized as consensus All-Americans; in order for a player to receive unanimous All-American recognition, he must be a first-team selection of all of the NCAA-recognized selector organizations.[1][2]
Since the Pitt Panthers football team played its first season in 1890, at least 133 All-American selections have been bestowed on Pitt football players. 76 Panthers football players have received one or more selections as first-team All-Americans for a total of 92 all-time selections.[3] Included among these players are 51 consensus All-Americans, which is the 12th most of any team.[4] Of these, 14 were also unanimous All-Americans.[1] The first Pitt player to be recognized as a first-team All-American was end J. Huber Wagner who was selected by Parke H. Davis,[5][6] although Davis' selections are not listed in Pitt's Media Guide.[3] Center Robert Peck, a three-time first team selection and member of the "Pop" Warner coached national championship teams of 1915 and 1916, was Pitt's first consensus All-American, a distinction that he earned twice. Peck, the first selection reported in Pitt's media guide, was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame following his playing days at the university.[3]
All-time Pitt All-American selections
Key
| † | Consensus selection | ||||
| ‡ | Unanimous selection | ||||
-1 = First Team Selection
-2 = Second Team Selection
-3 = Third Team Selection
-4 = Fourth Team Selection
-t = tied for selection
[Defense] = selected for defensive team
[] other brackets following selectors indicated selections for alternate position if different from what is listed for each player (T=Tackle, HB=Halfback, FB=Fullback)
Selectors
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Selections
A list of football All-Americans at the University of Pittsburgh from all tiers and selectors follows. This list is assembled from historic, non-university sources but is likely incomplete, particularly for the list selectors for each individual. The University of Pittsburgh does not publish a list of All-Americans other than those that received first team honors, and that list can be found in the following section.
| Year | Name | Position | Selectors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Hube Wagner | End | PD-1,[5][6] TT-2[8] |
| 1914 | William H. Miller | Halfback | FM-3[9] |
| 1914 | Bob Peck | Center | FM-1[9] |
| 1915 | Andy Hastings | Halfback | FM-2[10] |
| 1915 | James P. Herron | End | WC-2[11] |
| 1915 | Bob Peck† | Center | WC-1,[11] FM-1,[10] MON-1,[12] PD-1,[13] TC-1[14] |
| 1916 | Clifford Carlson | End | PP-2[15] |
| 1916 | James DeHart | Quarterback | WE-1[16] |
| 1916 | Andy Hastings | Halfback | UP-1,[17] INS-1[18] |
| 1916 | James P. Herron† | End | WC-2,[19] INS-2,[18] WE-1,[16] MS[20] |
| 1916 | Bob Peck† | Center | WC-1,[19] UP-1,[17] INS-1,[18] WE-1,[16] MON-1,[21] PP-1,[15] BP-1,[22] MS[20] |
| 1916 | Claude "Tiny" Thornhill | Guard | INS-1[18] |
| 1917 | Clifford Carlson | End | WE-1,[23] JV-1[24] |
| 1917 | George "Tank" McLaren | Fullback | WC–2,[25] INS,[26] MS,[26] WE-1 [HB],[23] JV-1,[24] PP-2[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] |
| 1917 | Dale Seis† | Guard | WC-1,[25] NEA,[26] MS,[26] PP-1[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] |
| 1917 | Jock Sutherland† | Guard | INS,[26] JV-1[24] |
| 1918 | Tom Davies† | Halfback | WC-1,[35] MS,[36] TM-1[37] |
| 1918 | Katy Easterday | Halfback | TM-1[37] |
| 1918 | Skip Gougler | Halfback | TM-2[37] |
| 1918 | William E. Harrington | End | TM-2[37] |
| 1918 | Leonard Hilty† | Tackle | WC-1,[35] TM-2[37] |
| 1918 | George "Tank" McLaren† | Fullback | WC-2 [HB],[35] MS,[36] TM-1[37] |
| 1918 | Jake Stahl | Guard | WC-2,[35] TM-2[37] |
| 1920 | Tom Davies | Halfback | WC-2,[38] UP-1,[39] WE-2,[40] INS-2,[41] FW,[42] MS,[42] NYT[43] |
| 1920 | Herb Stein† | Center | WC-1,[38] WE-2,[40] MS[42] |
| 1921 | Tom Davies | Halfback | FW-2,[44] WC-2,[45] BE-2 [FB] |
| 1921 | Herb Stein† | Center | FW-1,[44] WC-3,[45] LP-2, BE-1, WE-1, JV-1,[46] MM-1[47] |
| 1921 | Orville Hewitt | Fullback | NB-2[48] |
| 1922 | Charley Bowser | Center | WE-1,[49] BE,[50] FM-1,[51] RO-2[52] |
| 1922 | Orville Hewitt | Fullback | RO-4[52] |
| 1922 | Jack Sack | Guard | BE,[50] RO-4[52] |
| 1923 | Karl Bohren | Halfback | WC-3[53] |
| 1924 | Zonar "Zeke" Wissinger | Tackle | WC-3[54] |
| 1925 | Ralph Chase† | Tackle | AP-1,[55] COL-1,[56] AAB-1,[57] NYS-2,[58] WE-2,[59][60] BE-2[61] |
| 1925 | Zonar "Zeke" Wissinger | Guard | AAB-3[57] |
| 1927 | Bill Kern | Tackle | INS-2,[62] NYS-2,[63] BE-1[64] |
| 1927 | Gibby Welch‡ | Halfback | AP-1,[65] UP-1,[66] COL-1,[67] CP-1,[68] INS-1,[62] DJW-1,[69] NYS-1,[63] BE-1,[64] LP-1,[70] AAB[71] |
| 1928 | Mike Getto† | Tackle | CO-1,[72] NEA-1,[73] WC-1,[74] AP-2,[75] UP-2,[76] AAB |
| 1929 | Luby DiMeolo | Guard | INS-3 [T],[77] NYP-2[78] |
| 1929 | Joe Donchess‡ | End | AP-1,[79] UP-1,[80] COL-1,[81] NEA-1,[82] INS-1,[77] NANA-1,[83] NYS-1,[84][85] NYP-1,[78] AAB-1,[86] DJW-1,[87] LP-1,[88] WT[89] |
| 1929 | Ray Montgomery† | Guard | AP-2,[79] UP-1,[80] COL-1,[81] NEA-1,[82] INS-1,[77] NANA-2,[83] NYS-2,[84][85] AAB-1,[86] DJW-1[87] |
| 1929 | Thomas "Pug" Parkinson | Fullback | AP-2,[79] UP-2,[80] INS-1,[77] NANA-2,[83] NYS-1,[84][85] NYP-2,[78] DJW-2 [HB],[87] LP-1,[88] WT[89] |
| 1929 | Octavius "Toby" Uansa | Halfback | AP-1,[79] UP-3,[80] NEA-2,[82] INS-2,[77] NANA-3,[83] CP-1,[90] WT[89] |
| 1930 | Eddie Baker | Quarterback | NEA-3[91] |
| 1931 | Ralph Daugherty | Center | AP-2,[92] NEA-3,[93] INS-3,[94] CP-1,[95] LP[96] |
| 1931 | James MacMurdo | Tackle | AP-2,[92] NEA-3,[93] INS-3,[94] HSM[97] |
| 1931 | Jesse Quatse† | Tackle | UP-1,[98] COL-1,[99] CP-2,[95] WC,[100] CH-1,[101] AAB[71] |
| 1932 | Warren Heller‡ | Halfback | AP-1,[102] UP-1,[103][104] COL-1 [FB],[105] AAB-1,[106] NEA-1,[107] INS-1,[108] CP-1,[109][110] NYS-1,[111] WC-1,[112] TR-1,[113] PM[114] |
| 1932 | Joe Tormey | Center | UP-3[103][104] |
| 1932 | Joe Skladany† | End | AP-2,[102] UP-1,[103][104] NEA-1,[107] INS-1,[108] CP-2,[109][110] TR-1[113] |
| 1933 | Joe Skladany† | End | AP-1,[115] UP-3,[116] COL-1,[117] NANA-1,[118] NEA-1,[119] INS-1, CP-1,[120] NYS-1,[121] WC-1,[112] DJW-1,[122] WD-1,[123] CNS[124] |
| 1933 | Frank Walton | Tackle | UP-3,[116] NANA-3[118] |
| 1934 | Chuck Hartwig† | Guard | AP-1,[125] INS-1, LIB-1,[126] NANA-1,[127] CP-1, NYS-1, WC-1[74] |
| 1934 | Miller Munjas | Quarterback | AP-3,[125] NANA-2[127] |
| 1934 | Ken Ormiston | Guard | AP-3,[125] INS-1, NYS-1 |
| 1934 | George Shotwell† | Center | UP-1, NANA-2,[127] CP-1 |
| 1934 | Izzy Weinstock | Fullback | AP-2,[125] NEA-1, NANA-1,[127] CSW-2[128] |
| 1935 | Art Detzel | Tackle | NEA-1[129] |
| 1935 | Bobby Larue | Halfback | UP-3[130] |
| 1936 | Bill Daddio | End | AP-3[131] |
| 1936 | Ave Daniell† | Tackle | AP-1,[131] UP-1,[132] COL-1,[133] NEA-1,[134] CP-1[135] |
| 1936 | Bill Glassford | Guard | AP-3,[131] INS-1,[136] CP-2[135] |
| 1937 | Bill Daddio | End | UP-3[137] |
| 1937 | Marshall Goldberg† | Halfback | AP-1,[138] UP-1 [FB],[137] COL-1,[139] INS-1,[140] NEA-1,[141] CP-1,[142] CE-1,[143] WC-1[74] |
| 1937 | Tony Matisi† | Tackle | AP-1,[138] UP-2,[137] INS-2,[140] CE-1,[143] WC-1[74] |
| 1937 | Frank Souchak | End | UP-2,[137] INS-2[140] |
| 1938 | Bill Daddio | End | UP-1, PW-3[144] |
| 1938 | Marshall Goldberg‡ | Fullback | AP-1, UP-1, CP-1,[145] COL-1,[146] NEA-1,[147] NYS-1,[148] WC-1,[112] ID-1,[144] PW |
| 1939 | Richard Cassiano | Halfback | UP-3,[149] NEA-3[150] |
| 1941 | Ralph Fife | Guard | AP-1,[151] UP-2,[152] NEA-2,[153] CP-3[154] |
| 1948 | Nick Balkovak | Tackle | NEA-2[155] |
| 1949 | Bernie Barkouskie | Guard | AP-3,[156] AFCA-1,[157][158][159] INS [Defense],[160] NEA [Defense][161] |
| 1952 | Eldred Kraemer | Tackle | AP-2[162] |
| 1952 | Joe Schmidt | Linebacker | INS-1[163] |
| 1953 | Dick Dietrich | End | NEA-2[164] |
| 1953 | Eldred Kraemer | Tackle | UP-3[165] |
| 1955 | Joe Walton | End | CP[166] |
| 1956 | Joe Walton‡ | End | AP,[167] UP,[168] INS,[169] CP,[170] NEA,[171] AFCA,[172][173] WC,[112] FWAA,[174] TSN[175] |
| 1958 | John Guzik† | Guard | UPI,[176] NEA,[177] WC,[178] FWAA,[174] TSN,[179] Time[180] |
| 1960 | Mike Ditka‡ | End | AP,[181] UPI,[182] NEA,[183] CP,[184] WC,[178] AFCA,[185] FWAA,[174] TSN,[179] Time[186] |
| 1963 | Paul Martha† | Back | NEA, CP, TSN[187] |
| 1963 | Ernie Borghetti | Tackle | FWAA[188] |
| 1965 | Eric Crabtree | Defensive back | Time[189] |
| 1973 | Tony Dorsett | Running back | AP, NEA[190][191] |
| 1974 | Gary Burley | Middle guard | WC[192] |
| 1975 | Tony Dorsett | Running back | WC, AFCA, FWAA[190][193] |
| 1976 | Tony Dorsett‡ | Running back | AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, FN, CFN[190] |
| 1976 | Al Romano† | Middle guard | AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FN[190] |
| 1977 | Tom Brzoza† | Center | AP, UPI, WC[190] |
| 1977 | Matt Cavanaugh | Quarterback | AFCA[190] |
| 1977 | Randy Holloway† | Defensive tackle | UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, FN[190] |
| 1977 | Bob Jury† | Defensive back | AP, WC, FWAA, TSN[190] |
| 1978 | Hugh Green† | Defensive end | AP, UPI, WC[190] |
| 1978 | Gordon Jones | Receiver | NEA, AFCA[190] |
| 1979 | Hugh Green‡ | Defensive end | AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN[190] |
| 1980 | Hugh Green‡ | Defensive end | AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN[190] |
| 1980 | Mark May‡ | Offensive tackle | AP, WC, UPI, AFCA, FWAA, TSN[190] |
| 1981 | Jimbo Covert | Offensive tackle | NEA[190] |
| 1981 | Julius Dawkins | Receiver | AP[190] |
| 1981 | Dan Marino | Quarterback | NEA, WC, AFCA-t, TSN[190] |
| 1981 | Sal Sunseri† | Linebacker | AP, AFCA, FWAA[190] |
| 1982 | Jimbo Covert† | Offensive tackle | UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA[190] |
| 1982 | Bill Fralic | Offensive tackle | AP, NEA[190] |
| 1982 | Bill Maas | Defensive tackle | TSN[190] |
| 1983 | Bill Fralic‡ | Offensive tackle | AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN[190] |
| 1984 | Bill Fralic‡ | Offensive tackle | AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN[190] |
| 1986 | Randy Dixon† | Offensive tackle | UPI, WC, AFCA, TSN[190] |
| 1986 | Tony Woods† | Defensive end | UPI, FWAA, TSN[190] |
| 1987 | Ezekial Gadson | Linebacker | FWAA[190] |
| 1987 | Craig Heyward† | Running back | AP, UPI, FWAA, SH, TSN[190] |
| 1988 | Jerry Olsavsky | Linebacker | AFCA[190] |
| 1988 | Mark Stepnoski† | Offensive guard | WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN[190] |
| 1989 | Marc Spindler | Defensive tackle | TSN[190] |
| 1990 | Brian Greenfield† | Punter | UPI, WC,[194] TSN,[195] FWAA,[174] SH |
| 1994 | Ruben Brown | Offensive tackle | AFCA,[196] FN[197] |
| 2000 | Antonio Bryant† | Receiver | AP,[198] FWAA,[174]Rivals[199] |
| 2003 | Larry Fitzgerald‡ | Receiver | AP,[200] AFCA,[201] WC,[202] FWAA,[174] TSN,[203] PFW,[204] SI,[205] ESPN, Rivals[206] |
| 2003 | Andy Lee | Punter | PFW[204] |
| 2006 | H. B. Blades | Linebacker | FWAA,[207] SI[208] |
| 2007 | Scott McKillop | Linebacker | Scout[209] |
| 2007 | Jeff Otah | Offensive tackle | PFW[210] |
| 2008 | Scott McKillop | Linebacker | FWAA,[211] CBS[212] |
| 2009 | Dorin Dickerson | Tight end | FWAA,[213] CBS[214] |
| 2010 | Jabaal Sheard | Defensive end | AFCA[215] |
| 2013 | Aaron Donald‡ | Defensive tackle | AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WC,[216] USAT,[217] CBS,[218] ESPN,[219] SI,[220] Athlon[221] |
| 2014 | James Conner | Running back | AFCA-1,[222] AP-2, FWAA-2, PS-2, TSN-2, WC-2, USAT-2[223] |
| 2014 | T. J. Clemmings | Offensive tackle | PS-2, FWAA-2[223] |
| 2014 | Tyler Boyd | Wide receiver | SI-2, PS-3[223] |
| 2015 | Tyler Boyd | Wide receiver | PS-3[224] |
| 2016 | Quadree Henderson† | Kick returner | FWAA, WCFF, TSN, SI, USAT, FOX, CBS, AP-2, AFCA-2[225] |
| 2016 | Dorian Johnson | Offensive guard | AFCA, TSN, SI, ESPN, WCFF-2[226] |
| 2016 | Ejuan Price | Defensive end | AFCA-2, USAT-2, WCFF-2[226] |
| 2019 | Jaylen Twyman | Defensive tackle | WCFF-2[227] |
| 2020 | Rashad Weaver | Defensive end | AFCA-2[228] |
First Team selections
Pitt recognizes, per listing in its football media guide, 76 different players as having been selected as First Team All-American throughout its history for a total of 92 all-time First Team All-American Selections. That total includes 51 selections which have attained Consensus status per the NCAA official records book. Pitt's Consensus First Team selections ranks as the twelfth most consensus All-Americans among Division I FBS schools.[4][229][230] The following list of Pitt's First Team All-Americans is compiled for the Pitt football media guide from various sources including the NCAA Football Guide, and consists of players who were first-team selections on one or more of the All American teams which were made over the years by Walter Camp, Grantland Rice, Caspar Whitney, International News Service, Associated Press, United Press International, NANA, NEA, the Football Writers Association of America, the Football Coaches Association, the All-America Board, Newsweek, The Sporting News, and Sports Illustrated.[231]
Academic All-Americans
Pitt has had 15 different football players named as College Sports Information Directors of America Academic-All Americans for a total of 23 selections.[232] In addition, five Pitt players have been named as a National Scholar-Athletes by the National Football Foundation[233] and three players have awarded NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships.[230]
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| AA = Academic All-American; NCAA = NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship; NFF = National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete Ref:[230][232][233] *Listed as an Academic All-American in Pitt's Media Guide[233] but not by CoSIDA.[232] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||