1959 College Football All-America Team
Official list of the best college football players of 1959
The 1959 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 1959. The six selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1959 season are (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (4) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (5) The Sporting News United Press International (UPI).
Billy Cannon of LSU , Charlie Flowers of Ole Miss , Dan Lanphear of Wisconsin , and Roger Davis of Syracuse were the only four players to be unanimously named first-team All-Americans by all six official selectors. Cannon won the 1959 Heisman Trophy .
Consensus All-Americans
For the year 1959, the NCAA recognizes six published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.
Name
Position
School
Number
Official
Other
Dan Lanphear Tackle
Wisconsin 6/6
AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, TSN, UPI
CP, Time, WC
Roger Davis Guard
Syracuse 6/6
AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, TSN, UPI
CP, Time, WC
Billy Cannon Halfback LSU 6/6
AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, TSN, UPI
CP, Time, WC
Charlie Flowers Fullback
Ole Miss 6/6
AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, TSN, UPI
CP, WC
Ron Burton Halfback
Northwestern 5/6
AFCA, FWAA, NEA, TSN, UPI
CP, Time, WC
Richie Lucas Quarterback
Penn State 5/6
AFCA, FWAA, NEA, TSN, UPI
CP, WC
Bill Carpenter End
Army
5/6
AFCA, FWAA, NEA, TSN, UPI
WC
Maxie Baughan Center
Georgia Tech
4/6
AFCA, AP, TSN, UPI
CP, Time, WC
Don Floyd Tackle
TCU
3/6
AFCA, AP, UPI
CP, WC
Bill Burrell Guard
Illinois
3/6
AP, FWAA, UPI
CP, WC
Monty Stickles End
Notre Dame 2/6
SN, UPI
CP, WC
All-American selections for 1959
Ends
Bill Carpenter (AP-3, UPI-1, NEA-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP-2, TSN) Monty Stickles (AP-2, TSN, UPI-1, CP-1, WC) Marlin McKeever , USC (AP-1, FWAA, NEA-3, UPI-3) Chris Burford , Stanford (AFCA, NEA-3, UPI-2, CP-2, Time) Carroll Dale , Virginia Tech (AP-2, NEA-1, FWAA) Jim Houston , Ohio State (CP-1, NEA-2, UPI-2, Time) Don Norton , Iowa (FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-3, CP-3) Fred Mautino , Syracuse (AP-1) Paul Maguire , The Citadel (AP-3) Mike Ditka , Pittsburgh (CP-3)
Tackles
Dan Lanphear (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, CP-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, Time) Don Floyd (AP-1, NEA-3, UPI-1, CP-1, WC, AFCA) Ken Rice , Auburn (AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-3) Bob Yates , Syracuse (TSN) Lou Cordileone , Clemson (AP-3, UPI-3, NEA-3, Time) Mike Magac , Missouri (AP-2, NEA-2, CP-2) Dan Ficca , USC (UPI-2, CP-3) Gene Gossage , Northwestern (NEA-2, UPI-2, CP-2) Jerry Thompson, Oklahoma (AP-3)
Harry Olivar, Yale (CP-3)
Guards
Roger Davis (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, CP-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, Time) Bill Burrell (AP-1, NEA-3, UPI-1, CP-1, WC, FWAA) Zeke Smith , Auburn (AFCA, TSN, UPI-2, CP-3) Mike McGee , Duke (FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-3, CP-3, Time) Mike McKeever , USC (AP-3, NEA-1, UPI-2) Maurice Doke , Texas (AP-2, FWAA) Pat Dye , Georgia (FWAA, NEA-2) Marvin Terrell , Mississippi (AP-3, FWAA, NEA-3, CP-2) Jerry Stalcup , Wisconsin (AP-2, UPI-3, CP-2)
Centers
Maxie Baughan (AP-1, UPI-1, CP-1, WC, AFCA, TSN, Time) E. J. Holub , Texas Tech (AP-2, NEA-1, FWAA, CP-2) Jim Andreotti , Northwestern (AP-3, FWAA) Jackie Burkett , Auburn (UPI-2) Tom Goode , Mississippi State (NEA-2) Max Fugler , LSU (UPI-3, CP-3) Bob Peterson, Oregon (NEA-3)
Quarterbacks
Richie Lucas (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, TSN, UPI-1, CP-1, WC) Don Meredith , Southern Methodist (AP-3, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-2, Time) Bob Schloredt , Washington (AP-1, CP-3)
Halfbacks
Billy Cannon (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, CP-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, Time) Ron Burton (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, NEA-1, TSN, UPI-1, CP-1, WC, Time) Jim Mooty , Arkansas (AP-1, NEA-3) Dean Look , Michigan State (FWAA, NEA-3 [qb], UPI-2) Dwight Nichols , Iowa State (AP-3, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-3) Fran Curci , Miami (AP-2) Dale Hackbart , Wisconsin (UPI-2, CP-2 [qb]) Ernie Davis , Syracuse (UPI-2) Keith Lincoln , Washington State (NEA-2) Jake Crouthamel , Dartmouth (CP-2) Tom Moore , Vanderbilt (AP-3) Prentice Gautt , Oklahoma (UPI-3) Gerhard Schwedes , Syracuse (UPI-3, CP-2) Jack Collins, Texas (NEA-3, CP-3)
Bob Jeter , Iowa (CP-3)
Fullbacks
Charlie Flowers (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA-1, CP-1, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN) Bob White , Ohio State (Time) Jack Spikes , TCU (AP-2, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-3, CP-2) Don Perkins , New Mexico (AP-3) Sam Horner , VMI (NEA-3) Tom Watkins , Iowa State (CP-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
^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 9. Retrieved October 21, 2017 .^ "The Coaches' All-America" . The Monroe (LA) News-Star . November 25, 1959. p. 10.^ "Cannon Is Named All America For Second Time" . Daytona Beach Morning Journal . December 4, 1959. p. 10.^ 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 . ^ "Here's Harry Grayson's 1959 NEA All-America Team" . The Daily Herald, Provo, UT . November 29, 1959. p. 17.^ "Sports Talk" . The Evening Times, Sayre, PA . December 1, 1959. p. 6.^ Leo H. Peterson (December 2, 1959). "Billy Cannon Heads All-American" . The Times, Beaver Valley (UPI story) . p. 18. ^ "Central Press Captains All American" . Lancaster (OH) Eagle-Gazette . November 28, 1959. p. 9.^ "1959 All-America". Time . ^ "All-America Teams" . Walter Camp Football Foundation. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2009 .
