1960 College Football All-America Team
Official list of the best college football players of 1960
The 1960 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 1960. The six selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1960 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).
Seven players, including 1960 Heisman Trophy winner Joe Bellino of Navy , and College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Mike Ditka of Pitt and Bob Lilly of TCU , were unanimously named first-team All-Americans by all six official selectors.
Consensus All-Americans
For the year 1960, 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
Mike Ditka End
Pittsburgh 6/6
AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI
CP, Time, WC
Dan LaRose End
Missouri 6/6
AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI
CP, Time, WC
Bob Lilly Tackle
TCU 6/6
AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI
CP, Time, WC
Tom Brown Guard
Minnesota 6/6
AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI
CP, Time, WC
Joe Bellino Halfback
Navy 6/6
AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI
CP, Time, WC
Bob Ferguson Fullback
Ohio State 6/6
AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI
CP, Time, WC
Jake Gibbs Quarterback
Ole Miss 6/6
AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI
CP, WC
Ken Rice Tackle
Auburn 5/6
AFCA, AP, FWAA, SN, UPI
CP, Time, WC
E. J. Holub Center
Texas Tech 5/6
AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI
CP, Time, WC
Joe Romig Guard
Colorado
3/6
AFCA, FWAA, UPI
WC
Ernie Davis Halfback
Syracuse
2/6
AFCA, UPI
WC
All-American selections for 1960
Ends
Mike Ditka (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time) Dan LaRose (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time) Bill Miller , Miami (FL) (FWAA) Claude Moorman, Duke (AFCA-2, FWAA, UPI-2)
Marlin McKeever , USC (AFCA-2, UPI-2) Johnny Brewer , Ole Miss (AFCA-3, UPI-3) Fred Mautino , Syracuse (AFCA-3, UPI-3)
Tackles
Bob Lilly (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time) Ken Rice (AP-1, UPI-1, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time) Merlin Olsen , Utah State (AFCA-3, NEA, FWAA, UPI-3) Jerry Beabout, Purdue (AFCA-2, FWAA, UPI-2)
Kurt Gegner, Washington (AFCA-2, UPI-2)
Bob DeMarco , Dayton (AFCA-3) Joe Rutgens , Illinois (UPI-3)
Guards
Tom Brown (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time) Joe Romig (UPI-1, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA) Mark Manders , Iowa (AFCA-2, FWAA, SN, UPI-3) Ben Balme, Yale (AP-1)
Wayne Harris, Arkansas (FWAA)
Al Vanderbush, Army (AFCA-3, UPI-2, CP)
Myron Pottios , Notre Dame (Time) Pat Dye , Georgia (AFCA-2, UPI-2) Rufus King, Rice (AFCA-3)
Monte Lee, Texas (UPI-3)
Centers
E. J. Holub (UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time) Roy McKasson , Washington (AP-1, NEA, FWAA, UPI-3) Tom Goode , Mississippi State (AFCA-2) Wayne Harris , Arkansas (AFCA-3, UPI-2)
Quarterbacks
Jake Gibbs (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN) Roman Gabriel , N.C. State (AFCA-2, FWAA, UPI-2) Norm Snead , Wake Forest (Time) Tom Matte , Ohio State (AFCA-3, UPI-3)
Halfbacks
Joe Bellino (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time) Ernie Davis (UPI-1, WC, AFCA-1) Billy Kilmer , UCLA (AFCA-2, CP, FWAA, SN, UPI-2) Pervis Atkins , New Mexico State (AP-1, NEA, UPI-3) John Hadl , Kansas (FWAA) Larry Ferguson , Iowa (FWAA) Tommy Mason , Tulane (AFCA-3, Time, UPI-3) Ronnie Bull , Baylor (AFCA-2, UPI-2) Lance Alworth , Arkansas (AFCA-3) Wilburn Hollis , Iowa (UPI-3)
Fullbacks
Bob Ferguson (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time) Ed Dyas , Auburn (FWAA, UPI-2) Tom Watkins , Iowa State (AFCA-2) Mike Stock , Northwestern (AFCA-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 .^ "State's Gabriel and Moorman of Duke On 2nd All-America" . The Dispatch, Lexington, NC . November 23, 1960. p. 8.^ "All-America Teams" . The Vidette-Messenger . Valparaiso, Indiana.^ Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2015 . ^ "Bellino Leads NEA All-American List" . Frederick News-Post . Frederick, MD.^ "The Sporting News: College Football TSN All America Teams" . The Sporting News . Archived from the original on July 27, 2009.^ Leo H. Peterson (November 30, 1960). "Bellino, Ditka and Davis Awarded 1st Team Spots" . Reading Eagle . p. 54. ^ "Hefty Line Features Central Press All-America" . The Brainerd Daily Dispatch . Brainerd, MN.^ "Expert's All-America: College Football All-America Teams". Time . ^ "All-America Teams" . Walter Camp Football Foundation. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007.
