The 1958 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 1958, the AP selected three teams of 11 players each, with no separate defensive platoons.[1]

The first-team backfield included: quarterback John Greene who led Chattanooga to an upset victory over Tennessee; Robert Webb of St. Ambrose who gained 1,592 yards; and Ed Meador of Arkansas Tech who averaged 150 yards per game.[1]

Guard Carlos Gonzales of Cal Poly was the only junior chosen for the first team and the heaviest player selected at 230 pounds.[1]

First team

  • Back - John Greene (senior, 6'2", 190 pounds), Chattanooga
  • Back - Sam McCord (senior, 5'10", 172 pounds), East Texas
  • Back - Robert Webb (senior, 6'1", 201 pounds), St. Ambrose
  • Back - Ed Meador (senior, 6'1", 180 pounds), Arkansas Tech
  • End - Robert Yencho (senior, 6'1", 195 pounds), Mississippi Southern
  • End - Tom Taylor (senior, 6'2", 190 pounds), Albion
  • Tackle - Richard Emerich (senior, 6'2", 225 pounds), West Chester
  • Tackle - Robert Baake (senior, 6'1", 190 pounds), Wheaton
  • Guard - Carlos Gonzalez (junior, 5'10", 230 pounds), Cal Poly
  • Guard - Charles Davis (senior, 5'9", 200 pounds), McMurry
  • Center - William Long (senior, 6'1", 218 pounds), Willamette

Second team

  • Back - William Benson, Hampden-Sydney
  • Back - Charles Tolar, Northwest Louisiana
  • Back - Wesley Gideon, Trinity (Texas)
  • Back - George Dixon, Bridgeport
  • End - Jerry Richardson, Wofford
  • End - Peter Kasson, Ripon
  • Tackle - Larry Termolen, Hope
  • Tackle - Glenn Morgan, Flagstaff State
  • Guard - Larry Palvino, Rochester
  • Guard - Claude Pellingsly, Northeast Oklahoma
  • Center - Michael Banyas, East Tennessee

Third team

  • Back - William Berrier, Juniata
  • Back - Junior Wolfe, Panhandle A&M
  • Back - Robert Swiggum, Gustavus Adolphus
  • Back - Fred Cason, Tampa
  • End - Nicholas Bottini, Buffalo
  • End - Joe Driskill, Northeast Louisiana
  • Tackle - Richard Cahill, Humboldt
  • Tackle - Larry MaGuire, Central Washington
  • Guard - George Worley, St. Benedict’s
  • Guard - James Hardin, Western Kentucky
  • Center - Joe Murphy, Lenoir Rhyne

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Palvino Wins 2d Team Spot On AP's Little All-America". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. December 3, 1958. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
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