An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.[1]
From 1947 to 1980, the American Baseball Coaches Association was the only All-American selector recognized by the NCAA.[2]
Key
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been named an All-American at that point |
| ♦ | Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame |
All-Americans
| Position | Name | School | Notes |
| Pitcher | Dan Schneider | Arizona | |
| Pitcher | Tom Fletcher | Illinois | |
| Catcher | Buddy Teagle | Florida State | |
| First baseman | Tom Brown | Maryland | Super Bowl I & II Champion[3] |
| Second baseman | Pat Rigby | Texas | |
| Third baseman | Tom Moore | Florida | |
| Shortstop | Ernie Fazio | Santa Clara | |
| Outfielder | Larry Thomas | Ohio | |
| Outfielder | Archie Moore | Springfield | |
| Outfielder | Larry Nichols | Auburn |
See also
References
- ↑ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
- ↑ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ↑ "Tom Brown". NFL.com. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
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