1956 All-Big Seven Conference football team
The 1956 All-Big Seven Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Seven Conference teams for the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1956 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP). Players selected as first-team players by both the AP and UP are designated in bold.
All-Big Seven selections[edit]
Backs[edit]
- Jimmy Hunter, Missouri (AP-1 [QB]; UP-1 [QB])
- Tommy McDonald, Oklahoma (AP-1 [HB]; UP-1 [HB]) (College and Pro Football Halls of Fame)
- Clendon Thomas, Oklahoma (AP-1 [HB]; UP-1 [HB]) (College Football Hall of Fame)
- Jerry Brown, Nebraska (AP-1 [FB])
- John Bayuk, Colorado (UP-1 [FB])
- Jimmy Harris, Oklahoma (AP-2)
- Bob Stransky, Colorado (AP-2)
- Homer Floyd, Kansas (AP-2)
- Billy Pricer, Oklahoma (AP-2)
Ends[edit]
- Jerry Leahy, Colorado (AP-1; UP-1)
- Wally Merz, Colorado (AP-1; UP-1)
- Don Stiller, Oklahoma (AP-2)
- Jim Letcavits, Kansas (AP-2)
Tackles[edit]
- Ed Gray, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
- Tom Emerson, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Dick Stapp, Colorado (AP-2; UP-1)
- Andris Poncius, Iowa St. (AP-2)
Guards[edit]
- Bill Krisher, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
- Laverne Torczon, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Ellis Rainsberger, Kansas State (AP-2; UP-1)
- Joe Oujesky, Oklahoma (AP-2)
Centers[edit]
- Jerry Tubbs, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1) (College Football Hall of Fame)
- Jim Uhir, Colorado (AP-2)
Key[edit]
AP = Associated Press[1]
UP = United Press[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Colorado U. Ends on All-Big 7". Greeley Tribune. November 29, 1956. p. 10.
- ^ "Tubbs, McDonald Make All-Big Seven Selection". The Brownsville Herald. December 9, 1956. p. 7.