1959 All-Big Seven Conference football team
The 1959 All-Big Seven Conference football team consisted of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Seven Conference teams for the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1959 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). Players selected as first-team players by both the AP and UPI are designated in bold.
All-Big Eight selections[edit]
Backs[edit]
- Gale Weidner, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1 [quarterback])
- Dwight Nichols, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1 [tailback])
- Prentice Gautt, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1 [fullback])
- Bobby Boyd, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Curtis McClinton, Kansas (UPI-1 [halfback])
Ends[edit]
- John Peppercorn, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Russell Sloan, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
Tackles[edit]
- Mike Magac, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
- John Stolte, Kansas State (UPI-1)
Guards[edit]
- Jerry Thompson, Oklahoma (AP-1 [tackle]; UPI-1)
- Don Olson, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Joe Romig, Colorado (AP-1) (College Football Hall of Fame)
Centers[edit]
- Fred Hageman, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
Key[edit]
AP = Associated Press[1]
UPI = United Press International[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "OU Puts 3 On All-Big Eight". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 24, 1959. p. 11A.
- ^ "Three repeaters on UPI all-Big Eight grid club". Globe-Gazette, Mason City, Iowa. November 30, 1959. p. 12.