1960 All-America college football team
Official list of the best college football players of 1960
The 1960 All-America college football team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose All-America college football 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, and (6) the 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.
All-American selections for 1960
Ends
Mike Ditka, Pittsburgh (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time)
Dan LaRose, Missouri (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, TCU (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time)
Ken Rice, Auburn (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, Minnesota (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time)
Joe Romig, Colorado (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, Texas Tech(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, Mississippi (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, Navy (AP-1, UPI-1, NEA, CP, WC, AFCA-1, FWAA, SN, Time)
Ernie Davis, Syracuse (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, Ohio State (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 – First-team selection
-2 – Second-team selection
-3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors
AFCA = American Football Coaches Association, "selected on the basis of balloting by more than 1,500 members of the coaches' association", sponsored by Eastman Kodak Company and distributed exclusively by the United Press International
AP = Associated Press
FWAA = Football Writers Association of America
NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association
TSN = Sporting News
UPI = United Press International.
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