The 1956 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1956. The organizations that chose the teams included: the United Press, the Associated Press, Collier's Weekly, the International News Service (the wire service operated by the Hearst newspapers), and the Football Writers Association of America.
All-American selections for 1956[]
Ends[]
- Ron Kramer, Michigan (AP, UP, CP, NEA, INS, TSN, AFCA, WC, FWAA)
- Joe Walton, Pittsburgh (AP, UP, INS, CP, NEA, AFCA, WC, FWAA, TSN,)
- Buddy Cruze, Tennessee (FWAA)
- Bill Steiger, Washington State (FWAA)
Tackles[]
- John Witte, Oregon State (AP, UP, AFCA, INS, CP, NEA, WC, FWAA)
- Lou Michaels, Kentucky (UP, AFCA, NEA, WC)
- Alex Karras, Iowa (AP, CP, FWAA)
- Charlie Krueger, Texas A&M (INS)
- Norm Hamilton, TCU (FWAA)
- Bob Hobert, Minnesota (FWAA)
- Paul Wiggin, Stanford (TSN)
- Ed Gray, Oklahoma (TSN)
Guards[]
- Jim Parker, Ohio State (AP, UP, TSN, AFCA, INS, CP, NEA, WC, FWAA)
- Bill Glass, Baylor (AP, UP, TSN, AFCA, INS, NEA, WC, FWAA)
- Sam Valentine, Penn State (CP, FWAA)
- John Barrow, Florida (FWAA)
Centers[]
- Jerry Tubbs, Oklahoma (AP, UP, AFCA, INS, CP, NEA, WC, FWAA)
- Don Stephenson, Georgia Tech (TSN, FWAA)
Quarterbacks[]
- John Brodie, Stanford (AFCA, INS, NEA, WC, FWAA)
- Paul Hornung, Notre Dame (UP, CP, FWAA)
Backs[]
- Jim Brown, Syracuse (AP, UP, AFCA, INS, CP, NEA, WC, FWAA)
- Johnny Majors, Tennessee (AP, UP, AFCA, INS, NEA, WC, FWAA)
- Tommy McDonald, Oklahoma (AP, UP, AFCA, INS, CP, WC, FWAA)
- Jack Pardee, Texas A&M (CP, FWAA)
- Jim Crawford, Wyoming (NEA, FWAA)
- Don Bosseler, Miami (AP)
- Bill Barnes, Wake Forest (FWAA)
- John David Crow, Texas A&M (TSN)
Key[]
- AP = Associated Press[1]
- UP = United Press[2]
- NEA = Newspaper Editors Association[3]
- INS = International News Service[4]
- CP = Central Press Association, selected by college football team captains[5]
- WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation[6]
- AFCA = selected by the votes of the 503 members of the Football Coaches Association and published in Colliers Magazine,[7][8]
- FWAA=Football Writers Association of America.[9]
- TSN = The Sporting News [10]
Bold = Consensus All-American[11]
Heisman Trophy voting[]
The chart below reflects the point total in the 1956 Heisman Trophy voting.
| Rank | Name | Position | School | Heisman points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Hornung | Quarterback | Notre Dame | 1,066 |
| 2 | Johnny Majors | Halfback | Tennessee | 994 |
| 3 | Tommy McDonald | Halfback | Oklahoma | 973 |
| 4 | Jerry Tubbs | Center | Oklahoma | 724 |
| 5 | Jim Brown | Halfback | Syracuse | 561 |
| 6 | Ron Kramer | End | Michigan | 518 |
| 7 | John Brodie | Quarterback | Stanford | 281 |
| 8 | Jim Parker | Guard | Ohio State | 248 |
Notes[]
- ↑ "McDonald Lone All American Hold Over". Fergus Falls (MN) Daily Journal. 1956-12-07.
- ↑ Norman Miller (1956-11-29). "Tubbs, Parker, Kramer Steal All-America Show: Three Linmen Get Most Attenion In United Press' Poll". The Daily News, Huntingdon and Mount Union, PA.
- ↑ Harry Grayson (1956-11-23). "Grayson Says World's Top Athletes Comprise His 1956 All-America Team: Michigan End Ron Kramer Is Squad's Lone Repeater". The Berkshire Eagle.
- ↑ "Two Big 10 Players On All-America Team". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. 1956-11-27.
- ↑ Walter L. Johns (1956-12-01). "Two Repeat On Central Press Captain's All American". The Morning Herald, Hagerstown, MD.
- ↑ "Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American Selections". Walter Camp Football Foundation. http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/.
- ↑ "Tubbs Tops With Colliers". Ada Evening News. 1956-11-20.
- ↑ "Jim Brown Is Named On Collier's Team". The Bridgeport Post. 1956-11-20.
- ↑ http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf
- ↑ Sporting News All-America Teams
- ↑ Consensus All-American designations based on the NCAA guide to football award winners
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