The 1969 College Football All-America team is composed of various organizations that choose College All-America teams that season. The organizations that chose the teams were Associated Press , United Press International , Newspaper Enterprise Association , Central Press Association , Football Writers Association of America , American Football Coaches Association , Walter Camp Foundation , The Sporting News , Time magazine and Football News .
AP, UPI, NEA, and CP were all press organizations that polled writers and players. FWAA was also a poll of writers,[1] as was the Walter Camp Foundation[2] The AFCA [3] was a poll of college coaches. The Sporting News and Time polled football scouts and coaches [4] [5] AP, UPI, NEA, Central Press, and The Sporting News chose both first and second teams. AP, UPI, NEA, and Central Press also listed numerous honorable mentions.
Offense [ ]
Receivers [ ]
Walker Gillette , Richmond (AP, NEA, FWAA, TSN, Time)
Carlos Alvarez , Florida (WC, NEA, UPI, AFCA, FN)
Ken Burrough , Texas Southern (TSN, Time)
Cotton Speyrer , Texas (WC, CP)
Chuck Dicus , Arkansas (AFCA)
Elmo Wright , Houston (FN)
Tight ends [ ]
Jim Mandich , Michigan (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, Time, FN)
Steve Zabel , Oklahoma (TSN)
Tackles [ ]
Bob McKay , Texas (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, FWAA, TSN, Time, FN)
Sid Smith , USC (UPI, WC, CP, TSN, Time, FN)
John Ward , Oklahoma State (AP, FWAA, AFCA)
Bob Asher, Vanderbilt (NEA, CP)
Bobby Wuench , Texas (AFCA)
Jim Riley, Notre Dame (AFCA)
Guards [ ]
Chip Kell , Tennessee (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, FN)
Ron Saul , Michigan State (NEA, CP, TSN, Time)
Larry DiNardo , Notre Dame (UPI, WC)
Bill Birdges, Houston (AP, AFCA, FWAA)
Mike Carroll, Missouri (NEA, TSN)
Chuck Hutchison, Ohio State (Time)
Al Samples, Alabama (FN)
Steve Greer, Georgia (FN)
Centers [ ]
Rodney Brand, Arkansas (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, FWAA, CP, FN)
Ken Mendenhall , Oklahoma (TSN, Time, FN)
Quarterbacks [ ]
Mike Phipps , Purdue (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, TSN, Time, FN)
Archie Manning , Mississippi (FN)
Running backs [ ]
Steve Owens , Oklahoma (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, TSN, Time, FN)
Jim Otis , Ohio State (AP, UPI, WC, FWAA, CP, FN)
Bob Anderson, Colorado (AP, UPI, NEA, TSN)
Charlie Pittman , Penn State (AFCA, Time)
Steve Worster , Texas (FWAA, FN)
Warren Muir, South Carolina (AFCA)
Rex Kern , Ohio State (CP, FN)
John Isenbarger , Indiana (FN)
Mickey Cureton, UCLA (FN)
Defense [ ]
Ends [ ]
Jimmy Gunn , USC (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, FN)
Phil Olsen , Utah State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, TSN, Time)
Al Cowlings , USC (NEA, TSN, Time, FN)
Floyd Reese , UCLA (AFCA)
Bill Brundige , Colorado (FWAA)
Dick Campbell, Texas Tech (CP)
Tackles [ ]
Mike Reid , Penn State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA , FWAA, CP, TSN, Time, FN)
Mike McCoy , Notre Dame (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, TSN, Time, FN)
Middle guard [ ]
Linebackers [ ]
Steve Kiner , Tennessee (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, TSN, Time, FN)
Dennis Onkotz , Penn State (AP, UPI, WC, FWAA, FN)
Mike Ballou , UCLA (WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, FN)
Don Parrish, Stanford (AP, TSN, Time)
John Small , The Citadel (NEA, TSN, Time)
George Bevan, LSU (FWAA, AFCA)
Cliff Powell, Arkansas (AFCA)
Glen Halsell, Texas (CP, FN)
Jim Corrigall , Kent State (NEA)
Jack Reynolds , Tennessee (FN)
Backs [ ]
Jack Tatum , Ohio State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, TSN, FN)
Buddy McClinton, Auburn (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, FN)
Tom Curtis , Michigan (AP, UPI, WC, CP, FN)
Glenn Cannon, Mississippi (AFCA, TSN, Time)
Neal Smith, Penn State (UPI, NEA)
Steve Tannen , Florida (TSN, Time)
Ted Provost , Ohio State (TSN, Time)
Tim Foley , Purdue, (Time)
Curtis Johnson, Toldedo (NEA)
Denton Fox, Taxas Tech (FWAA)
Tommy Casanova , LSU (FN)
Special teams [ ]
Kicker [ ]
Bob Jacobs, Wyoming (FWAA, TSN)
Punter [ ]
Key [ ]
AP - Associated Press
UPI - United Press International
NEA - Newspaper Enterprise Association
CP - Central Press
FWAA - Football Writers Association of America
WC - Walter Camp Foundation
AFCA - American Football Coaches Association
TSN - The Sporting News
Time - Time Magazine
PFW - Pro Football Weekly
FN - Football News
1 - First Team Selection
2 - Second Team Selection
References [ ]
v · d · e 1969 College Football All-America Team consensus selectionsOffense Defense