The 1970 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 Pro Football Weekly Football News .[1]
AP, UPI, NEA, and CP were all press organizations that polled writers and players. FWAA was also a poll of writers,[2] [3] [4] The Sporting News and Time polled football scouts and coaches [5] [6] The Sporting News chose both first and second teams. AP, UPI, NEA, and Central Press also listed numerous honorable mentions.
Offense Receivers Tom Gatewood , Notre Dame (UPI, NEA, FWAA, WC, AFCA, CP, FN) Elmo Wright , Houston (AP, NEA, FWAA, TSN, Time, PFW,FN) Ernie Jennings, Air Force (AP, UPI, FWAA, AFCA, CP, FN)
Chuck Dicus , Arkansas (WC, AFCA, FN) J. D. Hill , Arizona State (TSN, Time, PFW) Cotton Speyrer , Texas (WC) Terry Beasley , Auburn (FN) Tight ends Tackles Dan Dierdorf , Michigan (AP, UPI, NEA, FWAA, WC, AFCA, Time, PFW, FN) Bob Wuensch, Texas (UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, CP, FN)
Bob Newton , Nebraska (AP, FWAA, AFCA, CP, FN) Vernon Holland , Tenn State (TSN, Time, PFW) Marv Montgomery , USC (TSN, Time) Guards Chip Kell , Tennessee (AP, UPI, NEA, FWAA, WC, CP, AFCA, FN) Larry DiNardo, Notre Dame (AP, UPI, FWAA, WC, CP, TSN, FN)
Hank Allison , San Diego St. (NEA, TSN, Time, PFW) Centers Don Popplewell, Colorado (AP, UPI, NEA, FWAA, WC, CP, FN)
Dave Thompson, Clemson (TSN, Time, PFW)
Wimpy Winther , Mississippi (PFW) Quarterbacks Jim Plunkett , Stanford (UPI, NEA, FWAA, WC, AFCA, CP, TSN, Time, FN) Joe Theismann , Notre Dame (AP, FN) Running backs Steve Worster , Texas (AP, UPI, NEA, FWAA, WC, AFCA, TSN, Time, FN) Don McCauley , North Carolina (AP, FWAA, WC, AFCA, CP, FN) John Brockington , Ohio State (UPI, CP, TSN, Time, PFW, FN) Ed Marinaro , Cornell (UPI, CP, FN) Leon Burns , Long Beach St. (NEA, PFW) Johnny Musso , Alabama (WC, FN) Willie Armstrong, Grambling (PFW)
Mike Adamle , Northwestern (FN) Leo Hayden , Ohio State (PFW) Defense Ends Bill Atessis , Texas (AP, UPI, NEA, AFCA, CP, TSN, Time, PFW, FN) Charlie Weaver , USC (AP, UPI, FWAA, WC, AFCA, Time, FN) Jack Youngblood , Florida (FWAA, WC, CP, TSN, Time, PFW, FN) Richard Harris , Grambling (TSN, Time, PFW) Tody Smith , USC (Time, PFW) Tackles Rock Perdoni, Georgia Tech (AP, UPI, FWAA, WC, AFCA, CP, TSN, FN)
Dick Bumpas, Arkansas (AP, NEA)
Tom Neville, Yale (WC)
Bruce James, Arkansas (FWAA)
Joe Ehrmann , Syracuse (UPI) Jim Poston, South Carolina (CP)
Win Headley, Wake Forest (NEA)
Mel Long , Toledo (NEA) Middle guards Linebackers Jack Ham , Penn State (AP, NEA, UPI, FWAA, WC, AFCA, TSN, Time, PFW, FN) Mike Anderson, LSU (AP, UPI, FWAA, AFCA, CP, FN)
Isiah Robertson , Southern University (TSN, Time) Jerry Murtaugh, Nebraska (AP, WC, FN)
Jackie Walker, Tennessee (NEA, FN)
Dale Farley, West Virginia (TSN, PFW)
Marty Huff, Michigan (AFCA)
Scott Henderson, Texas (CP)
Henry Hill, Michigan (CP)
Richard Slough, USC (PFW) Backs Jack Tatum , Ohio State (AP, UPI, NEA, FWAA, WC, AFCA CP, TSN, Time, PFW, FN) Larry Willingham , Auburn (UPI, NEA, FWAA, WC, AFCA, CP, TSN, Time, PFW, FN) Clarence Scott , Kansas State (FWAA, TSN, Time, PFW) Tommy Casanova , LSU (AP, AFCA) Dickie Harris , South Carolina (NEA, AFCA, FN) Dave Elmendorf , Texas A&M (AP, FWAA) Mike Sensibaugh , Ohio State (UPI, CP) Tim Anderson, Ohio State (TSN, Time)
Clarence Ellis , Notre Dame (NEA) Murry Bowden , Dartmouth (AFCA, WC) Pat Murphy, Colorado (WC)
Bivian Lee , Prairie View (PFW) Special teams Kickers Happy Feller, Texas (TSN, PFW)
Bill McClard, Arkansas (AFCA) Punters Marv Bateman , Utah (FWAA, TSN) Jim McCann, Arizona State (PFW) 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
References External links v · d · e 1970 College Football All-America Team consensus selectionsOffense Defense
