1955 College Football All-America Team
Official list of the best college football players of 1955
The 1955 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 1955. The eight selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1955 season are (1) the All-America Board (AAB), (2) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (3) the Associated Press , (4) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (5) the International News Service (INS), (6) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (7) the Sporting News United Press (UP).
Consensus All-Americans
For the year 1955, the NCAA recognizes eight 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.
Name
Position
School
Number
Official
Other
Howard Cassady Halfback
Ohio State
8/8
AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP
CP, Jet, NBC, WC
Ron Beagle End
Navy
8/8
AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP
CP, NBC, WC
Jim Swink Halfback
TCU
8/8
AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP
CP, NBC, WC
Bob Pellegrini Center
Maryland
8/8
AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP
CP, Jet, NBC, WC
Bo Bolinger Guard
Oklahoma
7/8
AAB, AFCA, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP
CP, Jet, NBC, WC
Ron Kramer End
Michigan
7/8
AAB, AFCA, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UP
Jet, WC
Bruce Bosley Tackle
West Virginia
5/8
AAB, AFCA, INS, SN, UP
WC
Earl Morrall Quarterback
Michigan State
5/8
AP, AFCA, FWAA, INS, SN
Jet, NBC, WC
Paul Hornung Halfback
Notre Dame
5/8
AAB, FWAA, NEA, SN, UP
WC
Cal Jones Guard
Iowa
4/8
AAB, FWAA, SN, UP
Jet, WC
Hardiman Cureton Guard
UCLA
4/8
AAB, AFCA, FWAA, INS
CP
Norm Masters Tackle
Michigan State
3/8
UP, FWAA, NEA
CP, NBC, WC
All-American selections for 1955
Ends
Ron Beagle (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, Jet-2, NBC, WC) Ron Kramer (AAB, AFCA, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-2, Jet-1, WC) Howard Schnellenberger , Kentucky (AP-1, NEA-2) Joe Walton , Pittsburgh (INS-2, CP-1) Rommie Loudd , UCLA (FWAA, CP-2, Jet-1, NBC) Harold Burnine , Missouri (FWAA, INS-2, NEA-2, UP-3, CP-3) Tom Maentz , Michigan (AP-2, UP-2, CP-3) John Paluck , Pittsburgh (AP-2, UP-3) Bill Walker , Maryland (UP-2) Joe Tuminello, LSU (AP-3, NEA-3)
Jim Katcavage , Dayton (INS-2) Dave Howard, Wisconsin (NEA-3)
Henry Gremminger , Baylor (AP-3) Menan Schriewer , Texas (Jet-2)
Tackles
Norm Masters (AP-3, UP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, CP-1, Jet-2, NBC, WC) Bruce Bosley (AAB, AP-2, AFCA, INS-1, SN, UP-1, CP-2, WC) Sam Huff , West Virginia (FWAA, NEA-1, UP-3, Jet-1, NBC) John Witte , Oregon State (INS-1, AP-3, NEA-3, CP-3, Jet-1) Frank D'Agostino , Auburn (AP-1, AFCA, UP-3) Mike Sandusky , Maryland (SN, UP-2, NEA-2) Paul Wiggin , Stanford (AP-1) Herb Gray , Texas (FWAA) Phil Tarasovic, Yale (INS-2, NEA-3, CP-3)
Francis Machinsky , Ohio State (UP-2) Carl Vereen , Georgia Tech (NEA-2) Roger Siesel, Miami (Ohio) (INS-2)
Fred Robinson, Washington (CP-2)
John Jankins, Arizona State (Jet-2)
Guards
Bo Bolinger (AAB, AP-2, AFCA, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, Jet-1, NBC, WC) Cal Jones (AAB, AP-2 [tackle], FWAA, SN, UP-1, NEA-2; INS-2; CP-2, Jet-1, WC) Hardiman Cureton (AAB [tackle], AFCA, FWAA [t], INS-1, UP-2, NEA-2, CP-1 [t], Jet-2) Jim Parker , Ohio State (AP-3, FWAA, NEA-3, UP-2, CP-1, Jet-1) Tony Sardisco , Tulane (FWAA, INS-2) Pat Bisceglia , Notre Dame (AP-1, UP-3, NBC) Scott Suber , Mississippi State (AP-2, NEA-1) James D. Brown, UCLA (AP-1)
Orlando Ferrante , USC (INS-2, CP-3) Buck Nystrom, Michigan State (INS-2, CP-3)
Jim Buonopane, Holy Cross (CP-2)
William Meigs, Harvard (AP-3)
Franklin Brooks, Georgia Tech (UP-3)
Bryan Burnthorne, Tulane (NEA-3)
Centers
Bob Pellegrini (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, Jet-1, NBC, WC) Hugh Pitts , Texas Christian (AP-2, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-2, UP-2, CP-3) Jerry Tubbs , Oklahoma (College Football Hall of Fame) (INS-2, NEA-3, UP-3) Ken Vargo , Ohio State (CP-2, Jet-2) Steve DeLatorre, Florida (AP-3)
Quarterbacks
Earl Morrall (AP-1, AFCA, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-2, SN, UP-2, CP-3, Jet-1, NBC, WC) George Welsh , Navy (AP-3, INS-2, NEA-3, UP-2, CP-1) Claude Benham, Columbia (Jet-2)
Halfbacks
Howard Cassady (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, Jet-1, NBC, WC) Paul Hornung (AAB, FWAA, NEA-1 [QB], SN, UP-1, WC) Jim Swink (AAB, AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-1, SN, UP-1, CP-1, Jet-2, NBC, WC) Jon Arnett , Southern California (AP-2, FWAA, INS-2, NEA-1, UP-1, CP-2) Tommy McDonald , Oklahoma (AP-1, INS-2, NEA-2, UP-2, CP-2) Art Davis , Mississippi State (FWAA, NEA-2) Ed Vereb , Maryland (AP-3, INS-2, UP-3, CP-3) Jim Brown , Syracuse (AP-3, INS-2, NEA-3) Gary Glick , Colorado A&M (AP-2, INS-2) Sam Brown, UCLA (INS-2, UP-3, Jet-1)
Charley Horton , Vanderbilt (AP-3, NEA-3) Fob James , Auburn (INS-2) Lenny Moore , Penn State (Pro Football Hall of Fame) (INS-2, Jet-2) Charley Sticka, Trinity (INS-2)
Paige Cothren , Mississippi (INS-2) Robert A. Pascal , Duke (CP-3)
Fullbacks
Don Schaefer , Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-2, FWAA, INS-1, NEA-3, UP-3, CP-1, Jet-2, NBC) Joe Childress , Auburn (FWAA, NEA-2, UP-3, CP-3) Bob Davenport , UCLA (AAB, AP-2, UP-2, CP-2) Jerry Planutis , Michigan State (Jet-1)
Key
Bold – Consensus All-American[ 1] -1 – First-team selection
-2 – Second-team selection
-3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors
Other selectors
See also
References
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