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The 1944 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 1944. The nine selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1944 season are (1) Collier's Weekly, as selected by Grantland Rice, (2) the Associated Press, (3) the United Press, (4) the All-America Board, (5) Football News, (6) the International News Service (INS), (7) Look magazine, (8) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) and (9) the Sporting News.
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The 1944 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1944 college football season.
The 1949 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1949 college football season.
The 1950 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1950 college football season.
The 1952 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1952 college football season. The United Press (UP) selected a single team of 11 players. The Associated Press (AP) and Players' All-Eastern teams were divided into separate offensive and defensive teams.
The 1956 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season.
The 1957 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season.
The 1964 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season.
References
- 1 2 Harold Claassen (December 5, 1945). "Army Gridmen Dominate All-Eastern College Eleven: Cadets Gain Six Places On First Team; Garner One Position on Second". The Morning News. Associated Press. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Army Dominates United Press All-Eastern Football Team". Hinton Daily News. December 4, 1945. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.