1949 Little All-America college football team

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The 1949 Little All-America college football team is composed of college football players from small colleges and universities who were selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the best players at each position. For 1949, the AP selected first, second, and third teams.

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Back Eddie LeBaron of Pacific was chosen for the first team for the third consecutive year. [1] Andy Robustelli, chosen as a third-team end, was later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

First-team

PositionPlayerTeam
B Eddie LeBaron Pacific
Brad Rowland McMurry
William YoungHillsdale
Conrad CallahanMorningside
E Claude RadtkeLawrence
Charles WilliamsSam Houston State
T Herbert McKinneyMissouri Valley
Elbert HammettWofford
G Vincent SarratoreChattanooga
Art ByrdWestern Carolina
C Robert NumbersLehigh

Second-team

PositionPlayerTeam
B Roland MalcolmGustavus Adolphus
Wilford White Arizona State
Robert MillerEmory & Henry
Thomas LuciaLouisville
E Clifford CogginMississippi Southern
John GallagherDelaware
T Peter WichowskiWesleyan (CT)
William BighamHardin
G Warren WoodPuget Sound
Joseph LucasSt. Ambrose
C Lambert ObergTrinity (CT)

Third-team

PositionPlayerTeam
B Dean ArmstrongRPI
Thomas WinbiglerCollege of Idaho
Robert McAvoyBowdoin
Howard TreeshHanover
E Robert McChesneyHardin–Simmons
Andy Robustelli Arnold
T Cecil JacksonJuniata
Arnold MelvinElon
G Vernon QuickWofford
Robert GerhardtEvansville
C Harvey MoyerWofford

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References

  1. "Wofford's Elby Hammett Make Little All-American". The State. November 30, 1949. p. 6B via Newspapers.com.