1956 All-America college football team

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The 1956 All-America college football team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose All-America college football teams in 1956. The seven selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1956 season are (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (4) the International News Service (INS), (5) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (6) the Sporting News (SN), and (8) the United Press (UP).

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Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1956, the NCAA recognizes seven 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.

NamePositionSchoolNumberOfficialOther
Ron Kramer EndMichigan7/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPCP, WC
Joe Walton EndPittsburgh7/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPCP, WC
Jim Parker GuardOhio State7/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPCP, WC
Bill Glass GuardBaylor7/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPWC
Jerry Tubbs CenterOklahoma7/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPCP, WC
Jim Brown BackSyracuse7/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPCP, WC
Johnny Majors BackTennessee7/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPWC
John Witte TackleOregon State6/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, UPCP, WC
Tommy McDonald BackOklahoma6/7AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UPCP, WC
John Brodie QuarterbackStanford4/7AFCA, FWAA, INS, NEAWC
Lou Michaels TackleKentucky3/7AFCA, NEA, UPWC

All-American selections for 1956

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Official selectors

Other selectors

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References

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