1963 Little All-America college football team

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The 1963 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 1963, the AP selected three teams of 11 players each, with no separate defensive platoons. [1]

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Quarterback George Bork of Northern Illinois was the only repeater from 1962. Bork set 14 national passing records during his time at Northern Illinois, including single-season records of 3,077 passing yards, 374 completions, 32 touchdowns, and 341.9 passing yards per game. [2] He was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

End Robert Cherry of Wittenberg had 45 receptions for 886 yards and 13 touchdowns. Back Mike Brown of Delaware averaged 104.8 rushing yards per game and averaged 6.3 yards per carry. [2]

First team

PositionPlayerTeam
B George Bork Northern Illinois
Mike BrownDelaware
Sid Blanks Texas A&I
Martin AgnewSewanee
E Robert CherryWittenberg
Jerry ColeSouthwest Texas State
T Paul GrahamUMass
Neil ReuterNorth Dakota
G Ralph BaumanPuget Sound
Greg Van OrdenAppalachian State
C Richard DeanDePauw

Second team

PositionPlayerTeam
B Jimmy BakerEast Tennessee State
Mickey Hergert Lewis & Clark
Wayne Rasmussen South Dakota State
Jerry WondersLuther
E Neal Petties San Diego State
John MutchlerWestern Kentucky
T Jack PetersOmaha
John McDowellSt. John's (MN)
G William CrowellJuniata
Bob GriffinSan Francisco State
C Orville HudsonEast Texas

Third-team

PositionPlayerTeam
B Jack AnkersonRipon (WI)
Jim SwitzerCollege of Emporia
Jim Holder Panhandle A&M
Charles ReedWhitworth
E Jim HollingsworthPortland
Wayne HowellMissouri Valley
T Dale WeishahnUC Davis
Joe DavisNortheastern
G Wayne FarmerChattanooga
Lee GrimmButler
C Frank GallowayEast Carolina

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References

  1. "Little All-America". The Des Moines Register. December 4, 1963. p. 18 via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 Harold Claasen (December 3, 1963). "Bork Big man on Little All-America". The Ithaca Journal. Associated Press. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.