1965 Little All-America college football team

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The 1965 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 1965, the AP selected two teams, each team having separate offensive and defensive platoons. [1]

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Senior Mel Stanton earned first-team honors after rushing for 1,238 yards, scoring 21 touchdowns, and leading Eastern Washington to its first conference championship since 1951.

Senior quarterback was described as "one of the most exciting quarterbacks of recent years", passing for 4,308 yard during his career at Texas A&I.

Junior linebacker Willie Lanier of Morgan State went on to play 11 years with the Kansas City Chiefs and was inducted into both the College and Pro Football Hall of Fames.

Defensive tackle Frank Cornish of Grambling was the largest player on the first team at 6 feet, 7 inches, and 285 pounds.

First team

PositionPlayerTeam
Offense
QB Randy Johnson Texas A&I
HB Mel StantonEastern Washington
Allen SmithFindlay
FB Randy Schultz State College of Iowa
E Tom Mitchell Bucknell
Jerome BellCentral State (OK)
T Larry CoxAbilene Christian
Richard RhodesNortheast Missouri State
G Dan SummersArkansas State
Willie Young Grambling
C Marvin PetersonPacific Lutheran
Defense
DE Tom NelsonSul Ross
Dave LinceNorth Dakota
DT Robert BurlesWillamette
Frank CornishGrambling
LB Willie Lanier Morgan State
John Huard Maine
Keith AtchleyMiddle Tennessee
DB Pat WhalinSt. John's (MN)
Timothy ChilcuttAustin Peay
John PerryTampa
Barry RoachEast Stroudsburg

Second team

PositionPlayerTeam
Offense
QB Ray JonesLos Angeles State
HB Ken RotaNorth Dakota State
David FletNorthern Michigan
FB Dave AlexanderEast Carolina
E Rich KotiteWagner
Milt Morin UMass
T Fred CremerSt. John's (MN)
Leonard TylerIthaca
G Harlan AdenOmaha
Robert FergusonLinfield
C Al DePalmaMontclair State
Defense
DE Tom DavisTennessee A&I
Bill ScottNortheastern Oklahoma State
DT Brad HamiltonSouthwestern Louisiana
Sid OttonWeber State
LB Vern McManusLamar Tech
Wayne HarringtonMontana
Henry SorrellChattanooga
DB Al MotaIllinois Wesleyan
Carlos MaiordMcMurry
Richard HeinenNorthwest Missouri State
George ClaytonFairmont State

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References

  1. ↑ "Mel Stanton's All-American". The Spokesman-Review. November 30, 1965. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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