1966 College Baseball All-America Team

1966 All-Americans included National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Reggie Jackson.

This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1966 NCAA University Division baseball season. From 1964 to 1980, there were two generally recognized All-America selectors for baseball: the American Baseball Coaches Association and The Sporting News .

Key

A	American Baseball Coaches Association [1]
S	The Sporting News [2]
	Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame
	Consensus All-American – selected by both organizations
	Consensus All-American – selected by one organization

All-Americans

Position	Name	School	#	A	S	Other awards and honors
Pitcher	Steve Arlin	Ohio State	2	Y	Y	College World Series Most Outstanding Player
Pitcher	Bill Frost	California	1	Y	—
Pitcher	Pat O'Brien	Arizona	1	—	Y
Catcher	Jim Hibbs	Stanford	2	Y	Y
First baseman	Ed Maras	South Dakota State	1	Y	—
First baseman	Dan Talbott	North Carolina	1	—	Y
Second baseman	Matt Galante	St. John's	1	Y	—
Second baseman	Ray Henningsen	Santa Clara	1	—	Y
Shortstop	Eddie Leon	Arizona	2	Y	Y
Third baseman	Jim DeNeff	Indiana	1	—	Y
Third baseman	Bob Willet	Ohio	1	Y	—
Outfielder	Dale Ford	Washington State	1	Y	—
Outfielder	Reggie Jackson	Arizona State	2	Y	Y	The Sporting News Player of the Year
Outfielder	Jim Lyttle	Florida State	2	Y	Y
Outfielder	Del Unser	Mississippi State	1	—	Y

See also

List of college baseball awards

References

1. "1966 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
2. "What Happens to College All-America Selections?". SABR. 1982. Retrieved July 10, 2025.