1967 All-America college football team

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The 1967 All-America college football team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1967.

The NCAA recognizes six selectors as "official" for the 1967 season. They are (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the Central Press Association (CP), (4) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (5) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and (6) the United Press International (UPI).^[1] Four of the six teams (AP, UPI, NEA, and FWAA) were selected by polling of sports writers and/or broadcasters. The Central Press team was selected with input from the captains of the major college teams. The AFCA team was based on a poll of coaches. Other notable selectors, though not recognized by the NCAA as official, included Time magazine,^[2] The Sporting News (TSN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF).^[3]

Consensus All-Americans

The NCAA recognizes 22 players as "consensus" All-Americans for the 1967 season. The following chart identifies the consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.^[1]

Name	Position	School	Official selectors	Number	Others	Total
Gary Beban	Quarterback	UCLA	AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI	6/6	FN, Time, TSN, WCFF	10/10
Bob Johnson	Center	Tennessee	AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI	6/6	FN, Time, TSN, WCFF	10/10
Leroy Keyes	Running back	Purdue	AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI	6/6	FN, Time, TSN, WCFF	10/10
O. J. Simpson	Running back	USC	AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI	6/6	FN, Time, TSN, WCFF	10/10
Ron Yary	Tackle	USC	AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI	6/6	FN, Time, TSN, WCFF	10/10
Larry Csonka	Running back	Syracuse	AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI	6/6	FN, TSN, WCFF	9/10
Edgar Chandler	Tackle	Georgia	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI	5/6	FN, Time, TSN, WCFF	9/10
Dennis Byrd	Defensive tackle	North Carolina State	AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPI	5/6	FN, Time, TSN, WCFF	9/10
Tom Schoen	Defensive back	Notre Dame	AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPI	5/6	FN, Time, TSN, WCFF	9/10
Dennis Homan	End	Alabama	AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPI	5/6	FN, TSN, WCFF	8/10
Ted Hendricks	Defensive end	Miami	AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI	6/6	FN, WCFF	8/10
Granville Liggins	Middle guard	Oklahoma	AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI	6/6	FN, WCFF	8/10
Adrian Young	Linebacker	USC	AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPI	5/6	FN, TSN, WCFF	8/10
Wayne Meylan	Middle guard	Nebraska	AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA	4/6	FN, Time, TSN, WCFF	8/10
Frank Loria	Defensive back	Virginia Tech	AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI	5/6	WCFF	6/10
Rich Stotter	Guard	Houston	AFCA, AP, CP, NEA, UPI	5/6	FN	6/10
Tim Rossovich	Defensive end	USC	AFCA, CP, FWAA, UPI	4/6	FN	5/10
Don Manning	Linebacker	UCLA	CP, NEA, UPI	3/6	FN, WCFF	5/10
Harry Olszewski	Guard	Clemson	AFCA, FWAA, UPI	3/6	WCFF	4/10
Ron Sellers	End	Florida State	AFCA, AP, NEA	3/6	FN	4/10
Bobby Johns	Defensive back	Alabama	AFCA, UPI	2/6	FN, WCFF	4/10
Dick Anderson	Defensive back	Colorado	AP, NEA	2/6	--	2/10

Offensive selections

Ends

Dennis Homan , Alabama (AFCA [split end], AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-2 [FL], UPI-1, FN, WCFF, TSN)
Ron Sellers , Florida State (AFCA [flanker], AP-1, NEA-1 [split end], UPI-2, FN)
Jim Seymour, Notre Dame (CP-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF)
Ted Kwalick, Penn State (AFCA, NEA-1 [tight end], UPI-2)
Ken Hebert, Houston (FWAA, NEA-2 [split end])
Haven Moses, San Diego State (TSN)
Fred Hyatt, Auburn (FN)
Gary Steele, Army (NEA-2 [tight end])
Jim Beirne, Purdue (CP-2)
Dick Trapp, Florida (CP-2)
Rob Taylor, Navy (CP-3)
Phil Odle, Brigham Young (CP-3)

Offensive tackles

Ron Yary , USC (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
Edgar Chandler , Georgia (AFCA, AP-1, CP-3, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
Larry Slagle, UCLA (CP-1)
John Williams, Minnesota (Time)
Russ Washington, Missouri (NEA-2)
John Boynton, Tennessee (CP-2, NEA-2)
Mo Moorman, Texas A&M (UPI-2)
Bill Stanfill, Georgia (UPI-2)
Mike Montler, Colorado (CP-2)
Glenn Greenberg, Yale (CP-3)

Offensive guards

Harry Olszewski , Clemson (AFCA, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, WCFF)
Rich Stotter , Houston (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN)
Gary Cassells, Indiana (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, WCFF)
Phil Tucker, Texas Tech (NEA-1)
Bob Kalsu, Oklahoma (CP-1)
Willie Banks, Alcorn A&M (NEA-2)
Barry Wilson, LSU (NEA-2)
Bruce Gunstra, Northwestern (CP-2)
Dick Swatland, Notre Dame (CP-2)
Tony Conti, Michigan State (CP-3)
Ray Phillips, Michigan (CP-3, UPI-2)

Centers

Bob Johnson , Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
John Didion, Oregon State (UPI-2)
Jon Kolb, Oklahoma State (CP-2)
Joe Dayton, Michigan (CP-3)

Quarterbacks

Gary Beban , UCLA (College Football Hall of Fame) (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
Ken Stabler, Alabama (CP-2, NEA-2, FN)
Mike Phipps, Purdue (FN)
Kim Hammond, Florida State (UPI-2)
Paul Toscano, Wyoming (CP-3)

Running backs

O. J. Simpson , USC (College and Pro Football Halls of Fame) (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1 [halfback], FWAA, NEA, UPI-1 [halfback], FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
Leroy Keyes , Purdue (College Football of Fame) (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1 [halfback], FWAA, NEA-1 [FL], UPI-1 [halfback], FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
Larry Csonka , Syracuse (College and Pro Football Halls of Fame) (AFCA [fullback], AP-1 [fullback], CP-1 [fullback], FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1 [fullback], FN [fullback], WCFF, TSN)
Lee White, Weber State (FN [fullback], Time)
Chris Gilbert, Texas (College Football Hall of Fame) (CP-2, NEA-2, UPI-2 [halfback], FN)
Richmond Flowers Jr., Tennessee (FN)
Jerry LeVias, SMU (FN)
Ron Johnson, Michigan (College Football Hall of Fame) (CP-2)
Butch Colson, East Carolina (CP-2)
Larry Smith, Florida (NEA-2, CP-3)
Warren McVea, Houston (UPI-2 [halfback], FN)
Bill Enyart, Oregon State (UPI-2 [fullback])
Vic Gatto, Harvard (CP-3)
Perry Williams, Purdue (CP-3)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

Ted Hendricks , Miami (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN [end], WCFF)
Tim Rossovich , USC (AFCA, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, FN)
Bob Stein, Minnesota (FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-2, CP-3, WCFF)
Claude Humphrey, Tennessee State (Time, TSN)
John Garlington, LSU (AFCA, UPI-2)
Bill Dow, Navy (CP-2)
George Foussekis, VPI (CP-3)

Defensive tackles

Dennis Byrd , North Carolina State (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, WCFF, Time, TSN)
Kevin Hardy, Notre Dame (AP-1 [defensive end], CP-2 [defensive end], NEA-2 [defensive end], UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
Bill Staley, Utah State (CP-1, NEA-2, UPI-2, FN, Time, TSN)
Mike Dirks, Wyoming (FWAA, NEA-1)
Jess Lewis, Oregon State (NEA-1)
Russ Washington, Missouri (TSN)
Jon Sandstrom, Oregon State (AFCA)
Jim Urbanek, Mississippi (CP-2, UPI-2, FN)
Doug Crusan, Indiana (CP-2)
Dick Himes, Ohio State (CP-3)
Ray Norton, Boston Univ. (CP-3)

Middle guards

Granville Liggins , Oklahoma (AFCA [guard], AP-1, CP-1 [guard], FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF)
Wayne Meylan , Nebraska (AFCA [linebacker], AP [linebacker], CP-1 [guard], FWAA, NEA-2 [middle guard], UPI-2 [middle guard], FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
Curley Culp, Arizona State (CP-2 [guard], FN, Time, TSN)
Greg Pipes, Baylor (AFCA [guard], AP-1 [defensive tackle])
George Dames, Oregon (CP-2 [guard])
Bob Foyle, Duke (CP-3 [guard])
Carl Garber, Missouri (CP-3 [guard])

Linebackers

Adrian Young , USC (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, WCFF, TSN)
Don Manning , UCLA (CP-1, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF)
Fred Carr, UTEP (NEA-1, CP-2, Time, TSN)
Corbin Robertson, Texas (FWAA, NEA-2)
Bill Hobbs, Texas A&M (AP-1)
D.D. Lewis, Mississippi State (NEA-1, UPI-2)
Tom Beutler, Toledo (CP-1)
Mike McGill, Notre Dame (Time)
John Pergine, Notre Dame (CP-3, UPI-2)
Don Chiafaro, Harvard (CP-2)
Danny Lankas, Kansas State (CP-2)
Tony Kyasky, Syracuse (CP-3)
Ken Kaczmarek, Indiana (CP-3)

Defensive backs

Tom Schoen , Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN)
Frank Loria , Virginia Tech (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1 [safety], UPI-1, WCFF)
Dick Anderson , Colorado (AP-1, NEA-1, UPI-2)
Bobby Johns , Alabama (AFCA, CP-2, UPI-1, FN, WCFF)
Jim Smith, Oregon (CP-3, NEA-1, UPI-2, Time, TSN)
Major Hazelton, Florida A. & M. (Time, TSN)
Charlie West, UTEP (NEA-2, Time, TSN)
Harry Cheatwood, Oklahoma State (CP-1)
Fred Combs, North Carolina State (FWAA, UPI-2)
Al Dorsey, Tennessee (UPI-1, FN)
Mike Battle, USC (CP-3, UPI-2)
Neal Starkey, Air Force (CP-2)

Special teams

Kicker

Jerry DePoyster, Wyoming (AP-1, FN, TSN)

Punter

Zenon Andrusyshyn, UCLA (TSN)

Key

Bold – Consensus All-American^[1]
-1 – First-team selection
-2 – Second-team selection
-3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

AFCA = American Football Coaches Association, separate offensive units based on votes from nearly 700 coaches^[4]^[5]
AP = Associated Press, "selected on the basis of recommendations from the Top Ten AP football boards in each of the eight [NCAA] districts"^[6]
CP = Central Press Association, first-, second- and third-teams selected "with the aid of the major college football captains, who were polled by ballot"^[7]
FWAA = Football Writers Association of America ^[8]
NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association ^[9]
UPI = United Press International, first- and second-team squads "chosen by direct vote of 207 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the nation, the only honor squad so chosen"^[10]

Unofficial selectors

FN = The Football News, consisting of the 34 best college football players as selected by the correspondents and staff of The Football News^[11]
Time = Time magazine^[2]
TSN = The Sporting News
WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation ^[3]

References

1 2 3 "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 10. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
1 2 "How the Pro Scouts Vote". Time. December 15, 1967. Archived from the original on December 15, 2008.
1 2 "Walter Camp Foundation All-American Teams". Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2009.
↑ "O.J., Gary Top Coaches All-America". The Odessa American. November 28, 1967. p. 2B.
↑ "Football Coaches Pick 24 on All-America Team". The Bridgeport Post. November 28, 1967. p. 23.
↑ "USC Dominates AP All-America First Team Grid Choices". Anderson Sunday Herald. December 10, 1967. p. 28.
↑ "West Coast Dominates All-American". The Circleville (OH) Herald. November 28, 1967. p. 13.
↑ Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
↑ "AA Backfield Has Everything". Index-Journal (Greenwood, SC). November 29, 1967. p. 6.
↑ "Trojans Get Four Sports On UPI All-America". The Daily Independent (NC). November 29, 1967. p. 12.
↑ "Football News All-America Squad Includes Keyes, Phipps". The Journal and Courier. November 24, 1967. p. 17.

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[CAA-1] 1 2 3 "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 10. Retrieved October 21, 2017.

[time-2] 1 2 "How the Pro Scouts Vote". Time. December 15, 1967. Archived from the original on December 15, 2008.

[WC-3] 1 2 "Walter Camp Foundation All-American Teams". Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2009.

[4] "O.J., Gary Top Coaches All-America". The Odessa American. November 28, 1967. p. 2B.

[5] "Football Coaches Pick 24 on All-America Team". The Bridgeport Post. November 28, 1967. p. 23.

[6] "USC Dominates AP All-America First Team Grid Choices". Anderson Sunday Herald. December 10, 1967. p. 28.

[7] "West Coast Dominates All-American". The Circleville (OH) Herald. November 28, 1967. p. 13.

[FW-8] Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2015.

[9] "AA Backfield Has Everything". Index-Journal (Greenwood, SC). November 29, 1967. p. 6.

[10] "Trojans Get Four Sports On UPI All-America". The Daily Independent (NC). November 29, 1967. p. 12.

[11] "Football News All-America Squad Includes Keyes, Phipps". The Journal and Courier. November 24, 1967. p. 17.

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v t e 1967 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	B Gary Beban B Larry Csonka B Leroy Keyes B O. J. Simpson E Dennis Homan E Ron Sellers OT Edgar Chandler OT Ron Yary G Rich Stotter G Harry Olszewski C Bob Johnson
Defense	DL Dennis Byrd DL Ted Hendricks DL Granville Liggins DL Wayne Meylan DL Tim Rossovich LB Don Manning LB Adrian Young DB Dick Anderson DB Bobby Johns DB Frank Loria DB Tom Schoen