1955 Little All-America college football team
| 1955 Little All-America college football team |
|---|
| Little All-America college football team |
| 1955 college football season |
| 1954 ← → 1956 |
The 1955 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 1955, the AP selected three teams of 11 players each, with no separate defensive platoons.[1]
Junior back Nate Clark of Hillsdale College, an African American from Benton Harbor, Michigan, was named to the first team after leading all of college football with 144 points (24 touchdowns) scored.[1]
First team[edit]
- Back - Nate Clark (junior, 5'8", 195 pounds), Hillsdale
- Back - Gene Scott (senior, 5'11", 180 pounds), Centre
- Back - Dave Burnham (senior, 6'2", 180 pounds), Wheaton
- Back - Charles Sticka (senior, 6'0", 195 pounds), Trinity (Connecticut)
- End - Charles Schultz (junior, 6'1", 185 pounds), Alfred
- End - Richard Donlin (senior, 6'5", 205 pounds), Hamline
- Tackle - Charles Gibbons (senior, 5'8", 218 pounds), Rhode Island
- Tackle - Vincent Vidas (senior, 6'2", 215 pounds), Drexel
- Guard - Wixie Robinson (senior, 5'10", 190 pounds), Pepperdine
- Guard - Steve Myhra (junior, 6'1", 245 pounds), North Dakota
- Center - Hubert Cook (senior, 6'2", 195 pounds), Trinity (Texas)
Second team[edit]
- Back - Elroy Payne, McMurry
- Back - William Englehardt, Omaha
- Back - William Rhodes, Colorado Western
- Back - James Ztiser, Delaware
- End - George Cilek, Coe
- End - Ronald Henry, Hampden-Sydney
- Tackle - Roger Siesel, Miami (Ohio)
- Tackle - Sherman Plunkett, Maryland State
- Guard - Gerry Luth, Pacific Lutheran
- Guard - Luther Shealy, Presbyterian
- Center - William Vandersteop, Whitworth
Third team[edit]
- Back - William Hamilton, Florence State (Alabama)
- Back - Jack Schultz, Luther
- Back - Don Baker, North Texas
- Back - James Higgason, Southwest Louisiana
- End - Harry Drexler, Juniata
- End - Jack Hecker, Bowling Green
- Tackle - Joe DeKasar, Upsala
- Tackle - Allen Dunham, Texas Lutheran
- Guard - Roland Merrifield, Maine
- Guard - Tom Hofflander, Augsburg
- Center - Jerry Angell, Hobart
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Nation's Leading Scorer Makes Little All-America". Bergen Evening Record. December 1, 1955. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.