1949 Little All-America college football team

The 1949 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 1949, the AP selected first, second, and third teams.

Back Eddie LeBaron of Pacific was chosen for the first team for the third consecutive year.^[1] Andy Robustelli, chosen as a third-team end, was later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

First team[edit]

Back - Eddie LeBaron, Pacific
Back - Brad Rowland, McMurry
Back - William Young, Hillsdale
Back - Conrad Callahan, Morningside
End - Claude Radtke, Lawrence
End - Charles Williams, Sam Houston
Tackle - Herbert McKinney, Missouri Valley
Tackle - Elbert Hammett, Wofford
Guard - Vincent Sarratore, Chattanooga
Guard - Art Byrd, West Carolina
Center - Robert Numbers, Lehigh

Second team[edit]

Back - Roland Malcolm, Gustavus Adolphus
Back - Wilford White, Arizona State
Back - Robert Miller, Emory & Henry
Back - Thomas Lucia, Louisville
End - Clifford Coggin, Mississippi Southern
End - John Gallagher, Delaware
Tackle - Peter Wichowski, Wesleyan
Tackle - William Bigham, Hardin
Guard - Warren Wood, Puget Sound
Guard - Joseph Lucas, St. Ambrose
Center - Lambert Oberg, Trinity

Third team[edit]

Back - Dean Armstrong, Rensselaer
Back - Thomas Winbigler, Idaho College
Back - Robert McAvoy, Bowdoin
Back - Howard Treesh, Hanover
End - Robert McChesney, Hardin-Simmons
End - Andy Robustelli, Arnold
Tackle - Cecil Jackson, Juniata
Tackle - Arnold Melvin, Elon
Guard - Vernon Quick, Wofford
Guard - Robert Gerhardt, Evansville
Center - Harvey Moyer, Wofford

References[edit]

^ "Wofford's Elby Hammett Make Little All-American". The State. November 30, 1949. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "Wofford's Elby Hammett Make Little All-American". The State. November 30, 1949. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.

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First team[edit]

Second team[edit]

Third team[edit]

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