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1968 College Baseball All-America Team

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An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.[1]

From 1947 to 1980, the American Baseball Coaches Association was the only All-American selector recognized by the NCAA.[2]

Key

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Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been named an All-American at that point
Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame

All-Americans

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Position Name School Notes
Centerfield John “Gus” Bell Jacksonville University 1968 Olympic Gold Medal (baseball)
Pitcher Tim Plodinec Arizona
Pitcher David Lemonds North Carolina
Catcher Thurman Munson Kent State 1976 AL MVP[3] 7x MLB All Star,[3] 3x Gold Glove Award Winner,[3] 1970 AL Rookie of the Year[3]
First baseman Mike Murphy Ohio
Second baseman Dick Gold Florida State
Third baseman Ken Lohnes Cal State LA
Shortstop Danny Thompson Oklahoma State 1974 Hutch Award[4]
Outfielder Vince Bigone Santa Clara
Outfielder Tom Paciorek (2) Houston 1981 AL All Star[5]
Outfielder Jerry Stitt Arizona

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d "Thurman Munson". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  4. ^ "Danny Thompson". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
  5. ^ "Tom Paciorek". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2012.