1953 Little All-America college football team

The 1953 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 1953, the AP abandoned the precedent set in 1951 and 1952 of selecting separate offensive and defensive platoons. Instead, the AP returned to the older tradition of selecting 11 players each on first, second, and third teams.[1]

1953 Little All-America college football team
Little All-America college football team
1953 college football season
1952 ← → 1954

First-team
Position Player Team
B Pence Dacus Southwest Texas State
Hugh Pepper Mississippi Southern
Leo Lewis Lincoln (MO)
Richard Wait Arkansas State
E John Gustafson St. Olaf
Hall Morrison East Tennessee State
T Robert Lade Peru State
Norman Hayes College of Idaho
G Bruno Ashley East Texas State
Robert Adams Shippensburg
C Stan Sheriff Cal Poly

Second-team
Position Player Team
B Jim Gray East Texas State
Ron Billings Pacific Lutheran
Les Goble Alfred
Roger Carlson Gustavus Adolphus
E Jim Lee Taylor Florida State
Sal Cianciola Lawrence
T Glenn Wildt La Crosse State
Sam Marshall Florida A&M
G Nick Waytovich Tampa
Ronnie Frank Grinnell
C Albie Carter Indiana Central

Third-team
Position Player Team
B Sid Watson Northeastern
Joe Hazie Wofford
Kent Finanger Iowa Lutheran
E Richard Beetsch Iowa State Teachers
Von Morgan Abilene Christian
T Larry Paradis Whitworth
Al Lahood Hofstra
G Tom Drake Chattanooga
Ron Hoffman St. Lawrence
C Bruce McPherson Rochester

See also

References
  1. "Don Miller on Third Little All-America". The News Journal. December 2, 1953. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
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