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1953 Little All-America college football team

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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.{{cite news|title=Don Miller on Third Little All-America|newspaper=The News Journal|date=December 2, 1953|page=39|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88728653/don-miller-on-third-little-all-america/|via=Newspapers.com}}

First team

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Position

! Player

! Team

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| rowspan="4" | B

| Pence Dacus

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Texas State Bobcats}} | Southwest Texas State

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| Hugh Pepper

! Style = {{NCAA secondary color cell|Southern Miss Golden Eagles}} | Mississippi Southern

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| Leo Lewis

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Lincoln Blue Tigers}} | Lincoln (MO)

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| Richard Wait

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Arkansas State Red Wolves}} | Arkansas State

style="text-align:center;"

| rowspan="2" | E

| John Gustafson

! Style = {{NCAA secondary color cell|St. Olaf Oles}} | St. Olaf

style="text-align:center;"

| Hall Morrison

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|East Tennessee State Buccaneers}} | East Tennessee State

style="text-align:center;"

| rowspan="2" | T

| Robert Lade

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Peru State Bobcats}} | Peru State

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| Norman Hayes

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Idaho Coyotes}} | College of Idaho

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| rowspan="2" | G

| Bruno Ashley

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Texas A&M–Commerce Lions}} | East Texas State

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| Robert Adams

! Style = {{NCAA secondary color cell|Shippensburg Raiders}} | Shippensburg

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| C

| Stan Sheriff

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Cal Poly Mustangs}} | Cal Poly

Second team

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Position

! Player

! Team

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| rowspan="4" | B

| Jim Gray

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Texas A&M–Commerce Lions}} | East Texas State

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| Ron Billings

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Pacific Lutheran Lutes}} | Pacific Lutheran

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| Les Goble

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Alfred Saxons}} | Alfred

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| Roger Carlson

! Style = {{NCAA secondary color cell|Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties}} | Gustavus Adolphus

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| rowspan="2" | E

| Jim Lee Taylor

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Florida State Seminoles}} | Florida State

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| Sal Cianciola

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Lawrence Vikings}} | Lawrence

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| rowspan="2" | T

| Glenn Wildt

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles}} | La Crosse State

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| Sam Marshall

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Florida A&M Rattlers}} | Florida A&M

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| rowspan="2" | G

| Nick Waytovich

! Style = {{NCAA secondary color cell|Tampa Spartans}} | Tampa

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| Ronnie Frank

! Style = {{NCAA secondary color cell|Grinnell Pioneers}} | Grinnell

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| C

| Albie Carter

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Indianapolis Greyhounds}} | Indiana Central

Third team

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Position

! Player

! Team

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| rowspan="3" | B

| Sid Watson

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Northeastern Huskies}} | Northeastern

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| Joe Hazie

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Wofford Terriers}} | Wofford

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| Kent Finanger

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Luther Norse}} | Iowa Lutheran

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| rowspan="2" | E

| Richard Beetsch

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Northern Iowa Panthers}} | Iowa State Teachers

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| Von Morgan

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Abilene Christian Wildcats}} | Abilene Christian

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| rowspan="2" | T

| Larry Paradis

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Whitworth Pirates}} | Whitworth

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| Al Lahood

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Hofstra Pride}} | Hofstra

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| rowspan="2" | G

| Tom Drake

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Chattanooga Mocs}} | Chattanooga

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| Ron Hoffman

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|St. Lawrence Saints}} | St. Lawrence

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| C

| Bruce McPherson

! Style = {{NCAA color cell|Rochester Yellowjackets}} | Rochester

See also

References

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