1964 College Football All-America Team

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The 1964 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1964. The six selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1964 season are (1) the Associated Press (AP), (2) the United Press International (UPI), (3) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (4) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (5) the Central Press Association (CP), and (6) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA). Other selectors include Time magazine, Football News, and The Sporting News.

AP, UPI, NEA, and Central Press were all press organizations that polled writers and players. FWAA was also a poll of writers,{{cite web|title=Football Writers Association of America All-American Team |url=http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501233241/http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/index.html |archive-date=2009-05-01 |url-status=live |access-date=2009-03-24 }} and the AFCA[http://www.afca.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=69273&SPID=7863&DB_OEM_ID=9300&ATCLID=289344 American Football Coaches Association: All-America Teams] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727192301/http://www.afca.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=69273&SPID=7863&DB_OEM_ID=9300&ATCLID=289344 |date=2009-07-27 }} was a poll of college coaches. The Sporting News and Time magazine polled football scouts and coaches.[http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/almanac/nfl/cfbamer.html Sporting News All-America Teams] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727192814/http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/almanac/nfl/cfbamer.html |date=2009-07-27 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,842273,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105171738/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,842273,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 5, 2012| title=Pick of the Pros|publisher=Time magazine |date=1965-12-03}} AP, UPI, NEA, Central Press, and The Sporting News chose both first and second teams. AP, UPI, NEA, and Central Press also listed numerous honorable mentions.

Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1964, the NCAA recognizes seven published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.

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|Jack Snow

EndNotre Dame5/6AFCA, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPIFN, SN, Time, WC
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|Dick Butkus

CenterIllinois5/6AFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPIFN, SN, Time, WC
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|Gale Sayers

BackKansas5/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPIFN, SN, Time, WC
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|Larry Kramer

TackleNebraska5/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPIFN, CP, WC
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|Glenn Ressler

GuardPenn State4/6AFCA, CP, FWAA, NEAFN, SN, Time, WC
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|Larry Elkins

BackBaylor4/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPIFN, SN, Time, WC
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|Tucker Frederickson

BackAuburn4/6AP, CP, FWAA, NEASN, Time, WC
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|Fred Biletnikoff

EndFlorida State4/6AP, CP, FWAA, NEAFN, WC
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|Rick Redman

GuardWashington4/6AFCA, CP, FWAA, UPIFN
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|John Huarte

QuarterbackNotre Dame3/6AP, CP, UPIFN, WC
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|Ralph Neely

TackleOklahoma2/6AFCA, UPIFN, SN, Time, WC
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Offense

=Ends and flankers=

  • Fred Biletnikoff, Florida State (AFCA-2, AP-1, CP-1, FN [end], FWAA, NEA-1, WC)
  • Jack Snow, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-2, CP-1, FN [end], FWAA, NEA-1, SN, UPI, Time, WC)
  • Karl Noonan, Iowa (AFCA-3, AP-2, NEA-1 [flanker], FN [end])
  • Bob Hadrick, Purdue (AFCA-2, CP-2)
  • Howard Twilley, Tulsa (AFCA-3, CP-2, NEA-3 [flanker])
  • David Ray, Alabama (FN [end])
  • Charles Casey, Florida (NEA-2)
  • Fred Hill, USC (NEA-2)
  • Len Frketich, Oregon State (NEA-3)
  • Jim Whalen, Boston College (NEA-3)

=Offensive tackles=

=Guards=

=Centers=

=Quarterbacks=

=Running backs=

Defense

=Defensive ends=

=Defensive tackles=

  • Bill Yearby, Michigan (AFCA-3, AP-2, CP-1, FN [tackle], NEA-1)
  • Jim Davidson, Ohio State (NEA-2 [off. tackle], SN, Time)
  • Dan Kearley, Alabama (AP-1)
  • John Van Sicklen, Iowa State (AP-1)
  • Remi Prudhomme, LSU (NEA-1, FN [end])
  • Ed Orazen, Ohio State (FN [tackle])
  • John Frick, Ohio Univ. (AP-2, NEA-3 [off. guard])
  • Jim Garcia, Purdue (NEA-2)
  • Kent Francisco, UCLA (NEA-2)
  • Kevin Hardy, Notre Dame (NEA-3)

=Middle guards=

=Linebackers=

=Defensive backs=

Key

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  • Bold – Consensus All-American{{cite web|title=Football Award Winners|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)|year=2016|access-date=October 21, 2017|page=9|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf}}
  • -1 – First-team selection
  • -2 – Second-team selection
  • -3 – Third-team selection

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=Official selectors=

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  • AFCA = American Football Coaches Association, base on a poll of coaches with 512 coaches participating; AFCA chose one eleven-man squad.{{cite news|title=Coaches' All-America Includes Berry, Morton|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|date=November 24, 1964|page=11|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19641124&id=ktxXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5OgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2518,2528543}}
  • AP = Associated Press – In 1964, the AP picked separate offensive and defensive All-American teams.{{cite news|title=Butkus Again All-American|work=Eugene Register-Guard|date=December 4, 1964|page=B1|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19641204&id=RLZQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_eIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4072,592259}}
  • CP = Central Press Association – In 1964, the Central Press picked a single All-American team of eleven players rather than selecting separate offensive and defensive teams. Selections were made by the captains of college football teams.{{cite news|author=Walter Johns|title=Captains' All-America Honors 2 Irish Stars|work=Evening Independent|location=Massillon, Ohio|date=1964-11-30}}
  • FWAA = Football Writers Association of America. The Writers team was composed of an offensive and defensive unit.{{cite news|title=Three From Big 10 on All-America|work=Cedar Rapids Gazette|location=Cedar Rapids, Iowa|date=1964-12-01}}{{cite web|title=Football Writers Association of America All-American Team |url=http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501233241/http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/index.html |archive-date=2009-05-01 |url-status=live |access-date=2009-03-28 }}
  • NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association – In 1964, the NEA picked separate offensive and defensive All-American teams.{{cite news|author=Murray Olderman|title=NEA All-American Teams Are Split Into Platoons|work=Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune|date=1964-11-17}}{{cite news|title=Tide's Wayne Freeman Wins All-America Honors|newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News|date=November 17, 1964|page=9|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19641115&id=IP0cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B5sEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5922,2703817}}
  • UPI = United Press International – In 1964, the UP picked a single All-American team of eleven players rather than selecting separate offensive and defensive teams. Chosen "in a nationwide ballot of 259 sports writers and broadcasters".{{cite news|title=1964 UPI All-Americans |work=Daily News|location=Huntingdon and Mount Union, PA|date=1964-12-02}}

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=Other selectors=

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  • FN = The Football News, consisting of 33 players "selected by the Football News staff and a panel of its correspondents around the country"{{cite news|title=All-America Selected|newspaper=The Football News|editor=Roger Stanton|date=November 28, 1964|pages=1, 3}}
  • SN = Sporting News. They chose a two-platoon team—offense and defense.{{cite web|title=Sporting News All-America Teams |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/almanac/nfl/cfbamer.html |work=Sporting News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227143400/http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/almanac/nfl/cfbamer.html |archive-date=2009-02-27 |url-status=dead |access-date=2009-03-28 }}
  • Time = Time, the U.S. news magazine. Time chose an offensive and a defensive platoon.{{cite magazine|title=Where the Money Will Go|magazine=Time|date=1964-11-27|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,871403,00.html?promoid=googlep|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727093943/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,871403,00.html?promoid=googlep|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 27, 2009}}
  • WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation. The Walter Camp team was composed of one 11-man team.{{cite web|title=Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American Selections |url=http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/ |publisher=Walter Camp Football Foundation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330065940/http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards |archive-date=2009-03-30 }}

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See also

References

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{{1964 College Football Consensus All-Americans}}

{{College Football All-America Teams}}

All-America Team

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