1974 College Football All-America Team
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The 1974 College Football All-America team is composed of various organizations that choose College All-America teams that season. The organizations that chose the teams were Associated Press
, United Press International
, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Football Writers Association of America
, American Football Coaches Association
, Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News
, Time magazine, Pro Football Weekly
, and Football News.
AP, UPI, and NEA were all press organizations that polled writers and players. FWAA was also a poll of writers, as was the Walter Camp Foundation. The AFCA was a poll of college coaches. The Sporting News and Time polled football scouts and the editors of Pro Football Weekly and Football News chose teams for their publications. AP, UPI, NEA, Central Press, The Sporting News and Pro Football Weekly chose both first and second teams. AP, UPI, NEA, also listed numerous honorable mentions.
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
, United Press International
United Press International
United Press International is a once-major international news agency, whose newswires, photo, news film and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines and radio and television stations for most of the twentieth century...
, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Football Writers Association of America
Football Writers Association of America
The Football Writers Association of America is one of the organizations whose College Football All-America Team is recognized by the NCAA...
, American Football Coaches Association
American Football Coaches Association
The American Football Coaches Association is an association of over 11,000 football coaches and staff on all levels. According to its constitution, some of the main goals of the American Football Coaches Association are to "maintain the highest possible standards in football and the profession of...
, Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News
The Sporting News
Sporting News is an American-based sports magazine. It was established in 1886, and it became the dominant American publication covering baseball — so much so that it acquired the nickname "The Bible of Baseball"...
, Time magazine, Pro Football Weekly
Pro Football Weekly
Pro Football Weekly is an American sports magazine, founded in 1967, that covers the National Football League...
, and Football News.
AP, UPI, and NEA were all press organizations that polled writers and players. FWAA was also a poll of writers, as was the Walter Camp Foundation. The AFCA was a poll of college coaches. The Sporting News and Time polled football scouts and the editors of Pro Football Weekly and Football News chose teams for their publications. AP, UPI, NEA, Central Press, The Sporting News and Pro Football Weekly chose both first and second teams. AP, UPI, NEA, also listed numerous honorable mentions.
Receivers
- Pat McInallyPat McInallyJohn Patrick "Pat" McInally , is a former punter and wide receiver for the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals from 1976 to 1985.-Early career:...
, Harvard (WC, AFCA, FWAA, FN) - Peter Demmerle, Notre Dame (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA)
- Larry Burton, Purdue (FWAA, TSN, Time)
- Tinker OwensTinker OwensCharles Wayne "Tinker" Owens is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for four seasons for the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League. The younger brother of Heisman Trophy winner Steve Owens, Tinker was a two-time All-American during his college...
, Oklahoma (NEA) - Emmett Edwards, Kansas (TSN)
- Danny Buggs, West Virginia (Time)
- Barry Burton, Vanderbilt (FN)
Tight ends
- Bennie CunninghamBennie CunninghamBennie Lee Cunningham, Jr. is a retired American football tight end.Cunningham was drafted out of the Clemson University in the 1976 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played for the Steelers his entire career...
, Clemson (AP, UPI, AFCA) - Jim O'Bradovich, USC (NEA)
- Charles Waddell, North Carolina (TSN)
- Elmore Stephens, Kentucky (Time-t)
- Oscar RoanOscar RoanOscar Bennie Roan III is a former American football tight end in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He played college football at SMU and UCLA....
, Southern Methodist (Time-t)
Tackles
- Kurt SchumacherKurt Schumacher (American football)Kurt Schumacher is a former American football guard and tackle in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was the 12th overall pick in the 1975 NFL Draft.-External links:*...
, Ohio State (UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA FWAA, TSN, Time) - Marvin Crenshaw, Nebraska (UPI, AFCA, FWAA, FN)
- Dennis HarrahDennis HarrahDennis Wayne Harrah is a former NFL Offensive Lineman who played 13 seasons in the National Football League for Los Angeles Rams. He played college football for the University of Miami.- University of Miami :...
, University of Miami (Fla.) (NEA, TSN, Time) - Chris Mackie California (AFCA)
- Craig Hertwig, Georgia (AP)
- Al Krevis, Boston College (AP)
- Robert Simmons, Texas (WC)
- Dennis LickDennis LickDennis Allan Lick is a former American football offensive lineman for the Chicago Bears. Lick played six seasons with the Bears from 1976 to 1981. He was signed out of the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
, Wisconsin (FN)
Guards
- Ken HuffKen HuffKenneth Wayne Huff is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He was also an All-American guard at the University of North Carolina.-College career:...
, North Carolina (AP, NEA, WC, AFCA, TSN, Time) - Gerry DiNardoGerry DiNardoGerard DiNardo is a former American football player and coach. He played college football as a guard for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish where he was selected as an All-American in 1974...
, Notre Dame (UPI, AFCA, FN) - John Roush Oklahoma (UPI, FWAA, FN)
- Bill Bain, USC (TSN, Time)
- Burton LawlessBurton LawlessRichard Burton Lawless is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League for six seasons during the 1970s and 1980s...
, Florida (NEA) - John Nessel, Penn State (WC)
Centers
- Steve Myers, Ohio State (AP, UPI, FN)
- Geoff Reece, Washington State (WC, Time)
- Sylvester CroomSylvester CroomSylvester Croom, Jr. is the former football head coach at Mississippi State University and current running backs coach of the St. Louis Rams. He was the first African American head football coach in the Southeastern Conference...
, Alabama (AFCA) - Aubrey Schulz Baylor (FWAA)
- Rick NuzumRick NuzumRick Nuzum is a former center in the National Football League. He first played with the Los Angeles Rams during the 1977 NFL season. The following season he played with the Green Bay Packers.-References:...
, Kentucky (NEA) - Kyle Davis, Oklahoma TSN)
Quarterbacks
- Steve BartkowskiSteve BartkowskiSteven Joseph "Steve" Bartkowski is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the Atlanta Falcons and the Los Angeles Rams...
, California (AP, UPI, NEA, Time-t) - David HummDavid HummDavid Henry Humm is a former professional football player, a quarterback in the NFL from 1975-84 for the Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Colts, and Los Angeles Raiders...
, Nebraska (AFCA, TSN, Time-t, FN) - Tom Clements Notre Dame (FWWA)
- Steve Joachim, Temple (WC)
Running backs
- Joe WashingtonJoe WashingtonJoe Dan Washington, Jr is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Colts, Washington Redskins, and Atlanta Falcons.-Early career:...
, Oklahoma (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, FN) - Archie GriffinArchie GriffinArchie Mason Griffin is a former American football running back. Griffin played seven seasons in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals. He is college football's only two-time Heisman Trophy winner...
, Ohio State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, FN) - Anthony Davis, USC (AP, WC, UPI, AFCA, FWAA, Time, FN)
- Walter PaytonWalter PaytonWalter Jerry Payton was an American football running back who played for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League for thirteen seasons. Walter Payton was known around the NFL as "Sweetness". He is remembered as one of the most prolific running backs in the history of American football...
, Jackson State (Time)
Ends
- Randy WhiteRandy White (American football)Randall Lee "Randy" White is a former American football defensive lineman and linebacker. He attended the University of Maryland from 1971 to 1974, and played professionally for the Dallas Cowboys from 1975 to 1988. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, the Pro Football Hall of Fame...
, Maryland (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, FN, Time) - Mack MitchellMack MitchellMack Henry Mitchell is a former defensive end who played five seasons in the National Football League, mainly for the Cleveland Browns....
, Houston (NEA, WC, TSN, Time) - Pat Donovan, Stanford (UPI, AFCA, FWAA)
- Jimmy WebbJimmy Webb (American football)James Rogers Webb is a former American football defensive lineman who played seven seasons in the National Football League....
, Mississippi State (WC, AFCA) - Leroy CookLeroy CookLeroy Cook is an American football player who was a two-time All-America pick and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League....
, Alabama (AP, FWAA) - Van DeCreeVan DeCreeVan Ness DeCree, from Warren, Ohio, is a former football defensive end who was a two-time All-American at Ohio State University. DeCree is a member of the Ohio State Football Hall of Fame He was also a three-year starter and a three-time All-Big 10 selection at defensive end, having been voted...
, Ohio State (UPI, FN) - Timothy Granahan, Notre Dame (AP, UPI, NEA, FN)
- Steve NiehausSteve NiehausSteve Niehaus was a defensive lineman in the NFL. He was the first ever draft pick for the Seattle Seahawks and the second player taken in the 1976 NFL Draft. Niehaus was the 1976 NFC Defensive Rookie of the Year and holds the Seahawk rookie record for sacks in a season with 9½.He suffered multiple...
, Notre Dame (FN)
Tackles
- Mike FanningMike FanningMichael LaVern Fanning is a retired American football player. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame. He was a defensive tackle for ten seasons in the National Football League...
, Notre Dame (NEA, WC, TSN, Time) - Mike HartenstineMike HartenstineMichael Albert Hartenstine is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League...
, Penn State (UPI, AFCA, FWAA) - Doug EnglishDoug EnglishLowell Douglas English is a former American football Defensive Tackle for the Detroit Lions...
, Texas (AP, Time) - Louie KelcherLouie KelcherLouis James Kelcher was an American football player who played most of his career with the San Diego Chargers. His primary position was defensive tackle. His outstanding performance made him one of the team's most popular players from 1975-83...
SMU (FWAA, FN) - Leroy SelmonLee Roy SelmonLee Roy Selmon was a Hall of Fame NFL football defensive lineman.-Early life:Selmon was the youngest of nine children of Lucious and Jessie Selmon, raised on a farm near Eufaula, Oklahoma...
, Oklahoma (NEA) - Pete Cusick, Ohio State (TSN)
Middle guards
- Gary Johnson, Grambling (NEA, Time)
- Rubin CarterRubin CarterRubin "Hurricane" Carter fought professionally as a middleweight boxer from 1961 to 1966. In 1966, he was arrested for a triple homicide in the Lafayette Bar and Grill in Paterson, New Jersey...
, Miami (Fla.) (UPI, AFCA) - Gary BurleyGary BurleyGary Burley is an alumnus of Grove City High School,and Brookpark Middle School, Grove City, OH,a suburb of Columbus, and is a former American football player who was a defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.He played for the Bengals in Super...
, Pittsburgh (WC) - Dewey SelmonDewey SelmonDewey Selmon is a former football linebacker. He played collegiate football at Oklahoma . He went on to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the San Diego Chargers in the National Football League....
, Oklahoma (FN)
Linebackers
- Rod ShoateRod ShoateRod Shoate is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was a 4 time All-Big 8 Conference Player and three time All-American at the University of Oklahoma...
, Oklahoma (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, FN, Time) - Richard Wood, USC (AP, UPI, NEA, FN)
- Woody Lowe, Alabama (UPI, WC, FN)
- Ken Bernich, Auburn (AP, WC, AFCA)
- Bob BreunigBob BreunigRobert Paul Breunig is a former American football linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League from 1975 to 1984...
, Arizona State (AFCA, TSN, Time) - Ralph OrtegaRalph OrtegaRalph Ortega is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League for six seasons during the 1970s and early 1980s...
, Florida (TSN, Time) - Greg Collins, Notre Dame (FWAA)
- Brad Cousino, Miami (Ohio) (FWAA)
- Robert BrazileRobert BrazileRobert Lorenzo Brazile, Jr. is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. Nicknamed "Dr. Doom", Brazile played from 1975-1984 for the Houston Oilers.-Professional career:...
, Jackson State (Time)
Backs
- Dave Brown, Michigan (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, FN, Time)
- Neal ColzieNeal ColzieCornelius Connie Colzie, better known as Neal Colzie, was an American football defensive back for the Oakland Raiders , Miami Dolphins , and Tampa Bay Buccaneers...
, Ohio State (UPI, NEA, TSN, Time) - Pat Thomas, Texas A&M (AP, NEA, FWAA)
- Mike WilliamsMike Williams (cornerback)Mikell Herman Williams is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers 22nd overall in the 1975 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana State.Brown also played for the Los Angeles Rams....
, LSU (AFCA, TSN, Time) - Mike WashingtonMike WashingtonMike Washington , is a former American professional football player who played in 9 NFL seasons from 1976-1984 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Mike was selected in the in 3rd round of 1975 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts....
, Alabama (NEA, FN, Time) - Robert Giblin, Houston (AFCA, TSN, Time)
- John Provost, Holy Cross (AP, WC)
- Charles Phillips, Southern California (FWAA)
- Randy HughesRandy HughesJames Randell Hughes is a former American football safety who played six seasons in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys...
, Oklahoma (UPI) - Randy Rhino, Georgia Tech (WC)
- Mike Fuller, Auburn (FN)
Kickers
- Steve Mike-Meyer, Maryland (TSN, Time)
- Dave Lawson, Air Force (FWAA)
Punters
- Tom SkladanyTom SkladanyThomas Edward Skladany was an American football punter with a six-year career in the National Football League from 1978 to 1983. Skladany was a three-time All-American at The Ohio State University—. He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1981 season.Simmons....
, Ohio State (FWAA) - Skip Boyd, Washington (TSN)
- Jeff West, Cincinnati (Time)
Key
- AP - Associated Press
- UPI - United Press International
- NEA - Newspaper Enterprise Association
- FWAA - Football Writers Association of America
- WC - Walter Camp Foundation
- AFCA - American Football Coaches Association
- TSN - The Sporting News
- Time - Time Magazine
- PFW - Pro Football Weekly
- FN - Football News
- 1 - First Team Selection
- 2 - Second Team Selection