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]
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 |
Position | Name | School | Notes |
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Pitcher | Bruce Gardner | USC | 182.2 innings pitched in a single season (2nd in Division I)[3] |
Pitcher | Dick Soergel | Oklahoma State | |
Catcher | Alan Hall | Arizona | |
First baseman | Wayne Knapp | Minnesota | |
Second baseman | Larry Fegley | Penn State | |
Third baseman | Jake Gibbs | Mississippi | |
Shortstop | Ron Cox | Missouri | |
Outfielder | Tyron Cline | Clemson | |
Outfielder | Thomas Perdue | Ohio State | |
Outfielder | Larry Petersen | Oregon State |