1953 College Football All-America Team

The 1953 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1953. The eight selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1953 season are (1) the Associated Press, (2) the United Press, (3) the All-America Board, (4) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (5) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (6) the International News Service (INS), (7) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and (8) the Sporting News.

1953 College Football All-America Team
College Football All-America Team
1953 college football season
1951 1952 ← → 1954 1955

Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1953, the NCAA recognizes eight 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.

Name Position School Number Official Other
Stan JonesTackleMaryland8/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPWC
Johnny LattnerHalfbackNotre Dame7/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UPWC
J. D. RobertsGuardOklahoma7/8AAB, AP, FWAA, INS, NEA, SN, UPWC
Paul GielQuarterbackMinnesota7/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UPWC
Don DohoneyEndMichigan State6/8AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPWC
Crawford MimsGuardMississippi6/8AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPWC
Paul CameronHalfbackUCLA6/8AAB, AFCA, AP, FWAA, INS, SN, UPWC
Carlton MasseyEndTexas5/8AAB, FWAA, INS, SN, UPWC
Art HunterTackleNotre Dame5/8AAB, FWAA, INS, SN, UPWC
Larry MorrisCenterGeorgia Tech5/8AAB, AFCA, AP, SN, UPWC
J. C. CarolineHalfbackIllinois3/8AFCA, FWAA, UPWC

All-American selections for 1953

Ends
  • Don Dohoney, Michigan State (AFCA; AP-1; FWAA; NEA-1; SN; UP-1; WC)
  • Carlton Massey, Texas (AAB; AP-2; FWAA; INS; NEA-3; SN; UP-1; WC)
  • Steve Meilinger, Kentucky (AAB; AFCA; AP-2; NEA-1; UP-3)
  • Sam Morley, Stanford (AP-1; NEA-2; UP-2)
  • John Carson, Georgia (UP-3; FWAA; NEA-3)
  • Ken Buck, Pacific (FWAA)
  • Joe Collier, Northwestern (INS)
  • Don Penza, Notre Dame (UP-2)
  • Dick Dietrich, Pittsburgh (NEA-2)
  • Clyde Bennett, South Carolina (AP-3)
  • Gary Knafele, Colorado (AP-3)

Tackles
  • Stan Jones, Maryland (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AFCA; AP-1; FWAA; INS; NEA-1; SN; UP-1; WC)
  • Art Hunter, Notre Dame (AAB; AP-2; FWAA; INS; NEA-2; SN; UP-1; WC)
  • Jack Shanafelt, Pennsylvania (AP-1; FWAA; NEA-3)
  • Ed Meadows, Duke (FWAA; NEA-3; UP-2)
  • Jim Ray Smith, Baylor (AFCA; AP-3; UP-2)
  • John Hudson, Rice (NEA-1)
  • Sid Fournet, LSU (AP-2)
  • Bob Farris, Army (NEA-2)
  • George Jacoby, Ohio State (AP-3; UP-3)
  • Eldred Kraemer, Pittsburgh (UP-3)

Guards
  • J. D. Roberts, Oklahoma (Outland Trophy and College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AP-1; FWAA; INS; NEA-1; SN; UP-1; WC)
  • Crawford Mims, Mississippi (AFCA; AP-1; FWAA; NEA-1; SN; UP-1; WC)
  • Bob Fleck, Syracuse (AFCA; INS)
  • Milt Bohart, Washington (AP-2; FWAA; NEA-2; UP-2)
  • Ray Correll, Kentucky (FWAA; NEA-2)
  • Steve Eisenhauer, Navy (AAB; UP-2)
  • Gene Lamone, West Virginia (AP-2)
  • Morgan Williams, Texas Christian (AP-3)
  • Bob Burrows, Duke (AP-3)
  • John Bauer, Illinois (NEA-3)
  • George Timberlake, Southern California (NEA-3)
  • Norm Manoogian, Stanford (UP-3)
  • Joe D'Agostino, Florida (UP-3)

Centers
  • Larry Morris, Georgia Tech (College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AFCA; AP-1; NEA-2; SN; UP-1; WC)
  • Matt Hazeltine, California (FWAA; INS; UP-2)
  • Jerry Hilgenberg, Iowa (AP-2; FWAA; NEA-3)
  • Bob Orders,[1] West Virginia (NEA-1; UP-3)
  • Steve Korchek, George Washington (AP-3)

Quarterbacks

Halfbacks
  • Johnny Lattner, Notre Dame (Heisman Trophy winner and College Football Hall of Fame) (AAB; AFCA; AP-1; FWAA; INS; SN; UP-1; WC)
  • Paul Cameron, UCLA (AAB; AFCA; AP-1; FWAA; INS; NEA-2; SN; UP-1; WC)
  • J. C. Caroline, Illinois (College Football Hall of Fame) (AFCA; AP-2; FWAA; NEA-2; UP-1; WC)
  • Leroy Bolden,[2] Michigan State (NEA-3; UP-2)
  • Bobby Cavazos,[3] Texas Tech (AP-2)
  • Dick Clasby, Harvard (AP-3)
  • Larry Grigg, Oklahoma (NEA-3)
  • Neil Worden, Notre Dame (UP-3)
  • Leon Hardeman, Georgia Tech (UP-3)

Fullbacks

Key
  • Bold – Consensus All-American[4]
  • -1 – First-team selection
  • -2 – Second-team selection
  • -3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

Other selectors
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See also

References
  1. Orders HOF profile
  2. Bolden obituary
  3. CFHSN profile on Cavazos
  4. "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 9. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  5. ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1232. ISBN 1401337031.
  6. Ted Smits (1953-12-04). "Cavazos Is Named To'AP's Second All-American Team: Rice Star On First Team". Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, TX.
  7. "FWAA All America" (PDF). Football Writers Association of America. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  8. Harry Grayson (1953-11-29). "Harry Grayson Picks All-America for 1953". Independent Record. Helena, Montana.
  9. "Lattner Heads All-American Selections By Sports Paper". Evening Journal. Lubbock, Texas. 1953-11-30.
  10. "UP Names All-American Gridders". Daily Telegram. Wisc. 1953-11-26.
  11. "All-America Teams". Walter Camp Football Foundation. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
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