The 1946 All-Big Six Conference football team consists of

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players chosen by the

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(AP) and the

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(UP) as the best players at each position among teams playing in the

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during the

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All-Big Six selections

Backs

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, Kansas (AP-1, UP-1) *

Joe Golding Joseph Griffith Golding (March 26, 1921December 26, 1971) was a professional American Football halfback/ defensive back in the National Football League. He played for the Boston Yanks (1947–1948) and the New York Bulldogs/Yanks (1949–1951) ...

, Oklahoma (AP-1, UP-1) * Loyd Brinkman, Missouri (AP-1, UP-1) * Thomas Novak, Nebraska (AP-1, UP-2) * Dick Hutton, Nebraska (AP-2, UP-1) * Sam Vacanti, Nebraska (AP-2, UP-2) * Bob Hopkins, Missouri (AP-2, UP-2) * Jack Mitchell, Oklahoma (AP-2, UP-2) * Frank Pattee, Kansas (UP-3) * Dick Howard, Iowa State (UP-3) * Bud French, Kansas (UP-3) * Eddy Davis, Oklahoma (UP-3)

Ends

* Roland Oakes, Missouri (AP-1, UP-1) * Otto Schnellbacher, Kansas (AP-1, UP-1) * David Schmidt, Kansas (AP-2, UP-2) * Jim Tyree, Oklahoma (AP-2, UP-3) * Dean Laun, Iowa State (UP-2) *

Marshall Shurnas Marshall Kenneth "Iggie" Shurnas (April 1, 1922 – August 19, 2006) was an American football Wide receiver, end who played one season in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Cleveland Browns in 1947. Shurnas began his football care ...

, Missouri (UP-3)

Tackles

Wade Walker Wade Hampton Walker (November 29, 1923 – December 18, 2013) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football as a tackle at the University of Oklahoma under head coaches Jim Tatum and Bud ...

, Oklahoma (AP-1, UP-1) * Jim Kekeris, Missouri (AP-1, UP-1) *

Carl Samuelson Carl Clinton Samuelson (April 11, 1923 – August 17, 1995) was an American football player who played at the defensive tackle and tackle positions. He played college football at Nebraska in 1946 and 1947 and professional football for the Pit ...

, Nebraska (AP-2, UP-2) *

Homer Paine Homer Paine (September 20, 1923 – July 5, 2010) was an American football tackle. He played college football at the University of Tulsa for one season and at the University of Oklahoma for three seasons. Paine was named to the All-Missouri ...

, Oklahoma (AP-2, UP-2) * Huck Heath, Kansas State (UP-3) * Don Ettinger, Kansas (UP-3)

Guards

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, Oklahoma (AP-1, UP-1) *

Don Fambrough Donald Preston Fambrough (October 19, 1922 – September 3, 2011) was an American football player and coach. He served two stints as the head football coach at the University of Kansas, from 1971 to 1974 and 1979 to 1982, compiling a record of ...

, Kansas (AP-1, UP-1) * Ed Schwartzkopf, Nebraska (AP-2, UP-3) *

Buddy Burris Paul "Buddy" Burris (January 20, 1923 – November 26, 2007) was an American football player. He played college football for the Golden Hurricane at University of Tulsa, and after a hiatus to serve in the Second World War, for the Sooners at t ...

, Oklahoma (AP-2, UP-2) * Edgar McNeil, Kansas State (UP-2) * Verlie Abrams, Missouri (UP-3)

Centers

* John Rapacz, Oklahoma (AP-1, UP-1) * Ralph Stewart, Missouri (AP-2, UP-2) * Joe Partington, Nebraska (UP-3)

Key

References

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