The 1951 All-Big Seven Conference football team consists of
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...
players chosen by various organizations for All-
Big Seven Conference teams for the
1951 college football season
The 1951 college football season finished with seven unbeaten major college teams, of which five were unbeaten and untied. Ultimately, the Tennessee Volunteers were voted the best team by the Associated Press, followed by the Michigan State Sparta ...
. The selectors for the 1951 season included the
Associated Press
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(AP) and the
United Press
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(UP). The AP selected separate offensive and defensive teams in 1951; the UP selected a single 11-man team. Players selected as first-team honorees by both the AP and UP are displayed in bold.
All-Big Seven selections
Offense
Ends
* Mal Schmidt, Iowa State (AP-1; UP-1)
* Chuck Mosher, Colorado (AP-1)
* Bill Shaake, Kansas (UP-1)
Tackles
* Art Janes, Oklahoma (AP-1)
* Oliver Spencer, Kansas (AP-1)
Guards
*
Stan Campbell, Iowa State (AP-1; UP-1)
* George Kennard, Kansas (AP-1)
Centers
*
Tom Catlin
Thomas Allen Catlin (September 8, 1931 – June 7, 2008) was an American football player and coach. He spent a total of 37 years in the National Football League, including stints as defensive coordinator with the Buffalo Bills (1978–1982) and ...
, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
Backs
*
Eddie Crowder
Eddie Crowder (August 26, 1931 – September 9, 2008) was an American football player and coach. He was an All-American quarterback (QB) and safety at the University of Oklahoma (OU) in the early 1950s and a successful head coach and athletic d ...
, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
* Bob Brandeberry, Kansas (AP-1; UP-1)
*
Junior Wren
Lowe "Junior" Wren (December 10, 1929October 8, 2003) was a professional American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). He played for the NFL's Cleveland Browns
The Clevelan ...
, Missouri (AP-1; UP-1)
*
Buck McPhail
Coleman "Buck" McPhail (December 25, 1929 — March 4, 2005) was an American football fullback and placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). McPhail played college football at Oklahoma.
College career
McPhail played fullback and punter ...
, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
Defense
Ends
*
Don Branby
Donald Jerome Branby (December 29, 1928 – March 8, 2010) was an American football player. Branby played college football at the end position for the Colorado Buffaloes football team. During the 1952 season, he recovered seven fumbles, had ni ...
, Colorado (AP-1)
* Dennis Emanuel, Nebraska (AP-1)
Tackles
* Jack Jorgenson, Colorado (AP-1; UP-1)
* Tim Weatherall, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
Guards
*
Roger Nelson, Oklahoma (AP-1)
*
Stan Campbell, Iowa State (AP-1; UP-1)
Linebackers
* Bill Fuchs, Missouri (AP-1)
*
Bert Clark
Robert B. Clark Jr. (February 12, 1930 – December 13, 2004) was an American football player and coach. He was the head coach at Washington State University for four seasons, from 1964 through 1967.
Early life and playing career
Born in Wichita ...
, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1
uard
Backs
*
Tom Brookshier
Thomas Jefferson Brookshier (December 16, 1931 – January 29, 2010) was an American professional football player, coach, and sportscaster. He was a starting defensive back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) for sev ...
, Colorado (AP-1
B
* John Konek, Kansas (AP-1
B
*
Veryl Switzer
Veryl A. Switzer (August 6, 1932 – June 4, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a halfback in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played in the NFL for 24 games with the Green B ...
, Kansas State (AP-1
Key
See also
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1951 College Football All-America Team
The 1951 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 1951. The eight selectors recognized by the ...
References
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