The 1953 All-Big Seven Conference football team consists of

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players chosen by various organizations for All- Big Seven Conference teams for the

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. The selectors for the 1953 season included the

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(AP) and the

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(UP). Players selected as first-team honorees by both the AP and UP are displayed in bold.

All-Big Seven selections

Backs

* John Bordogna, Nebraska (AP-1; UP-1) *

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, Kansas State (AP-1; UP-1) * Larry Grigg, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1) * Bob Bauman, Missouri (AP-1) * Max Burkett, Iowa State (UP-1 B

Ends

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, Colorado (AP-1; UP-1) * Ed Pence, Kansas State (AP-1) *

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, Oklahoma (UP-1)

Tackles

* Roger Nelson, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1) * Ted Connor, Nebraska (AP-1) * Jerry Minnick, Nebraska (UP-1)

Guards

* J. D. Roberts, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1) * Terry Roberts, Missouri (AP-1) * Tommy O'Boyle, Kansas State (UP-1)

Centers

* Kurt Burris, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)

Key

AP =

UP =

References

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