The 1953 College Football All-America team is composed of

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players who were selected as

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ns by various organizations and writers that chose

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s in 1953. The eight selectors recognized by the

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as "official" for the 1953 season are (1) the

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, (3) the All-America Board, (4) the

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(AFCA), (5) the

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(FWAA), (6) the

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(INS), (7) the

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(NEA), and (8) the ''

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''.

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.

All-American selections for 1953

Ends

* Don Dohoney, Michigan State *

Carlton Massey Carlton Massey (January 17, 1930 – May 22, 1989) was a professional American football defensive lineman In gridiron football, a lineman is a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage. The linemen of the team currently in poss ...

, Texas * Steve Meilinger, Kentucky *

Sam Morley Samuel Robertson Morley (May 12, 1932 - January 25, 2014) was an American football end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Stanford University and was drafted in the 20th round of the 1954 ...

, Stanford * John Carson, Georgia *

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, Pacific *

Joe Collier Joel Dale Collier (born June 7, 1932) is an American former football coach who was the head coach of the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League (AFL) from 1966 through part of 1968, compiling a 13–16–1 record. College career Coll ...

, Northwestern *

Don Penza Donald Francis Penza (February 4, 1932 – April 8, 1989) was an American football player, coach, and politician. Playing career Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Penza attended St. Catherine's High School and was a graduate of the class of 1950. He w ...

, Notre Dame * Dick Dietrich, Pittsburgh * Clyde Bennett, South Carolina *Gary Knafele, Colorado

Tackles

* Stan Jones, Maryland (College and Pro Football Hall of Fame) *

Art Hunter Arthur Hunter (April 24, 1933 – December 25, 2009) was an American football tackle who played twelve seasons in the National Football League (NFL), mainly for the Los Angeles Rams. Notre Dame years At Notre Dame he played under head coach Fran ...

, Notre Dame * Jack Shanafelt, Pennsylvania *

Ed Meadows Edward Allen Meadows (February 19, 1932 – October 22, 1974) was an American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Washington Redskins. Early yea ...

, Duke *

Jim Ray Smith James Ray Smith (born February 27, 1932) is a former American football offensive guard who played nine seasons in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Baylor University. Early ye ...

, Baylor *

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, Rice *

Sid Fournet Sidney Fredrick Fournet (August 27, 1932 – April 23, 2011) was an American collegiate and professional American football player who played defensive lineman for three seasons with the Los Angeles Rams, and Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Fo ...

, LSU *Bob Farris, Army *

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, Ohio State *Eldred Kraemer, Pittsburgh

Guards

J. D. Roberts John David Roberts (October 24, 1932 – May 25, 2021) was an American college and professional football coach. He was the head coach of the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL) from the middle of the 1970 season until his ...

, Oklahoma (Outland Trophy and College Football Hall of Fame) * Crawford Mims, Mississippi * Bob Fleck, Syracuse * Milt Bohart, Washington * Ray Correll, Kentucky * Steve Eisenhauer, Navy * Gene Lamone, West Virginia * Morgan Williams, Texas Christian * Bob Burrows, Duke * John Bauer, Illinois *

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, Southern California * Norm Manoogian, Stanford *

Joe D'Agostino Joseph F. "Joe-joe" D'Agostino, Jr. was a college football player. A two-way offensive and defensive guard for the Florida Gators, D'Agostino was an honorable mention All-American and twice received first-team All-SEC honors. He was a key memb ...

, Florida

Centers

Larry Morris Larry Cleo Morris (December 10, 1933 – December 19, 2012) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Chicago Bears. The 1950 graduate of Decatur High School ...

, Georgia Tech (College Football Hall of Fame) *

Matt Hazeltine Matthew Emory Hazeltine, Jr. (August 2, 1933 – January 13, 1987) was a professional American football linebacker who played fifteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants. Hazeltine wa ...

, California *

Jerry Hilgenberg Jerry Hilgenberg was a football player and coach for the University of Iowa. He was a first team All-American in 1953 and served as an assistant coach to the Iowa football team for eight seasons. Background Jerry Hilgenberg attended Wilton Junct ...

, Iowa * Bob Orders, West Virginia * Steve Korchek, George Washington

Quarterbacks

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, Minnesota (College Football Hall of Fame) *

Bernie Faloney Bernie Faloney (June 15, 1932 – June 14, 1999) was a professional football player in the Canadian Football League (primarily with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats) and an outstanding American college football player at the University of Maryland. Born in ...

, Maryland *

Jackie Parker John Dickerson "Jackie" Parker (January 1, 1932 – November 7, 2006) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He was an All-American in college football and an outstanding professional football player in the Canadian Football League ...

, Mississippi State *

Bobby Garrett Robert Driscoll Garrett (August 16, 1932 – 5 December 1987) was an American football quarterback who played for Stanford University and played one season in the National Football League. He is a member of the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame. ...

, Stanford *

Zeke Bratkowski Edmund Raymond "Zeke" Bratkowski (October 20, 1931 − November 11, 2019) was an American football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams, and Green Bay Packer ...

, Georgia *

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, Oregon

Halfbacks

Johnny Lattner John Joseph Lattner (October 24, 1932 – February 12, 2016) was an American football player. While playing college football for the University of Notre Dame, he won the Heisman Trophy in 1953. He also won the Maxwell Award twice, in 1952 and ...

, Notre Dame (Heisman Trophy winner and College Football Hall of Fame) *

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, UCLA *

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, Illinois (College Football Hall of Fame) * Leroy Bolden, Michigan State * Bobby Cavazos, Texas Tech * Dick Clasby, Harvard * Larry Grigg, Oklahoma * Neil Worden, Notre Dame * Leon Hardeman, Georgia Tech

Fullbacks

* Kosse Johnson, Rice *

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, Wisconsin * Tommy Allman, West Virginia

Key

* Bold – Consensus All-American * -1 – First-team selection * -2 – Second-team selection * -3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

* AAB = All-America Board * AFCA =

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* FWAA =

* INS =

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* NEA =

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'': selected "by 150 sportswriters and broadcasters" * UP =

: "selected by 265 sports writers and broadcasters in a nationwide ballot"

Other selectors

* WC =

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References

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