The 1966 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of

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players chosen by various organizations for All-

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teams for the

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. The selectors for the 1966 season included the

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(AP).

All Southwest selections

Offense

Quarterbacks

* Mac White, SMU (AP)

Halfbacks

* Wendell Housley, Texas A&M (AP) * Chris Gilbert, Texas (AP) (CHFOF)

Fullbacks

* Lester Lehman, Rice (AP)

Ends

* Larry Gilbert, Texas Tech (AP) *

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, SMU (AP) (CFHOF)

Tackles

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, Texas A&M (AP) * Dick Cunningham, Arkansas (AP) * George Gaiser, SMU (AP)

Guards

* Lynn Thornhill, SMU (AP) * Howard Goad, Texas (AP)

Centers

* Melvin Gibbs, Arkansas (AP)

Defense

Defensive ends

* Hartford Hamilton, Arkansas (AP) * Corby Robertson, Texas (AP)

Defensive tackles

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, Arkansas (AP) (CFHOF) * Mike Bratcher, TCU (AP)

Defensive guards

* Greg Pipes, Baylor (AP) * John LaGrone, SMU (AP)

Linebackers

* Billy Bob Stewart, SMU (AP) * Jerry Griffin, SMU (AP)

Defensive halfbacks

* Frank Horak, TCU (AP) *

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, Arkansas (AP)

Safeties

* Chuck Latourette, Rice (AP)

Key

AP =

CFHOF = Player inducted into the

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References

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