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players from small colleges and universities who were selected by the

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(AP) as the best players at each position. For 1966, the AP selected two teams, each team having separate offensive and defensive platoons. Halfback

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of New Mexico Highlands received first-team honors as a sophomore. He received the same honor again in 1967 and 1968 and went on to be named AFL Rookie of the Year in 1969.

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of Texas A&I won first-team honors at offensive end and was later inducted into the

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. Linebacker

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of Maine also received first-team honor and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He was the first player form the University of Maine to be inducted.

First team

Offense

* Quarterback - Donald Horn (senior, 6'2", 195 pounds), San Diego * Halfback -

(sophomore, 6'1", 195 pounds), New Mexico Highlands * Halfback - Donald Haas (junior, 5'11", 196 pounds), Montana State * Fullback - John Ogles (senior, 5'10", 190 pounds), Austin Peay * End - Joseph Peyton (senior, 6'4", 194 pounds), Puget Sound * End -

(sophomore, 5'11", 175 pounds), Texas A&I * Tackle - Herbert Slattery (senior, 6'3", 240 pounds), Delaware * Tackle - Fred Davis (senior, 6'2", 245 pounds), Doane * Guard - Harry Sorrell (senior, 6'1", 210 pounds), Chattanooga * Guard - William Stringer (senior, 6'1", 232 pounds), Southwest Missouri * Center - David Edmondson (senior, 5'11", 215 pounds), Cal Poly

Defense

* Defensive end - Ronald McCall (senior, 6'2", 235 pounds), Weber State * Defensive end - Joseph Egresitz (senior, 6'2", 210 pounds), Gettysburg * Defensive tackle - Kenneth Ozee (senior, 6'2", 221 pounds), Arlington State * Defensive tackle - Mark DeVilling (senior, 6'2", 215 pounds), Muskingum * Middle guard - Walter Odegaard (senior, 6'0", 230 pounds), North Dakota State * Linebacker - Dick Ries (senior, 6'3", 225 pounds), Northern Arizona * Linebacker -

(senior, 6'1", 225 pounds), Maine * Linebacker - Roger Bank (senior, 5'11", 225 pounds), North Dakota * Defensive back - Ray Vinson (senior, 6'0", 185 pounds), Jacksonville State * Defensive back - Al Dodd (senior, 5'11", 185 pounds), Northwest Louisiana * Defensive back - Mel Thake (senior, 6'0", 190 pounds), Superior State

Second team

Offense

* Quarterback - Bob Berezowitz, Whitewater State * Halfback - Terry Gwin, Arkansas State * Halfback - Michael Love, Abilene Christian * Fullback - Robert Mitchell, Vermont * End - Donald Larson, Minn.-Duluth * End - Larry Fowler, Hillsdale * Tackle - Paul Maczuzak, Bucknell * Tackle - Edward Joyner, Lenoir-Rhyne * Guard - Curtis Marker, Northern Michigan * Guard - Terry Pitts, Fresno * Center - Al DuBouis, Franklin & Marshall

Defense

* Defensive end - Claude Humphrey, Tennessee State * Defensive end - Leo Carroll, San Diego * Defensive tackle - Thomas Sears, Georgetown (Kentucky) * Defensive tackle - Don Williams, Wofford * Middle guard - LeRoy Gray, East Tennessee * Linebacker - Thomas McNeil, Waynesburg * Linebacker - Jeff Stagg, San Diego * Linebacker - David Ragusa, Rochester * Defensive back - Alfred Avila, Sul Ross * Defensive back - Louis Pfaadt, Eastern Kentucky * Defensive back - Paul Wallerga, Santa Barbara

References

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Little All-America college football teams

First team

Offense

Defense

Second team

Offense

Defense

See also

References