The 1969 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of
American football
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players chosen by various organizations for All-
Big Ten Conference
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teams for the
1969 Big Ten Conference football season
The 1969 Big Ten Conference football season was the 74th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1969 NCAA University Division football season.
The 1969 Michigan Wolverines football ...
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Offensive selections
Quarterbacks
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Mike Phipps
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, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
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Rex Kern, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)
Running backs
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John Isenbarger, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-1)
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Jim Otis
James Lloyd Otis (born April 29, 1948) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons during the 1970s. Otis played college football for Ohio State University, a ...
, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
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Mike Adamle, Northwestern (AP-1)
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Billy Taylor
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, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Stan Brown, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
* James Carter, Minnesota (UPI-2)
* Barry Mayer, Minnesota (UPI-2)
Ends
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Jim Mandich
James Michael Mandich (July 30, 1948 – April 26, 2011), also known as "Mad Dog", was an American football player. Mandich played college football for the University of Michigan from 1967 to 1969 and was recognized as a consensus first-team t ...
, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Ray Parson, Minnesota (AP-1)
* Jade Butcher, Indiana (AP-2; UPI-1)
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Jan White
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, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Ray Manning, Iowa (UPI-2)
Tackles
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Dan Dierdorf
Daniel Lee Dierdorf (born June 29, 1949) is an American sportscaster and former football offensive tackle.
A native of Canton, Ohio, Dierdorf played college football for the University of Michigan from 1968 to 1970 and was selected as a conse ...
, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Paul DeNuccio, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-2)
* Charles Hutchison, Ohio State (UPI-1)
* John Bradley, Northwestern (AP-2)
* Al Hawes, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)
Guards
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Ron Saul, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Don DeSalle, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-2)
* Jon Meskimen, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Alan Jack, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)
Centers
* Brian Donovan, Ohio State (AP-1)
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Guy Murdock, Michigan (UPI-1)
* Walter Whitehead, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
Defensive selections
Ends
* Dave Whitfield, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Mark Debeve, Ohio State (AP-1)
* Rich Saul, Michigan State (UPI-1)
* Bill McKoy, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
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Cecil Pryor, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)
Tackles
* Paul Schmidlin, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Ron Curl, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-2)
* Bill Yanchar, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Bill Galler, Northwestern (AP-2)
* Layne McDowell, Iowa (UPI-2)
Middle guard
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Jim Stillwagon
James R. Stillwagon (February 11, 1949 – February 4, 2018) was an American football player who played five years in the Canadian Football League and was a two-time All-American during his college career.
Stillwagon was a three-year starter ...
, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
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Henry Hill
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, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)
Linebackers
* Veno Paraskevas, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
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Jack Tatum
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, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1
ef. back
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Ralph Huff, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2)
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Doug Adams, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Larry Ely, Iowa (AP-2)
* Don Law, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2)
Defensive backs
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Tom Curtis, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
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Ted Provost
Ted R. Provost (born July 26, 1948, in Navarre, Ohio) is a former star high school, university and professional football player.
As a high school athlete at Fairless High School he lettered three seasons as a quarterback and defensive back. H ...
, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
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Mike Sensibaugh, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
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Tim Foley, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
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Craig Clemons, Iowa (AP-2)
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Jeff Wright, Minnesota (AP-2)
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Barry Pierson, Michigan (UPI-2)
* Tim Anderson, Ohio State (UPI-2)
* Walter Bowser, Minnesota (UPI-2)
Key
AP =
Associated Press
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, selected by the AP's Midwest board of writers and TV-radio sportcasters
UPI =
United Press International
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, selected by Big Ten coaches
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of the AP and UPI
See also
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1969 College Football All-America Team
The 1969 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1969.
The NCAA recognizes six selectors as "official" f ...
References
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