The 1969 All-East football team consists of
American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the
1969 NCAA University Division football season
The 1969 NCAA University Division football season was celebrated as the centennial of college football (the first season being the one in 1869).
During the 20th century, the NCAA had no playoff for the major college football teams, later known a ...
.
The undefeated
1969 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
The 1969 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season.
Despite posting its second consecutive undefeated, untied season, the Nittany Lions did not have a s ...
was ranked No. 2 in the final AP and UPI polls and placed eight players on the All-East first team.
Offense
Quarterback
* Rich Policastro, Rutgers (AP-1)
* Chuck Burkhart, Penn State (AP-2)
Running backs
*
Ed Marinaro, Cornell (AP-1)
* Lynne Moore, Army (AP-1)
*
Charlie Pittman
Charles Vernon Pittman (born January 22, 1948, in Baltimore, Maryland) is a former professional American football player. He was an All-American halfback at Penn State and played in the NFL for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Baltimore Colts.
C ...
, Penn State (AP-1)
*
Vince Clements
Vince Clements (born January 4, 1949) is a former American football running back. He played for the New York Giants from 1972 to 1973. He was acquired by the Giants along with Norm Snead, Bob Grim, a first rounder in 1972 (24th overall–La ...
, Connecticut (AP-2)
*
Franco Harris, Penn State (AP-2)
* Al Newton, Syracuse (AP-2)
Ends
* Jim Benedict, Rutgers (AP-1)
*
Tony Gabriel, Syracuse (AP-1)
* Pete Blumenthal, Penn (AP-2)
* Tom Boyd, Villanova (AP-2)
Tackles
* Bob Bouley, Boston College (AP-1)
* John Cherundolo, Syracuse (AP-1)
* Jim Bruen, Brown (AP-2)
* John Ritchie, Dartmouth (AP-2)
Guards
* Dave Mills, Dartmouth (AP-1)
*
Charlie Zapiec
Chuck Zapiec (born July 1, 1949) is a former All-American linebacker at Penn State and defensive captain of the Cotton Bowl Champion Nittany Lions. He earned his All-American Status as a linebacker in the only year that he played linebacker at " ...
, Penn State (AP-1)
* Steve Bogner, Boston University (AP-2)
* Bart Whiteman, Yale (AP-2)
Center
* Dave Magyar, Pittsburgh (AP-1)
* Mike Pyszczymuka, Columbia (AP-2)
Defense
Ends
* Jim Gallagher, Yale (AP-1)
* Tim Vigneau, Buffalo (AP-1)
* Ernie Babcock, Dartmouth (AP-2)
* John Hulecki, Massachusetts (AP-2)
Tackles
* Mike Reid, Penn State (AP-1)
*
Steve Smear, Penn State (AP-1)
*
Joe Ehrmann
Joseph Charles Ehrmann (born March 29, 1949) is a former National Football League (NFL) defensive lineman, originally drafted as the 10th pick in the first round of the 1973 NFL Draft out of Syracuse University to the Baltimore Colts. Ehrmann is ...
, Syracuse (AP-2)
*
Bob Hews, Princeton (AP-2)
Middle guard
* Jim Kates, Penn State (AP-1)
* Ted Lachowicz, Syracuse (AP-2)
Linebackers
*
Dennis Onkotz
Dennis Henry Onkotz (born February 6, 1948) is a former All-American linebacker for Penn State University football. He suffered a career ending injury during his first and only season with the New York Jets.
Early life
Onkotz attended Northampto ...
, Penn State (AP-1)
*
Jack Ham, Penn State (AP-1)
*
Ralph Cindrich
Ralph Edward Cindrich (born October 29, 1949) was a sports agent and former National Football League (NFL) player. He was a linebacker for the New England Patriots (1972), the Houston Oilers (1973, 1974, 1975), and the Denver Broncos (1974), Cin ...
, Pittsburgh (AP-1)
*
John Babinecz
John Michael Babinecz (born July 27, 1950) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Houston Oilers and Chicago Bears. He also was a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Footba ...
, Villanova (AP-2)
*
Pat Hughes, Boston University (AP-2)
*
Jack Protz
Jack Protz (born April 14, 1948) is a former American football linebacker. He played for the San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers were a professional American football team that played in San Diego from 1961 until the end of the 2016 ...
, Syracuse (AP-2)
Backs
* Joe Adams, Dartmouth (AP-1)
*
Bruce Taylor, Boston University (AP-1)
* Neal Smith, Penn State (AP-1
afety
*
Murry Bowden
Murry Bowden (born December 11, 1949) is former American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003. He earned the National Football Foundation Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award in 2018 for his c ...
, Dartmouth (AP-2)
* Keith Mauney, Princeton (AP-2)
*
Tom Myers, Syracuse (AP-2)
Key
* AP =
Associated Press
* UPI =
United Press International
See also
*
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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