The 1970 Little All-America college football team is composed of

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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 1970, the AP selected three teams, each team having separate offensive and defensive platoons.

Jim Lindsey James Edgar Lindsey (born November 24, 1944) is a former American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League, having played from 1966 to 1972. Today he is a real estate agent and golf developer. Sports Arkan ...

of Abilene Christian was selected as the first-team quarterback. During his time at Abilene Christian, he became college football's all-time passing leader, completing 642 of 1,237 passes for 8,521 yards and 61 touchdowns. Lindsey went on to play in the

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. Running back

Leon Burns Leon Keith Burns (September 15, 1942 – December 22, 1984) was an American football running back who played for two years in the National Football League (NFL). After attending Laney College and California State University, Long Beach, he was dr ...

of Long Beach State was the only player to win first-team honors in both 1969 and 1970. He rushed for 1,033 yards in 1970, down from his 1969 totals of 1,659 yards and 27 touchdowns.

Joe Profit Joe Profit (born August 13, 1949) is a former American football running back for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League (NFL). He spent two seasons, plus part of a third, on the Atlanta Falcons before moving to the New Orleans Sai ...

of Northeast Louisiana broke the Gulf Coast Conference all-time rushing record and was named to the conference's all-decade team for the 1960s. He was drafted by the

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in the first round (seventh overall pick) of the

1971 NFL Draft The 1971 National Football League draft was held January 28–29, 1971, at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City, New York. The Boston Patriots, who did not officially change their name to New England Patriots until after the draft, used th ...

. Junior running back

Leon McQuay Leon McQuay (March 19, 1950 – November 29, 1995) was an American football running back. College career McQuay played college football with the now disbanded University of Tampa Spartans (from 1968 to 1970.) He was the second black athlete t ...

of Tampa rushed for 1,362 yards, added 396 yards on kickoff returns, and scored 20 touchdowns. He skipped his senior season to play in the

(CFL). He was a CFL All-Star in 1971.

First team

Offense

* Quarterback -

(senior, 5'11", 185 pounds), Abilene Christian * Running back -

(senior, 6'1", 228 pounds),

Long Beach State California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) is a public research university in Long Beach, California. The 322-acre campus is the second largest of the 23-school California State University system (CSU) and one of the largest universities i ...

* Running back -

(junior, 5'10", 202 pounds),

Tampa Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the seat of Hillsborough County ...

* Running back -

(senior, 6'0", 206 pounds), Northeast Louisiana * End - John Curtis (senior, 6'3", 210 pounds), Springfield * End - Harold “Red” Roberts (senior, 6'1", 190 pounds), Austin Peay * Tackle - Vernon Holland (senior, 6'6", 268 pounds),

Tennessee State Tennessee State University (Tennessee State, Tenn State, or TSU) is a public historically black land-grant university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1912, it is the only state-funded historically black university in Tennesse ...

* Tackle - Melvin Holmes (senior, 6'4", 250 pouds), North Carolina A&T * Guard - Bill Phillips (junior, 6'2", 248 pounds),

Arkansas State Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage l ...

* Guard -

Conway Hayman Conway Holmes Hayman (January 9, 1949 – March 7, 2020) was an American football player and coach. He played as a guard in college and professionally and later became a collegiate head football coach. Playing career University of Delaware Hayma ...

(senior, 6'3", 255 pounds),

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

* Center - Jimmy Champion (senior, 6'2", 215 pounds), Jacksonville State

Defense

* Defensive end - Lawrence Brame (senior, 6'1", 212 pounds),

Western Kentucky Western Kentucky is the western portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It generally includes part or all of several more widely recognized regions of the state. ;Always included * The Jackson Purchase, the state's westernmost generally recogniz ...

* Defensive end - Richard Harris (senior, 6'5", 265 pounds), Grambling * Defensive tackle - Fred Carter (senior, 6'1", 260 pounds), Alcorn A&M * Defensive tacke - Charles Roundtree (senior, 6'1, 274 pounds), Grambling * Middle guard - Margarito Guerrero (senior, 6'0", 245 pounds), Texas A&I * Linebacker - Ronnie Hornsby (senior, 6'3", 230 pounds), Southeastern Louisiana * Linebacker - Len Pettigrew (senior, 6'4", 227 pounds), Ashland * Linebacker - Isiah Robertson (senior, 6'3", 220 pounds), Southern * Defensive back - Nathaniel Allen (senior, 6'2", 185 pounds), Texas Southern * Defensive back - Joe Cichy (senior, 6'0", 194 pounds),

North Dakota State North Dakota State University (NDSU, formally North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences) is a public land-grant research university in Fargo, North Dakota. It was founded as North Dakota Agricultural College in 1890 as th ...

* Defensive back - Vivian Lee (senior, 6'3", 200 pounds), Prairie View A&M

Second team

Offense

* Quarterback -

Dan Pastorini Dante Anthony Pastorini (born May 26, 1949) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Houston Oilers. He played college football at Santa Clara University and wa ...

, Santa Clara * Running back - Leroy Byars, Alcorn A&M * Running back - Calvin Harrell, Arkansas State * Running back - Steve Pelot,

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...

* End - Vince Green, Troy State * End - Chris Myers, Kenyon * Tackle - Rod Cason, Angelo State * Tackle - John Morring,

* Guard - Sterling Allen, Wofford * Guard - Jim Kalill,

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* Guard - Billy Manning, Grambling

Defense

* Defensive end - Vern Den Herder, Central (Iowa) * Defensive end - Gary Gustafson,

Montana State Montana State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's largest university. MSU offers baccalaureate degrees in 60 fields, master's degrees in 68 fields, and doctoral degrees in 35 fiel ...

* Defensive tackle - Bill Bibbee, Wittenberg * Defensive tackle -

Dave Pureifory Dave Pureifory (July 12, 1949 – March 5, 2009) was a professional American football defensive end and defensive tackle for three teams in an eleven-year career in the National Football League (NFL). Early life Pureifory was born in Pensacola, ...

Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan University (EMU, Eastern Michigan or simply Eastern), is a public research university in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School, the school was the fourth normal school established in the United Sta ...

* Middle guard - Ernest Holmes, Texas Southern * Linebacker - Tim Kearney, Northern Michigan * Linebacker - Don McLean,

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* Linebacker - Robert Young, Texas A&I * Defensive back - Walter Huntley, Trinity (Texas) * Defensive back - Cleophus Johnson, Alcorn A&M * Defensive back - Dennis Meyer, Arkansas State

Third team

Offense

* Quarterback - Tim Von Dulm, Portland State * Running back - Dom Flora, Bridgwater (Virginia) * Running back - Chuck Hall,

* Running back - Rick Thompson, East Central (Oklahoma) * End - Frank Lewis, Grambling * End - Mike Savoy, Black Hills State * Tackle - Len Gotshalk, Humboldt State * Tackle - Dan Green,

* Guard - Ross Bolce, Pacific Lutheran * Guard - Bill Soucy,

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original campu ...

* Center - Bruce Jackson, Trinity (Texas)

Defense

* Defensive end -

Kelvin Korver Kelvin Mitchell Korver (born February 21, 1949) is a former American football defensive tackle who played three seasons with the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Raiders in the second round of the 1972 ...

, Northwestern (Iowa) * Defensive end - Ronald Leigh, Elizabeth City * Defensive tackle - Sammy Gellerstedt,

* Defensive tackle - Larry Miller,

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* Middle guard - Roosevelt Manning, Northeast Oklahoma * Linebacker - Pete Contaldi, Montclair State * Linebacker - Terry Giltner, Tennessee-Martin * Linebacker - Aubrey Johnson, Northeast Missouri * Defensive back - Steve Endemano, Claremont-Mudd * Defensive back - Lynn Ferguson, Drexel * Defensive back - Tom Williams, Willamette

References

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Little All-America college football team The Little All-America team is an honor given annually to the best small college players at their respective positions. The first Little All-America team for college football, selected with assistance from reporters in every region, was announc ...

Little All-America college football teams

First team

Offense

Defense

Second team

Offense

Defense

Third team

Offense

Defense

See also

References