The 1973 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-

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teams for the

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. The selectors for the 1973 season included the Associated Press (AP).

Offensive selections

Ends

* Emmett Edwards, Kansas (AP-1) * Frosty Anderson, Nebraska (AP-1) *

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, Colorado (AP-2) *

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, Iowa State (AP-2)

Offensive tackles

* Daryl White, Nebraska (AP-1) * Jim Schnietz, Missouri (AP-1) * Tom Wolf, Oklahoma State (AP-2) * Eddie Foster, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Offensive guards

* Bill Brittain, Kansas State (AP-1) *

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, Colorado (AP-1) * John Roush, Oklahoma (AP-2) * Dan Anderson, Nebraska (AP-2)

Centers

* Scott Anderson, Missouri (AP-1) * William McDonald, Colorado (AP-2)

Quarterbacks

* David Jaynes, Kansas (AP-1) * Steve Davis, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Backs

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, Oklahoma (AP-1) * Isaac Jackson, Kansas State (AP-1) * Mike Strachan, Iowa State (AP-1) * George Palmer, Oklahoma State (AP-2) * Waymon Clark, Oklahoma (AP-2) *

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, Colorado (AP-2)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

* Steve Manstedt, Nebraska (AP-1) * Steve Zook, Kansas (AP-1) * Gary Caccus, Oklahoma (AP-2) * Mike Struck, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Defensive tackles

* John Dutton, Nebraska (AP-1) * Barry Price, Oklahoma State (AP-1) * Mitch Sutton, Kansas (AP-2) * Dewey Selmon, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Middle guards

* Lucious Selmon, Oklahoma (AP-1) * John Bell, Nebraska (AP-2)

Linebackers

* Cleveland Vann, Oklahoma State (AP-1) * Rod Shoate, Oklahoma (AP-1) * Lawrence Hunt, Iowa State (AP-1) * Steve Towle, Kansas (AP-2) * Ted Jornov, Iowa State (AP-2) * Matt Blair, Iowa State (AP-2)

Defensive backs

* Randy Hughes, Oklahoma (AP-1) * John Moseley, Missouri (AP-1) * Kurt Knoff, Kansas (AP-1) * Alvin Brown, Oklahoma State (AP-2) * Randy Borg, Nebraska (AP-2) * Kenith Pope, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press

References

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