The 1974 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...
players chosen by various organizations for All-
Big Eight Conference
The Big Eight Conference was a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)-affiliated Division I-A college athletic association that sponsored football. It was formed in January 1907 as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Associatio ...
teams for the
1974 NCAA Division I football season
The 1974 NCAA Division I football season finished with two national champions. The Associated Press (AP) writers' poll ranked the University of Oklahoma, which was on probation and barred by the NCAA from postseason play, No. 1 at season's end. ...
. The selectors for the 1974 season included the
Associated Press
The Associated Press (AP) is an American non-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. It produces news reports that are distributed to its members, U.S. newspa ...
(AP).
Offensive selections
Ends
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Tinker Owens
Charles Wayne "Tinker" Owens is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for four seasons for the New Orleans Saints (1976, 1978–1980) in the National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) ...
, Oklahoma (AP)
* Mark Miller, Missouri (AP)
Offensive tackles
* Jerry Arnold, Oklahoma (AP)
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Marvin Crenshaw
Marvin Crenshaw (born February 3, 1952) is a former American football offensive tackle who played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and attended Woodward High School in Toledo, Ohio, where he was named All-City and All-Cit ...
, Nebraska (AP)
Offensive guards
* John Roush, Oklahoma (AP)
* Tom Wolf, Oklahoma State (AP)
Centers
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Rik Bonness
Richard Kyes "Rik" Bonness (born March 20, 1954) is an American former college and professional football player who was linebacker for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL). A consensus All-American at Nebraska as a center, he playe ...
, Nebraska (AP)
Quarterbacks
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David Humm
David Henry Humm (April 2, 1952 – March 27, 2018) was an American professional football player who played as a quarterback in the NFL from 1975– 84 for the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders, the Buffalo Bills, and the Baltimore Colts. He playe ...
, Nebraska (AP)
Backs
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Joe Washington
Joe Dan Washington Jr (born September 24, 1953) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Colts, Washington Redskins, and Atlanta Falcons.
Early career
Washington gradua ...
, Oklahoma (AP)
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Laverne Smith
Laverne Smith (born September 12, 1954) is a former American football running back who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round of the 1977 NFL Draft ...
, Kansas (AP)
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Tony Galbreath
Tony Dale Galbreath (born January 29, 1954) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints, the Minnesota Vikings, and the New York Giants. He played college football at the University ...
, Missouri (AP)
Defensive selections
Defensive ends
* Bob Martin, Nebraska (AP)
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Jimbo Elrod
James Whittington "Jimbo" Elrod (May 25, 1954 – December 12, 2016) was an American football linebacker who was an All-American at the University of Oklahoma and played professionally for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Oilers of the Nati ...
, Oklahoma (AP)
Defensive tackles
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Lee Roy Selmon
Lee Roy Selmon (October 20, 1954 – September 4, 2011) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a defensive tackle at ...
, Oklahoma (AP)
* Phillip Dokes, Oklahoma State (AP)
Middle guards
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Dewey Selmon
Dewey Willis Selmon (born November 19, 1953) is a former American football, football linebacker. He played collegiate football at University of Oklahoma, forming the defensive line with brothers Lucious Selmon, Lucious and Lee Roy Selmon, Lee Ro ...
, Oklahoma (AP)
Linebackers
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Rod Shoate
Roderick Shoate (April 26, 1953 – October 4, 1999) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was a four-time All-Big 8 Conference Player and a three-time All-American at the University of Oklahoma. He played seven ...
, Oklahoma (AP)
* Tom Ruud, Nebraska (AP)
* Steve Towle, Kansas (AP)
Defensive backs
* Barry Hill, Iowa State (AP)
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Randy Hughes
James Randell Hughes (born April 3, 1953) is a former American football safety who played six seasons in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma and was drafted in the fourt ...
, Oklahoma (AP)
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Kurt Knoff
Kurt L. Knoff is a former American football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Denver Broncos, Houston Oilers and the Minnesota Vikings.
A graduate of East Grand Forks Senior High School in East Grand Forks, Minneso ...
, Kansas (AP)
Key
AP =
Associated Press
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See also
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1974 College Football All-America Team
The 1974 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1974. The National Collegiate Athletic Assoc ...
References
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