The 1950 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of

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players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the

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Selections

Backs

Don Heinrich Donald Alan Heinrich (September 19, 1930 – February 29, 1992) was an American football player, coach, and announcer. He played professionally as a quarterback in National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys, and in ...

, Washington (AP-1; Coaches-1; UP-1 uarterback *

Hugh McElhenny Hugh Edward McElhenny Jr. (December 31, 1928 – June 17, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a halfback in the National Football League (NFL) from 1952 to 1964 for the San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings, New York ...

, Washington (AP-1; Coaches-1; UP-1) * Jim Monachino, California (AP-1; Coaches-1; UP-1) *

Johnny Olszewski John Peter Olszewski (December 21, 1929 – December 8, 1996) was an American football fullback. He was drafted in the first round (fourth overall) of the 1953 NFL Draft and played professionally for the Chicago Cardinals, the Washington Redski ...

, California (AP-1; UP-1 ullback * Dick Sprague, Washington (AP-1 efensive back Coaches-1 efensive back * Carl Van Heuit, California (AP-1 afety Coaches-1 afety *

Pete Schabarum Peter Frank Schabarum (January 9, 1929 – August 2, 2021) was an American football player and politician who was a member of the California State Assembly and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Biography Schabarum was born January 9 ...

, California (Coaches-1) * Roland Kirby, Washington (Coaches-1 efensive back * Earl Stelle, Oregon (Coaches-1 efensive back * Johnny Williams, USC (Coaches-1 efensive back * Ollie Matson, Univ. San Francisco (AP-1 efensive back

Ends

Bill McColl William Frazer McColl Jr. (born April 2, 1930) is an American athlete, surgeon, and politician. He is best remembered as a college football star before becoming a professional with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League, for whom he ...

, Stanford (AP-1 ffensive and defensive end Coaches-1; UP-1) * Bob Wilkinson, UCLA (AP-1; Coaches-1 ie UP-1) * Bob Minahen, California (AP-1 efensive end Coaches-1 efensive end * Joe Cloidt, Washington (Coaches-1) * Ed Bartlett, California (Coaches-1 efensive end * Darrell Riggs, UCLA (Coaches-1 efensive end

Tackles

Volney Peters Volney Monroe Peters (January 1, 1928 – December 28, 2015) was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League and the American Football League. Early life Peters graduated from Hoover High School in San Diego in 1947. ...

, USC (AP-1 efensive tackle Coaches-1 ffensive and defensive tackle UP-1) * Russ Pomeroy, Stanford (AP-1 inebacker Coaches-1 inebacker UP-1) * Bob Karpe, California (AP-1; Coaches-1) * Breck Strochein, UCLA (AP-1; Coaches-1 efensive tackle * Niemi, Oregon State (AP-1 efensive tackle

Guards

Les Richter Leslie Alan Richter (October 6, 1930 – June 12, 2010) was an American football linebacker who played for the Los Angeles Rams of National Football League (NFL). He also served as the head of operations for NASCAR and president of the River ...

, California (AP-1 efensive guard Coaches-1 ffensive and defensive guard UP-1 inebacker guard * Ted Holzknecht, Washington (AP-1; Coaches-1 efensive guard UP-1) * Bruce MacLachlan, UCLA (Coaches-1) *

Paul McMurtry Paul McMurtry is an American politician from Massachusetts. A Democrat, he has served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 2007. He represents the Eleventh Norfolk District, which includes his hometown of Dedham, Westwood, and th ...

, USC (Coaches-1) * Daniels, Oregon (AP-1) *

Dick Stanfel Richard Anthony Stanfel (July 20, 1927 – June 22, 2015) was an American football player and coach with a college and professional career spanning more than 50 years from 1948 to 1999. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a pla ...

, Univ. San Francisco (AP-1 efensive guard

Centers

Donn Moomaw Donn Moomaw (born October 15, 1931) is an American retired professional football player and Presbyterian minister. Moomaw played college football for the UCLA Bruins as the center and linebacker for the team. He was elected to the College F ...

, UCLA (AP-1 inebacker Coaches-1 inebacker UP-1) * Mike Michaels, Washington (Coaches-1) *

LaVern Torgeson LaVern Earl "Torgy" Torgeson (February 28, 1929 – March 20, 2015) was an American football player and coach. He played college football for Washington State from 1948 through 1950. Torgeson played professionally in the National Football League ...

, Washington State (AP-1)

Key

AP =

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, selected for the AP by writers, coaches and scouts and based on a two-platoon system Coaches = selected by the conference coaches and announced by the PCC Commissioner's office UP =

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, "selected with the aid of West Coast sports writers" Bold = Consensus first-team selection of the AP, UP and coaches

References

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