The 1950 College Football All-America team is composed of

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players who were selected as

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ns by various organizations and writers that chose

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s in 1950. The eight selectors recognized by the

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as "official" for the 1950 season are (1) the All-America Board (AAB), (2) the

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(AFCA), (3) the

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(AP), (4) the

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(FW), (5) the

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(INS), (6) the

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'' (SN), and (8) the

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(UP).

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halfback

Vic Janowicz Victor Felix Janowicz (February 26, 1930 – February 27, 1996) was an American football Halfback (American football), halfback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Ohio State University ...

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, and

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were the only three players to be unanimously named first-team All-Americans by all eight official selectors. Janowicz was awarded the 1950

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Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1950, the NCAA recognizes eight published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.

All-American selections for 1950

Ends

, Army *

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, Stanford (College Football Hall of Fame) * Bucky Curtis, Vanderbilt *

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, Northwestern *

Jim Doran James Robert Doran (August 11, 1927 – June 30, 1994) was a National Football League (NFL) wide receiver for the Detroit Lions (1951–1959) and the Dallas Cowboys (1960–1961). He played college football at Iowa State University. He was ...

, Iowa State * Don Menasco, Texas * Blaine Earon, Duke * Frank Anderson, Oklahoma * Dorne Dibble, Michigan State * Bob Carey, Michigan State *

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, Penn * Tony Klimek, Illinois

Tackles

Bob Gain Robert Gain (June 21, 1929 – November 14, 2016) was an American football player who played 13 seasons for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL), and also played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played in five Pro Bo ...

, Kentucky (College Football Hall of Fame) *

Jim Weatherall James Preston Weatherall (October 26, 1929 – August 2, 1992) was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, and the Detroit Lions. He also played in the Western ...

, Oklahoma (College Football Hall of Fame) * Allen Wahl, Michigan * Hollie Donan, Princeton (College Football Hall of Fame) *

Charles Shira Charles N. Shira (September 23, 1926 – January 2, 1976) was an American college football coach and athletic director. He served as head coach of Mississippi State University from 1967 to 1972 and compiled a combined record of 16–45–2. Shira r ...

, Army *

Al Carapella Alfred Richard Carapella (April 26, 1927 – October 17, 2020) was an American and Canadian football defensive tackle who played for the San Francisco 49ers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Early life and education Carapella was born on April 26, 1927 i ...

, Miami *

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, Illinois * Bill Trautwein, Ohio State * Jim Staton, Wake Forest * C.T. Hewgley, Wyoming * Paul Lea, Tulane * Elmer Costa, North Carolina State * Paul Giroski, Rice

Guards

, Texas (College Football Hall of Fame) *

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 (College Football Hall of Fame) * Bob Ward, Maryland (College Football Hall of Fame) * Ted Daffer, Tennessee * Elmer Stout, Army * Donn Moomaw, UCLA (College Football Hall of Fame) *

Bob Momsen Robert Edward "Bob" Momsen (May 28, 1929 – May 25, 2010) was an American football player. He was a first-team All-American at Ohio State in 1950. Early years Momsen was born in Toledo, Ohio, in 1929. He was the son of Rose and Anton Momsen, S ...

, Ohio State * Bill Ciaravino, Lehigh * Bernie Lemonick, Penn * Mike Mizerany, Alabama * Pat Cannamella, USC * John Biltz, Ohio State * Jerry Audette, Columbia * Brad Glass, Princeton *

Leo Cahill Leo Cahill (July 30, 1928 – February 15, 2018) was an American head coach and general manager in the Canadian Football League, much of it spent with the Toronto Argonauts. Early life Cahill was born on July 30, 1928 in Utica, Illinois and lat ...

, Illinois

Centers

* Jerry Groom, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) * Irv Holdash, North Carolina * Redmond Finney, Princeton *

Bill Vohaska William John Vohaska (May 17, 1929 – December 24, 2004) was an American football player. Vohaska was born in 1929 in Riverside, Illinois. He attended Morton High School in Cicero. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Il ...

, Illinois * Bob McCullough, Ohio State * John Pierik, Cornell

Quarterbacks

Babe Parilli Vito "Babe" Parilli (May 7, 1930 – July 15, 2017) was an American football quarterback and coach who played professionally for 18 seasons. Parilli spent five seasons in the National Football League (NFL), three in the Canadian Football League ( ...

, Kentucky *

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, Notre Dame (College Football Hall of Fame) *

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 (College Football Hall of Fame)

Halfbacks

, Ohio State (College Football Hall of Fame) (1950 Heisman Trophy winner) *

Kyle Rote William Kyle Rote, Sr. (October 27, 1928 – August 15, 2002) was an American football player, a running back and receiver for eleven years in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. He was an All-American running back at S ...

, SMU (College Football Hall of Fame) *

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, Nebraska (College Football Hall of Fame) * Eddie Talboom, Wyoming (College Football Hall of Fame) *

Dick Kazmaier Richard William Kazmaier Jr. (November 23, 1930 – August 1, 2013) was an American businessman and naval lieutenant. He played college football at Princeton University from 1949 through 1951 and was the winner of the 1951 Heisman Trophy, Maxwell ...

, Princeton (College Football Hall of Fame) (1951 Heisman Trophy winner) *

Johnny Bright John Dee Bright (June 11, 1930 – December 14, 1983) was an American professional football player in the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Drake University. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, the Nation ...

, Drake (College and Canadian Football Hall of Fame) *

Reds Bagnell Francis J. "Reds" Bagnell (September 15, 1928 – July 10, 1995) was an American football halfback in college. He was an All-American tailback for the University of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in 1951. He won the Maxwell Award, was ...

, Penn (College Football Hall of Fame) *

Chuck Ortmann Charles H. Ortmann (June 1, 1929 – March 7, 2018) was an American football player who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1948 to 1950 and in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1951 and the Dallas Texan ...

, Michigan * Bill Cox, Duke

Fullbacks

Leon Heath Herman Leon Heath (October 27, 1928 – March 23, 2007) was an American football fullback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma and was drafted in the first round ...

, Oklahoma *

Sonny Grandelius Everett John "Sonny" Grandelius (April 16, 1929 – April 25, 2008) was an American football player, coach, announcer, and executive. He served as the head football coach at the University of Colorado at Boulder from 1959 to 1961, compiling a recor ...

, Michigan State *

John Dottley John Albert "Kayo" Dottley (August 25, 1928 – November 17, 2018) was an American football fullback in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Chicago Bears. Biography Dottley played high school football in McGehee, Arkansas. A ...

, Ole Miss

Defensive backs

Ed Salem Edward Joseph Salem (August 28, 1928 – December 21, 2001) was an American football quarterback and defensive back. He was a 1950 College Football All-America Team selection from the University of Alabama Crimson Tide and played one season for ...

, Alabama * Dick Sprague, Washington * Ed Withers, Wisconsin * Buddy Jones, Oklahoma *

Wilford White Wilford Parley "Whizzer" White (September 26, 1928 – August 1, 2013) was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears. He also was a member of the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League. He wa ...

, Arizona State

Key

* Bold – Consensus All-American * -1 – First-team selection * -2 – Second-team selection * -3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

* AAB = All-America Board * AFCA =

* APO/APD =

: "For the first time in history, the Associated Press All-American football team was divided into two platoons, offensive and defensive." The "APO" designation refers to players selected for the offensive squad, and "APD" refers to selections for the defensive squad. * FWO/FWD =

. The "FWO" designation refers to players selected for the offensive squad, and "FWD" refers to selections for the defensive squad * INSO/INSD =

International News Service The International News Service (INS) was a U.S.-based news agency (newswire) founded by newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst in 1909.

: "The 22-man All-America, divided for the third straight year into offensive and defensive platoons of equal merit, was pioneered by INS in 1948 in keeping with the new age of football specialization, and since has come into national favor. As usual, all eight backs on the INS team are offensive standouts. The only distinction drawn is that the four backs on the offensive side of the team saw no work on defense." The "INSO" designation refers to players selected for the offensive squad, and "INSD" refers to selections for the defensive squad. * NEA =

* SN = ''

'' * UP =

Other selectors

* CP =

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* WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation

References

{{College Football All-America Teams

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College Football All-America Teams