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AP Honorable Mention: * Irv Bemoras, Illinois *

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* John Clune,

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* Ron Feiereisel, DePaul *

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, Illinois * Tom Marshall,

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* Bob Mattick, Oklahoma A&M * Bob McKeen,

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* Chuck Mencel, Minnesota *

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, Columbia * Zippy Morocco,

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, Holy Cross * Joe Richey, Brigham Young * Dick Ricketts, Duquesne *

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* Art Spoelstra, Western Kentucky

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1953 Consensus All-America team

Individual All-America teams

See also

References