The 1967 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 that chose

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s in 1967. The

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recognizes six selectors as "official" for the 1967 season. They are (1) the

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(AFCA), (2) the

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(AP), (3) the

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(CP), (4) the

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(FWAA), (5) the

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(NEA), and (6) the

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(UPI). Four of the six teams (AP, UPI, NEA, and FWAA) were selected by polling of sports writers and/or broadcasters. The Central Press team was selected with input from the captains of the major college teams. The AFCA team was based on a poll of coaches. Other notable selectors, though not recognized by the NCAA as official, included ''

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'' (TSN), and the

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(WCFF).

Consensus All-Americans

The NCAA recognizes 22 players as "consensus" All-Americans for the 1967 season. The following chart identifies the consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.

Offensive selections

Ends

Dennis Homan Dennis Frank Homan (born January 9, 1946 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League for five seasons for the Dallas Cowboys (1968–1970) and the Kansas City Chiefs (1971� ...

, Alabama (AFCA plit end AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-2 L UPI-1, FN, WCFF, TSN) *

Ron Sellers Ronald "Jingle Joints" Sellers (born February 5, 1947) is a former American football player. He played college football for Florida State University, where he was a two-time All-American ( 1967, 1968). Despite being limited to a total of 30 g ...

, Florida State (AFCA lanker AP-1, NEA-1 plit end UPI-2, FN) * Jim Seymour, Notre Dame (CP-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF) *

Ted Kwalick Thaddeus John Kwalick (born April 15, 1947) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL) and World Football League (WFL). He played for the San Francisco 49ers from 1969- 1974 and the Oakland Raiders from 1975-1 ...

, Penn State (AFCA, NEA-1 ight end UPI-2) *

Ken Hebert Kenneth Daniel Hebert (born c. 1947) is a former American football player. He played for the Houston Cougars football team from 1965 to 1967. In 1966, he caught 38 passes for 800 yards and 11 touchdowns. He also kicked 41 points after touchdow ...

, Houston (FWAA, NEA-2 plit end *

Haven Moses Haven Christopher Moses (born July 27, 1946) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 14 seasons in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). Moses initially played college fo ...

, San Diego State (TSN) * Fred Hyatt, Auburn (FN) * Gary Steele, Army (NEA-2 ight end *

Jim Beirne James Patrick Beirne (October 15, 1946 – May 28, 2021) was an American professional American football, football player who was a wide receiver. He played college football at Purdue University, where he was an 1966 College Football All-America T ...

, Purdue (CP-2) * Dick Trapp, Florida (CP-2) * Rob Taylor, Navy (CP-3) * Phil Odle, Brigham Young (CP-3)

Offensive tackles

Ron Yary Anthony Ronald Yary (born July 16, 1946) is an American former professional football player who played as an offensive tackle primarily for the Minnesota Vikings and also for the Los Angeles Rams in the National Football League (NFL). He was ...

, USC (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN) *

Edgar Chandler Edgar Thomas Chandler, Jr. (August 31, 1946 – October 17, 1992) was an American football player who played linebacker professionally for six seasons for the Buffalo Bills in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (N ...

, Georgia (AFCA, AP-1, CP-3, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN) * Larry Slagle, UCLA (CP-1) *

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, Minnesota (Time) * Russ Washington, Missouri (NEA-2) * John Boynton, Tennessee (CP-2, NEA-2) * Mo Moorman, Texas A&M (UPI-2) * Bill Stanfill, Georgia (UPI-2) * Mike Motler, Colorado (CP-2) * Glenn Greenberg, Yale (CP-3)

Offensive guards

Harry Olszewski Harry Olszewski (October 11, 1946 – April 27, 1998) was an American football offensive lineman. He played college football at Clemson University Clemson University () is a public land-grant research university in Clemson, South Carolina. ...

, Clemson (AFCA, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, WCFF) *

Rich Stotter Richard Lee Stotter (April 5, 1945 – May 4, 2015) was an American football linebacker who played one season with the Houston Oilers of the American Football League. He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the fourteenth round of the 1968 NFL Dr ...

, Houston (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN) * Gary Cassells, Indiana (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, WCFF) * Phil Tucker, Texas Tech (NEA-1) *

Bob Kalsu James Robert Kalsu (April 13, 1945 – July 21, 1970) was an American American football, football player who was an All-American tackle at the 1967 Oklahoma Sooners football team, University of Oklahoma and an 1968 NFL/AFL draft#Round eight, eig ...

, Oklahoma (CP-1) * Willie Banks, Alcorn A&M (NEA-2) * Barry Wilson, LSU (NEA-2) * Bruce Gunstra, Northwestern (CP-2) * Dick Swatland, Notre Dame (CP-2) * Tony Conti, Michigan State (CP-3) * Ray Phillips, Michigan (CP-3, UPI-2)

Centers

* Bob Johnson, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN) * John Didion, Oregon State (UPI-2) * Jon Kolb, Oklahoma State (CP-2) * Joe Dayton, Michigan (CP-3)

Quarterbacks

Gary Beban Gary Joseph Beban (born August 5, 1946) is an American former professional football player. Beban won the 1967 Heisman Trophy, narrowly beating out O.J. Simpson, and the Maxwell Award while playing quarterback for the UCLA Bruins. He played ...

, UCLA (College Football Hall of Fame) (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN) *

Ken Stabler Kenneth Michael Stabler (December 25, 1945 – July 8, 2015) was an American professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons, primarily with the Oakland Raiders. Nicknamed "Snake", he played col ...

, Alabama (CP-2, NEA-2, FN) *

Mike Phipps Michael Elston Phipps (born January 19, 1947) is a former American college and professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons during the 1970s and 1980s. Phipps played college footbal ...

, Purdue (FN) * Kim Hammond, Florida State (UPI-2) * Paul Toscano, Wyoming (CP-3)

Running backs

* O. J. Simpson, USC (College and Pro Football Halls of Fame) (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1 alfback FWAA, NEA, UPI-1 alfback FN, WCFF, Time, TSN) *

Leroy Keyes Marvin Leroy Keyes (February 18, 1947 – April 15, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a running back and safety for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chie ...

, Purdue (College Football of Fame) (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1 alfback FWAA, NEA-1 L UPI-1 alfback FN, WCFF, Time, TSN) *

Larry Csonka Larry Richard Csonka (; born December 25, 1946) is a former professional American football fullback who played for the Miami Dolphins for the majority of his career, along with the New York Giants for three years, and a short stint with the Mem ...

, Syracuse (College and Pro Football Halls of Fame) (AFCA ullback AP-1 ullback CP-1 ullback FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1 ullback FN ullback WCFF, TSN) * Lee White, Weber State (FN ullback Time) * Chris Gilbert, Texas (College Football Hall of Fame) (CP-2, NEA-2, UPI-2 alfback FN) * Richmond Flowers, Tennessee (FN) *

Jerry LeVias Jerry LeVias (born September 5, 1946) is a former American football player. He played college football at Southern Methodist University (SMU). He played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) with the Houston Oilers and in the N ...

, SMU (FN) *

Ron Johnson Ronald Harold Johnson (born April 8, 1955) is an American accountant, businessman, and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Wisconsin, a seat he has held since 2011. A Republican, Johnson was first elected to the U.S. Se ...

, Michigan (College Football Hall of Fame) (CP-2) * Butch Colson, East Carolina (CP-2) * Larry Smith, Florida (NEA-2, CP-3) * Warren McVea, Houston (UPI-2 alfback FN) * Bill Enyart, Oregon (UPI-2 ullback * Vic Gatto, Harvard (CP-3) * Perry Williams, Purdue (CP-3)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

Ted Hendricks Theodore Paul Hendricks (born November 1, 1947), nicknamed "the Mad Stork", is a former professional football player who played as an outside linebacker for 15 seasons with the Baltimore Colts, Green Bay Packers, and the Oakland/Los Angeles ...

, Miami (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN nd WCFF) *

Tim Rossovich Timothy John Rossovich (March 14, 1946 – December 6, 2018) was an American football linebacker and a television and movie actor, active from 1977 to 1998. He was the brother of actor Rick Rossovich. Biography Rossovich was born in Palo Alt ...

, USC (AFCA, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, FN) * Bob Stein, Minnesota (FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-2, WCFF) *

Claude Humphrey Claude B. Humphrey (June 29, 1944 – December 3, 2021) was an American professional football player who played as a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles. Humphrey was inducted into t ...

, Tennessee State (Time, TSN) * John Garlington, LSU (AFCA, UPI-2) * Bill Dow, Navy (CP-2) * George Foussekis, VPI (CP-3) * Bob Stein, Minnesota (CP-3)

Defensive tackles

Dennis Byrd Dennis DeWayne Byrd (October 5, 1966 – October 15, 2016) was an American football defensive end and defensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He attended college at the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ...

, North Carolina State (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, WCFF, Time, TSN) * Kevin Hardy, Notre Dame (AP-1 efensive end CP-2 efensive end NEA-2 efensive end UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN) *

Bill Staley William Patrick Staley (born September 9, 1946) is a former American football player. He played five years as an AFL and NFL football player for a total of 49 games. Two seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, three with the Chicago Bears College ca ...

, Utah State (CP-1, NEA-2, UPI-2, FN, Time, TSN) * Mike Dirks, Wyoming (FWAA, NEA-1) *

Jess Lewis Jess Lewis (born July 28, 1947 in Aumsville, Oregon) is a retired amateur wrestler and American football player who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers in 1970. He graduated from Cascade High School in Turner, Or ...

, Oregon State (NEA-1) *

Russ Washington Russell Eugene Washington (December 17, 1946 – August 5, 2021) was an American professional football player who was an offensive and defensive lineman for the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football L ...

, Missouri (TSN) * Jon Sandstrom, Oregon State (AFCA) * Jim Urbanek, Mississippi (CP-2, UPI-2, FN) * Doug Crusan, Indiana (CP-2) * Dick Himes, Ohio State (CP-3) * Ray Norton, Boston Univ. (CP-3)

Middle guards

Granville Liggins Granville "Granny" Liggins (born June 2, 1946 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a former American football and a Canadian Football League player. College At the University of Oklahoma, Liggins was not only a football player, but also a wrestler. In 1967, ...

, Oklahoma (AFCA uard AP-1, CP-1 uard FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF) * Wayne Meylan, Nebraska (AFCA inebacker AP inebacker CP-1 uard FWAA, NEA-2 iddle guard UPI-2 iddle guard FN, WCFF, Time, TSN) *

Curley Culp Curley Culp (March 10, 1946 – November 27, 2021) was an American football defensive lineman who was a defensive tackle in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arizona State Unive ...

, Arizona State (CP-2 uard FN, Time, TSN) * Greg Pipes, Baylor (AFCA uard AP-1 efensive tackle * George Dames, Oregon (CP-2 uard * Bob Foyle, Duke (CP-3 uard * Carl Garber, Missouri (CP-3 uard

Linebackers

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, USC (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, WCFF, TSN) *

Don Manning Don Manning is a former American football linebacker at the University of California, Los Angeles. He was a consensus All-American in 1967. College career Manning lettered for the UCLA Bruins football team under coach Tommy Prothro during the ...

, UCLA (CP-1, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF) *

Fred Carr Freddie Alton Carr (August 19, 1946 – February 19, 2018) was an American football player who played linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1968 to 1977. Carr attended Phoenix Union High School, where ...

, UTEP (NEA-1, Time, TSN) * Corby Robertson, Texas (FWAA, NEA-2) * Bill Hobbs, Texas A&M (AP-1) * D.D. Lewis, Mississippi State (NEA-1, UPI-2) * Tom Beutler, Toledo (CP-1) * Mike McGill, Notre Dame (Time) * John Pergine, Notre Dame (CP-3, UPI-2) * Don Chiafaro, Harvard (CP-2) * Fred Carr, UTEP (CP-2) * Danny Lankas, Kansas State (CP-2) * Tony Kyasky, Syracuse (CP-3) * Ken Kaczmarek, Indiana (CP-3)

Defensive backs

Tom Schoen Thomas Ralph Schoen (born 1945 or 1946 – January 31, 2023) was an American football defensive back who played one season with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Browns in the eighth round of the 19 ...

, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN) *

Frank Loria Frank Loria (1947 – November 14, 1970) was an American football defensive back. He was born in the town of Clarksburg, West Virginia in Harrison County and was a three sport athlete at Notre Dame Catholic High School. He played college foo ...

, Virginia Tech (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1 afety UPI-1, WCFF) *

Dick Anderson Richard Paul Anderson (born February 10, 1946) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for the Miami Dolphins of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons during the 196 ...

, Colorado (AP-1, NEA-1, UPI-2) *

Bobby Johns Robert James Johns (May 22, 1932 – March 7, 2016) was an American race car driver. Johns raced in the NASCAR series in the 1956–1969 seasons, with 141 career starts. He had two wins among his 36 top ten finishes and finished the 1960 season ...

, Alabama (AFCA, CP-2, UPI-1, FN, WCFF) * Jim Smith, Oregon (CP-3, NEA-1, UPI-2, Time, TSN) * Major Hazelton, Florida A. & M. (Time, TSN) *

Charlie West Charlie West (born August 31, 1946, in Big Spring, Texas) is a former safety who played for three National Football League teams. He played in Super Bowl IV as a member of the Minnesota Vikings. He also still holds the University of Texas El ...

, UTEP (NEA-2, Time, TSN) * Harry Cheatwood, Oklahoma State (CP-1) * Fred Combs, North Carolina State (FWAA, UPI-2) * Al Dorsey, Tennessee (UPI-1, FN) * Mike Battle, USC (CP-3, UPI-2) * Neal Starkey, Air Force (CP-2)

Special teams

Kicker

* Jerry DePoyster, Wyoming (AP-1, FN, TSN)

Punter

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, UCLA (TSN)

Key

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

Official selectors

* AFCA =

, separate offensive units based on votes from nearly 700 coaches * AP =

, "selected on the basis of recommendations from the Top Ten AP football boards in each of the eight

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districts" * CP =

, first-, second- and third-teams selected "with the aid of the major college football captains, who were polled by ballot" * FWAA =

* NEA =

* UPI =

, first- and second-team squads "chosen by direct vote of 207 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the nation, the only honor squad so chosen"

Unofficial selectors

* FN = ''The Football News'', consisting of the 34 best college football players as selected by the correspondents and staff of ''The Football News'' * Time = ''

'' magazine * TSN = ''

'' * WC =

References

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