1951 Little All-America college football team

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The 1951 Little All-America college football team is composed of college football players from small colleges and universities who were selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the best players at each position. For 1951, the AP changed its procedure by selecting three separate groups: a first team, a defensive platoon, and a second team.[1]

First team[edit]

Offense[edit]

  • Back - Robert Miller, Emory & Henry
  • Back - Robert Flanagan, St. Ambrose
  • Back - Joe Pahr, Valparaiso
  • Back - Ralph Di Micco, Alfred
  • End - Dale Bruce, Ohio Wesleyan
  • End - Haldo Norman, Gustavus Adolphus
  • Tackle - Lester Wheeler, Abilene Christian
  • Tackle - Robert Williamson, San Francisco
  • Guard - William Chal, Emporia
  • Guard - William Dawkins, Florida State
  • Center - Jim Hazlett, Susquehanna

Defensive platoon[edit]

  • End - Jack Wilson, Randolph-Macon
  • End - James Terry, Stephen Austin
  • Tackle - George Young, Bucknell
  • Tackle - Chester Lagod, Chattanooga
  • Guard - Charles Salmon, Williams
  • Guard - Vic Makovitch, Western Maryland
  • Linebacker - Tito Carinci, Xavier
  • Linebacker - Ken Spencer, St. Lawrence
  • Back - Jack Beeler, Wofford
  • Back - Norman Hash, Western Washington
  • Back - Ray Renfro, North Texas State

Second team[edit]

  • Back - Robert Heimerdinger, Northern Illinois
  • Back - Andy Macdonald, Central Michigan
  • Back - Robert White, NM Western
  • Back - Walter Kohanowich, Hofstra
  • End - Bernard Calendar, Louisiana College
  • End - Holland Aplin, Tampa
  • Tackle - Sal Gero, Elon
  • Tackle - Nick Bova, Lebanon Valley
  • Guard - Peter Pocius, Maine
  • Guard - Skippy Jobson, Trinity (TX)
  • Center - Gerald Wenzel, St. Joseph’s (IN)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jack Beeler Makes Little All-America". The Columbia Record. December 5, 1951. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.