The 1957 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season.

Four players were unanimous first-team picks by the Associated Press (AP), United Press (UP), and International News Service (INS): backs Tom Forrestal of Navy and Bob Anderson of Army; tackle Jim McCusker of Pittsburgh; and guard Joe Palermo of Dartmouth. Anderson was also a consensus first-team All-American and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

The 1957 Navy Midshipmen football team won the Lambert Trophy and was ranked No. 5 in the final AP Poll. Four Navy players received first-team All-Eastern honors: Forrestal; end Pete Jokanovich; tackle Bob Reifsnyder; and guard Tony Stremic.

Backs

  • Tom Forrestal, Navy (AP-1 [qb], UP-1, INS-1)
  • Bob Anderson, Army (AP-1 [hb], UP-1, INS-1)
  • Bill Austin, Rutgers AP-1)
  • John Sapoch, Princeton (AP-1)
  • Pete Dawkins, Army (UP-1)
  • Tom Greene, Holy Cross (UP-1)
  • Dave Kasperian, Penn State (INS-1)
  • Gene Coker, Yale (INS-1)

Ends

  • Les Walters, Penn State (AP-1, UP-1)
  • Dick Lasse, Syracuse (UP-1, INS-1)
  • Michael Cavallon, Yale (AP-1)
  • Pete Jokanovich, Navy (INS-1)

Tackles

Guards

  • Joe Palermo, Dartmouth (AP-1, UP-1, INS-1)
  • Tom Meehan, Boston College (AP-1)
  • Tony Stremic, Navy (UP-1)
  • Dick Carr, Pittsburgh (INS-1)

Center

Key

See also

References

  1. Hugh Fullerton Jr. (December 3, 1957). "Independent College Clubs Get Eight Places On All-Eastern Football Team". The Burlington Free Press. p. 15 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Navy Dominates UP All-East Team; Army, Pitt Place Two Men Each". The Bristol Daily Courier. December 4, 1957. p. 23 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "INS 1957 All-East Grid Team Packs Weight, Power, Speed". Tyrone Daily Herald. November 19, 1957. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
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