An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.[1]
From 1947 to 1980, the American Baseball Coaches Association was the only All-American selector recognized by the NCAA.[2]
Key
Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been named an All-American at that point |
♦ | Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame |
All-Americans
Position | Name | School | Notes |
Pitcher | Bob Wedin | Connecticut | |
Pitcher | Jack Rumohr | Western Michigan | |
Catcher | Ralph Holding | Stanford | |
First baseman | Frank Saia | Harvard | |
Second baseman | Bernie Parrish | Florida | |
Third baseman | Ray Uriarte | Missouri | |
Shortstop | Dick Howser (2) ♦ | Florida State | Namesake of Dick Howser Trophy & Florida State's Dick Howser Stadium, 1961 MLB All Star[3] |
Outfielder | Dick Griesser | Arizona | |
Outfielder | Ron Nieman | Wisconsin | |
Outfielder | Jerry Siegert | USC |
See also
References
- ↑ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
- ↑ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ↑ "Dick Howser". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
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