1960 All-Big Eight Conference football team

College football award

The 1960 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1960 season included the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI).

All-Big Eight selections

Backs

  • John Hadl, Kansas (AP-1 [QB]; UPI-1)
  • Mel West, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Curtis McClinton, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Tom Watkins, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Dave Hoppmann, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Ronnie Hartline, Oklahoma (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Donnie Smith, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Chuck Weiss, Colorado (AP-2)
  • Bert Coan, Kansas (UPI-2)
  • Gale Weidner, Colorado (UPI-3)
  • Pat Fischer, Nebraska (UPI-3)
  • Norris Stevenson, Missouri (UPI-3)
  • Dale Evans, Kansas State (UPI-3)

Ends

  • Dan LaRose, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Jerry Hillebrand, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Dan Purcell, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Don Webb, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Bill Elkins, Colorado (UPI-3)
  • Sam Simpson, Kansas (UPI-3)

Tackles

  • Billy White, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Harold Beaty, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • Rockne Calhoun, Missouri (UPI-1)
  • Ed Blaine, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-3)
  • Bill Eurich, Colorado (AP-2)
  • Ron McDole, Nebraska (UPI-2)
  • Larry Van Der Heyden, Iowa State (UPI-3)

Guards

  • Joe Romig, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1) (College Football Hall of Fame)
  • Paul Henley, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • Elvin Basham, Kansas (AP-2; UPI-1)
  • Dan Celoni, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-3)
  • Karl Don Milstead, Oklahoma (UPI-2)
  • Benny Boydston, Kansas (UPI-3)

Centers

  • Fred Hageman, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Arden Esslinger, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Don Fricke, Nebraska (UPI-3)

Key

  • AP = Associated Press[1]
  • UPI = United Press International[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "All-Big 8 Includes 3 Kansans". The Iola Register. November 23, 1960. p. 6.
  2. ^ "Kansas Grabs Four Spots On All-Conference Team". The Altus Times-Democrat. December 1, 1960. p. 5.