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1966 All-Big Ten Conference football team

1966 All-Big Ten Conference football team

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The 1966 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season. Players from the 1966 Michigan State Spartans football team dominated the All-Big Ten team in 1966, taking eight of the 22 first-team spots. Players from Purdue and Michigan each received four spots.

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • Clinton Jones, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1 [halfback])
  • Jim Detwiler, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1 [halfback])
  • Dave Fisher, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-1 [fullback])
  • Bob Apisa, Michigan State (AP-1)
  • Bo Rein, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2 [halfback])
  • Carl Ward, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2 [halfback])
  • Mike Krivoshia, Indiana (UPI-2 [fullback])

Ends

Tackles

  • Jack Calcaterra, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Jerry West, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Mike Barnes, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • John Przybcki, Michigan State (AP-2)
  • James Hribal, Michigan (AP-2)

Guards

  • Chuck Erlenbaugh, Purdue (AP-1)
  • Tom Schuette, Indiana (AP-1)
  • Donald A. Bailey, Michigan (UPI-1)
  • Anthony Conti, Michigan State (UPI-1)
  • Henry Hanna, Michigan (AP-2)
  • Bob Sebeck, Purdue (AP-2)
  • Ron Guenther, Illinois (UPI-2)
  • Bruce Gunstra, Northwestern (UPI-2)

Centers

  • Ray Pryor, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Charles Killian, Minnesota (AP-2)
  • Bob Van Pelt, Indiana (UPI-2)

Defensive selections

Ends

  • Bubba Smith, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Ken Kmiec, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • George Olion, Purdue (UPI-1)
  • Philip Hoag, Michigan State (AP-2)
  • John McCambridge, Northwestern (UPI-2)
  • Jim Sniadecki, Indiana (AP-2)

Tackles

  • Lance Olssen, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Nick Jordan, Michigan State (AP-1)
  • Dick Himes, Ohio State (UPI-1)
  • Pat Gallinagh, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Fred Harms, Illinois (AP-2)
  • Jeff Richardson, Michigan State (UPI-2)

Guards

  • Chuck Kyle, Purdue (UPI-1)
  • Edward Duren, Minnesota (UPI-2)

Linebackers

  • Frank Nunley, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Chuck Thornhill, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • George Webster, Michigan State (AP-1 [def. back]; UPI-1)
  • Bob Richter, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • Dave Moreland, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-2)
  • Frank Burke, Purdue (AP-2)
  • Gary Reierson, Minnesota (AP-2)
  • Dave Tomasula, Illinois (UPI-2)

Defensive backs

Key

AP = Associated Press, "selected by a board of sports writers covering the Big Ten scene"[1][2]

UPI = United Press International, selected by the conference coaches[3]

Bold = First-team selection of both the AP and UPI

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Spartans Put Eight On All-Big Ten". Sarasota Herald-Tribune (AP story). November 24, 1966. p. 29.
  2. [2]
    "MSU Dominates All-Big Ten Team". The Pantagraph. November 23, 1966. p. 13.
  3. [3]
    "Eight Spartans, Six From Michigan All Big Ten". The Holland, Michigan Evening Sentinel. November 23, 1966. p. 17.
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