The 1966 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 1966, the AP selected two teams, each team having separate offensive and defensive platoons.[1][2]

Halfback Carl Garrett of New Mexico Highlands received first-team honors as a sophomore. He received the same honor again in 1967 and 1968 and went on to be named AFL Rookie of the Year in 1969.

Dwayne Nix of Texas A&I won first-team honors at offensive end and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Linebacker John Huard of Maine also received first-team honor and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He was the first player form the University of Maine to be inducted.

First team

Offense

  • Quarterback - Donald Horn (senior, 6'2", 195 pounds), San Diego
  • Halfback - Carl Garrett (sophomore, 6'1", 195 pounds), New Mexico Highlands
  • Halfback - Donald Haas (junior, 5'11", 196 pounds), Montana State
  • Fullback - John Ogles (senior, 5'10", 190 pounds), Austin Peay
  • End - Joseph Peyton (senior, 6'4", 194 pounds), Puget Sound
  • End - Dwayne Nix (sophomore, 5'11", 175 pounds), Texas A&I
  • Tackle - Herbert Slattery (senior, 6'3", 240 pounds), Delaware
  • Tackle - Fred Davis (senior, 6'2", 245 pounds), Doane
  • Guard - Harry Sorrell (senior, 6'1", 210 pounds), Chattanooga
  • Guard - William Stringer (senior, 6'1", 232 pounds), Southwest Missouri
  • Center - David Edmondson (senior, 5'11", 215 pounds), Cal Poly

Defense

  • Defensive end - Ronald McCall (senior, 6'2", 235 pounds), Weber State
  • Defensive end - Joseph Egresitz (senior, 6'2", 210 pounds), Gettysburg
  • Defensive tackle - Kenneth Ozee (senior, 6'2", 221 pounds), Arlington State
  • Defensive tackle - Mark DeVilling (senior, 6'2", 215 pounds), Muskingum
  • Middle guard - Walter Odegaard (senior, 6'0", 230 pounds), North Dakota State
  • Linebacker - Dick Ries (senior, 6'3", 225 pounds), Northern Arizona
  • Linebacker - John Huard (senior, 6'1", 225 pounds), Maine
  • Linebacker - Roger Bonk (senior, 5'11", 225 pounds), North Dakota
  • Defensive back - Ray Vinson (senior, 6'0", 185 pounds), Jacksonville State
  • Defensive back - Al Dodd (senior, 5'11", 185 pounds), Northwest Louisiana
  • Defensive back - Mel Thake (senior, 6'0", 190 pounds), Superior State

Second team

Offense

  • Quarterback - Bob Berezowitz, Whitewater State
  • Halfback - Terry Gwin, Arkansas State
  • Halfback - Michael Love, Abilene Christian
  • Fullback - Robert Mitchell, Vermont
  • End - Donald Larson, Minn.-Duluth
  • End - Larry Fowler, Hillsdale
  • Tackle - Paul Maczuzak, Bucknell
  • Tackle - Edward Joyner, Lenoir-Rhyne
  • Guard - Curtis Marker, Northern Michigan
  • Guard - Terry Pitts, Fresno
  • Center - Al DuBouis, Franklin & Marshall

Defense

  • Defensive end - Claude Humphrey, Tennessee State
  • Defensive end - Leo Carroll, San Diego
  • Defensive tackle - Thomas Sears, Georgetown (Kentucky)
  • Defensive tackle - Don Williams, Wofford
  • Middle guard - LeRoy Gray, East Tennessee
  • Linebacker - Thomas McNeil, Waynesburg
  • Linebacker - Jeff Stagg, San Diego
  • Linebacker - David Ragusa, Rochester
  • Defensive back - Alfred Avila, Sul Ross
  • Defensive back - Louis Pfaadt, Eastern Kentucky
  • Defensive back - Paul Wallerga, Santa Barbara

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ries All American". Arizona Daily Sun. December 6, 1966. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Odegaard, Bonk Named To Little All-America Unit". The Bismarck Tribune. December 6, 1966. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
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