The 1956 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1956 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP). Players selected as first-team players by both the AP and UP are designated in bold.
All Southwest selections edit
Backs edit
- Roddy Osborne, Texas A&M (AP-1; UP-1 [QB])
- Jim Swink, TCU (AP-1; UP-1 [HB])
- John David Crow, Texas A&M (AP-1; UP-1 [HB]) (1957 Heisman Trophy winner; College Football Hall of Fame)
- Jack Pardee, Texas A&M (AP-1; UP-1 [FB])
- Gerald Nesbitt, Arkansas (AP-1; UP-2)
- Chuck Curtis, TCU (AP-2; UP-2)
- Del Shofner, Baylor (AP-2; UP-2)
- Walter Fondren, Texas (AP-2; UP-2)
- King Hill, Rice (AP-2)
Ends edit
- Tommy Gentry, SMU (AP-1; UP-1)
- O'Day Williams, TCU (AP-2; UP-1)
- Jerry Marcontell, Baylor (AP-1)
- Earl Miller, Baylor (AP-2)
- Bob Bryant, Texas (UP-2)
- John Tracey, Texas A&M (UP-2)
Tackles edit
- Charlie Krueger, Texas A&M (AP-1; UP-1)
- Norman Hamilton, TCU (AP-1; UP-1)
- Billy Ray Smith Sr., Arkansas (AP-1; UP-2)
- Larry Whitmire, Rice (AP-2; UP-2)
- Bob Blakeley, SMU (AP-2)
Guards edit
- Bill Glass, Baylor (AP-1; UP-1)
- Dennis Goehring, Texas A&M (AP-2; UP-1)
- Smitty Keller, SMU (AP-2; UP-2)
- Joe Williams, TCU (UP-2)
Centers edit
- Lloyd Hale, Texas A&M (AP-1; UP-1)
- Jay Donathan, Arkansas (AP-2; UP-2)
Key edit
AP = Associated Press[1]
UP = United Press[2]
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Aggies Place 5 on All-SWC". The Victoria Advocate. Associated Press. December 3, 1956. p. 9.
- ^ "UP All-SWC". The Waco News-Tribune. December 1, 1956. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
