The 1964 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1964 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). Players selected as first-team players by both the AP and UPI are designated in bold.
Offensive selections edit
Backs edit
- Gary Lane, Missouri (AP-1, UPI-1)
- Gale Sayers, Kansas (AP-1, UPI-1) (College and Pro Football Halls of Fame)
- Kent McCloughan, Nebraska (AP-1, UPI-1)
- Jim Grisham, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-1)
- Bob Churchich, Nebraska (AP-2)
- Bob Hohn, Nebraska (AP-2)
- Lance Rentzel, Oklahoma (AP-2)
- Walt Garrison, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
Ends edit
- Tony Jeter, Nebraska (AP-1, UPI-1)
- Freeman White, Nebraska (AP-1, UPI-1)
- Sam Harris, Colorado (AP-2)
- Jim Waller, Missouri (AP-2)
Tackles edit
- Larry Kramer, Nebraska (AP-1, UPI-1)
- Ralph Neely, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-1)
- Stan Irvine, Colorado (AP-2)
- Butch Metcalf, Oklahoma (AP-2)
Guards edit
- Newt Burton, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-1)
- Tom Wyrostek, Missouri (AP-1)
- Bob Brown, Missouri (UPI-1)
- Carl Schreiner, Oklahoma (AP-2)
- Rod Cutsinger, Oklahoma State (AP-2)
Centers edit
- Larry Sittler, Nebraska (AP-1, UPI-1)
- John Garrett, Oklahoma (AP-2)
Defensive selections edit
Defensive ends edit
- Jack Jacobson, Oklahoma State (AP-1, UPI-1)
- Bill Matan, Kansas State (AP-1, UPI-1)
- Rick McCurdy, Oklahoma (AP-2)
- Langston Coleman, Nebraska (AP-2)
Defensive tackles edit
- John Van Sicklen, Iowa State (AP-1, UPI-1)
- Butch Allison, Missouri (AP-2, UPI-1)
- Brian Schweda, Kansas (AP-1)
- John Strohmyer, Nebraska (AP-2)
Middle guards edit
- Carl McAdams, Oklahoma (AP-1, UPI-1)
- Bob Mitts, Kansas State (AP-2, UPI-1)
- Walt Barnes, Nebraska (AP-1)
Linebackers edit
- Mike Cox, Iowa State (AP-1, UPI-1)
- Steve Sidwell, Colorado (AP-2)
- Mike Kennedy, Nebraska (AP-2)
Defensive backs edit
- Gus Otto, Missouri (AP-1, UPI-1)
- Tom Vaughn, Iowa State (AP-1, UPI-1)
- Gary Duff, Kansas (AP-1)
- Ken Boston, Missouri (AP-1)
- Johnny Roland, Missouri (AP-2)
- Ted Vactor, Nebraska (AP-2)
- Larry Shields, Oklahoma (AP-2)
- Ted Somerville, Colorado (AP-2)
Key edit
AP = Associated Press[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Associated Press All-Big 8". The Lincoln Star. December 2, 1964. p. 21.
- ^ "Nebraska Puts Five On UPI All-Big Eight Offensive Team". The Lincoln Star. December 4, 1964. p. 21.