1971 College Baseball All-America Team

An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.[1]

From 1947 to 1980, the American Baseball Coaches Association was the only All-American selector recognized by the NCAA.[2]

Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been named an All-American at that point
Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame

All-Americans

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Position Name School Notes
Pitcher Burt Hooton (3) ♦ Texas
Pitcher Steve Busby USC 2x MLB All-Star[3]
Pitcher Jack Hittson Princeton
Catcher Pete Varney Harvard
First baseman Roger Schmuck Arizona State
Second baseman Bobby Waits Washington State
Third baseman Phil Still Mississippi State
Shortstop Alan Bannister Arizona State 13 triples in a single season (1971) (T-4th in Division I)[4]
Outfielder Rob Ellis Michigan State
Outfielder Dave Iorg BYU
Outfielder Dave Elmendorf Texas A&M

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "Steve Busby". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  4. ^ "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.