Southwest. Spent nine seasons in NFL. Mustain was the starter at Arkansas as a true freshman, then transferred to USC after the season, despite going 8-0 as a starter for the Razorbacks. Third overall pick of the 2003 NFL draft. Stief earned PIL Hall of Fame honors for his athletic accomplishments, particularly in football. ALL-AMERICAN COLLEGE FOOTBALL HONORS . Scouting reports said not to run to Johnson's side, but teams quickly found out that running to Jackson's side was an unacceptable alternative. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. > Consensus All-America Teams (1980-1989) Full Site Menu. Was an All-American for the Florida Gators and a first-round draft pick for the Los Angeles Rams in 1969. Played 15 NFL seasons, setting numerous records, including career marks for rushing yards (18,355) and carries (4,409) that still stand. Brown picked Syracuse, where he established himself as one of the country's greatest athletes as an All-American in both lacrosse and football. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Became 5th overall selection by the Washington Redskins in 2004 draft. Played 9 years in the NFL. Do you have a sports website? Also: Renfro is a member of the PIL, state of Oregon, University of Oregon and Pro Football halls of fame. Had 105 tackles, 3 INTs and 6 fumble recoveries on defense, rushed for 615 yards and averaged 32 yards per catch (14 for 456 yards) on offense. Led team to state championship in 1966, playing OL and LB. Sheldon: Graduated in 1979. But do we? Williams helped the Hurricanes win a national title in 2001 and was a two-time All-Big East pick before the Denver Broncos made him a first-round draft pick in 2004. And be sure to vote for your choice as the top player for each position group (poll included after each first-team position). Consensus All-America Teams (1970-1979) | College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference Baseball Football (college) Basketball (college) Hockey Futebol Blog Stathead Questions or Comments? 1979 All-Big Eight Conference football team, 1979 All-Big Ten Conference football team, 1979 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team, "Southern Cal star White repeats as All-America", "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1979_College_Football_All-America_Team&oldid=1106376972, This page was last edited on 24 August 2022, at 08:45. Played in the state finals three consecutive years. Credited with 36 career sacks. Post-Dispatch photo by J.B. Forbes J.B. Forbes Steve Stipanovich, 7-0, C, De Smet, 1979 A 6-11. Currently is in 10th NFL season. [1] It was part of the Parade All-American series that originated with boys basketball before branching to other sports. Played free safety for Miami Dolphins for 4 years before knee injury in 1978 ended his NFL career. Tim Tebow QB Nease (Ponte Vedra Beach) 2005. College highlights: Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year (2005), AP All-American (2005), two-time All-Pac-10 (2004, 2005), NFL career: Baltimore Ravens (2006-14), Detroit Lions (2015-17), Philadelphia Eagles (2018). College All-American at Army as DB with school-record 8 INTs and QB in same backfield as Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis. Page 278. Jesuit: Graduated in 1972. Set several school and Big Ten records at Michigan. Poll: Who is Oregon's best-ever defensive lineman? And how about Waukegan's Jereme Richmond? One of the top OL to ever come out of Florida. Caught more than 1,000 yards in passes as a tight end, and earned several all-state and regional honors, as well becoming a Parade All-American. Parade Magazine has been naming high school All-America teams since 1963. Sometimes we get it right. ACC Offensive Freshman of the Year in 2006 at Clemson. He chose a North Carolina football scholarship over a Duke basketball scholarship, then played both sports for the Tar Heels. Its over 13,000 members represent all 50 states and 36 countries. Was a TE from 1971-76 and an OL from 1977-84. AP, UPI, NEA,The Sporting News and Pro Football Weekly chose both first and second teams. Awards Index Hall of Fame NBA Weekly & Monthly Awards Coach of the Month NBA & ABA Season Honors All-NBA & All-ABA Leading All-NBA Vote Getters All-Rookie All-Defensive All-Seeding Games NBA & ABA Miscellaneous Honors NBA 75th Anniversary Team 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History Page 55. First team Class 3A All-State, All-South and Florida Super 24 selection. Derrick Brooks was named one of the 33 greatest players in Florida high school football history in 2007 after a career at Booker T. Washington High where he led his school to the Class 6A semifinals. Parade All-American in 1979 on a team with Cris Collinsworth at QB. Retired from football in 2001. Currently plays for the Philadelphia Eagles. Played from 1987-91, picking up 29.5 career sacks in 76 games during his 5-year NFL career. Emmitt Smith RB Escambia (Pensacola) 1986. Fairview. Played 14 NFL seasons, with 6 Pro Bowls and 53 career INTs. Mr. Football winner led team to state final with 3,070 passing yards and 602 rushing yards as senior. In his first two seasons, he ran for 1,284 yards and 14 touchdowns. Led 1991 Vikings to a state championship win at Florida Field, finishing season 14-0 with 3,055 yards, 27 TDs and just 4 INTs. He signed a letter-of-intent at DePaul but later was ruled academically ineligible. Pro: A second-round pick in the 1969 draft, Enyart played three years in the NFL, for Buffalo and Oakland. Dec. 31. In an age way, way, way before recruiting services, Dick Butkus was a midwestern phenomenon at linebacker when he was in high school. College: Zandofsky ended up at Washington, exclusively playing offensive line, earning multiple all-Pac 10 honors. Mr. Football and first-team All-American his senior year. "Lemar put us on the map," Carter said of his childhood idol. Earned All-SEC honors at University of Florida. High school: East High School (Wichita, Kansas), High school highlights: U.S. Army National Player of the Year (2008), two-time USA Today All-American (2007, 2008), Wichita City League record 7,209 career rushing yards, NFL career: Philadelphia Eagles (2012-13), Buffalo Bills (2014-15), Seattle Seahawks (2015). [2] [3] Started by the Sunday magazine in 1957, it had . Arguably the most exciting and most athletic basketball player ever produced in Illinois, he was a teammate of Kevin Garnett in 1994-95 and Player of the Year in 1995-96. Had 14-year career in the pros. 33 on list of top 100 college players of all time by College Football News in 2004. Sometimes our own personal bias gets involved. Career totals were 6,733 yards and 88 TDs. Tate Martell, a five-star recruit, committed to the University of Washington at 14 years old, switched his commitment to Texas A&M and ultimately signed with Ohio State. Attended Duke. Welcome, for lack of a better term, to a stab at putting together Oregons all-time all-state football team. 1 overall recruit across the major recruiting services, and with good reason. Became a 6-time Pro Bowl selection at LB in the NFL, winning a Super Bowl ring in 1995 with the San Francisco 49ers. One of Broward County's top student-athletes in football, basketball and track & field. Awards Index Consensus All-America Teams (1969-70 to 1978-79) Previous Decade Next Decade Total number of selections are listed in parentheses for repeat winners. Butkus played both ways for the Illini, at center and linebacker, and played all nine seasons of his NFL career with the Chicago Bears. The National Collegiate Athletic Association(NCAA) recognizes four selectors as "official" for the 1979 season. Ngata, a five-time All-Pro, has $88.3 million in career earnings and retired in March 2019. The following players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2022. Reggie Nelson DB/LB/KR Palm Bay (Melbourne) 2002. A member of the co-champion state title team (with Clewiston). We present them here for purely educational purposes. Four-year starter, 4-year All-Big 10 recognition at Michigan. Founded in 1887, Rawlings is an authentic global sports brand, trusted by generations of athletes of all skill levels. ALL-STATE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HONORS (First Team only) Miles Fox: Quarterback: Renfro was a three-year starter at running back and defensive back, and a two-time football All-American. A first-team All-American as a junior free safety at UF in 2006 with 6 INTs and 2 blocked punts. Leading receiver for FSU (42 catches for 525 yards) as a senior in 1974. State's co-record holder for TDs (44) in a season. Ainge was a standout defensive back for three years at North Eugene. Scored school record 22 touchdowns in his senior year. He is the only player in the history of the CBA to lead the league in scoring and steals in two consecutive seasons. Joined by future first-round picks Neal Colzie and Glenn Cameron on Coral Gables teams. First African-American to play QB for a major southeastern university at Georgia Tech. One of 9 Union Academy graduates who made it to NFL before school closed in 1968. Pro: A second-round pick of the 1983 draft, Walter played 12 years in the NFL, his final 11 with San Francisco. Named No. Florida's only Parade All-American in 1964. Florida's only Parade All-American in 1975. First-team All-ACC and second-team All-American in 1995. Join our linker program. Player Game Finder, School Game Finder. Spiller RB Union County (Lake Butler) 2005. Pitched 2 consecutive no-hitters in 1 tournament. One of the state's first prolific dual-threat QBs. First-team all-area in football, basketball and baseball as a senior before playing 2 pro sports. 1999 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. 1 pick of the San Francisco 49ers in 1968 draft. Brock was a two-time all-stater and a Parade All-American. The Yankees drafted him in the second round of the 1981 MLB draft, but he decided to stick with football and forced the Colts to trade him to the Broncos after he was picked No. He did not work hard and he didn't play hard.". Led FSU in rushing with 713 yards in 1973 and was backup RB and renowned courageous punt returner for New York Giants. Played 12 years in NFL. He's now on his third NFL team with the Titans and is a three-time Pro Bowler. All-SEC player at the University of Georgia. Fields probably is the most unsettling and disappointing and tragic case of all. Known for physical style of running, often dragging tacklers for extra yardage every time he ran the ball. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Clemens spent 11 years playing for three teams, the New York Jets, St. Louis and San Diego. A three-time All-American, he led Irish to the BCS championship game as a senior. St. Louis. Signed with FSU, but ended up at Central Florida. Led Rhein Fire to NFL Europe championship. The 1979 College Football All-America team is composed of various organizations that choose College All-America teams that season. Pro: A third-round pick in 2015, Odighizuwa played two years for the New York Giants. Led NFL WRs in 1975 with 1,063 receiving yards. Bob Gibbons of All-Star Sports, generally recognized as the leading talent evaluator in the nation since the late 1970s, once rated Heppner as a top 30 player nationally and a McDonald's All-America candidate. First RB in Florida history to rush for 2,000 yards twice. Hackenbruck was a first-team all-stater at linebacker and running back as a senior, earning 4A offensive player of the year honors. Although Sims never really set the world on fire at Florida State, he was still a first-round NFL draft pick in 2006 by the Detroit Lions. Lemar Parrish DB Kennedy (Riviera Beach) 1966. Poll: Who is Oregon's best-ever tight end? 13 overall, of the 1986 draft, FitzPatrick spent seven years in the NFL, playing for San Diego and the Los Angeles Raiders. Currently plays for Minnesota Vikings. But Tyner eventually retired from football due to a shoulder injury, only to return to play in 2017, at Oregon State, where hes currently a senior. First. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. After an unheralded career with the Trojans, he played Single-A baseball for one season, followed by two seasons in the Arena Football League. Jan. 04. Missouri. Nkemdiche's career since then, aside from one good season at Ole Miss, has been a study in coming up short of expectations. Had 14 NFL seasons with Pittsburgh, including all 4 of Steelers' Super Bowl wins. He only played two seasons of high school football at tiny Palestine High, but he was the Heisman Trophy runner-up as a true freshman at Oklahoma as he helped lead them to the BCS championship game. Farragut assistant coach Ron Eskridge, who also was involved in Fields' decline, insisted to one and all that Ganes was the No. Ken Burrough QB Raines (Jacksonville) 1965. Find out more. The selector organizations award the "All-America" honor annually following the conclusion of the fall college football season. Passed for 2,053 yards for 9-1 team that missed out on the playoffs in the old points system as a senior. Now a Heisman Trophy candidate as a sophomore star for UF. Roseburg: Graduated in 2002. A 3-time NCAA Academic All-American and two-time Big 10 offensive guard at Michigan. A Parade All-America selection. But he suffered a broken neck in a car accident on Feb. 26, 1996. Pro: The second pick of the 2010 draft, Suh currently plays for Miami. In his view, McCoy was the best player he ever produced. Had 251 tackles and 11 INTs at Clemson. Grant: Graduated in 2005. A top DL in the state. Played both sides of the ball, holds the school's defensive record with 18 career interceptions. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes four selectors as "official" for the 1978 season. College: Longwell was the kicker and punter for California, where he earned all-Pac 10 honors for both positions as a senior. Undrafted, but was selected to the NFL Hall of Fame for his 14-year NFL career. College: Swancutt stayed local and played four years at Oregon State, where he was the Pac-10 co-defensive player of the year as a senior defensive end. Randy Moss was on Parade Magazines list of the 50 greatest high school football players of all time in 2009, and former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz called him "the best high school football player" he'd ever seen when he signed with the Irish out of high school. Played 1984-86 for the Bears and 1987-88 for the Denver Broncos. Parade All-American as a senior, was picked to all-time All-Broward County team by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. A do-it-all player who was an All-America selection in sophomore year at Miami where he played both ways. Top 50 PARADE All-America High School Football Players Parade May 14, 2009 51 Gallery 51 Images TV Meet Betty, the Real Star of 'Will Trent' Celebs Happy Presidents Day! Has played in the NFL for 7 years, racking up around 6,000 career yards. Odighizuwa was a two-time all-stater, including first team as a senior following a 10-sack season. Led a defense that shut out 7 opponents. Generally regarded as best football player out of a Florida high school prior to the 1930s. His pro career, which included being the first overall pick in the 1964 draft by the New York Giants, was cut short due to injury. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Success eluded him at Florida State, and he did not make it to the NFL. C.J. Delivered game-winning HR in bottom of 7th inning at Orlando's Tinker Field to give Forest a 1975 state baseball championship. 2 in the nation with 8,804 rushing yards and 106 touchdowns. Started games during his freshman year all the way through his senior year at UF. Went on to be an All-American at University of Miami and an All-Pro with Philadelphia Eagles. Recorded 207 tackles with 10 sacks, 3 blocked FGs, 8 INTs and 6 TDs via kick or punt returns in HS career.