The 1956 All-Big Seven Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Seven Conference teams for the 1956 college 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-Big Seven selections
Backs
- Jimmy Hunter, Missouri (AP-1 ; UP-1 )
- Tommy McDonald, Oklahoma (AP-1 ; UP-1 ) (College and Pro Football Halls of Fame)
- Clendon Thomas, Oklahoma (AP-1 ; UP-1 ) (College Football Hall of Fame)
- Jerry Brown, Nebraska (AP-1 )
- John Bayuk, Colorado (UP-1 )
- Jimmy Harris, Oklahoma (AP-2)
- Bob Stransky, Colorado (AP-2)
- Homer Floyd, Kansas (AP-2)
- Billy Pricer, Oklahoma (AP-2)
Ends
- Jerry Leahy, Colorado (AP-1; UP-1)
- Wally Merz, Colorado (AP-1; UP-1)
- Don Stiller, Oklahoma (AP-2)
- Jim Letcavits, Kansas (AP-2)
Tackles
- Ed Gray, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
- Tom Emerson, Oklahoma (AP-1)
- Dick Stapp, Colorado (AP-2; UP-1)
- Andris Poncius, Iowa St. (AP-2)
Guards
- Bill Krisher, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
- Laverne Torczon, Nebraska (AP-1)
- Ellis Rainsberger, Kansas State (AP-2; UP-1)
- Joe Oujesky, Oklahoma (AP-2)
Centers
- Jerry Tubbs, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1) (College Football Hall of Fame)
- Jim Uhir, Colorado (AP-2)
Key
AP = Associated Press
UP = United Press
See also
References
- "Colorado U. Ends on All-Big 7". Greeley Tribune. November 29, 1956. p. 10.
- "Tubbs, McDonald Make All-Big Seven Selection". The Brownsville Herald. December 9, 1956. p. 7.
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