| 1968 Little All-America college football team |
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| Little All-America college football team |
| 1968 NAIA football season, 1968 NCAA College Division football season |
| 1967 ← → 1969 |
The 1968 Little All-America college football team is composed of college football players from small colleges and universities who were selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the best players at each position. For 1968, the AP selected two teams, each team having separate offensive and defensive platoons.
Two players were included on the first team for the third consecutive year: running back Carl Garrett of New Mexico Highlands and split end Dwayne Nix of Texas A&I. Garret was the AFL Rookie of the Year in 1969.
Quarterback Sonny Wade of Emory & Henry won first-team honors and went on to play 10 seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL), winning three Grey Cup championships for the Montreal Alouettes in 1970, 1974, and 1977.
First team
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| QB | Sonny Wade | Emory & Henry |
| HB | Carl Garrett | New Mexico Highlands |
| Paul Hatchett | North Dakota State | |
| FB | Lloyd Edwards | San Diego State |
| E | Bruce Cerone | Emporia |
| Dwayne Nix | Texas A&I | |
| T | Denny Nelson | Illinois State |
| Jim Urczyk | Central Missouri | |
| G | Dan Klepper | Omaha |
| Larry Small | Northern Arizona | |
| C | Dick Dobbert | Springfield (MA) |
| Defense | ||
| DE | Fred Dryer | San Diego State |
| Tally Windham | McMurry | |
| DT | Bill Bailey | Lewis & Clark |
| Jim Ferge | North Dakota State | |
| MG | Ron Brown | Tampa |
| LB | Bill Bergey | Arkansas State |
| Tim Buchanan | Hawaii | |
| Tom McCall | Fresno State | |
| DB | Dan Eckstein | Presbyterian |
| Jim Marsalis | Tennessee A&I | |
| Jack O'Brien | Colorado State | |
Second team
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| QB | Sim Byrd | Troy State |
| HB | Frank McGuigan | Arkansas State |
| Mike Quirk | Moorhead State (MN) | |
| FB | Darwin Gonnerman | South Dakota State |
| E | Joe Campanelli | Cornell (IA) |
| Angelo Napolitano | Chattanooga | |
| T | Mike Antonelli | Santa Clara |
| Jim Koehler | South Dakota | |
| G | Mike Morris | Randolph–Macon |
| Fred Troike | Eastern Kentucky | |
| C | Fred Selfe | Emory & Henry |
| Defense | ||
| DE | Jim Feltz | Wittenberg |
| Bud Wiedoff | Northern Arizona | |
| DT | Ken Frith | Northeast Louisiana |
| Joe Lanzilli | Northeastern | |
| MG | Lee Patek | Pomona |
| LB | Bill Assenhelmar | Alfred |
| Glen Lafluer | Southwestern Louisiana | |
| Calvin Lee | Willamette | |
| DB | Garry Grady | Eastern Michigan |
| David Hadley | Alcorn A&M | |
| Ron Overbay | East Tennessee State | |
See also
References
- Hirschel Nissenson (December 3, 1968). "Two Star Gridders On 'All' Team Again". The Clarion-Ledger. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.