1952 All-Big Seven Conference football team

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The 1952 All-Big Seven Conference football team consists of

United Press
(UP). The AP selected separate offensive and defensive teams in 1952; the UP selected a single 11-man team. Players selected as first-team honorees by both the AP and UP are displayed in bold.

All-Big Seven selections

Offense

Ends

  • Max Boydston, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Paul Leoni, Kansas (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Jim Jennings, Missouri (AP-2)
  • Tom Evans, Colorado (AP-2)

Tackles

  • Ollie Spencer, Kansas (AP-1)
  • Jim Davis, Oklahoma (AP-1)
  • Tom Borgschulte, Missouri (AP-2)
  • Bob Klamann, Colorado (AP-2)

Guards

  • Jack Lordo, Missouri (AP-1)
  • Clayton Curtis, Nebraska (AP-1)
  • Dick Bowman, Oklahoma (AP-2)
  • Bob Castle, Missouri (AP-2)

Centers

  • Tom Catlin, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Rollie Arns, Iowa St. (AP-2)

Backs

  • Eddie Crowder, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Billy Vessels, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1) (1952 Heisman Trophy, College Football Hall of Fame)
  • Charlie Hoag, Kansas (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Buck McPhail, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
  • John Bordogna, Nebraska (AP-2)
  • Sack Jordan, Colorado (AP-2)
  • Jim Hook, Missouri (AP-2)
  • George Cifra, Nebraska (AP-2)

Defense

Ends

  • Don Branby, Colorado (AP-1)
  • Dennis Emanuel, Nebraska (AP-1)
  • Bill Schabacker, Nebraska (AP-2)
  • Bill Rowekamp, Missouri (AP-2)

Tackles

  • Jerry Minnick, Nebraska (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Ed Rowland, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
  • Bill Byrus, Iowa St. (AP-2)
  • Ed Husmann, Nebraska (AP-2)

Guards

  • Bob Hantla, Kansas (AP-1; UP-1)
  • J. D. Roberts, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1) (College Football Hall of Fame)
  • Tom O'Boyle, Kansas St. (AP-2)
  • Jim Martin, Missouri (AP-2)

Linebackers

  • Tom Catlin, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1 [center])
  • Galen Fiss, Kansas (AP-1)
  • Terry Roberts, Missouri (AP-2)
  • Roy Shepherd, Colorado (AP-2)

Backs

  • Gil Reich, Kansas (AP-1)
  • Ed Merrifield, Missouri (AP-1)
  • Veryl Switzer, Kansas State (AP-1 [S])
  • Verl Scott, Nebraska (AP-2)
  • Tom Brookshier, Colorado (AP-2)
  • Larry Grigg, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press[1] UP =
United Press[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Three Huskers on All-Big Seven". Beatrice (Neb.) Daily Sun. November 26, 1952. p. 3.
  2. ^ "Sooners Grab 7 Spots On All Big Seven Grid Team". The Fresno Bee. December 2, 1952. p. 7B.
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