USA Today All-USA High School Football Team (1982–1989)
(Redirected from
1986 USA Today All-USA high school football team
)
USA Today named its first
All-USA High School Football Team in 1982. The newspaper has named a team every year since 1982.[1][2]
In addition, two members of the team are named the USA Today High School Offensive Player and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively. The newspaper also selects a USA Today High School Football Coach of the Year.[3][4]
Teams
1982 team
Coach of the Year: Steve Klonne (Moeller High School, Cincinnati, Ohio)
- Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors
- Offense
| Player | Position | School | Hometown | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Paye | Quarterback | Menlo School | Menlo Park, California | Stanford |
| Hiawatha Francisco | Running back | Moeller High School | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Notre Dame |
| Kirk Jones | Running back | Poly High School | Long Beach, California | UNLV |
| Jeff Atkins | Running back | Eastern Hills High School | Fort Worth, Texas | SMU |
| Jeff Zimmerman | Offensive line | Maynard Evans High School | Orlando, Florida | Florida |
Terence Mann |
Offensive line | Cooley High School | Detroit, Michigan | SMU |
| Glen Mogle | Offensive line | Riverview High School | Sarasota, Florida | Michigan |
| Curt Jarvis | Offensive line | Gardendale High School | Gardendale, Alabama | Alabama |
| Mike McGann | Offensive line | Joliet Catholic Academy | Joliet, Illinois | St. Francis
|
| Alvin Miller | Wide receiver | Kirkwood High School | St. Louis, Missouri |
Notre Dame |
| Tyrone Vaughans | Wide receiver | John Ehret High School | Marrero, Louisiana | Tulane |
| Scott Webb | Placekicker | Helix High School | La Mesa, California | San Diego State |
- Defense
| Player | Position | School | Hometown | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Harris | Linebacker | Columbia High School |
Decatur, Georgia | Georgia |
| John Hazzard | Defensive line | Jesuit High School | New Orleans, Louisiana | LSU |
| Chuck Williams | Defensive line | Freedom High School | Freedom, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh |
| Tim Manoa | Defensive line | North Allegheny High School |
Wexford, Pennsylvania | Penn State |
| Alonzo Highsmith | Defensive line | Columbus High School |
Miami, Florida |
Miami (FL) |
| Stan Woods | Linebacker | Seton Hall Prep School | South Orange, New Jersey | Pittsburgh |
| Keith Davis | Linebacker | Santa Monica High School | Santa Monica, California | USC |
| David Stanley | Linebacker | Angleton High School | Angleton, Texas | SMU |
| Miles Smith | Defensive back | Roswell High School | Roswell, Georgia | Georgia |
| Eric Kumerow | Defensive back | Oak Park and River Forest High School | Oak Park, Illinois | Ohio State |
| Rod Woodson | Defensive back | Snider High School |
Fort Wayne, Indiana | Purdue |
| Van Tiffin | Punter | Red Bay High School |
Red Bay, Alabama | Alabama |
1983 team
Coach of the Year:
George Curry (Berwick High School, Berwick, Pennsylvania
)
- Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors
- Offense
| Player | Position | School | Hometown | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Knight | Running back | Rubidoux High School | Riverside, California | USC |
| Vince Sutton | Quarterback | LaGrange High School | LaGrange, Georgia | Alabama |
| Craig Heyward | Running back | Passaic High School | Passaic, New Jersey | Pittsburgh |
| Thurman Thomas | Running back | Willowridge High School | Houston, Texas |
Oklahoma State
|
Sean Stopperich |
Offensive line | Canon-McMillan High School | Canonsburg, Pennsylvania | SMU |
| Andy Sinclair | Offensive line | Edison High School |
Huntington Beach, California | Stanford |
| Carter Hill | Offensive line | Central High School | Naperville, Illinois | Texas |
| David Richards | Offensive line | Highland Park High School | Dallas, Texas |
SMU |
| David Williams | Offensive line | Lakeland High School |
Lakeland, Florida | Florida |
| Freddy Weygand | Wide receiver | Emma Sansom High School | Gadsden, Alabama | Auburn |
| Alex Higdon | Wide receiver | Princeton High School |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
Ohio State |
| Erik Affholter | Placekicker | Oak Park High School | Agoura, California | USC |
- Defense
| Player | Position | School | Hometown | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Stallworth | Defensive line | Woodham High School | Pensacola, Florida | Auburn |
| Pete Curkendall | Defensive line | Southside High School | Elmira, New York | Penn State |
| Richard Pryor | Defensive line | Elizabeth High School | Elizabeth, New Jersey | Iowa |
| Tracy Rocker | Defensive line | Fulton High School | Atlanta, Georgia |
Auburn |
| Matt Dingens | Defensive line | Brother Rice High School | Birmingham, Michigan | Notre Dame |
| Frank Stams | Linebacker | St. Vincent – St. Mary High School |
Akron, Ohio | Notre Dame |
| Cedric Figaro | Linebacker | Lafayette High School | Lafayette, Louisiana | Notre Dame |
| Chris Spielman | Linebacker | Washington High School | Massillon, Ohio | Ohio State |
| Brandy Wells | Defensive back | Montclair High School | Montclair, New Jersey | Notre Dame |
| Charles Washington | Defensive back | Spruce High School | Dallas, Texas |
Texas |
| Randy Thornton | Defensive back | West Jefferson High School | Harvey, Louisiana | Houston |
| Tom Tupa | Punter | Brecksville High School |
Broadview Heights, Ohio | Ohio State |
1984 team
Coach of the Year: Nick Hyder (Valdosta High School, Valdosta, Georgia)
- Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors
- Offense
- Defense
| Player | Position | School | Hometown | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quintus McDonald | Linebacker | Montclair High School | Montclair, New Jersey | Penn State |
| Sean Ridley | Defensive line | Central High School | Omaha, Nebraska | Iowa |
| Ray Huckestein | Defensive line | North Allegheny High School |
Wexford, Pennsylvania | Stanford |
| Brent White | Defensive line | Stebbins High School | Dayton, Ohio | Michigan |
| Anthony Butts | Defensive line | Fulton High School | Atlanta, Georgia |
Mississippi State |
Larry Rose |
Defensive line | Emma Sansom High School | Gadsden, Alabama | Alabama |
| Ned Bolcar | Linebacker | Phillipsburg High School | Phillipsburg, New Jersey | Notre Dame |
| John Porter | Linebacker | Valdosta High School | Valdosta, Georgia | Georgia Tech
|
| Scott Thompson | Defensive back | Cascade High School | Everett, Washington | Oklahoma |
| Mark Green | Defensive back | Poly High School | Riverside, California | Notre Dame |
| Melvin Gilliam | Defensive back | Booker T. Washington High School |
Tulsa, Oklahoma | Oklahoma State
|
| Scott Johnston | Punter | Stranahan High School | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Florida State |
1985 team
Coach of the Year:
East St. Louis High School, East St. Louis, Illinois
)
- Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors
- Offense
| Player | Position | School | Hometown | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff George | Quarterback | Warren Central High School | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Purdue/Illinois |
Tony Stewart |
Running back | Union High School | Union, New Jersey | Iowa |
| Tony Van Zant | Running back | Central High School | Hazelwood, Missouri | Missouri |
| Harvey Williams | Running back | Hempstead High School | Hempstead, Texas | LSU |
| Brad Johnson | Offensive line | Cherokee County High School |
Centre, Alabama | Auburn |
| Lance Zeno | Offensive line | Fountain Valley High School | Fountain Valley, California | UCLA |
| Jeff Pearson | Offensive line | St. Laurence High School | Burbank, Illinois | Michigan State |
| Dave Szott | Offensive line | Clifton High School | Clifton, New Jersey | Penn State |
| Nigel Clay | Offensive line | Fontana High School | Fontana, California | Oklahoma |
| Greg McMurtry | Wide receiver | Brockton High School | Brockton, Massachusetts | Michigan |
| Percy Waddle | Wide receiver | Columbus High School |
Columbus, Texas | Texas A&M |
| Mike Cortright | Placekicker | St. Mary's High School | Phoenix, Arizona | junior college |
- Defense
| Player | Position | School | Hometown | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Foley | Linebacker | St. Rita High School | Chicago, Illinois | Notre Dame |
| Warde Manuel | Defensive line | Brother Martin High School | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Michigan |
| Mark Keough | Defensive line | East High School | Hazelwood, Missouri | Lincoln University of Missouri
|
| Paul Glonek | Defensive line | St. Laurence High School | Burbank, Illinois | Arizona |
| Dennis Brown | Defensive line | Jordan High School | Long Beach, California | Washington |
| Zarek Peters | Defensive line | Willowridge High School | Missouri City, Texas | Oklahoma |
| Brent Collins | Linebacker | Jefferson County High School |
Dandridge, Tennessee | Georgia |
| Melvin Foster | Linebacker | Yates High School | Houston, Texas |
Iowa |
| Vada Murray | Defensive back | Moeller High School | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Michigan |
| Mark Carrier | Defensive back | Poly High School | Long Beach, California | USC |
| Anthony Burnette | Defensive back | Lynwood High School | Lynwood, California | UCLA |
| John Zaleski | Punter | St. Rita High School | Troy, Michigan | Notre Dame |
1986 team
Coach of the Year:
Robert E. Lee High School, Montgomery, Alabama
)
- Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors
- Offense
| Player | Position | School | Hometown | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | Running back | Escambia High School | Pensacola, Florida | Florida |
| Mickey Joseph | Quarterback | Archbishop Shaw High School | Marrero, Louisiana | Nebraska
|
| Darren Lewis | Running back | Carter High School | Dallas, Texas |
Texas A&M |
| Ricky Watters | Running back | Bishop McDevitt High School | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Notre Dame |
| Kelvin Hankins | Offensive line | Wilson High School |
Camden, New Jersey | Clemson |
| Greg Skrepenak | Offensive line | G.A.R. Memorial High School |
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | Michigan |
| Dean Dingman | Offensive line | East Troy High School | East Troy, Wisconsin | Michigan |
| Brian Kelly | Offensive line | South High School |
Torrance, California | UCLA |
| Greg Lakin | Offensive line | Cypress-Fairbanks High School |
Houston, Texas |
Texas A&M |
| Nate Turner | Wide receiver | Mount Carmel High School | Chicago, Illinois | Nebraska
|
| Johnny Walker | Wide receiver | Holmes High School | San Antonio, Texas |
Texas |
| Philip Doyle | Placekicker | Huffman High School | Birmingham, Alabama | Alabama |
- Defense
| Player | Position | School | Hometown | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Spindler | Defensive line | West Scranton High School | Scranton, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh |
| Alfred Williams | Defensive line | Jones High School |
Houston, Texas |
Colorado |
| David Rocker | Defensive line | Fulton High School | Atlanta, Georgia |
Auburn |
| John Johnson | Defensive line | LaGrange High School | LaGrange, Georgia | Clemson |
| Stacey Dillard | Defensive line | Clarksville High School | Clarksville, Texas | Oklahoma |
| Matt Darby | Linebacker | Green Run High School | Virginia Beach, Virginia | UCLA |
| Sean Howard | Linebacker | Crespi Carmelite High School | Encino, California |
UCLA |
| Pat Stant | Linebacker | Brother Martin High School | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Tulane |
| Cory Booker | Defensive back | Northern Valley High School | Old Tappan, New Jersey | Stanford |
| Leroy Thompson | Defensive back | Austin-East High School | Knoxville, Tennessee | Penn State |
| Louis Riddick | Defensive back | Pennridge High School | Perkasie, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh |
| Josh Butland | Punter | Troy High School | Troy, Michigan | Michigan State |
1987 team
Coach of the Year:
North Hills High School, Pittsburgh
, Pennsylvania)
- Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors
- Offense
| Player | Position | School | Hometown | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Marinovich | Quarterback | Capistrano Valley High School | Mission Viejo, California | USC |
| Kevin Williams | Running back | Spring High School | Spring, Texas | UCLA |
| Russell White | Running back | Crespi Carmelite High School | Encino, California |
California
|
| Chuck Webb | Running back | Macomber High School | Toledo, Ohio | Tennessee |
| Mike LiVorio | Offensive line | Gateway High School |
Monroeville, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh |
| Gene McGuire | Offensive line | Mosley High School | Panama City, Florida | Notre Dame |
| Tony Delazio | Offensive line | Whitehall High School | Whitehall, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh |
| Brian Jacobs | Offensive line | Hart High School |
Santa Clarita, California | UCLA |
| Ed King | Offensive line | Phenix City High School |
Phenix City, Alabama | Auburn |
| Derek Brown | Wide receiver | Merritt Island High School | Merritt Island, Florida | Notre Dame |
| Ronnie Johnson | Wide receiver | La Marque High School | La Marque, Texas | Houston |
| Chris Gardocki | Placekicker | Redan High School | Stone Mountain, Georgia | Clemson |
- Defense
| Player | Position | School | Hometown | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Collins | Linebacker | Jefferson County High School |
Dandridge, Tennessee | Carson-Newman
|
| Tommy Jeter | Defensive line | Deer Park High School | Deer Park, Texas | Texas |
| Mike Lustyk | Defensive line | Interlake High School | Bellevue, Washington | Washington |
| Tim Cromartie | Defensive line | Godby High School |
Tallahassee, Florida | Auburn |
| Randy Hall | Defensive line | Halls High School |
Knoxville, Tennessee | Tennessee |
| Mario Johnson | Defensive line | Central High School | Hazelwood, Missouri | Missouri |
| Curtis Bray | Linebacker | Gateway High School |
Monroeville, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh |
| Mike Chalenski | Linebacker | Brearley High School | Kenilworth, New Jersey | UCLA |
| Baron Jackson | Defensive back | Southern Laboratory School |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Southern |
| Arnold Laws | Defensive back | Cordova High School |
Rancho Cordova, California | Arizona State |
| Graylin Johnson | Defensive back | Austin High School | Port Arthur, Texas | Texas |
| Ron Dale | Punter | Boulder City High School | Boulder City, Nevada | USC |
1988 team
Coach of the Year: Carl Madison (Pine Forest High School, Pensacola, Florida)
- Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors
- Offense
| Player | Position | School | Hometown | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Kirby | Running back | Tabb High School | Tabb, Virginia | Virginia |
| Rick Mirer | Quarterback | Goshen High School | Goshen, Indiana | Notre Dame |
| Derek Brown | Running back | Servite High School | Anaheim, California | Nebraska
|
| Rudy Harris | Running back | Brockton High School | Brockton, Massachusetts | Clemson |
| Bob Whitfield | Offensive line | Banning High School | Wilmington, California |
Stanford |
| Mike Wells | Offensive line | Arnold High School |
Arnold, Missouri | Iowa |
| Rudy Barber | Offensive line | Carol City High School |
Miami, Florida |
Miami (FL) |
| Stuart Tyner | Offensive line | Tomball High School | Tomball, Texas | Notre Dame |
| Chet Lacheta | Offensive line | Bloom High School | Chicago Heights, Illinois | Notre Dame |
| Pedro Cherry | Wide Receiver | Bertie High School | Windsor, North Carolina | Auburn |
| Kevin Williams | Wide receiver | Roosevelt High School |
Dallas, Texas |
Miami (FL) |
| Craig Hentrich | Placekicker | Marquette High School |
Alton, Illinois | Notre Dame |
- Defense
1989 team
Coach of the Year:
Cleveland, Ohio
)
- Note: Bold denotes Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and ‡ denotes high school juniors
- Offense
| Player | Position | School | Hometown | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Hastings | Wide receiver | Morrow High School | Morrow, Georgia | Georgia |
| Chris Weinke | Quarterback | Cretin-Derham Hall High School | St. Paul, Minnesota |
Florida State |
| Calvin Jones | Running back | Central High School | Omaha, Nebraska | Nebraska
|
| Robert Smith | Running back | Euclid High School | Euclid, Ohio | Ohio State |
| Ricky Powers | Running back | Buchtel High School |
Akron, Ohio | Michigan |
| Matt Neenan | Offensive line | Williamsport Area High School | Williamsport, Pennsylvania | Syracuse |
| Aaron Taylor | Offensive line | De La Salle High School | Concord, California | Notre Dame |
| Mike McGlinn | Offensive line | Rockhurst High School | Kansas City, Missouri | Notre Dame |
| John Richard | Offensive line | Lamar High School |
Houston, Texas |
Texas A&M |
| Steve Roberts | Offensive line | Dalton High School |
Dalton, Georgia | Georgia |
| Kyle Brady | Wide receiver | Cedar Cliff High School | Camp Hill, Pennsylvania | Penn State |
| Marty Simpson | Placekicker | Spring Valley High School | Columbia, South Carolina | South Carolina |
- Defense
| Player | Position | School | Hometown | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Gibson | Linebacker | Romeoville High School | Romeoville, Illinois | Notre Dame |
| Reuben Brown | Defensive line | E. C. Glass High School | Lynchburg, Virginia | Pittsburgh |
| Bernard Williams | Defensive line | Hamilton High School | Memphis, Tennessee | Georgia |
| Mitch Davis | Defensive line | Vigor High School | Prichard, Alabama | Georgia |
| Brian Hamilton | Defensive line | St. Rita High School | Chicago, Illinois | Notre Dame |
| Tashe Williams | Defensive line | Air Academy High School | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Northern Colorado |
| Marvin Jones | Linebacker | Northwestern High School |
Miami, Florida |
Florida State |
| Bruce Walker | Linebacker | Dominguez High School |
Compton, California | UCLA |
| Othello Henderson | Defensive back | Ellison High School | Killeen, Texas | UCLA
|
| Larry Kennedy | Defensive back | Riverview High School | Sarasota, Florida | Florida |
| Willie Guy | Defensive back | East High School | Memphis, Tennessee | Iowa |
| Mike Thomas | Punter | Richmond County High School |
Rockingham, North Carolina | North Carolina |
Accumulated stats
See also
- USA Today High School Football Offensive Player of the Year
References
- ^ USA Today All-USA teams 1982–2001
- ^ Recent All-USA teams
- ^ "Football: Players and Coaches of the Year (1982–2005)". USA Today. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ^ On the following webpage, go to "Football archives" (for links to "All-USA Team", "Super 25" teams, and "Regional rankings"): "Super 25 and All-USA archive". USA Today. Retrieved 2011-10-24.