1960 All-Big Eight Conference football team
The 1960 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1960 college football season. The selectors for the 1960 season included the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI).
All-Big Eight selections
[edit]Backs
[edit]- John Hadl, Kansas (AP-1 [QB]; UPI-1)
- Mel West, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Curtis McClinton, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Tom Watkins, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Dave Hoppmann, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Ronnie Hartline, Oklahoma (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Donnie Smith, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Chuck Weiss, Colorado (AP-2)
- Bert Coan, Kansas (UPI-2)
- Gale Weidner, Colorado (UPI-3)
- Pat Fischer, Nebraska (UPI-3)
- Norris Stevenson, Missouri (UPI-3)
- Dale Evans, Kansas State (UPI-3)
Ends
[edit]- Dan LaRose, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Jerry Hillebrand, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Dan Purcell, Nebraska (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Don Webb, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Bill Elkins, Colorado (UPI-3)
- Sam Simpson, Kansas (UPI-3)
Tackles
[edit]- Billy White, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Harold Beaty, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-2)
- Rockne Calhoun, Missouri (UPI-1)
- Ed Blaine, Missouri (AP-2; UPI-3)
- Bill Eurich, Colorado (AP-2)
- Ron McDole, Nebraska (UPI-2)
- Larry Van Der Heyden, Iowa State (UPI-3)
Guards
[edit]- Joe Romig, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1) (College Football Hall of Fame)
- Paul Henley, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-2)
- Elvin Basham, Kansas (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Dan Celoni, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-3)
- Karl Don Milstead, Oklahoma (UPI-2)
- Benny Boydston, Kansas (UPI-3)
Centers
[edit]- Fred Hageman, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Arden Esslinger, Iowa State (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Don Fricke, Nebraska (UPI-3)
Key
[edit]- AP = Associated Press[1]
- UPI = United Press International[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "All-Big 8 Includes 3 Kansans". The Iola Register. November 23, 1960. p. 6.
- ^ "Kansas Grabs Four Spots On All-Conference Team". The Altus Times-Democrat. December 1, 1960. p. 5.