1966 Little All-America college football team

The 1966 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 1966, the AP selected two teams, each team having separate offensive and defensive platoons.[1][2]

Halfback Carl Garrett of New Mexico Highlands received first-team honors as a sophomore. He received the same honor again in 1967 and 1968 and went on to be named AFL Rookie of the Year in 1969.

Dwayne Nix of Texas A&I won first-team honors at offensive end and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Linebacker John Huard of Maine also received first-team honor and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He was the first player form the University of Maine to be inducted.

First team

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Position Player Team
Offense
QB Donald Horn San Diego
HB Carl Garrett New Mexico Highlands
Donald Haas Montana State
FB John Ogles Austin Peay
E Joseph Peyton Puget Sound
Dwayne Nix Texas A&I
T Herbert Slattery Delaware
Fred Davis Doane
G Harry Sorrell Chattanooga
William Stringer Southwest Missouri State
C David Edmondson Cal Poly
Defense
DE Ronald McCall Weber State
Joseph Egresitz Gettysburg
DT Kenneth Ozee Arkansas State
Mark DeVilling Muskingum
MG Walter Odegaard North Dakota State
LB Dick Ries Northern Arizona
John Huard Maine
Roger Bonk North Dakota
DB Ray Vinson Jacksonville State
Al Dodd Northwestern State
Mel Thake Superior State

Second team

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Position Player Team
Offense
QB Bob Berezowitz Whitewater State
HB Terry Gwin Arkansas State
Michael Love Abilene Christian
FB Robert Mitchell Vermont
E Donald Larson Minnesota–Duluth
Larry Fowler Hillsdale
T Paul Maczuzak Bucknell
Edward Joyner Lenoir–Rhyne
G Curtis Marker Northern Michigan
Terry Pitts Fresno State
C Al DuBouis Franklin & Marshall
Defense
DE Claude Humphrey Tennessee A&I
Leo Carroll San Diego
DT Thomas Sears Georgetown (KY)
Don Williams Wofford
MG LeRoy Gray East Tennessee State
LB Thomas McNeil Waynesburg
Jeff Stagg San Diego
David Ragusa Rochester
DB Alfred Avila Sul Ross
Louis Pfaadt Eastern Kentucky
Paul Wallerga Santa Clara

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ries All American". Arizona Daily Sun. December 6, 1966. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Odegaard, Bonk Named To Little All-America Unit". The Bismarck Tribune. December 6, 1966. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.