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1961 All Big Eight Conference football team

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The 1961 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1961 college football season. The selectors for the 1961 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). Players selected as first-team players by both the AP and UPI are designated in bold.

Contents

Backs

  • John Hadl, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Dave Hoppman, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Curtis McClinton, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Bill Thornton, Nebraska (AP-1)
  • Gale Weidner, Colorado (UPI-1)

    • Ends

  • Jerry Hillebrand, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Conrad Hitchler, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)

    • Tackles

  • Edward Blaine, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Billy White, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1)

    • Guards

  • Joe Romig, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1) (College Football Hall of Fame)
  • Dan Celoni, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1)

    • Centers

  • Walter Klinker, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1)

    • Key

    AP = Associated Press

    UPI = United Press International

    References

    1961 All-Big Eight Conference football team Wikipedia
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