1957 All-Southwest Conference football team
The 1957 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1957 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP). Players selected as first-team players by both the AP and UP are designated in bold.
All Southwest selections[edit]
Backs[edit]
- King Hill, Rice (AP-1; UP-1 [QB])
- John David Crow, Texas A&M (AP-1; UP-1 [HB]) (1957 Heisman Trophy winner; College Football Hall of Fame)
- Jim Shofner, TCU (AP-1; UP-1 [HB])
- Gerald Nesbitt, Arkansas (AP-1; UP-1 [FB])
- Don Meredith, SMU (AP-2 [QB])
- Roddy Osborne, Texas A&M (AP-2; UPI-2 [QB])
- Buddy Dike, TCU (AP-2 [FB])
- Donnie Stone, Arkansas (AP-2 [HB])
Ends[edit]
- Buddy Dial, Rice (AP-1; UP-1) (College Football Hall of Fame)
- Bobby Marks, Texas A&M (AP-1; UP-1)
- Willard Dewveall, SMU (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Maurice Doke, Texas (AP-2)
- John Tracey, Texas A&M (UPI-2)
Tackles[edit]
- Charles Krueger, Texas A&M (AP-1; UP-1)
- Larry Whitmire, Rice (AP-1; UP-1)
- Bobby Jack Oliver, Baylor (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Garland Kennon, Texas (AP-2; UPI-2)
Guards[edit]
- Matt Gorges, Rice (AP-1; UP-1)
- Tom Koenig, SMU (AP-1; UP-1)
- Clyde Letbetter, Baylor (AP-1; UPI-2)
- Don Wilson, Texas (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Jerry Ford, Arkansas (AP-2)
Centers[edit]
- Jay Donathan, Arkansas (AP-1; UP-1)
- Louis Del Homme, Texas (AP-2; UPI-2)
Key[edit]
AP = Associated Press[1]
UP = United Press[2]
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Rice Player Lead All SWC Team Choices". The Amarillo Globe-Times. December 3, 1957. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Four Rice Owls Named to UP All-Conference". The Mexia Daily News. November 29, 1957. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
