The 1967 All-America college football team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations that chose All-America college football teams in 1967.

The NCAA recognizes six selectors as "official" for the 1967 season. They are (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the Central Press Association (CP), (4) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (5) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and (6) the United Press International (UPI). Four of the six teams (AP, UPI, NEA, and FWAA) were selected by polling of sports writers and/or broadcasters. The Central Press team was selected with input from the captains of the major college teams. The AFCA team was based on a poll of coaches. Other notable selectors, though not recognized by the NCAA as official, included Time magazine, The Sporting News (TSN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF).

Consensus All-Americans The NCAA recognizes 22 players as "consensus" All-Americans for the 1967 season. The following chart identifies the consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.

Name Position School Official selectors Number Others TotalGary BebanQuarterbackUCLAAFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI6/6FN, Time, TSN, WCFF10/10Bob JohnsonCenterTennesseeAFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI6/6FN, Time, TSN, WCFF10/10Leroy KeyesRunning backPurdueAFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI6/6FN, Time, TSN, WCFF10/10O. J. SimpsonRunning backUSCAFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI6/6FN, Time, TSN, WCFF10/10Ron YaryTackleUSCAFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI6/6FN, Time, TSN, WCFF10/10Larry CsonkaRunning backSyracuseAFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI6/6FN, TSN, WCFF9/10Edgar ChandlerTackleGeorgiaAFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI5/6FN, Time, TSN, WCFF9/10Dennis ByrdDefensive tackleNorth Carolina StateAFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPI5/6FN, Time, TSN, WCFF9/10Tom SchoenDefensive backNotre DameAFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPI5/6FN, Time, TSN, WCFF9/10Dennis HomanEndAlabamaAFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPI5/6FN, TSN, WCFF8/10Ted HendricksDefensive endMiamiAFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI6/6FN, WCFF8/10Granville LigginsMiddle guardOklahomaAFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, NEA, UPI6/6FN, WCFF8/10Adrian YoungLinebackerUSCAFCA, AP, CP, FWAA, UPI5/6FN, TSN, WCFF8/10Wayne MeylanMiddle guardNebraskaAFCA, AP, CP, FWAA4/6FN, Time, TSN, WCFF8/10Frank LoriaDefensive backVirginia TechAFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, UPI5/6WCFF6/10Rich StotterGuardHoustonAFCA, AP, CP, NEA, UPI5/6FN6/10Tim RossovichDefensive endUSCAFCA, CP, FWAA, UPI4/6FN5/10Don ManningLinebackerUCLACP, NEA, UPI3/6FN, WCFF5/10Harry OlszewskiGuardClemsonAFCA, FWAA, UPI3/6WCFF4/10Ron SellersEndFlorida StateAFCA, AP, NEA3/6FN4/10Bobby JohnsDefensive backAlabamaAFCA, UPI2/6FN, WCFF4/10Dick AndersonDefensive backColoradoAP, NEA2/6--2/10

Offensive selections

Ends

Dennis Homan, Alabama (AFCA [split end], AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-2 [FL], UPI-1, FN, WCFF, TSN) Ron Sellers, Florida State (AFCA [flanker], AP-1, NEA-1 [split end], UPI-2, FN) Jim Seymour, Notre Dame (CP-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF) Ted Kwalick, Penn State (AFCA, NEA-1 [tight end], UPI-2) Ken Hebert, Houston (FWAA, NEA-2 [split end]) Haven Moses, San Diego State (TSN) Fred Hyatt, Auburn (FN) Gary Steele, Army (NEA-2 [tight end]) Jim Beirne, Purdue (CP-2) Dick Trapp, Florida (CP-2) Rob Taylor, Navy (CP-3) Phil Odle, Brigham Young (CP-3)

Offensive tackles

Ron Yary, USC (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN) Edgar Chandler, Georgia (AFCA, AP-1, CP-3, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN) Larry Slagle, UCLA (CP-1) John Williams, Minnesota (Time) Russ Washington, Missouri (NEA-2) John Boynton, Tennessee (CP-2, NEA-2) Mo Moorman, Texas A&M (UPI-2) Bill Stanfill, Georgia (UPI-2) Mike Montler, Colorado (CP-2) Glenn Greenberg, Yale (CP-3)

Offensive guards

Harry Olszewski, Clemson (AFCA, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, WCFF) Rich Stotter, Houston (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN) Gary Cassells, Indiana (AP-1, FWAA, UPI-2, WCFF) Phil Tucker, Texas Tech (NEA-1) Bob Kalsu, Oklahoma (CP-1) Willie Banks, Alcorn A&M (NEA-2) Barry Wilson, LSU (NEA-2) Bruce Gunstra, Northwestern (CP-2) Dick Swatland, Notre Dame (CP-2) Tony Conti, Michigan State (CP-3) Ray Phillips, Michigan (CP-3, UPI-2)

Centers

Bob Johnson, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN) John Didion, Oregon State (UPI-2) Jon Kolb, Oklahoma State (CP-2) Joe Dayton, Michigan (CP-3)

Quarterbacks

Gary Beban, UCLA (College Football Hall of Fame) (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN) Ken Stabler, Alabama (CP-2, NEA-2, FN) Mike Phipps, Purdue (FN) Kim Hammond, Florida State (UPI-2) Paul Toscano, Wyoming (CP-3)

Running backs

O. J. Simpson, USC (College and Pro Football Halls of Fame) (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1 [halfback], FWAA, NEA, UPI-1 [halfback], FN, WCFF, Time, TSN) Leroy Keyes, Purdue (College Football of Fame) (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1 [halfback], FWAA, NEA-1 [FL], UPI-1 [halfback], FN, WCFF, Time, TSN) Larry Csonka, Syracuse (College and Pro Football Halls of Fame) (AFCA [fullback], AP-1 [fullback], CP-1 [fullback], FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1 [fullback], FN [fullback], WCFF, TSN) Lee White, Weber State (FN [fullback], Time) Chris Gilbert, Texas (College Football Hall of Fame) (CP-2, NEA-2, UPI-2 [halfback], FN) Richmond Flowers Jr., Tennessee (FN) Jerry LeVias, SMU (FN) Ron Johnson, Michigan (College Football Hall of Fame) (CP-2) Butch Colson, East Carolina (CP-2) Larry Smith, Florida (NEA-2, CP-3) Warren McVea, Houston (UPI-2 [halfback], FN) Bill Enyart, Oregon State (UPI-2 [fullback]) Vic Gatto, Harvard (CP-3) Perry Williams, Purdue (CP-3)

Defensive selections

Defensive ends

Ted Hendricks, Miami (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN [end], WCFF) Tim Rossovich, USC (AFCA, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, FN) Bob Stein, Minnesota (FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-2, CP-3, WCFF) Claude Humphrey, Tennessee State (Time, TSN) John Garlington, LSU (AFCA, UPI-2) Bill Dow, Navy (CP-2) George Foussekis, VPI (CP-3)

Defensive tackles

Dennis Byrd, North Carolina State (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, WCFF, Time, TSN) Kevin Hardy, Notre Dame (AP-1 [defensive end], CP-2 [defensive end], NEA-2 [defensive end], UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN) Bill Staley, Utah State (CP-1, NEA-2, UPI-2, FN, Time, TSN) Mike Dirks, Wyoming (FWAA, NEA-1) Jess Lewis, Oregon State (NEA-1) Russ Washington, Missouri (TSN) Jon Sandstrom, Oregon State (AFCA) Jim Urbanek, Mississippi (CP-2, UPI-2, FN) Doug Crusan, Indiana (CP-2) Dick Himes, Ohio State (CP-3) Ray Norton, Boston Univ. (CP-3)

Middle guards

Granville Liggins, Oklahoma (AFCA [guard], AP-1, CP-1 [guard], FWAA, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF) Wayne Meylan, Nebraska (AFCA [linebacker], AP [linebacker], CP-1 [guard], FWAA, NEA-2 [middle guard], UPI-2 [middle guard], FN, WCFF, Time, TSN) Curley Culp, Arizona State (CP-2 [guard], FN, Time, TSN) Greg Pipes, Baylor (AFCA [guard], AP-1 [defensive tackle]) George Dames, Oregon (CP-2 [guard]) Bob Foyle, Duke (CP-3 [guard]) Carl Garber, Missouri (CP-3 [guard])

Linebackers

Adrian Young, USC (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, NEA-2, UPI-1, WCFF, TSN) Don Manning, UCLA (CP-1, NEA-1, UPI-1, FN, WCFF) Fred Carr, UTEP (NEA-1, CP-2, Time, TSN) Corbin Robertson, Texas (FWAA, NEA-2) Bill Hobbs, Texas A&M (AP-1) D.D. Lewis, Mississippi State (NEA-1, UPI-2) Tom Beutler, Toledo (CP-1) Mike McGill, Notre Dame (Time) John Pergine, Notre Dame (CP-3, UPI-2) Don Chiafaro, Harvard (CP-2) Danny Lankas, Kansas State (CP-2) Tony Kyasky, Syracuse (CP-3) Ken Kaczmarek, Indiana (CP-3)

Defensive backs

Tom Schoen, Notre Dame (AFCA, AP-1, CP-1, FWAA, UPI-1, FN, WCFF, Time, TSN) Frank Loria, Virginia Tech (AFCA, AP-1, FWAA, NEA-1 [safety], UPI-1, WCFF) Dick Anderson, Colorado (AP-1, NEA-1, UPI-2) Bobby Johns, Alabama (AFCA, CP-2, UPI-1, FN, WCFF) Jim Smith, Oregon (CP-3, NEA-1, UPI-2, Time, TSN) Major Hazelton, Florida A. & M. (Time, TSN) Charlie West, UTEP (NEA-2, Time, TSN) Harry Cheatwood, Oklahoma State (CP-1) Fred Combs, North Carolina State (FWAA, UPI-2) Al Dorsey, Tennessee (UPI-1, FN) Mike Battle, USC (CP-3, UPI-2) Neal Starkey, Air Force (CP-2)

Special teams

Kicker

Jerry DePoyster, Wyoming (AP-1, FN, TSN)

Punter

Zenon Andrusyshyn, UCLA (TSN)

Key Bold – Consensus All-American -1 – First-team selection -2 – Second-team selection -3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors AFCA = American Football Coaches Association, separate offensive units based on votes from nearly 700 coaches AP = Associated Press, "selected on the basis of recommendations from the Top Ten AP football boards in each of the eight [NCAA] districts" CP = Central Press Association, first-, second- and third-teams selected "with the aid of the major college football captains, who were polled by ballot" FWAA = Football Writers Association of America NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association UPI = United Press International, first- and second-team squads "chosen by direct vote of 207 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the nation, the only honor squad so chosen"

Unofficial selectors FN = The Football News, consisting of the 34 best college football players as selected by the correspondents and staff of The Football News Time = Time magazine TSN = The Sporting News WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation

See also 1967 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team 1967 All-Big Eight Conference football team 1967 All-Big Ten Conference football team 1967 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team 1967 All-SEC football team 1967 All-Southwest Conference football team

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