The 1960 All-America college football team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose All-America college football teams in 1960. The six selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1960 season are (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (4) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (5) the Sporting News, and (6) the United Press International (UPI).
Seven players, including 1960 Heisman Trophy winner Joe Bellino of Navy, and College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Mike Ditka of Pitt and Bob Lilly of TCU, were unanimously named first-team All-Americans by all six official selectors.
Consensus All-Americans For the year 1960, the NCAA recognizes six published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.
Name Position School Number Official OtherMike DitkaEndPittsburgh6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCDan LaRoseEndMissouri6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCBob LillyTackleTCU6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCTom BrownGuardMinnesota6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCJoe BellinoHalfbackNavy6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCBob FergusonFullbackOhio State6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCJake GibbsQuarterbackOle Miss6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, WCKen RiceTackleAuburn5/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCE. J. HolubCenterTexas Tech5/6AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCJoe RomigGuardColorado3/6AFCA, FWAA, UPIWCErnie DavisHalfbackSyracuse2/6AFCA, UPIWC
All-American selections for 1960 Ends Mike Ditka, Pittsburgh Dan LaRose, Missouri Bill Miller, Miami (FL) Claude Moorman, Duke Marlin McKeever, USC Johnny Brewer, Ole Miss Fred Mautino, Syracuse
Tackles Bob Lilly, TCU Ken Rice, Auburn Merlin Olsen, Utah State Jerry Beabout, Purdue Kurt Gegner, Washington Bob DeMarco, Dayton Joe Rutgens, Illinois
Guards Tom Brown, Minnesota Joe Romig, Colorado Mark Manders, Iowa Ben Balme, Yale Wayne Harris, Arkansas Al Vanderbush, Army Myron Pottios, Notre Dame Pat Dye, Georgia Rufus King, Rice Monte Lee, Texas
Centers E. J. Holub, Texas Tech Roy McKasson, Washington Tom Goode, Mississippi State Wayne Harris, Arkansas
Quarterbacks Jake Gibbs, Mississippi Roman Gabriel, N.C. State Norm Snead, Wake Forest Tom Matte, Ohio State
Halfbacks Joe Bellino, Navy Ernie Davis, Syracuse Billy Kilmer, UCLA Pervis Atkins, New Mexico State John Hadl, Kansas Larry Ferguson, Iowa Tommy Mason, Tulane Ronnie Bull, Baylor Lance Alworth, Arkansas Wilburn Hollis, Iowa
Fullbacks Bob Ferguson, Ohio State Ed Dyas, Auburn Tom Watkins, Iowa State Mike Stock, Northwestern
Key Bold – Consensus All-American -1 – First-team selection -2 – Second-team selection -3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors AFCA = American Football Coaches Association, "selected on the basis of balloting by more than 1,500 members of the coaches' association", sponsored by Eastman Kodak Company and distributed exclusively by the United Press International AP = Associated Press FWAA = Football Writers Association of America NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association TSN = Sporting News UPI = United Press International. "Chosen by the ballots of a record number of 402 sports writers and broadcasters from all parts of the nation ..."
Other selectors CP = Central Press Association Time = Time magazine WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation
See also 1960 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team 1960 All-Big Eight Conference football team 1960 All-Big Ten Conference football team 1960 All-Pacific Coast football team 1960 All-SEC football team 1960 All-Southwest Conference football team
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