To commemorate the one centesimal anniversary of the first-ever AP All-American Staff, the Associated Press unveiled its All-Time All-America first and second teams, which embrace ten Heisman Trophy winners.
A panel of 12 AP sportswriters who cowl school soccer made the picks for the primary crew and the second crew. To ensure that a participant to qualify for one of many groups, he should have been named an AP first-team All-American at the least as soon as.
The Large Ten convention led the way in which with seven participant picks, two greater than the Southeastern Convention. 4 whole gamers from the Impartial convention had been chosen. The ACC, Large East, and Large Eight every had two participant picks apiece. The Large 12, MAC, and PAC-10 every had one consultant on the groups.
Former Florida Gator Tim Tebow was named the beginning quarterback for the AP All-Time All-American First-Staff. Lining up behind him on the tailback spots had been Barry Sanders and Herschel Walker. The large receiving corps was made up of Randy Moss, Larry Fitzgerald, and the Las Vegas Raiders’ Brock Bowers, who performed his school ball for the Georgia Bulldogs.
1997 Heisman winner Charles Woodson led the First-Staff protection alongside Deion Sanders. Ronnie Lott and Ed Reed had been named the beginning safeties, whereas Dick Butkus, Chris Spielman, and Derrick Thomas made up the linebacking corps. The defensive position consists of Ndamukong Suh, Bronko Nagurski, Randy White, and former Pitt Panther Hugh Inexperienced.
The total record of All-Time First-Staff All-People is as follows:
Offense
- QB: Tim Tebow, Florida
- RB: Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State; Herschel Walker, Georgia
- WR: Randy Moss, Marshall; Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh
- TE: Brock Bowers, Georgia
- OT: Orlando Tempo, Ohio State; Invoice Fralic, Pittsburgh
- OG: John Hannah, Alabama; Jim Parker, Ohio State
- C: Chuck Bednarik, Penn
- All-Function: Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska
Protection
- DE: Hugh Inexperienced, Pittsburgh; Randy White, Maryland
- DT: Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska; Bronko Nagurski, Minnesota
- LB: Dick Butkus, Illinois; Derrick Thomas, Alabama; Chris Spielman, Ohio State
- CB: Charles Woodson, Michigan; Deion Sanders, Florida State
- S: Ronnie Lott, USC; Ed Reed, Miami
Particular Groups
- Okay: Sebastian Janikowski, Florida State
- P: Tory Taylor, Iowa
Former New York Giants Corridor of Famer Lawrence Taylor highlights the Second-Staff protection. He, UCLA’s Jerry Robinson, and Brian Bosworth made up the Second-Staff linebacking corps. At defensive finish had been Bruce Smith and former Michigan State Spartan Bubba Smith, whereas Lee Roy Selmon and Warren Sapp manned the center of the d-line. Within the secondary had been Champ Bailey and Tyrann Mathieu, in addition to safeties Bennie Blades from Miami and Al Brosky from Illinois.
Heisman Trophy winners DeVonta Smith and Desmond Howard be a part of former Oklahoma Sooner tight finish Keith Jackson to make up the Second-Staff receiving corps. They’ll be catching passes from Vince Younger. In the meantime, Archie Griffin and Tony Dorsett can be splitting carries within the backfield.
The total record of All-Time Second-Staff All-People is as follows:
Offense
- QB: Vince Younger, Texas
- RB: Archie Griffin, Ohio State; Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh
- WR: DeVonta Smith, Alabama; Desmond Howard, Michigan
- TE: Keith Jackson, Oklahoma
- OT: Jonathan Ogden, UCLA; Bryant McKinnie, Miami
- OG: Brad Budde, USC; John Smith, Notre Dame
- C: Dave Rimington, Nebraska
- All-Function: Tim Brown, Notre Dame
Protection
- DE: Bubba Smith, Michigan State; Bruce Smith, Virginia Tech
- DT: Lee Roy Selmon, Oklahoma; Warren Sapp, Miami
- LB: Jerry Robinson, UCLA; Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma; Lawrence Taylor, UNC
- CB: Champ Bailey, Georgia; Tyrann Mathieu, LSU
- S: Bennie Blades, Miami; Al Brosky, Illinois
Particular Groups
- Okay: Martin Gramatica, Kansas State
- P: Reggie Roby, Iowa
