1979 ABCA/Rawlings High School All-America Teams About Rawlings Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. is an innovative manufacturer and marketer of sporting goods worldwide. Extremely quick for a 300-pound tackle in HS. Played 12 NFL seasons, with 23 INTs, 2 Super Bowl rings and 3 Pro Bowl appearances. Fourteen of them were recognized unanimously. College: Attended Oregon, where he was a tour de force as an athlete. Never drafted by NFL because of medical condition. He flipped on a commitment to in-state Virginia to go play both sports for North Carolina, where he continued to play quarterback but switched to wide receiver for a seven-year NFL career. Whether he ever told McCoy isn't certain. He heads a roster of 58 standout athletes from. A tackling machine for Wildcats' back-to-back state title teams in 1974-75. Played on undefeated 1971 state championship team and was a 3-time All-State selection in HS. Oregon, All-American in football and baseball. Peyton Manning and his younger brother, Eli Manning, were both prep football sensations at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, where their father, Archie Manning, starred at quarterback for the New Orleans Saints. All-Star Game: Year: 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 . 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Was an All-American for the Florida Gators and a first-round draft pick for the Los Angeles Rams in 1969. Nicknamed "The Jet," was an All-State first-team and All-America receiver as a HS senior. Sprague: Graduated in 2001. Made 2nd-team Big Nine Conference in 1959, rushing 78 times for 525 yards. Bryce Browns older brother, Arthur, also was a five-star recruit at linebacker at East High School in Wichita, Kansas. Played for Steve Spurrier with the Tampa Bay Bandits of the USFL. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Williams helped the Hurricanes win a national title in 2001 and was a two-time All-Big East pick before the Denver Broncos made him a first-round draft pick in 2004. Noah Jackson OL Fletcher (Jacksonville Beach) 1968. Steve Kiner QB/LB Hillsborough (Tampa) 1965. College: A terrific player at Arizona State, Green posted All-America seasons in 1972 and 1973, and ran for 4,188 yards and 43 touchdowns during his career. Pro: Picked in the first round, No. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Arizona Daily Star. One of state's great all-time athletes. He was Oregons first consensus All-American in 43 years and left school one year early for the NFL draft. 1970 Parade All America High School Football Team (8th_Annual) St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The 1979 College Football All-America teamis composed of college footballplayers who were selected as All-Americansby various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teamsin 1979. College: Like younger brother Stan, Pete played at Colorado, where he was a first-team All-American as a senior. Or write about sports? Now in his 13th NFL season, has made Pro Bowl 7 times and was 1999 AP Defensive Player of the Year. 1 overall pick in the 2001 MLB draft by his hometown Minnesota Twins. He took his team to the Sweet Sixteen in 1978 and 1979 and esteemed Chicago sportswriter Bill Gleason said he was better than Isiah Thomas, then a standout at St. Joseph. All-state selection in football and basketball in the late 1940s. . State all-time total offense king with 13,042 career yards (9922 pass/3120 rush) and 159 TDs responsible for (96 passing/63 rushing) in 3 years as QB at Nease. Total number of selections are listed in parentheses for repeat winners. College: Suh was a three-year starter at Nebraska, earning All-America honors his final two seasons. Now a rookie starter for Jacksonville in the NFL. Played 14 NFL seasons. Parade All-American as a senior, was picked to all-time All-Broward County team by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. 20 nationally as a freshman by longtime recruiting analyst Van Coleman and Clark Francis of Hoop Scoop. Named the first-ever Gator All-American. Scored school record 22 touchdowns in his senior year. Mr. Football and first-team All-American his senior year. College: Injuries took a toll on Tyners college career, that began at Oregon. North Eugene: Ainge was a rare high school athlete, as he earned All-America honors in football, basketball and baseball. Was Class 2B Player of the Year and runner-up to Tim Tebow in Mr. Football award voting. The son of San Jose State head coach Jack Elway, John decided to play baseball and football at Stanford. Joe Goldsmith WR Kathleen (Lakeland) 1969. Later played for Miami Dolphins. Celebrate With. Standout DL and 3-sport letterman at Hernando in early 1980s. Career HS totals were158 catches, 2,346 yards, 38 TDs (then a state record) in only 2 seasons. Renfro was also a standout track athlete. Also starred for state championship baseball teams in 1959 and 1960. Starred at FSU. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. All-State TE for the Tarpons. Marquette Smith RB Lake Howell (Winter Park) 1990. Led Rhein Fire to NFL Europe championship. Caught 99 passes (still a state record) for 1,716 yards and 19 Tds as a senior. 1 overall recruit in 2012. Ken Riley QB/DB Union Academy (Bartow) 1965. Jesuit: Graduated in 1976. As a member of the 49ers, Walter was an all-Pro in 1989, and played in three Super Bowls. Signed with FSU, but ended up at Central Florida. Was Bears' all-time leading rusher until Walter Payton broke his records in the 1980s. Left early for NFL and was 3rd overall pick by Cleveland. Pitched 2 consecutive no-hitters in 1 tournament. NFL All-Pro in 2000. He was second-team all-Pac 12 as a senior. McNary: Graduated in 1999. Named to Florida's All-Time High School Team by Sports Illustrated in 1988. Winningest teams in America; Most games played in America; Records Against Opponents; . Corey Simon DL Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach) 1994. All rights reserved (About Us). A small college All-American for Bethune-Cookman. Finished with 300 career receptions for 4,047 yards and 12 TDs while with New England, Chicago and Philadelphia. Named to UF's Team of the Century. Drafted No. Duante Culpepper QB Vanguard (Ocala) 1994. A two-time all-state lineman for the Celtics, played on a state championship team as a junior, and earned Parade All-America honors as a senior. Scored 29 TDs in 10 games as a senior in an era when scoring was much lower than today. Now in 5th NFL season. The 6-8 FitzPatrick towered over the competition as a senior, where he was first-team all-state on both sides of the ball and co-player of the year on defense. A 4-sport standout for Tampa Bay Tech in 980s, even winning a state championship in wrestling. Had 14 NFL seasons with Pittsburgh, including all 4 of Steelers' Super Bowl wins. Hackenbruck was a first-team all-stater at linebacker and running back as a senior, earning 4A offensive player of the year honors. Here's a look at the greatest high school football recruits of all time and what happened to them after we anointed them. Played on 2 Super Bowl teams for the Raiders. Named All-County, All-State and national high school All-American OL and class valedictorian as senior. 33 on list of top 100 college players of all time by College Football News in 2004. Ended his prep career with 4,248 yards and 48 TDs. Pro: The second pick of the 2010 draft, Suh currently plays for Miami. Went on to be an All-American at University of Miami and an All-Pro with Philadelphia Eagles. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Injuries, including a torn Achilles tendon in 2016, have hampered his pro career. Oregon, started three years, passed for 7,555 yards and 61 touchdowns. Swancutt was also the Valley League defensive player of the year as a junior and senior. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:41AM. He also helped the Ravens win a Super Bowl in 2012 with Hall of Famers Ed Reed and Ray Lewis. Signed with University of Florida and started as a sophomore, leading Gators to 9-1-1 record and Gator Bowl victory. The AFCA was a poll of college coaches. They are:[1] (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) based on the input of more than 2,000 voting members;[2] (2) the Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers;[3] (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) selected by the nation's football writers;[4] and (4) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers. He committed to Texas A&M, which allegedly gave him a brand-new Trans Am, then flipped his commitment to scandal-ridden SMU. Inducted into the College Hall of Fame in 1975. Had 29 career sacks in 147 pro games. 3 all-time) and 26 TD catches (still No. 1 cornerback on Sports Illustrated's All-Century college team. Spent nine seasons in NFL. College All-American at Army as DB with school-record 8 INTs and QB in same backfield as Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis. Remains only QB to have done that since the 1950s. Missouri. Parade All-American in 1979 on a team with Cris Collinsworth at QB. First prep QB in US to pass for 4,000 yards in a season as a senior, was 263-of-471 for 4,098 yards and 40 TDs for 12-2 team that was large-class state runner-up to Hialeah Miami Lakes. Grant: Graduated in 2005. Played both sides of the ball, holds the school's defensive record with 18 career interceptions. Despite a severe knee injury at Miami, was a 3rd-round pick by San Francisco in 2005. Named USA Today National Defensive Player of the Year in 1993 for stellar play on Southridge's 15-0 state championship team. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Was a mainstay on the OL for Florida Gators from 1963-65. Was 3rd overall pick by Cincinnati Bengals in 1977 draft. 12 overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft and had two sacks and 21 tackles as a rookie with the Packers. Converted to DL at the University of Miami. Butkus played both ways for the Illini, at center and linebacker, and played all nine seasons of his NFL career with the Chicago Bears. Boulder. College: Longwell was the kicker and punter for California, where he earned all-Pac 10 honors for both positions as a senior. The 2022 College Football All-America Team includes those players of American college football who have been honored by various selector organizations as the best players at their respective positions. Played 18 years in NFL before retiring following 2002 season. Spiller RB Union County (Lake Butler) 2005. 1981. Consensus All-America Teams (1970-1979) | College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference Baseball Football (college) Basketball (college) Hockey Futebol Blog Stathead Questions or Comments? Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. What you need to know now is that there's another Manning at Newman who could be just as good, if not better. 13 overall, of the 1986 draft, FitzPatrick spent seven years in the NFL, playing for San Diego and the Los Angeles Raiders. Brock was a two-time all-stater and a Parade All-American. 1979 Parade All America High School Football Team (17th Annual) (2 of 2) St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He also may be the only athlete who is in serious contention as the greatest in two sports football and lacrosse. Inducted into Florida High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006. 242 Cmp, 368 Att, 3212 Yds, 23 TD, 17 Int, 262 Cmp, 405 Att, 3242 Yds, 24 TD, 12 Int, 306 Cmp, 429 Att, 3902 Yds, 33 TD, 10 Int, 233 Cmp, 386 Att, 3454 Yds, 27 TD, 11 Int, 231 Cmp, 351 Att, 2978 Yds, 26 TD, 15 Int, 129 Cmp, 229 Att, 2341 Yds, 22 TD, 11 Int, 233 Cmp, 390 Att, 3115 Yds, 29 TD, 12 Int, 365 Cmp, 578 Att, 4699 Yds, 46 TD, 15 Int. At Marshall, Moss set eight NCAA records in two seasons. Just completed first season as head coach at Blanche Ely. But college and professional accomplishments are a significant factor; its hard to ignore a 10-year NFL stint, a Heisman Trophy, or an NFL Hall of Fame induction. USA Today National Defensive Player of the Year and Florida's first Mr. Football award winner as a senior. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Won Class 3A weightlifting, wrestling and shot put titles as a senior, in addition to being an All-Stater in football. ", "2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010)", American Football Coaches Association All-America Team, Football Writers Association of America All-America Team, Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2022_College_Football_All-America_Team&oldid=1141834238, This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 01:38. One of the most dynamic runners to line up on an Oregon high school field, Tyner ran for 3,415 yards (No. College highlights: AP All-American (1982), two-time Pac-10 Player of the Year (1981, 1982) NFL career: Denver Broncos (1983-98) Bottom Line: John Elway John Elway was a two-sport star at Stanford. Knapple. Michael Timpson RB/WR/KR Hialeah-Miami Lakes 1985. Page 99. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Rushed for 1,014 yards on 105 carries and caught 28 passes for 1,005 yards and five TDs. Others weren't big enough or fast enough or simply not good enough to succeed at the next level. Set a career rushing record (later broken) at the University of Florida. Nearly all of them received Player of the Year recognition. Aloha: Graduated in 1980. Quarterback of two state championship teams, a four-sport star. 3 overall pick in the 2010 NFL draft, McCoy signed a whopping, seven-year, $98 million contract extension in 2014. In football, the list includes Fenwick's Jim DiLullo, Maine South's Tom Spotts, Evanston's Carlos Matthews, Lane Tech's Ken Ferguson, Tilden's Dempsey Norman, St. Rita's John Foley, Lane Tech's Alex Rodriguez, Naperville Central's Tim Lavery, New Trier's Mark Floersch, Proviso East's Philip Macklin, Naperville Central's Ryan Clifford, Maine South's Sean Price and Charlie Goro. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Parade began its series in 1957 with its boys basketball honors, and expanded to football six years later. Was legendary for sacking quarterbacks before it was adopted as a statistical category. Now in 13th NFL season, all with Tampa Bay. Ottis Anderson RB Forest Hill (West Palm Beach) 1974. Also spent time with the Cowboys before retiring with Dolphins in 1973. Was 3-year starter for Irish and collegiate All-American as a senior. Tim Tebow QB Nease (Ponte Vedra Beach) 2005. Poll: Who is Oregon's best-ever defensive lineman? Awards Index Hall of Fame NBA Weekly & Monthly Awards Coach of the Month NBA & ABA Season Honors All-NBA & All-ABA Leading All-NBA Vote Getters All-Rookie All-Defensive All-Seeding Games NBA & ABA Miscellaneous Honors NBA 75th Anniversary Team 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History Born: April 25, 1993 (St. Louis, Missouri), High school: Hillcrest High School (Springfield, Missouri), High school highlights: USA Today Offensive Player of the Year (2011), two-time USA Today All-American (2010, 2011), U.S. Army All-American (2012), College highlights: Sporting News Freshman All-American (2012), All-SEC (2013), NFL career: Tennessee Titans (2015), Philadelphia Eagles (2016). Eight year career with Baltimore, New York Giants, Minnesota, Denver. NFL: First pick of the 1955 draft. Awards Index Consensus All-America Teams (1969-70 to 1978-79) Previous Decade Next Decade Total number of selections are listed in parentheses for repeat winners. Earned All-SEC honors at University of Florida. Earned first-team All-American status in 1974. Name : School: Year: Walt Menzenthin: Columbia: 1900: Warren Heller : Pittsburg : 1932 : . The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes four selectors as "official" for the 1978 season. First-round pick by Detroit Lions in 1988. Burton Lawless TE/OL Charlotte (Punta Gorda) 1970. First RB in Florida history to rush for 2,000 yards twice. Named to the NFL's All-Decade team for the 1970s. Became an All-American at Alabama. Missouri. As a senior, Enyart earned several national honors following a 1,304-yard, 17-touchdown campaign. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Its over 13,000 members represent all 50 states and 36 countries. College: Enyart became one of Oregon States all-time greats. An outstanding sprinter in track and clocked 4.28 seconds in the 40-yard dash. Haloti Ngata is the highest-rated recruit in Utah history and was rated as the No. Was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999. 1 overall pick by the Houston Texans in 2014. He is the only player in the history of the CBA to lead the league in scoring and steals in two consecutive seasons. Hackenbruck was the leader on a Utes 2004 team that went unbeaten. Helped team to 8-1-1 record and first Big 9 North Conference title in 1965. Join our linker program. Ernie Sims is still the only linebacker to be a consensus No. Woodson then played 18 NFL seasons and was an eight-time All-Pro. To Mason, it was a crushing blow. Was a 2-time pro bowler. Brock landed one Super Bowl appearance, in 1995 for the San Diego Chargers. Rodgers was a two-way force for Aloha, earning all-state honors as a junior and senior as a running back and defensive back. Longwell kicked 378 field goals during his career, and played in the 1997 Super Bowl. Joe Mauer would be much higher on this list if not for the fact that his football recruitment came to a screeching halt when it became clear he would be the No. Signed by FSU. Not to mention playing styles have changed, and whos to say a great quarterback from the 1940s could excel in todays game? Made 67 tackles and 10 QB sacks to earn All-America honors as a senior. Killed in an automobile accident in 1964. Ran for 1,738 yards as a senior for undefeated team. Marcus Dupree was an athletic freak of nature at 6-foot-3 and 229 pounds. Had 11-year pro career with 3 teams, catching 559 passes and amassing 10,526 career all-purpose yards. He chose a North Carolina football scholarship over a Duke basketball scholarship, then played both sports for the Tar Heels. An amazing athlete who also was an All-State basketball player. Logged 6 seasons in the NFL, including 1979 and 1980 with the Dolphins. For example, Sheldons Chris Miller had a great college and NFL career, but was third-team all-state as a senior. His college choice boiled down to one fact: He and his older brother were Michigan fans. Rushed for 2,127 yards (tops in the state) on 248 carries as a junior in 10 games in the 1994 season. USA Today National Defensive Player of the Year and everybody's All-American as a senior. Join our linker program. Eddie Edwards DL Fort Pierce Central 1972. Closing in on 500 career catches and 7,000 yards. ACC Offensive Freshman of the Year in 2006 at Clemson. There aren't many players mentioned when we look at the list of who might have been good enough to go straight from high school football to the NFL, but Adrian Peterson usually tops the list. He is a five-time Pro Bowler, and the 2010 rookie of the year. Medford: Graduated in 1965. Led team to a state runner-up finish. Accumulated 63 career TDs and 4,200 yards of total offense in 2 years as Manatee's QB. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. All-SEC pick and semifinalist for the Outland Trophy as a senior. Learn more and register, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Rushed for 1,858 yards and 29 TDs despite missing 2 games in senior year. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. He was just as good in college at the University of South Carolina and left school one year early to enter the NFL draft, where he was the No. High school: East High School (Wichita, Kansas), High school highlights: U.S. Army National Player of the Year (2008), two-time USA Today All-American (2007, 2008), Wichita City League record 7,209 career rushing yards, NFL career: Philadelphia Eagles (2012-13), Buffalo Bills (2014-15), Seattle Seahawks (2015). Lito Sheppard DB Raines (Jacksonville) 1997. Was a back-up RB on Gilbert's 11-0 FIAA state championship title team in 1958. Burns: Graduated in 2000. Blanchard was a quarterback and punter on a Cavemen team that won the 1964 state championship. Knee injuries limited Greens NFL career to three years. Find out more. Played 9 seasons for the Chicago Bears. Became an instant star in NFL after being drafted in 7th round by Cincinnati Bengals. Entered 2007 season with 94 sacks. College: Stief is a Portland State Hall of Famer after a four year career where he caught 22 touchdown passes and amassed 2,581 receiving yards. Played 8 NFL seasons with Tampa Bay. They were dominant players, blue chippers, recruited by the nation's leading college programs, record-setters, leaders of state championship teams, first-round selections in the NBA draft. Named MVP in state all-star game. 1979 All-Big Eight Conference football team, 1979 All-Big Ten Conference football team, 1979 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team, "Southern Cal star White repeats as All-America", "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1979_College_Football_All-America_Team&oldid=1106376972, This page was last edited on 24 August 2022, at 08:45. D.J. Played all 11 years of pro career with Jets. Tommie Frazier QB Manatee (Bradenton) 1991. Recruiting analysts described him as the best linebacker to arrive at Notre Dame in decades, and he lived up to the hype. [5] Other selectors included Football News (FN), the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA),[6] The Sporting News (TSN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). Stief earned PIL Hall of Fame honors for his athletic accomplishments, particularly in football. Arguably most productive RB in Miami-Dade County history, ran for 2,955 yards and large classification record 38 TDs as a senior. Was picked to Pro Bowl in 1982. College: Swancutt stayed local and played four years at Oregon State, where he was the Pac-10 co-defensive player of the year as a senior defensive end. For the last four years, he played with the Rockford (Illinois) Lightning. Or write about sports? Born: March 24, 1976 (New Orleans, Louisiana), High school: Isidore Newman School (New Orleans, Louisiana), High school highlights: Gatorade National Player of the Year (1993), College highlights: Maxwell Award (1997), AP All-American (1997), Heisman Trophy finalist (1997), NFL career: Indianapolis Colts (1998-2011), Denver Broncos (2012-15). Knee injuries hampered college career and pro dreams. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Born: July 20, 1982 (Sacramento, California), High school: De La Salle High School (Concord, California), High school highlights: USA Today Defensive Player of the Year (1999), USA Today All-American (1999), College highlights: BCS national champion (2001), two-time All-Big East (2002, 2003), NFL career: Denver Broncos (2004-12), Chicago Bears (2013-14).