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1953 College Baseball All-America Team

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An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.[1]

From 1947 to 1980, the American Baseball Coaches Association was the only All-American selector recognized by the NCAA.[2]

Key

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Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been named an All-American at that point
Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame

All-Americans

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Position Name School Notes
Pitcher Paul Giel Minnesota College Football Hall of Fame Inductee[3]
Pitcher Warren Neuberger CCNY
Catcher John Shepard Stanford
First baseman Ed Simpson USC
Second baseman Gene Sheets Oklahoma
Third baseman B.B. Hopkins Tennessee
Shortstop Bruce Haynam Michigan
Outfielder Fred Fleming Bowdoin
Outfielder Richard Murphy Ohio
Outfielder Mickey Sullivan Baylor

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "Paul Giel". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved April 13, 2012.