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1974 Little All-America college football team

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The 1974 Little All-America college football team, also known as the Small College All-America football team, is composed of college football players from small colleges and universities who were selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the best players at each position. For 1974, the AP selected three teams, each team having separate offensive and defensive platoons.[1][2]

First team

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Position Player Team
Offense
Quarterback Jim McMillan Boise State
Running back Walter Payton Jackson State
Everett Talbert Eastern Kentucky
Mike Thomas UNLV
Wide receiver Jim Myers Kenyon
Tight end Mike Barber Louisiana Tech
Tackle Caesar Douglas Illinois Wesleyan
John Passananti Western Illinois
Guard Herbert Scott Virginia Union
Ray Sweeney Delaware
Center Mark King Troy State
Defense
Defensive end Jerry Dahl North Dakota State
Cleveland Elam Tennessee State
Defensive tackle Fred Dean Louisiana Tech
Gary "Big Hands" Johnson Grambling State
Middle guard Glenn Fleming Northeast Louisiana
Linebacker Robert Brazile Jackson State
Mike McDonald Catawba
Steve Yates Western Carolina
Defensive back Greg Grouwinkel Nevada
Mark Johnson Minnesota–Duluth
Virgil Livers Western Kentucky

Second team

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Position Player Team
Offense
QB Mike Franckowiak Central Michigan
RB Vincent Allen Indiana State
Don Hardeman Texas A&I
Jim Van Wagner Michigan Tech
WR Dwight Duncombe South Dakota
TE Fred Coleman Northeast Louisiana
T Brent Adams Chattanooga
Greg Arnold Capital
G Fred Pointer Southwest Texas State
Dan Schmitt Coe
C John Brooks Elizabeth City State
Defense
DE Lawrence Pillers Alcorn State
Phil Wells UC Davis
DT John Bushong Western Kentucky
Joe Ingersoll UNLV
MG Alan Klein Southeastern Louisiana
LB Jerry Janik Texas A&I
Art Thomas Wittenberg
Pete Yorkoski Santa Clara
DB Ralph Gebhardt Rochester
Tony Parisi Wagner
Ed Pinkham Allegheny

Third team

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Position Player Team
Offense
QB Lynn Heiber IUP
RB Tim Barrett John Carroll
Nate Beasley Delaware
Charles McDaniel Louisiana Tech
WR Ron Gustafson North Dakota
TE Duane Spale Midland (NE)
T James Files McNeese State
Larry McFarland Texas A&I
G Coy Gibson Wofford
Allen Haigler Tennessee State
C Bob McAndrews North Park
Defense
DE Elois Grooms Tennessee Tech
Sam Miller Delaware
DT Bill Chandler Northwood
Dave Nygaard Linfield
MG Bennie Barbour Winston-Salem State
LB Nick Buehler UC Riverside
Tom Kozlosky East Stroudsburg
Ron Rosenberg Montana
DB Anthony Leonard Virginia Union
Granville Lyons Tennessee State
Glen Printers Southern Colorado

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Little All-America Team named". The Daily Times. December 5, 1974. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Payton, Brazile Make All-America". Clarion-Ledger. December 5, 1974. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.