1965 College Baseball All-America Team

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]

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 Steve Arlin Ohio State 1966 College World Series Most Outstanding Player,[3] Career 5.5 H/9 (11th in Division I)[4]
Pitcher John Marcum Jr. Saint Louis
Catcher John E. Olerud Washington State
First baseman Pete Middlekauff Stanford
Second baseman Luis Lagunas Arizona State Sun Devils
Third baseman Mike McClure Texas A&M
Shortstop Archie Roberts Columbia
Outfielder Bill Guerrant Western Michigan
Outfielder Billy Wolff Cincinnati
Outfielder Rick Monday Arizona State 2x MLB All Star,[5] 1981 World Series Champion,[5] First overall pick in 1965 Major League Baseball Draft[5]

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. ^ "Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  4. ^ "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  5. ^ a b c "Rick Monday". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 14, 2012.