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
edit| 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
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
- ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ^ "Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- ^ "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Rick Monday". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 14, 2012.