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]
1966 All-Americans included National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee Reggie Jackson.
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 (2) ♦ | Ohio State | 1966 College World Series Most Outstanding Player,[3] Career 5.5 H/9 (11th in Division I)[4] |
| Pitcher | Bill Frost | Cal | |
| Catcher | Jim Hibbs | Stanford | |
| First baseman | Ed Maras | South Dakota State | |
| Second baseman | Matt Galante | St. John's | |
| Third baseman | Bob Willet | Ohio | |
| Shortstop | Eddie Leon | Arizona | 28 career triples (T-7th in Division I)[4] |
| Outfielder | Reggie Jackson | Arizona State | National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee,[5] 14x MLB All Star,[5] 2x Silver Slugger Award winner,[5] 2x World Series MVP,[5] 1973 AL MVP,[5] 1977 Babe Ruth Award[5] |
| Outfielder | Dale Ford | Washington State | |
| Outfielder | Jimmy Lyttle | Florida State |
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.
- ^ a b "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "Reggie Jackson". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2012.