The 1959 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1959 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP). Players selected as first-team players by both the AP and UP are designated in bold.
All Southwest selections
editBacks
edit- Don Meredith, SMU (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Jack Spikes, TCU (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Jim Mooty, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Rene Ramirez, Texas (AP-1)
- Jack Collins, Texas (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Charlie Milstead, Texas A&M (AP-2)
- Lance Alworth, Arkansas (AP-2)
- Glynn Gregory, SMU (AP-2)
Ends
edit- Monte Lee, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Albert Witcher, Baylor (AP-1)
- Henry Christopher, SMU (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Billy Tranum, Arkansas (AP-2)
Tackles
edit- Don Floyd, TCU (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Bob Lilly, TCU (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Larry Stephens, Texas (AP-2)
- Marlin Epp, Arkansas (AP-2)
Guards
edit- Maurice Doke, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Rufus King, Rice (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Raman Armstrong, TCU (AP-2)
- Roy Lee Rambo, TCU (AP-2)
Centers
edit- Wayne Harris, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Boyd King, Rice (AP-2)
Key
editAP = Associated Press[1]
UPI = United Press International[2]
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Texas, TCU Pace SWC's Honor Roll". Corpus Christi Times. November 30, 1959. p. 8B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas Lands 2 On UPI All-Southwest". Monroe News-Star. November 27, 1959. p. 11A – via Newspapers.com.