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 |
Position | Name | School | Notes |
Pitcher | Nino Barnise | California | |
Pitcher | Joe Landrum | Clemson | |
Catcher | Lee Eilbracht | Illinois | |
First baseman | Andy Phillip | Illinois | |
Second baseman | Charlie Teague ♦ | Wake Forest | |
Third baseman | Gene Hooks | Wake Forest | |
Shortstop | Chuck Brayton | Washington State | Inducted into National College Baseball Hall of Fame as a coach |
Outfielder | Bill Howe | Yale | |
Outfielder | Jackie Jensen | California | 1958
AL MVP
[3] 3x MLB All Star [3] 1959 Gold Glove Award [3] |
Outfielder | John Fiscalini | California |
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 |
Position | Name | School | Notes |
Pitcher | Nino Barnise | California | |
Pitcher | Joe Landrum | Clemson | |
Catcher | Lee Eilbracht | Illinois | |
First baseman | Andy Phillip | Illinois | |
Second baseman | Charlie Teague ♦ | Wake Forest | |
Third baseman | Gene Hooks | Wake Forest | |
Shortstop | Chuck Brayton | Washington State | Inducted into National College Baseball Hall of Fame as a coach |
Outfielder | Bill Howe | Yale | |
Outfielder | Jackie Jensen | California | 1958
AL MVP
[3] 3x MLB All Star [3] 1959 Gold Glove Award [3] |
Outfielder | John Fiscalini | California |