2008
(Ed. Note: This is the 15th in the series of digital postcards commemorating 75 years of the FWAA All-America Team. The first FWAA All-America Team was published in 1944 during World War II and is the second longest continuously published team in major-college football.)
In 2008, it was considered the beginning of the "R" word (recession) in the U.S. … Fidel Castro retired as president of Cuba … Jamaica's Usain Bolt set a world record in the 100 meters (9.69 seconds) in the Beijing Olympics … Barack Obama became the first African-American U.S. President … A Writers Guild strike cancelled the Golden Globe Awards … "No Country for Old Men" won the Academy Award for Best Picture … Tiger Woods underwent ACL surgery in June and missed the rest of the season.
A showdown of two of college football's top two quarterbacks – Florida's Tim Tebow and Oklahoma's Sam Bradford, the Heisman Trophy winner – ended with the Gators winning 24-14 for the national title … Ironically, neither Tebow nor Bradford was the first-team FWAA All-America quarterback. That belonged to Texas' Colt McCoy … Alabama offensive lineman Andre Smith was the Outland Trophy recipient … Ole Miss offensive lineman Michael Oher, whose story was told in the movie "The Blind Side," was on the team …Florida's only representative on the FWAA team was linebacker Brandon Spikes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZECMVx-9SU: Michael Oher
COTTON BOWL NUGGET:
The last Cotton Bowl to be played at historic Fair Park was an entertaining one. Ole Miss roared back from an early 14-0 deficit to prevail over Texas Tech, 47-34. Rebel quarterback Jevan Snead threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns (18 of 29) and Dexter McCluster rushed for 101 yards and a TD and caught six passes for 83 yards. Graham Harrell completed 36 of 58 passes for 364 yards and four scores for the Red Raiders.
2008 FWAA Selectors
Bob Asmussen, Champaign News-Gazette
Frank Coyle, Draft Insiders
Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman
Dennis Dodd, CBSSports.com
Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle
Antonya English, St. Petersburg Times
Maureen Fulton, Toledo Blade
Bob Holt, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Tom Kensler, Denver Post
Lenn Robbins, New York Post
George Schroeder, Eugene Register-Guard
Phil Steele, Phil Steele Magazine
Paul Strelow, The State
Phil Stukenborg, Memphis Commercial Appeal
2000
(Ed. Note: This is the 14th in the series of digital postcards commemorating 75 years of the FWAA All-America Team. The first FWAA All-America Team was published in 1944 during World War II and is the second longest continuously published team in major-college football.)
In Y2K,
no airplanes or computers crashed at the stroke of midnight Jan. 1 … Michael Phelps was 15 years old, competing in his first Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. He was fifth in the 200-meter butterfly … Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis was
indicted on murder and aggravated assault charges … The last official "Peanuts" comic strip appeared in newspapers (Feb. 13), the day after creator Charles M. Schulz died … The first crew arrived at the international space station.
Even with Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Chris Weinke at the controls, Florida State's offense was unable to score in a 13-2 loss to Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, which was the BCS National Championship Game … Ironically, Weinke wasn't the FWAA's All-America first-team quarterback. That belonged to Sooner QB Josh Heupel … Heupel and linebacker Rocky Calmus represented Oklahoma on the first team … TCU running back LaDainian Tomlinson and Pitt receiver Antonio Bryant were the big-name offensive players … Tennessee defensive lineman John Henderson won the Outland Trophy and then played in the Cotton Bowl… Miami's Santana Moss was the top kick returner.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bB-BYgB1YM: LaDainian Tomlinson
COTTON BOWL NUGGET:
An overnight winter storm blanketed the Cotton Bowl turf with snow but did little to slow down Kansas State in its 35-21 victory over Tennessee. K-State quarterback Jonathan Beasley ran for 98 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries and threw for 210 yards (13 of 27) and two TDs (56 and 10 yards to Quincy Morgan). The Wildcats' Josh Scobey ran for two scores. Tennessee running back Travis Henry ran for 180 yards on 17 carries, including an 81-yard touchdown gallop.
2000 FWAA Selectors
Bob Condotta, Tacoma News-Tribune
Adam Thompson, Denver Post
Neal Farmer, Houston Chronicle
Gregg Doyel, Charlotte Observer
Ron Guilberg, Casper Star-Tribune
Mike Griffith, Knoxville News-Sentinel
Mike Vega, Boston Globe
Bruce Hooley, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Doug Zaleski, Muncie Star Press
Ashley McGeachy, Philadelphia Daily News
1994
(Ed. Note: This is the 13th in the series of digital postcards commemorating 75 years of the FWAA All-America Team. The first FWAA All-America Team was published in 1944 during World War II and is the second longest continuously published team in major-college football.)
In 1994
, O.J. Simpson made headlines by fleeing police in a slow-speed chase in a white Bronco … The Major League Baseball season was suspended on Aug. 12, cancelling the World Series for the first time since 1904 … Lisa Marie Presley married Michael Jackson … Ice skater Nancy Kerrigan was attacked by Tonya Harding's bodyguard … Lawrence Taylor retired from the NFL … "Schindler's List" wins best picture at Academy Awards … Richard Nixon died.
Tom Osborne's top-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers knocked off No. 3 Miami in the Orange Bowl to wrap up the national title … No. 2 Penn State beat Oregon in the Rose Bowl, but couldn't reach a split decision for the national championship … Nebraska's strength was the offensive line with All-Americans Brendan Stai and Outland Trophy recipient Zach Weigert, along with linebacker Ed Stewart … Penn State was represented on the All-America team by quarterback Kerry Collins and running back Ki-Jana Carter … Colorado running back Rashaan Salaam was an overwhelming choice for the Heisman Trophy … Big names on that All-America team were offensive lineman Tony Boselli of USC, defensive lineman Derrick Alexander and linebacker Derrick Brooks of Florida State and Miami defensive lineman Warren Sapp.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bW1AB5IKeI - Nebraska
COTTON BOWL NUGGET:
What a mismatch! In a 55-14 thumping of Texas Tech, USC set Cotton Bowl records for points (55), total offense (578), passing yards (435), points in a quarter (28) and points in a half (34). Trojan receiver Keyshawn Johnson caught eight passes for 222 yards and five touchdowns.
1994 FWAA Selectors
Andy Bagnato, Chicago Tribune
Lee Barfknecht, Omaha World-Herald
Jimmy Burch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Bob Hammond, Laramie Daily Bommerang
Charles Hollis, Birmingham News
Ivan Maisel, Newsday
Alan Schmadtke, Orlando Sentinel
Corky Simpson, Tucson Citizen
Dick Weiss, New York Daily News
1990
(Ed. Note: This is the 12th in the series of digital postcards commemorating 75 years of the FWAA All-America Team. The first FWAA All-America Team was published in 1944 during World War II and is the second longest continuously published team in major-college football.)
In 1990, "The Simpsons" made its television debut … 42-year-old George Foreman knocked out Gerry Cooney in two rounds … Larry Bird's streak of 71 made free throws ends … Pete Rose spent five months in federal prison for cheating on his taxes … George Steinbrenner steps down as Yankees owner … Jerry Lewis' 25th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raised over $44 million … "LA Law" won an Emmy Award … "Goodfellas" starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Ray Liotta is released.
A national title shared by Colorado (writers' poll) and Georgia Tech (coaches' poll) gave the impetus to the formation of the Bowl Coalition … The Buffaloes (11-1-1) won the controversial "Fifth Down Game" over Missouri when they were mistakenly given an extra play which enabled them to beat the Tigers … FWAA All-America, BYU quarterback Ty Detmer, won the Heisman Trophy and the Outland Trophy went to Miami's Russell Maryland … Colorado's star was running back Eric Bieniemy … Georgia Tech's only All-American was defensive back Ken Swilling … Notre Dame was represented on the FWAA All-America Team by defensive lineman Chris Zorich, linebacker Michael Stonebreaker and kick returner Raghib Ismail.
Missouri-Colorado: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQJT8q0MMwQ
COTTON BOWL NUGGET:
Nobody dreamed there would be that much distance between No. 3 Texas and No. 4 Miami. A Hurricane defense anchored by Outland Trophy recipient Russell Maryland and linebacker Maurice Crum allowed "The U" to blow the Longhorns out of their own backyard, 46-3. Quarterback Craig Erickson threw for 272 yards (17 of 26) and four touchdowns to lead the assault. Texas fumbled twice and quarterback Peter Gardere was intercepted three times – one of which was returned for a touchdown.
1990 FWAA Selectors
Lenn Robbins, The National
Dan Foster, Greenville News
Gary Long, Miami Herald
Paul Borden, Arkansas Gazette
John Hadley, Freelance
Bob Hammel, Bloomington Herald-Times
Dick Rosetta, Salt Lake Tribune
Gene Wojciechowski, Los Angeles Times
Bill McGrotha, Tallahassee Democrat
1987
(Ed. Note: This is the eleventh in the series of digital postcards commemorating 75 years of the FWAA All-America Team. The first FWAA All-America Team was published in 1944 during World War II and is the second longest continuously published team in major-college football.)
In 1987.....Plans for Disneyland Paris were announced...First Starbucks outside Seattle opened in Vancouver and Chicago...The Dow closed over 2,000 for the first time...Pound of bacon sold for $1.80.....The Simpsons cartoon first appeared....Platoon won Best Picture...Aretha Franklin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame....President Ronald Reagan gave his tear down the Berlin Wall speech.
On the 1987 FWAA All-America team, Syracuse quarterback Don McPherson was named first team as the Orangemen grabbed the Lambert Trophy as the best team in the East and claimed a berth in the Sugar Bowl. The FWAA's Coach of the Year was also from Syracuse, Dick MacPherson. Miami (Florida) won the national championship, edging Oklahoma, 20-14, in the Orange Bowl behind a defense led by FWAA All-America Daniel Stubbs. Air Force's Chad Hennings claimed the 1987 Outland Trophy. Other stars of the FWAA All-America team were South Carolina's Sterling Sharpe, Oklahoma's Keith Jackson, Florida State's Deion Sanders and Michigan State's Lorenzo White.
COTTON BOWL NUGGET:
Notre Dame's Tim Brown, an FWAA All-America as a returner, led the Fighting Irish into the Cotton Bowl where they dropped a 35-10 decision to Texas A&M. Brown, a Dallas native, was the first Irish Heisman Trophy winner to play in a bowl game and third Heisman Trophy winner to play in the Cotton Bowl in four seasons. He returned the opening kickoff 37 yards and caught a touchdown pass for a 7-0 Irish lead, before the Aggies took over in the second half.
Tim Brown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T67HDocsEY
Your 1987 FWAA Selectors
Lee L. Richards, Eastern Football Magazine
Bill Millsaps, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Jack Hairston, Gainesville Sun
Melanie Hauser, Houston Post
Tom Shatel, Kansas City Star-Times
Bob Pille, Chicago Sun-Times
Bob Hammond, Laramie Daily Boomerang
Bob Hurt, Arizona Republic
Gordon White, New York Times
1984
(Ed. Note: This is the tenth in the series of digital postcards commemorating 75 years of the FWAA All-America Team. The first FWAA All-America Team was published in 1944 during World War II and is the second longest continuously published team in major-college football.)
In 1984....Terms of Endearment won Best Picture....The Soviet Union boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles...Bruce Springsteen released Born in the USA....Jeopardy began its syndicated series with Alex Trebek...President Ronald Reagan was re-elected in a landslide...The average home that year in the U.S. cost $21,600.00...The original Apple Macintosh PC was on sale for $2,500.00.
Boston College's Doug Flutie was the quarterback on the FWAA's 1984 All-America Team by virtue of his 48-yard "Hail Mary Pass" for a touchdown that beat defending national champion Miami, Fla., 47-45, on the last play of the Eagles' final regular-season game. Mississippi Valley State wide receiver Jerry Rice, who later would go on to stardom in the NFL, was a member of the FWAA team despite playing in Division I-AA (FCS).
Big-name linemen dotted the team: Pittsburgh's Bill Fralic, Virginia Tech's Bruce Smith (the 1984 Outland Trophy winner) and Oklahoma's Tony Casillas. Texas defensive back Jerry Gray, a two-time selection, and Georgia's Kevin Butler, one of two kickers in the College Football Hall of Fame, were other big names on the team. BYU and Coach LaVell Edwards swept the FWAA's Grantland Rice and Coach of the Year Awards.
Flutie Play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3ykWbu2Gl0
COTTON BOWL NUGGET:
Flutie followed up the Miami thriller by directing a 45-28 Boston College victory over Houston on Jan. 1, 1985. Flutie was the seventh Heisman Trophy winner to play in the Cotton Bowl game. Defensive lineman Mike Ruth, a Boston College junior in 1984, claimed the Outland Trophy in 1985.
Your 1984 FWAA Selectors
Gordon White, New York Times
Wilt Browning, Greensboro News & Record
Alf Van Hoose, Birmingham News
Jack Gallagher, Houston Post
Tom Shatel, Kansas City Star-Times
Kaye Kessler, Columbus Dispatch
Dick Rosetta, Salt Lake City Tribune
Murray Olderman, Newspaper Enterprise Association
Pat Harmon, Cincinnati Post
1983
(Ed. Note: This is the ninth in the series of digital postcards commemorating 75 years of the FWAA All-America Team. The first FWAA All-America Team was published in 1944 during World War II and is the second longest continuously published team in major-college football.)
In 1983.... A record 125 million watched the final episode of M*A*S*H*...Motown celebrated its 25-year anniversary...First mobile phones were released by Motorola...A Ford Mustang cost $6,572.00....U.S. Unemployment rose to 12 million, highest since 1941.
The FWAA All-America Team featured three offensive players from Nebraska: running back Mike Rozier, wingback Irving Fryar and offensive lineman Dean Steinkuhler. It marked the third straight season, a Nebraska player captured the Outland Trophy after Dave Rimington's back-to-back in 1981 and 1982. Auburn's Bo Jackson, who later would win the Heisman in 1985 and become a professional baseball-football star after college, was also on the team as a sophomore.
Bo Jackson video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe-mVW-z2jA
There was plenty of firepower on defense on this FWAA team as well: Tennessee's Reggie White, Clemson's William Perry (The Refrigerator) and Cal's Ron Rivera. Miami's Howard Schnellenberger claimed the FWAA's Coach of the Year Award.
COTTON BOWL NUGGET
Georgia defeated previously unbeaten Texas, 10-9, in a Classic at Fair Park. A fumbled punt by Texas in the fourth quarter led to Georgia's winning points on the ensuing drive. But Miami would be the consensus national champion after besting top-ranked Nebraska in the Orange Bowl when the Cornhuskers' last-gasp rally fell short on a missed two-point conversion.
Orange Bowl ending: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoNs0mdKAO8
Your 1983 FWAA Selectors
Arnie Burdick, Syracuse Herald-Journal
Wilt Browning, Greensboro Daily News
Al Ludwick, Augusta Chronicle-Herald
Ish Haley, Dallas Times-Herald
Steve Richardson, Kansas City Star-Times
Pat Harmon, Cincinnati Post
Dick Rosetta, Salt Lake City Tribune
Bob Hurt, Arizona Republic
Bob Hentzen, Topeka Capital-Journal
1982
(Ed. Note: This is the eighth in the series of digital postcards commemorating 75 years of the FWAA All-America Team. The first FWAA All-America Team was published in 1944 during World War II and is the second longest continuously published team in major-college football.)
In 1982....Chariots of Fire won Best Picture...The first CD (Compact Disc) was produced in Germany...Disney World opened in Orlando...Michael Jackson released the Thriller album...U.S. Postage Stamps cost 20 cents each...Country Western singing star LeAnn Rimes was born.
Nebraska center Dave Rimington became the first person to win the Outland Trophy for a second straight year and 37 years later is still the only one to do so. He anchored an FWAA All-America Team line that featured a dream backfield of Eric Dickerson (SMU), Mike Rozier (Nebraska) and Herschel Walker (Georgia). Toss in Stanford's John Elway at quarterback and wide receiver Anthony Carter (wide receiver) and BYU's Gordon Hudson (tight end), and it would have been quite a formidable offensive team if it took the field. A total of 11 future College Football Hall of Famers were on this FWAA team, including six on the defensive side of the ball with William Fuller (North Carolina) and Wilbur Marshall (Florida) as notables. Joe Paterno of Penn State was the FWAA Coach of the Year for the second time in five years.
Herschel Walker Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvf6Bpq7OH4
COTTON BOWL NUGGET
SMU defeated Pittsburgh, 7-3, in the Jan. 1, 1983 bowl. SMU's FWAA All-America Eric Dickerson rushed for 124 yards as the Mustangs completed their first undefeated season since 1947. SMU scored in the fourth quarter for the victory. But Penn State swept the major polls as national champion.
SMU's Cotton Bowl victory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rVOu0zwLDc
Your 1982 FWAA Selectors
Bob Smizik, Pittsburgh Press
Dan Foster, Greenville News
Bill Lumpkin, Birmingham Post-Herald
Jack Gallagher, Houston Post
Bob Hentzen, Topeka Capital-Journal
John Bansch, Indianapolis Star
Marion Dunn, Provo Daily Herald
Georg N. Meyers, Seattle Times
Jack Hairston, Gainesville Sun
1976
(Ed. Note: This is the seventh in the series of digital postcards commemorating 75 years of the FWAA All-America Team. The first FWAA All-America Team was published in 1944 during World War II and is the second longest continuously published team in major-college football.)
In 1976, after 45 years of coaching, Paul Brown announced his retirement from the NFL…Ted Turner purchased the Atlanta Braves for a reported $12 million…C.W. McCall's song "Convoy" hit No. 1 on the country music charts…Jack Nicholson won a Golden Globe Award for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"…TV comedy "Laverne and Shirley" premiered…Jockey Bill Shoemaker won his 7,000th race…Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computers in the garage of Jobs' parents…The movie "All the President's Men" was released…Hank Aaron hit his 755th and final homer off Dick Drago of the Angels…Outbreak of "Legionnaire's Disease" kills 29 in Philadelphia…Chicago White Sox suited up in shorts.
Heisman Trophy-winning running back Tony Dorsett led Pittsburgh to the national championship…Quarterback Matt Cavanaugh and a stubborn Pitt defense dominated fifth-ranked Georgia, 27-3, in the Sugar Bowl to stake the claim to the FWAA's Grantland Rice Trophy (national title)…USC landed three players on the FWAA All-American team – running back Ricky Bell, defensive lineman Gary Jeter and defensive back Dennis Thurman…Notre Dame defensive lineman Ross Browner won the Outland Trophy…Prominent names on the All-American team included quarterback Gifford Nielson (BYU), tight end Ken MacAfee (Notre Dame), kicker Tony Franklin (Texas A&M) and punter Russell Erxleben (Texas).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL6d6zxdQxg - Dorsett
Go to http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf to see the entire list.
COTTON BOWL NUGGET
In its first season in the Southwest Conference, Houston was able to grab a share of the league title, play in a major bowl game and beat an undefeated team (Maryland) from the Atlantic Coast Conference, 30-21. Running back Alois Blackwell ran for 149 yards and two first-quarter touchdowns to lead the Cougars. Houston, under coach Bill Yeoman, had a 21-0 lead after 15 minutes and never let the Terrapins get within serious striking distance.
1976 FWAA Selectors
Cooper Rollow, Chicago Tribune
Norman Miller, New York Daily News
Charles Karmosky. Newport News Daily Press
John Mooney, Salt Lake Tribune
Bob Galt, Dallas Times Herald
Roy Edwards, Memphis Commercial Appeal
Joe McGuff, Kansas City Star
Earl Luebker, Tacoma News Tribune
Regis McAuley, Tucson Daily Citizen.
1973
(Ed. Note: This is the sixth in the series of digital postcards commemorating 75 years of the FWAA All-America Team. The first FWAA All-America Team was published in 1944 during World War II and is the second longest continuously published team in major-college football.)
In 1973, Spiro Agnew resigned as Vice President under Richard Nixon…Cost of a gallon of gas was 40 cents…A bill to allow the construction of the Alaska Oil Pipeline was passed…The classic movie "American Graffiti" premiered…The court case Roe vs. Wade made abortion a U.S. constitutional right…The Sears Tower in Chicago was completed…Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in "The Battle of the Sexes"…U.S. troops were withdrawn from Vietnam…Watergate hearings began…Secretariat became the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years…Elvis Presley's "Aloha from Hawaii" TV special seen by more than 1 billion viewers.
After five lead changes, Bob Thomas kicked a 19-yard field goal in the final minutes to give Notre Dame a 24-23 Sugar Bowl victory over Alabama and the national championship…The Irish were represented on the All-American team by tight end Dave Casper and defensive back Mike Townsend. The Crimson Tide had offensive lineman Buddy Brown and linebacker Woodrow Lowe…Penn State running back John Cappelletti was the Heisman Trophy winner and John Hicks of Ohio State won the Outland Trophy… Pittsburgh's Johnny Majors was the FWAA Coach of the Year…There were plenty of impressive names on the FWAA All-American team, including quarterback Danny White (Arizona State), running backs Kermit Johnson (UCLA) and Roosevelt Leaks (Texas), receiver Lynn Swann (USC), defensive lineman Lucius Selmon (Oklahoma) and linebacker Randy Gradishar (Ohio State).
Go to http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf to see the entire list.
COTTON BOWL NUGGET
Nebraska coach Tom Osborne earned his first bowl triumph with a convincing 19-3 verdict over eighth-ranked Texas, which made its sixth consecutive Cotton Bowl appearance. The Longhorns were held to just 196 yards of total offense. After kicking a first-quarter field goal to start the scoring, Texas was blanked the rest of the way. Tony Davis rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown to lead Nebraska.
1973 FWAA Selectors
Steve Weller, Buffalo Evening News
Bob Galt, Dallas Times Herald
Whitey Kelley, Charlotte Observer
John Mooney, Salt Lake Tribune
Earl Luebker, Tacoma News-Tribune
Bob Collins, Indianapolis Star
Alf Van Hoose, Birmingham News
Del Black, Kansas City Star
1970
(Ed. Note: This is the fifth in the series of digital postcards commemorating 75 years of the FWAA All-America Team. The first FWAA All-America Team was published in 1944 during World War II and is the second longest continuously published team in major-college football.)
In 1970, the soap opera "All My Children" debuted on Jan. 5 on ABC... Farmers sued Max Yasgur for $35,000 in damages caused in "Woodstock" … Curt Flood files a lawsuit challenging baseball's reserve clause … The movie "M*A*S*H" starring Donald Sullivan and Elliott Gould is released … Arthur Ashe won the Australian Open … Pete Maravich becomes the first to score 3,000 points in college basketball – without the 3-point line … a U.S. postage stamp costs 6 cents … The Beatles disband … Apollo 13 crew survives an accident in space and splashes down on April 17.
Airplane crashes involving players, coaches and administrators from Marshall and Wichita State football teams marred this season … This was the first season schools were allowed to schedule 11 regular season games … Joe Theismann threw for over 500 yards in a hard rain, but Notre Dame lost for the first time in the final game of the regular season, 38-28, to USC … The No. 6 Irish beat No. 1 Texas in the Cotton Bowl, and No. 2 Ohio State lost to Stanford (and Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Jim Plunkett) in the Rose Bowl. That set up No. 3 Nebraska to beat No. 5 LSU in the Orange Bowl to win the national title … Ohio State's Jim Stillwagon won the Outland Trophy … Big-name FWAA All-Americans included Dan Dierdorf (Michigan), Tom Gatewood (Notre Dame), Jack Youngblood (Florida), Jack Ham (Penn State) and John Tatum (Ohio State) … Northwestern's 6-4 record (6-1 in Big Ten) earned Alex Agase FWAA Coach of the Year honors.
Go to http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf to see the entire list.
Bob Hope Video of the 1970 team: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1S_D0TUGcc
COTTON BOWL NUGGET
Top-ranked Texas fumbled nine times, losing five, and Notre Dame ended UT's bid for a national title – along with the Longhorns' 30-game winning streak – with a 24-11 payback victory. All the scoring was done in the first half. Texas' All-American running back Steve Worster was limited to 42 yards on 16 carries. Quarterback Eddie Phillips did the most damage, rushing for 164 yards on 23 carries and throwing for 199 (9 of 17). ND's Joe Theismann threw for a TD (26 yards to Tom Gatewood) and ran for two (15 and 3 yards).
1970 FWAA Selectors
Steve Weller, Buffalo Evening News
George McClelland, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Tom McEwen, Tampa Tribune
Si Burick, Dayton News
Volney Meece, Daily Oklahoman
Burle Petitt, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Don Fair, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Carl Porter, Tucson Daily Citizen
1969
(Ed. Note: This is the fourth in the series of digital postcards commemorating 75 years of the FWAA All-America Team. The first FWAA All-America Team was published in 1944 during World War II and is the second longest continuously published team in major-college football.)
In 1969, the Chicago Cubs blew a nine-game lead in the final two months of the season and lost the National League pennant to the New York Mets … Neil Armstrong (the astronaut, not the former Chicago Bears coach) had a better year than Cubs manager Leo Durocher when he became the first person to step on the moon on July 21 … Woodstock Music and Art Fair was held on Max Yasgur's Dairy Farm in New York State … John Wayne won his only Academy Award for his portrayal of U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn in "True Grit."
With President Richard Nixon in attendance, top-ranked Texas came from behind to beat No. 2 Arkansas, 15-14, in a battle of unbeatens in the regular season … Notre Dame made its first bowl appearance in 45 years, losing to the Longhorns, 21-17, in the Cotton Bowl, giving Texas the national title … Oklahoma halfback Steve Owens won the Heisman Trophy … Michigan finished 8-3, lost 10-3 to USC in the Rose Bowl, and Bo Schembechler in his first season with the Wolverines was chosen as the FWAA's Coach of the Year … Purdue's Mike Phipps was the All-America quarterback … Other notables were Jim Otis (Ohio State), John Tatum (Ohio State) and Mike McCoy (Notre Dame).
Go to http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf to see the entire list.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FszLa0AhBxI
COTTON BOWL NUGGET
Steve Worster, an All-American in Texas' Wishbone offense, rushed for 155 yards on 20 carries and Texas came back from deficits of 10-0 and 17-14 to capture the national title with a 21-17 victory over Notre Dame. FWAA All-American offensive lineman Bob McKay helped that Longhorn attack function. Joe Theismann threw for 231 yards (17 of 27, 2 interceptions, 2 touchdowns) for the Irish.
1969 FWAA Selectors
Joe Concannon, Boston Globe
Bob Hurt, Daily Oklahoman
Edgar Allen, Nashville Banner
Bob Pille, Chicago Sun-Times
Dave Campbell, Waco News-Tribune
Paul Zimmerman, Los Angeles Times
Dick Herbert, Raleigh News & Observer
1965
In 1965, "My Fair Lady" starring Rex Harrison won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture … Julie Andrews won Best Actress honors for her performance in "Mary Poppins" … The Astrodome, the "Eighth Wonder of the World", opened … The World's Fair was held in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. It closed in the fall after having financial problems … Sandy Koufax pitched a perfect game against the Cubs … Gas went up to 31 cents a gallon, but bread was steady at 21 cents a loaf.
For the first time, all the final college football polls were released after the bowl games were played. Good thing. Michigan State, Arkansas and Nebraska all finished the regular season 10-0. All three lost bowl games, with Alabama beating the Cornhuskers. Alabama was the Associated Press (writers) No. 1 team. Michigan State won the United Press International (coaches) vote. The two shared the FWAA vote. USC halfback Mike Garrett was the Heisman Trophy winner, and Tommy Nobis from Texas claimed the Outland Trophy. Plenty of big names dotted the 1965 FWAA All-America team: Steve Spurrier (Florida), Johnny Roland (Missouri), Floyd Little (Syracuse), Clinton Jones (Michigan State), Jim Grabowski (Illinois) and Donny Anderson (Texas Tech).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjhTQx9C_SI
COTTON BOWL NUGGET
With an opportunity to win the national championship, unbeaten Arkansas was a heavy favorite over a 7- 3 LSU team. Joe Labruzzo, who rushed for 69 yards on 21 carries, scored both Tiger touchdowns in the second quarter. LSU's defense buckled down and shut out the Razorbacks in the second half to complete the stunning 14-7 upset. Arkansas' 22-game winning streak came to an end on the first day of 1966 in the Cotton Bowl.
1965 FWAA Selectors
Bob Hoobing, Associated Press (Boston)
Smith Barrier, Greensboro Daily News
Jesse Outlar, Atlanta Constitution
Bob Broeg, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Si Burrick, Dayton News
Jim Scott, Berkeley Gazette
Mickey Herskowitz, Houston Post
