The 1959 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season.
The undefeated 1959 Syracuse Orangemen football team was ranked No. 1 in the final AP Poll and Coaches Poll. Four Syracuse players were named to the first team by the UPI, including backs Ernie Davis and Gerhard Schwedes, tackle Bob Yates, and guard Roger Davis.
Backs edit
- Richie Lucas, Penn State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Gerhard Schwedes, Syracuse (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Art Baker, Syracuse (AP-1; UPI-2)
- Ernie Davis, Syracuse (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Fred Doelling, Penn (AP-1; UPI-2)
- Chester Boulris, Harvard (UPI-1)
- Joe Caldwell, Army (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Pat Botula, Penn State (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Paul Choquette, Brown (AP-2)
- Ivan Toncic, Pitt (AP-3)
- Joe Matalavage, Navy (AP-3)
- Tom Singleton, Yale (AP-3)
- Jim Kerr, Penn State (AP-3)
Ends edit
- Bill Carpenter, Army (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Mike Ditka, Pittsburgh (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Fred Mautino, Syracuse (AP-1; UPI-2)
- Bob Simms, Rutgers (AP-2)
- Norm Neff, Penn State (AP-2)
- Barney Berlinger, Penn (UPI-2)
- Don Tosi, Boston College (AP-3)
- Bob Federspiel, Columbia (AP-3)
Tackles edit
- Bob Yates, Syracuse (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Andy Stynchula, Penn State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Charlie Janerette, Penn State (UPI-2)
- Maury Youmans, Syracuse (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Harry Olivar, Yale (AP-2)
- Bill Lindner, Pitt (AP-3)
- Gordon Batchellor, Princeton (AP-3)
Guards edit
- Roger Davis, Syracuse (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Larry Vignali, Pittsburgh (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Al Vanderbush, Army (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Earl Kohlhaas, Penn State (UPI-2)
- Vince Promuto, Holy Cross (AP-2)
- Warren Sundstrom, Cornell (AP-3)
- Bruce Tarbox, Syracuse (AP-3)
Center edit
- Roger LeClerc, Trinity (CT) (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Foge Fazio, Pittsburgh (UPI-2)
- Al Bemiller, Syracuse (AP-2)
- Mike Pyle, Yale (AP-3)
Key edit
- AP = Associated Press[1]
- UPI = United Press International[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Jack Clary (December 1, 1959). "Five Syracuse Players On All East AP Eleven". Gettysburg Times. p. 5.
- ^ Earl Wright (December 15, 1959). "Lucas, Davis, Carpenter Head UPI 1959 All-Eastern Football Team". Berwick Enterprise. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.