The 1961 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 1961 college football season.
The 1961 All-Eastern team included 1961 Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis of Syracuse.
Backs
edit- Ernie Davis, Syracuse (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Al Rushatz, Army (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Pat McCarthy, Holy Cross (AP-1; UPI-2)
- Steve Simms, Rutgers (AP-1; UPI-2)
- Galen Hall, Penn State (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Roger Kochman, Penn State (UPI-1)
- Fred Cox, Pittsburgh (AP-2; UPI-3)
- Tom Hennessey, Holy Cross (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Harry Crump, Boston College (AP-2)
- Tom Haggerty, Columbia (UPI-2)
- Bill King, Dartmouth (UPI-3)
- Russ Warren, Columbia (UPI-3)
- Rick Leeson, Pittsburgh (UPI-3)
Ends
edit- Robert Mitinger, Penn State (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Greg Mather, Navy (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Dave Viti, Boston University (AP-2; UPI-2)
- John Mackey, Syracuse (AP-2; UPI-3)
- John Ellerson, Army (UPI-2)
- John Sikorski, Boston College (UPI-3)
Tackles
edit- Bob Asack, Columbia (AP-1; UPI-1)
- John Brown, Syracuse (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Dale Kuhns, Army (AP-1)
- Jim Smith, Penn State (AP-2)
- Gary Kaltenbach, Pittsburgh (UPI-2)
- Mike Semcheski, Lehigh (UPI-2)
- Pete Perreault, Boston University (UPI-3)
- Ron Testa, Navy (UPI-3)
Guards
edit- Larry Vignali, Pittsburgh (AP-1; UPI-1)
- John Hewitt, Navy (AP-1)
- John Timper, Holy Cross (UPI-1)
- Richie Ross, Villanova (AP-2; UPI-2)
- Mike Casp, Army (AP-2; UPI-3)
- Stu Benedict, Colgate (UPI-2)
- Bill Swinford, Harvard (UPI-3)
Center
edit- Alex Kroll, Rutgers (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Jay Huffman, Penn State (AP-2; UPI-3)
- Bob Stern, Syracuse (UPI-2)
Key
edit- AP = Associated Press[1]
- UPI = United Press International[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kroll and Simms Are Voted To AP All-East First Team". The Daily Home News. December 1, 1961. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn State Puts Three on All-Eastern Team". The Beaver County Times. December 7, 1961. p. 18.