1969 College Baseball All-America Team

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]

1969 All-Americans included National College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee Burt Hooten.

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

All-Americans

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Position Name School Notes
Pitcher Burt Hooton Texas
Pitcher Larry Gura Arizona State 19 wins in a single season (1969) (T-3rd in Division I),[3] 1980 AL All Star[4]
Catcher Bob Williams Washington State
First baseman Mike Walseth Minnesota
Second baseman Dick Gold (2) Florida State
Third baseman Les Rogers Tulsa
Shortstop Bill Stein Southern Illinois
Outfielder Larry Pyle Miami
Outfielder Paul Powell Arizona State
Outfielder Bob Long Texas A&M

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  4. ^ "Larry Gura". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2012.