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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 |
Centerfield | John “Gus” Bell | Jacksonville University | 1968 Olympic Gold Medal (baseball) |
Pitcher | Tim Plodinec | Arizona | |
Pitcher | David Lemonds | North Carolina | |
Catcher | Thurman Munson | Kent State | 1976 AL MVP[3] 7x MLB All Star,[3] 3x Gold Glove Award Winner,[3] 1970 AL Rookie of the Year[3] |
First baseman | Mike Murphy | Ohio | |
Second baseman | Dick Gold | Florida State | |
Third baseman | Ken Lohnes | Cal State LA | |
Shortstop | Danny Thompson | Oklahoma State | 1974 Hutch Award[4] |
Outfielder | Vince Bigone | Santa Clara | |
Outfielder | Tom Paciorek (2) | Houston | 1981 AL All Star[5] |
Outfielder | Jerry Stitt | Arizona |
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