1951 Little All-America college football team

The 1951 Little All-America college football team is composed of college football players from small colleges and universities who were selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the best players at each position. For 1951, the AP changed its procedure by selecting three separate groups: a first team, a defensive platoon, and a second team.[1]

First team

Offense

Back - Robert Miller, Emory & Henry
Back - Robert Flanagan, St. Ambrose
Back - Joe Pahr, Valparaiso
Back - Ralph Di Micco, Alfred
End - Dale Bruce, Ohio Wesleyan
End - Haldo Norman, Gustavus Adolphus
Tackle - Lester Wheeler, Abilene Christian
Tackle - Robert Williamson, San Francisco
Guard - William Chal, Emporia
Guard - William Dawkins, Florida State
Center - James Hazlette, Susquehanna

Defensive platoon

End - Jack Wilson, Randolph-Macon
End - James Terry, Stephen Austin
Tackle - George Young, Bucknell
Tackle - Chester Lagod, Chattanooga
Guard - Charles Salmon, Williams
Guard - Vic Makovitch, Western Maryland
Linebacker - Tito Carinci, Xavier
Linebacker - Ken Spencer, St. Lawrence
Back - Jack Beeler, Wofford
Back - Norman Hash, Western Washington
Back - Ray Renfro, North Texas State

Second team

Back - Robert Heimerdinger, Northern Illinois
Back - Andy Macdonald, Central Michigan
Back - Robert White, NM Western
Back - Walter Kohanowich, Hofstra
End - Bernard Calendar, Louisiana College
End - Holland Aplin, Tampa
Tackle - Sal Gero, Elon
Tackle - Nick Bova, Lebanon Valley
Guard - Peter Pocius, Maine
Guard - Skippy Jobson, Trinity (TX)
Center - Gerald Wenzel, St. Joseph’s (IN)

References

"Jack Beeler Makes Little All-America". The Columbia Record. December 5, 1951. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "Jack Beeler Makes Little All-America". The Columbia Record. December 5, 1951. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.