1970 Little All-America college football team

The 1970 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 1970, the AP selected three teams, each team having separate offensive and defensive platoons.[1][2]

1970 Little All-America college football team
Little All-America college football team
1970 NAIA football season, 1970 NCAA College Division football season
1969 ← → 1971

Jim Lindsey of Abilene Christian was selected as the first-team quarterback. During his time at Abilene Christian, he became college football's all-time passing leader, completing 642 of 1,237 passes for 8,521 yards and 61 touchdowns.[2] Lindsey went on to play in the Canadian Football League.

Running back Leon Burns of Long Beach State was the only player to win first-team honors in both 1969 and 1970. He rushed for 1,033 yards in 1970, down from his 1969 totals of 1,659 yards and 27 touchdowns.[2]

Joe Profit of Northeast Louisiana broke the Gulf Coast Conference all-time rushing record and was named to the conference's all-decade team for the 1960s.[2] He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round (seventh overall pick) of the 1971 NFL Draft.

Junior running back Leon McQuay of Tampa rushed for 1,362 yards, added 396 yards on kickoff returns, and scored 20 touchdowns.[2] He skipped his senior season to play in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was a CFL All-Star in 1971.

First team

Offense
  • Quarterback - Jim Lindsey (senior, 5'11", 185 pounds), Abilene Christian
  • Running back - Leon Burns (senior, 6'1", 228 pounds), Long Beach State
  • Running back - Leon McQuay (junior, 5'10", 202 pounds), Tampa
  • Running back - Joe Profit (senior, 6'0", 206 pounds), Northeast Louisiana
  • End - John Curtis (senior, 6'3", 210 pounds), Springfield
  • End - Harold “Red” Roberts (senior, 6'1", 190 pounds), Austin Peay
  • Tackle - Vernon Holland (senior, 6'6", 268 pounds), Tennessee State
  • Tackle - Melvin Holmes (senior, 6'4", 250 pouds), North Carolina A&T
  • Guard - Bill Phillips (junior, 6'2", 248 pounds), Arkansas State
  • Guard - Conway Hayman (senior, 6'3", 255 pounds), Delaware
  • Center - Jimmy Champion (senior, 6'2", 215 pounds), Jacksonville State

Defense
  • Defensive end - Lawrence Brame (senior, 6'1", 212 pounds), Western Kentucky
  • Defensive end - Richard Harris (senior, 6'5", 265 pounds), Grambling
  • Defensive tackle - Fred Carter (senior, 6'1", 260 pounds), Alcorn A&M
  • Defensive tacke - Charles Roundtree (senior, 6'1, 274 pounds), Grambling
  • Middle guard - Margarito Guerrero (senior, 6'0", 245 pounds), Texas A&I
  • Linebacker - Ronnie Hornsby (senior, 6'3", 230 pounds), Southeastern Louisiana
  • Linebacker - Len Pettigrew (senior, 6'4", 227 pounds), Ashland
  • Linebacker - Isiah Robertson (senior, 6'3", 220 pounds), Southern
  • Defensive back - Nathaniel Allen (senior, 6'2", 185 pounds), Texas Southern
  • Defensive back - Joe Cichy (senior, 6'0", 194 pounds), North Dakota State
  • Defensive back - Vivian Lee (senior, 6'3", 200 pounds), Prairie View A&M

Second team

Offense
  • Quarterback - Dan Pastorini, Santa Clara
  • Running back - Leroy Byars, Alcorn A&M
  • Running back - Calvin Harrell, Arkansas State
  • Running back - Steve Pelot, South Dakota
  • End - Vince Green, Troy State
  • End - Chris Myers, Kenyon
  • Tackle - Rod Cason, Angelo State
  • Tackle - John Morring, Tampa
  • Guard - Sterling Allen, Wofford
  • Guard - Jim Kalill, Hawaii
  • Guard - Billy Manning, Grambling

Defense
  • Defensive end - Vern Den Herder, Central (Iowa)
  • Defensive end - Gary Gustafson, Montana State
  • Defensive tackle - Bill Bibbee, Wittenberg
  • Defensive tackle - Dave Pureifory, Eastern Michigan
  • Middle guard - Ernest Holmes, Texas Southern
  • Linebacker - Tim Kearney, Northern Michigan
  • Linebacker - Don McLean, North Dakota
  • Linebacker - Robert Young, Texas A&I
  • Defensive back - Walter Huntley, Trinity (Texas)
  • Defensive back - Cleophus Johnson, Alcorn A&M
  • Defensive back - Dennis Meyer, Arkansas State

Third team

Offense
  • Quarterback - Tim Von Dulm, Portland State
  • Running back - Dom Flora, Bridgwater (Virginia)
  • Running back - Chuck Hall, Delaware
  • Running back - Rick Thompson, East Central (Oklahoma)
  • End - Frank Lewis, Grambling
  • End - Mike Savoy, Black Hills State
  • Tackle - Len Gotshalk, Humboldt State
  • Tackle - Dan Green, North Dakota State
  • Guard - Ross Bolce, Pacific Lutheran
  • Guard - Bill Soucy, Boston University
  • Center - Bruce Jackson, Trinity (Texas)

Defense
  • Defensive end - Kelvin Korver, Northwestern (Iowa)
  • Defensive end - Ronald Leigh, Elizabeth City
  • Defensive tackle - Sammy Gellerstedt, Tampa
  • Defensive tackle - Larry Miller, Montana
  • Middle guard - Roosevelt Manning, Northeast Oklahoma
  • Linebacker - Pete Contaldi, Montclair State
  • Linebacker - Terry Giltner, Tennessee-Martin
  • Linebacker - Aubrey Johnson, Northeast Missouri
  • Defensive back - Steve Endemano, Claremont-Mudd
  • Defensive back - Lynn Ferguson, Drexel
  • Defensive back - Tom Williams, Willamette

See also

References
  1. "A.P.'s Little All-American". The Morning News. December 10, 1970. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Herschel Nissenson (December 10, 1970). "Abilene's Lindsey Heads Little All-America Squad". The Billings Gazette. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
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