1966 All-Southwest Conference football team
The 1966 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1966 season included the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI).
All Southwest selections
[edit]Offense
[edit]Quarterbacks
[edit]- Mac White, SMU (AP)
- Jon Brittenum, Arkansas (UPI)
Halfbacks
[edit]- Wendell Housley, Texas A&M (AP; UPI)
- Chris Gilbert, Texas (AP; UPI) (CHFOF)
- David Dickey, Arkansas (UPI)
Fullbacks
[edit]- Lester Lehman, Rice (AP)
Ends
[edit]- Larry Gilbert, Texas Tech (AP; UPI)
- Jerry LeVias, SMU (AP; UPI) (CFHOF)
Tackles
[edit]- George Gaiser, SMU (AP; UPI)
- Mo Moorman, Texas A&M (AP)
- Dick Cunningham, Arkansas (AP)
Guards
[edit]- Lynn Thornhill, SMU (AP; UPI)
- Howard Goad, Texas (AP)
- Jim Swanson, Rice (UPI)
Centers
[edit]- Melvin Gibbs, Arkansas (AP)
- Charles Standifer, SMU (UPI)
Defense
[edit]Defensive ends
[edit]- Hartford Hamilton, Arkansas (AP; UPI)
- Corbin Robertson, Texas (AP)
Defensive tackles
[edit]- Loyd Phillips, Arkansas (AP; UPI) (CFHOF)
- Mike Bratcher, TCU (AP)
- Ronnye Medlen, SMU (UPI)
Defensive guards
[edit]- Greg Pipes, Baylor (AP; UPI)
- John LaGrone, SMU (AP; UPI)
- Doyle Johnson, TCU (UPI)
Linebackers
[edit]- Billy Bob Stewart, SMU (AP; UPI)
- Jerry Griffin, SMU (AP; UPI)
- Joel Brame, Texas (UPI)
Defensive halfbacks
[edit]- Frank Horak, TCU (AP; UPI)
- Martine Bercher, Arkansas (AP; UPI)
Safeties
[edit]- Chuck Latourette, Rice (AP; UPI)
Key
[edit]AP = Associated Press[1]
UPI = United Press International[2]
CFHOF = Player inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "All-SWC Team". The Corpus Christi Times. November 30, 1966. p. 41.
- ^ "Mustangs Dominate Selections". The Bonham Daily Favorite. December 4, 1966. p. 8.