🏈 Ten Great Players Who Never Made All-America

[TerryP]

It is the dream of every player who straps on a helmet—to someday be called an All-American.


Ever since Walter Camp introduced his first All-America team in 1889, the distinction has represented the highest level of achievement for a college player, short of winning the Heisman Trophy or one of the other major individual awards.
Through the 2010 season, 98 Alabama players have been selected first team All-Americans. More than three dozen others have been named second team, third team or honorable mention All-America.


But for various reasons, some of the greatest of all Alabama players never achieved All-America distinction…

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[BamaFan615]

Nice article! - Can't believe that Bart Starr never made All-American.

 

[TerryP]

Nice article! - Can't believe that Bart Starr never made All-American.

It's not surprising when you think about that era in Alabama football. Starr was hurt his senior year, 1955, and while he didn't play that much the team seemed to mimic his actions because they sure didn't play much either: 0-10-0 was our record his senior season under Ears (his first season as coach.)

That's coming off of a 4-5-2 season in 1954 under Red Drew.

:headscratch: How I can remember this...well, I don't know.

 

[Duder]

Major Ogilve surprised me. I thought he had made it, for some reason.

Prothro would have been an All-American in 2005 if not for the Florida game. Before that season he showed flashes but never put up huge numbers. 2005 should've been his year.

 

[TerryP]

Goode would have been AA if he hadn't been hurt.

Did you guys pay attention to Hootie Ingram? I'd bet most of you didn't know he was that good of a football player.

 

[psychojoe]

Yes, Hootie was quite a player in the Red Drew era. Mike Fracchia or Kerry Goode, had they been spared the serious knee injuries (or come along at a time whem reconstructive knee surgery was more advance) could well have been among our all time rushing leaders.

David Bailey ia an interesting case. As the article showed he caught lots of balls in 69 and 70, but our records were mediocre. Wishbone greatly curtailed his receiving numbers in 71, so that he didn't attract the attention that the running backs did. I may be wrong, but I think Ozzie Newsome was our only AA as a receiver during the wishbone years (71-82.