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#
Name
Position
Ht /
Wt
Class
Hometown
Acree, Jim
Center
6-3
193
Maud, OK
83
Allison, Carl
Left End
5-11
185
McAlester, OK
86
Arms, Kenneth
Right End
6-1
180
Sulphur, OK
42
Baker, Chuck
LH
5-10
177
Cheyenne, WY
37
Benson, Buddy
RH
5-9
173
DeQueen, AR
80
Berendzen, Bob
Left End
6-0
194
Walters, OK
79
Bolinger, Bo
Right Tackle
5-10
205
Muskogee, OK
Bowman, Dick
Left Tackle
6-2
205
Ponca City, OK
41
Boydston, Max
Fullback
6-1
195
Muskogee, OK
Brown, Don K
Left Guard
5-9
190
Kermit, TX
Brown, Melvin
Left Guard
6-0
195
Denison, TX
51
Burris, Kurt
Center
6-1
200
Muskogee, OK
40
Burris, Robert R
Fullback
6-0
185
Muskogee, OK
31
Calame, Gene
LH
5-10
165
Sulphur, OK
38
Carroll, Tom M
LH
6-0
184
Okemah, OK
52
Cartwright, Roy
Center
6-0
189
Miami, OK
70
Champlin, Steve
Left Guard
6-4
215
Enid, OK
63
Cheadle, Bill
Left Tackle
6-1
225
Dallas, TX
88
Compton, John
Left End
6-1
180
Anadarko, OK
Cross, Jerry L
54
Darnell, Bobby J
Center
6-1
200
Sherman, TX
Donaghey, Jerry
Fullback
6-1 1
195
Ada, OK
Ging, Jack
LH
5-10
152
Alva, OK
84
Goff, Duane
Left End
6-2
177
Newkirk, OK
Green, Merrill
RH
5-10
175
Chickasha, OK
Grigg, Larry
RH
5-11
175
Sherman, TX
89
Hancock, Gary
Right Tackle
6-0
195
Newkirk, OK
Hearon, Darlon N "Doc"
Right Tackle
6-0
200
Putnam City, OK
62
Hendricks, Monte
Right Guard
5-11
218
Duncan, OK
Herndon, Bob D
LH
6-0
165
Medford, OK
61
Hillis, Bob
Right Guard
6-0
180
Lawton, OK
77
Holland, Robert
Right Tackle
6-3
230
Claremore, OK
19
Horne, Ronald
Quarterback
6-1
170
Ardmore, OK
81
Imel, Mickey
Left End
6-2
195
Cushing, OK
Keller, Troy Kay
Right End
5-11
180
Thomas, OK
71
Kenney, Don
Left Tackle
6-5
218
Cushing, OK
22
Leake Jr, John "Buddy"
Quarterback
6-0
187
Memphis, TN
68
Link, Emery A
Right Guard
6-0
205
Tulsa, OK
85
Littlejohn, Wray
Right End
6-1
195
El Reno, OK
78
Loughridge, Robert E
Right Guard
6-1
183
Poteau, OK
55
Mears, Gene
Center
6-4
180
Seminole, OK
82
Mitchell, Billy
Right End
6-1
176
Hollis, OK
16
Mobra, Joe
Quarterback
6-2 1
187
Wyandotte, KS
74
Morris, Cecil
Left Tackle
6-2
210
Lawton, OK
Nelson, Roger D
Left Tackle
6-1
225
Wynnewood, OK
35
O'Neal, Pat
RH
5-11
175
Ada, OK
O'Neal, Preston
46
Powell, Harold
Fullback
6-0
185
Temple, TX
Powell, Raymond R
Perryton, TX
Roberts, J D
Right Guard
5-10
210
Dallas, TX
60
Sain, John
Right Guard
6-2
202
Kingfisher, OK
27
Santee, Robert P
RH
5-11
178
Skiatook, OK
Simmons, Milton E
Right Guard
6-0
209
El Dorado, AR
44
Sweatte, Juel
Fullback
6-0
185
Georgetown, SC
75
Thompson, Ron
Right Tackle
5-11
205
Ada, OK
65
Van Dee, Robert
Left Guard
5-11
186
Ada, OK
Van Pool, Jack
Quarterback
6-0
180
Oklahoma City, OK
Wolverton, ME "Woody"
Lawton, OK
90
Woodworth, Calvin
Right End
6-0
185
Minco, OK
Acree, Jim
()
Position:
Center
Class:
Height:
6-3
Weight:
193
Hometown:
Maud, OK
Allison, Carl
(83)
Position:
Left End
Class:
Height:
5-11
Weight:
185
Hometown:
McAlester, OK
Arms, Kenneth
(86)
Position:
Right End
Class:
Height:
6-1
Weight:
180
Hometown:
Sulphur, OK
Baker, Chuck
(42)
Position:
LH
Class:
Height:
5-10
Weight:
177
Hometown:
Cheyenne, WY
Benson, Buddy
(37)
Position:
RH
Class:
Height:
5-9
Weight:
173
Hometown:
DeQueen, AR
Berendzen, Bob
(80)
Position:
Left End
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
194
Hometown:
Walters, OK
Bolinger, Bo
(79)
Position:
Right Tackle
Class:
Height:
5-10
Weight:
205
Hometown:
Muskogee, OK
Bowman, Dick
()
Position:
Left Tackle
Class:
Height:
6-2
Weight:
205
Hometown:
Ponca City, OK
Boydston, Max
(41)
Position:
Fullback
Class:
Height:
6-1
Weight:
195
Hometown:
Muskogee, OK
Brown, Don K
()
Position:
Left Guard
Class:
Height:
5-9
Weight:
190
Hometown:
Kermit, TX
Brown, Melvin
()
Position:
Left Guard
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Hometown:
Denison, TX
Burris, Kurt
(51)
Position:
Center
Class:
Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
Hometown:
Muskogee, OK
Burris, Robert R
(40)
Position:
Fullback
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
185
Hometown:
Muskogee, OK
Calame, Gene
(31)
Position:
LH
Class:
Height:
5-10
Weight:
165
Hometown:
Sulphur, OK
Carroll, Tom M
(38)
Position:
LH
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
184
Hometown:
Okemah, OK
Cartwright, Roy
(52)
Position:
Center
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
189
Hometown:
Miami, OK
Champlin, Steve
(70)
Position:
Left Guard
Class:
Height:
6-4
Weight:
215
Hometown:
Enid, OK
Cheadle, Bill
(63)
Position:
Left Tackle
Class:
Height:
6-1
Weight:
225
Hometown:
Dallas, TX
Compton, John
(88)
Position:
Left End
Class:
Height:
6-1
Weight:
180
Hometown:
Anadarko, OK
Cross, Jerry L
()
Position:
Class:
Height:
Weight:
Hometown:
Darnell, Bobby J
(54)
Position:
Center
Class:
Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
Hometown:
Sherman, TX
Donaghey, Jerry
()
Position:
Fullback
Class:
Height:
6-1 1
Weight:
195
Hometown:
Ada, OK
Ging, Jack
()
Position:
LH
Class:
Height:
5-10
Weight:
152
Hometown:
Alva, OK
Goff, Duane
(84)
Position:
Left End
Class:
Height:
6-2
Weight:
177
Hometown:
Newkirk, OK
Green, Merrill
()
Position:
RH
Class:
Height:
5-10
Weight:
175
Hometown:
Chickasha, OK
Grigg, Larry
()
Position:
RH
Class:
Height:
5-11
Weight:
175
Hometown:
Sherman, TX
Hancock, Gary
(89)
Position:
Right Tackle
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Hometown:
Newkirk, OK
Hearon, Darlon N "Doc"
()
Position:
Right Tackle
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
200
Hometown:
Putnam City, OK
Hendricks, Monte
(62)
Position:
Right Guard
Class:
Height:
5-11
Weight:
218
Hometown:
Duncan, OK
Herndon, Bob D
()
Position:
LH
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
165
Hometown:
Medford, OK
Hillis, Bob
(61)
Position:
Right Guard
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
180
Hometown:
Lawton, OK
Holland, Robert
(77)
Position:
Right Tackle
Class:
Height:
6-3
Weight:
230
Hometown:
Claremore, OK
Horne, Ronald
(19)
Position:
Quarterback
Class:
Height:
6-1
Weight:
170
Hometown:
Ardmore, OK
Imel, Mickey
(81)
Position:
Left End
Class:
Height:
6-2
Weight:
195
Hometown:
Cushing, OK
Keller, Troy Kay
()
Position:
Right End
Class:
Height:
5-11
Weight:
180
Hometown:
Thomas, OK
Kenney, Don
(71)
Position:
Left Tackle
Class:
Height:
6-5
Weight:
218
Hometown:
Cushing, OK
Leake Jr, John "Buddy"
(22)
Position:
Quarterback
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
187
Hometown:
Memphis, TN
Link, Emery A
(68)
Position:
Right Guard
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
205
Hometown:
Tulsa, OK
Littlejohn, Wray
(85)
Position:
Right End
Class:
Height:
6-1
Weight:
195
Hometown:
El Reno, OK
Loughridge, Robert E
(78)
Position:
Right Guard
Class:
Height:
6-1
Weight:
183
Hometown:
Poteau, OK
Mears, Gene
(55)
Position:
Center
Class:
Height:
6-4
Weight:
180
Hometown:
Seminole, OK
Mitchell, Billy
(82)
Position:
Right End
Class:
Height:
6-1
Weight:
176
Hometown:
Hollis, OK
Mobra, Joe
(16)
Position:
Quarterback
Class:
Height:
6-2 1
Weight:
187
Hometown:
Wyandotte, KS
Morris, Cecil
(74)
Position:
Left Tackle
Class:
Height:
6-2
Weight:
210
Hometown:
Lawton, OK
Nelson, Roger D
()
Position:
Left Tackle
Class:
Height:
6-1
Weight:
225
Hometown:
Wynnewood, OK
O'Neal, Pat
(35)
Position:
RH
Class:
Height:
5-11
Weight:
175
Hometown:
Ada, OK
O'Neal, Preston
()
Position:
Class:
Height:
Weight:
Hometown:
Powell, Harold
(46)
Position:
Fullback
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
185
Hometown:
Temple, TX
Powell, Raymond R
()
Position:
Class:
Height:
Weight:
Hometown:
Perryton, TX
Roberts, J D
()
Position:
Right Guard
Class:
Height:
5-10
Weight:
210
Hometown:
Dallas, TX
Sain, John
(60)
Position:
Right Guard
Class:
Height:
6-2
Weight:
202
Hometown:
Kingfisher, OK
Santee, Robert P
(27)
Position:
RH
Class:
Height:
5-11
Weight:
178
Hometown:
Skiatook, OK
Simmons, Milton E
()
Position:
Right Guard
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
209
Hometown:
El Dorado, AR
Sweatte, Juel
(44)
Position:
Fullback
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
185
Hometown:
Georgetown, SC
Thompson, Ron
(75)
Position:
Right Tackle
Class:
Height:
5-11
Weight:
205
Hometown:
Ada, OK
Van Dee, Robert
(65)
Position:
Left Guard
Class:
Height:
5-11
Weight:
186
Hometown:
Ada, OK
Van Pool, Jack
()
Position:
Quarterback
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
180
Hometown:
Oklahoma City, OK
Wolverton, ME "Woody"
()
Position:
Class:
Height:
Weight:
Hometown:
Lawton, OK
Woodworth, Calvin
(90)
Position:
Right End
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
185
Hometown:
Minco, OK
Player
Boydston, Max
Position
End
Rank
1st Team
Player
Burris, Kurt
Position
Center
Rank
1st Team
Player
Calame, Gene
Position
Back
Rank
1st Team
Player
Grigg, Larry
Position
Back
Rank
1st Team
Player
Nelson, Roger D
Position
Tackle
Rank
1st Team
Player
Roberts, J D
Position
Guard
Rank
1st Team
Boydston, Max
Position
End
Rank
1st Team
Burris, Kurt
Position
Center
Rank
1st Team
Calame, Gene
Position
Back
Rank
1st Team
Grigg, Larry
Position
Back
Rank
1st Team
Nelson, Roger D
Position
Tackle
Rank
1st Team
Roberts, J D
Position
Guard
Rank
1st Team
A Concensus All-American is a player that made All-American on a
majority
of the recognized All-American teams. Currently this is the AFCA, AP, FWAA, Sporting News and Walter Camp.
Player
Roberts, J D
Rank
1st Team
Team
Consensus
Position
Guard
Player
Roberts, J D
Rank
1st Team
Team
FWAA
Position
Guard
Player
Roberts, J D
Rank
1st Team
Team
General
Position
Player
Roberts, J D
Rank
1st Team
Team
Walter Camp
Position
Offensive Guard
Roberts, J D
Position
Guard
Rank
1st Team
Roberts, J D
Position
Guard
Rank
1st Team
Roberts, J D
Position
Rank
1st Team
Roberts, J D
Position
Offensive Guard
Rank
1st Team
Player
Grigg, Larry
Team
Baltimore Ravens
Position
Back
Round/Selection
2 / 16
Player
Green, Merrill
Team
Washington Redskins
Position
Back
Round/Selection
10 / 116
Player
Nelson, Roger D
Team
Washington Redskins
Position
Tackle
Round/Selection
14 / 164
Player
Roberts, J D
Team
Green Bay Packers
Position
Guard
Round/Selection
17 / 195
Player
Sweatte, Juel
Team
Pittsburgh Steelers
Position
Back
Round/Selection
30 / 355
Grigg, Larry
Team
Baltimore Ravens
Position
Back
Rnd/Sel
2 / 16
Green, Merrill
Team
Washington Redskins
Position
Back
Rnd/Sel
10 / 116
Nelson, Roger D
Team
Washington Redskins
Position
Tackle
Rnd/Sel
14 / 164
Roberts, J D
Team
Green Bay Packers
Position
Guard
Rnd/Sel
17 / 195
Sweatte, Juel
Team
Pittsburgh Steelers
Position
Back
Rnd/Sel
30 / 355
#
Name
Position
Ht /
Wt
Class
Hometown
Acree, Jim
Center
6-3
193
Maud, OK
83
Allison, Carl
Left End
5-11
185
McAlester, OK
79
Bolinger, Bo
Right Tackle
5-10
205
Muskogee, OK
Bowman, Dick
Left Tackle
6-2
205
Ponca City, OK
41
Boydston, Max
Fullback
6-1
195
Muskogee, OK
Brown, Don K
Left Guard
5-9
190
Kermit, TX
Brown, Melvin
Left Guard
6-0
195
Denison, TX
51
Burris, Kurt
Center
6-1
200
Muskogee, OK
40
Burris, Robert R
Fullback
6-0
185
Muskogee, OK
31
Calame, Gene
LH
5-10
165
Sulphur, OK
38
Carroll, Tom M
LH
6-0
184
Okemah, OK
Cross, Jerry L
54
Darnell, Bobby J
Center
6-1
200
Sherman, TX
Donaghey, Jerry
Fullback
6-1 1
195
Ada, OK
Ging, Jack
LH
5-10
152
Alva, OK
84
Goff, Duane
Left End
6-2
177
Newkirk, OK
Green, Merrill
RH
5-10
175
Chickasha, OK
Grigg, Larry
RH
5-11
175
Sherman, TX
Hearon, Darlon N "Doc"
Right Tackle
6-0
200
Putnam City, OK
Herndon, Bob D
LH
6-0
165
Medford, OK
Keller, Troy Kay
Right End
5-11
180
Thomas, OK
22
Leake Jr, John "Buddy"
Quarterback
6-0
187
Memphis, TN
68
Link, Emery A
Right Guard
6-0
205
Tulsa, OK
85
Littlejohn, Wray
Right End
6-1
195
El Reno, OK
78
Loughridge, Robert E
Right Guard
6-1
183
Poteau, OK
55
Mears, Gene
Center
6-4
180
Seminole, OK
16
Mobra, Joe
Quarterback
6-2 1
187
Wyandotte, KS
74
Morris, Cecil
Left Tackle
6-2
210
Lawton, OK
Nelson, Roger D
Left Tackle
6-1
225
Wynnewood, OK
35
O'Neal, Pat
RH
5-11
175
Ada, OK
O'Neal, Preston
Powell, Raymond R
Perryton, TX
Roberts, J D
Right Guard
5-10
210
Dallas, TX
Simmons, Milton E
Right Guard
6-0
209
El Dorado, AR
Van Pool, Jack
Quarterback
6-0
180
Oklahoma City, OK
Wolverton, ME "Woody"
Lawton, OK
90
Woodworth, Calvin
Right End
6-0
185
Minco, OK
Acree, Jim
()
Position:
Center
Class:
Height:
6-3
Weight:
193
Hometown:
Maud, OK
Allison, Carl
(83)
Position:
Left End
Class:
Height:
5-11
Weight:
185
Hometown:
McAlester, OK
Bolinger, Bo
(79)
Position:
Right Tackle
Class:
Height:
5-10
Weight:
205
Hometown:
Muskogee, OK
Bowman, Dick
()
Position:
Left Tackle
Class:
Height:
6-2
Weight:
205
Hometown:
Ponca City, OK
Boydston, Max
(41)
Position:
Fullback
Class:
Height:
6-1
Weight:
195
Hometown:
Muskogee, OK
Brown, Don K
()
Position:
Left Guard
Class:
Height:
5-9
Weight:
190
Hometown:
Kermit, TX
Brown, Melvin
()
Position:
Left Guard
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Hometown:
Denison, TX
Burris, Kurt
(51)
Position:
Center
Class:
Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
Hometown:
Muskogee, OK
Burris, Robert R
(40)
Position:
Fullback
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
185
Hometown:
Muskogee, OK
Calame, Gene
(31)
Position:
LH
Class:
Height:
5-10
Weight:
165
Hometown:
Sulphur, OK
Carroll, Tom M
(38)
Position:
LH
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
184
Hometown:
Okemah, OK
Cross, Jerry L
()
Position:
Class:
Height:
Weight:
Hometown:
Darnell, Bobby J
(54)
Position:
Center
Class:
Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
Hometown:
Sherman, TX
Donaghey, Jerry
()
Position:
Fullback
Class:
Height:
6-1 1
Weight:
195
Hometown:
Ada, OK
Ging, Jack
()
Position:
LH
Class:
Height:
5-10
Weight:
152
Hometown:
Alva, OK
Goff, Duane
(84)
Position:
Left End
Class:
Height:
6-2
Weight:
177
Hometown:
Newkirk, OK
Green, Merrill
()
Position:
RH
Class:
Height:
5-10
Weight:
175
Hometown:
Chickasha, OK
Grigg, Larry
()
Position:
RH
Class:
Height:
5-11
Weight:
175
Hometown:
Sherman, TX
Hearon, Darlon N "Doc"
()
Position:
Right Tackle
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
200
Hometown:
Putnam City, OK
Herndon, Bob D
()
Position:
LH
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
165
Hometown:
Medford, OK
Keller, Troy Kay
()
Position:
Right End
Class:
Height:
5-11
Weight:
180
Hometown:
Thomas, OK
Leake Jr, John "Buddy"
(22)
Position:
Quarterback
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
187
Hometown:
Memphis, TN
Link, Emery A
(68)
Position:
Right Guard
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
205
Hometown:
Tulsa, OK
Littlejohn, Wray
(85)
Position:
Right End
Class:
Height:
6-1
Weight:
195
Hometown:
El Reno, OK
Loughridge, Robert E
(78)
Position:
Right Guard
Class:
Height:
6-1
Weight:
183
Hometown:
Poteau, OK
Mears, Gene
(55)
Position:
Center
Class:
Height:
6-4
Weight:
180
Hometown:
Seminole, OK
Mobra, Joe
(16)
Position:
Quarterback
Class:
Height:
6-2 1
Weight:
187
Hometown:
Wyandotte, KS
Morris, Cecil
(74)
Position:
Left Tackle
Class:
Height:
6-2
Weight:
210
Hometown:
Lawton, OK
Nelson, Roger D
()
Position:
Left Tackle
Class:
Height:
6-1
Weight:
225
Hometown:
Wynnewood, OK
O'Neal, Pat
(35)
Position:
RH
Class:
Height:
5-11
Weight:
175
Hometown:
Ada, OK
O'Neal, Preston
()
Position:
Class:
Height:
Weight:
Hometown:
Powell, Raymond R
()
Position:
Class:
Height:
Weight:
Hometown:
Perryton, TX
Roberts, J D
()
Position:
Right Guard
Class:
Height:
5-10
Weight:
210
Hometown:
Dallas, TX
Simmons, Milton E
()
Position:
Right Guard
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
209
Hometown:
El Dorado, AR
Van Pool, Jack
()
Position:
Quarterback
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
180
Hometown:
Oklahoma City, OK
Wolverton, ME "Woody"
()
Position:
Class:
Height:
Weight:
Hometown:
Lawton, OK
Woodworth, Calvin
(90)
Position:
Right End
Class:
Height:
6-0
Weight:
185
Hometown:
Minco, OK
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