The 1969 College Football All-America team is composed of various organizations that choose College All-America teams that season. The organizations that chose the teams were Associated Press

Associated Press

The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...

, United Press International

United Press International

United Press International is a once-major international news agency, whose newswires, photo, news film and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines and radio and television stations for most of the twentieth century...

, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Central Press Association

Central Press Association

The Central Press Association was an American newspaper syndication company based in Cleveland, Ohio. It was in business from 1910 to 1971. At its peak, the Central Press supplied features, columns, and photographs to more than 400 newspapers and 12 million daily readers.-History:Virgil Venice...

, Football Writers Association of America

Football Writers Association of America

The Football Writers Association of America is one of the organizations whose College Football All-America Team is recognized by the NCAA...

, American Football Coaches Association

American Football Coaches Association

The American Football Coaches Association is an association of over 11,000 football coaches and staff on all levels. According to its constitution, some of the main goals of the American Football Coaches Association are to "maintain the highest possible standards in football and the profession of...

, Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News

The Sporting News

Sporting News is an American-based sports magazine. It was established in 1886, and it became the dominant American publication covering baseball — so much so that it acquired the nickname "The Bible of Baseball"...

, Time magazine and Football News.

AP, UPI, NEA, and CP were all press organizations that polled writers and players. FWAA was also a poll of writers, as was the Walter Camp Foundation The AFCA was a poll of college coaches. The Sporting News and Time polled football scouts and coaches AP, UPI, NEA, Central Press, and The Sporting News chose both first and second teams. AP, UPI, NEA, and Central Press also listed numerous honorable mentions.

Receivers

• Walker Gillette
  Walker Gillette
  Walker Adams Gillette is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers, St. Louis Cardinals, and the New York Giants. He played college football for the University of Richmond and was drafted 15th overall in the first round of the 1970 NFL...
  
  , Richmond (AP, NEA, FWAA, TSN, Time)
• Carlos Alvarez
  Carlos Alvarez (American football)
  Carlos Alvarez Vasquez Rodriguez Ubieta is a former American college football player who was an All-American wide receiver for the University of Florida from 1969 to 1971.- Early life :...
  
  , Florida (WC, NEA, UPI, AFCA, FN)
• Ken Burrough
  Ken Burrough
  Kenneth Othell Burrough is a former professional American football player who was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 1970 NFL Draft. A 6'4", wide receiver from William M...
  
  , Texas Southern (TSN, Time)
• Cotton Speyrer
  Cotton Speyrer
  Charles Wayne Speyrer was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts and the Miami Dolphins. He played college football at the University of Texas....
  
  , Texas (WC, CP)
• Chuck Dicus
  Chuck Dicus
  Charles Wayne "Chuck" Dicus is a former American football wide receiver and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. Dicus played college football at the University of Arkansas as well as two seasons in the National Football League...
  
  , Arkansas (AFCA)
• Elmo Wright
  Elmo wright
  Elmo Wright is the first football player ever to perform an end zone dance, while at the University of Houston.Wright was an All-American receiver for the Cougars and, somewhere during his collegiate career, he began the practice of "high-stepping" into the end zone at the end of long touchdown...
  
  , Houston (FN)

Tight ends

• Jim Mandich
  Jim Mandich
  James Michael "Mad Dog" Mandich was a professional American football tight end with the Miami Dolphins. Mandich was an All-American at the University of Michigan. In 2004 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. As color commentator for the Miami Dolphins , he was teamed with Jimmy...
  
  , Michigan (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, Time, FN)
• Steve Zabel
  Steve Zabel
  Steven Gregory Zabel is a former American football linebacker and tight end in the National Football League. After playing college football at the University of Oklahoma, he was the first pick by the Eagles in the 1970 NFL Draft....
  
  , Ohlahoma (TSN)

Tackles

• Bob McKay, Texas (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, FWAA, TSN, Time, FN)
• Sid Smith, USC (UPI, WC, CP, TSN, Time, FN)
• John Ward, Oklahoma State (AP, FWAA, AFCA)
• Bob Asher, Vanderbilt (NEA, CP)
• Bobby Wuench, Texas (AFCA)
• Jim Riley, Notre Dame (AFCA)

Guards

• Chip Kell
  Chip Kell
  Curtis Chip Kell was a former center in the Canadian Football League and for the University of Tennessee Volunteers college football team. Kell was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006....
  
  , Tennessee (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, FN)
• Ron Saul
  Ron Saul
  Ronald Reed Saul is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Houston Oilers and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Michigan State University and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1970 NFL Draft.His twin brother Rich Saul, also...
  
  , Michigan State (NEA, CP, TSN, Time)
• Larry DiNardo, Notre Dame (UPI, WC)
• Bill Birdges, Houston (AP, AFCA, FWAA)
• Mike Carroll, Missouri (NEA, TSN)
• Chuck Hutchison, Ohio State (Time)
• Al Samples, Alabama (FN)
• Steve Greer, Georgia (FN)

Centers

• Rodney Brand, Arkansas (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, FWAA, CP, FN)
• Ken Mendenhall
  Ken Mendenhall
  Ken E. Mendenhall is a former American football center who played ten seasons in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts.Born in Stillwater, Mendenhall grew up in Pawhuska in Osage County, Oklahoma...
  
  , Oklahoma (TSN, Time, FN)

Quarterbacks

• Mike Phipps
  Mike Phipps
  Michael Elston Phipps is a former professional American football quarterback who played collegiately for the Purdue University Boilermakers , and professionally for both the Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears .-College career:After playing high school for Columbus High School in Columbus,...
  
  , Purdue (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, TSN, Time, FN)
• Archie Manning
  Archie Manning
  Elisha Archibald "Archie" Manning III is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League, playing for the New Orleans Saints from 1971 to 1982, then for the Houston Oilers and Minnesota Vikings...
  
  , Mississippi (FN)

Running backs

• Steve Owens, Oklahoma (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, TSN, Time, FN)
• Jim Otis
  Jim Otis
  James Lloyd "Jim" Otis is a former college and professional American football running back.-College career:Otis was a fullback for the Ohio State University Buckeyes from 1967-69. He led the team in rushing every year of his college career...
  
  , Ohio State (AP, UPI, WC, FWAA, CP, FN)
• Bob Anderson, Colorado (AP, UPI, NEA, TSN)
• Charlie Pittman, Penn State (AFCA, Time)
• Steve Worster, Texas (FWAA, FN)
• Warren Muir, South Carolina (AFCA)
• Rex Kern
  Rex Kern
  Rex William Kern is a former American football player. He played quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 1968 to 1970, and played professional football in the National Football League at defensive back for the Baltimore Colts and Buffalo Bills...
  
  , Ohio State (CP, FN)
• John Isenbarger, Indiana (FN)
• Mickey Cureton, UCLA (FN)

Ends

• Jimmy Gunn
  Jimmy Gunn
  Jimmy Gunn is a retired American football linebacker in the National Football League.-Professional career:Gunn played for the Chicago Bears, New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers between 1970 and 1976....
  
  , USC (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, FN)
• Phil Olsen
  Phil Olsen
  Phillip Vernor Olsen is a former center and defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams and Denver Broncos and the son of Lynn Jay and Merle Olsen. He also was a member of the Buffalo Bills. He is the younger brother of Pro Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen.- High...
  
  , Utah State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, TSN, Time)
• Al Cowlings
  Al Cowlings
  Allen G. Cowlings is a retired American football player, known for his role in the saga of O.J. Simpson's murder trial...
  
  , USC (NEA, TSN, Time, FN)
• Floyd Reese
  Floyd Reese
  Floyd Reese is a senior football advisor for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. From 1994–2006 Reese held the position of general manager of the Tennessee Titans...
  
  , UCLA (AFCA)
• Bill Brundige
  Bill Brundige
  William Glenn Brundige is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins for eight seasons between 1970 and 1977. He is currently sixth on the Redskins all-time sack list...
  
  , Colorado (FWAA)
• Dick Campbell, Texas Tech (CP)

Tackles

• Mike Reid, Penn State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA , FWAA, CP, TSN, Time, FN)
• Mike McCoy
  Mike McCoy (defensive tackle)
  Michael Patrick McCoy played for the Green Bay Packers, the Oakland Raiders, the New York Giants, and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame, where he was a unanimous first-team All-American and Heisman Trophy candidate in 1969...
  
  , Notre Dame (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, TSN, Time, FN)

Middle guard

• Jim Stillwagon
  Jim Stillwagon
  Jim Stillwagon is a former all star American college football player and Canadian Football League player.Stillwagon was a three-year starter with the Ohio State Buckeyes. He was a consensus All-America selection as a junior and senior, and won the Outland Trophy and was the first-ever winner of...
  
  , Ohio State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, CP, FN)

Linebackers

• Steve Kiner
  Steve Kiner
  Steven Albert Kiner is a former American football linebacker who played nine seasons in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, and the Houston Oilers. Kiner attended the University of Tennessee from 1967 to 1969, where he was an All-American. He was elected to...
  
  , Tennessee (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, TSN, Time, FN)
• Dennis Onkotz, Penn State (AP, UPI, WC, FWAA, FN)
• Mike Ballou, UCLA (WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, FN)
• Don Parrish, Stanford (AP, TSN, Time)
• John Small, The Citadel (NEA, TSN, Time)
• George Bevan, LSU (FWAA, AFCA)
• Cliff Powell, Arkansas (AFCA)
• Glen Halsell, Texas (CP, FN)
• Jim Corrigal, Kent State (NEA)
• Jack Reynolds, Tennessee (FN)

Backs

• Jack Tatum
  Jack Tatum
  John David Tatum was an American football defensive back who played ten seasons from 1971 through 1980 for the Oakland Raiders and Houston Oilers in the National Football League...
  
  , Ohio State (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, TSN, FN)
• Buddy McClinton, Auburn (AP, UPI, WC, AFCA, FWAA, CP, FN)
• Tom Curtis
  Tom Curtis (American football)
  Thomas Newton Curtis is a former American football safety. He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1967 to 1969. He was selected as a consensus All-American in 1969. He also broke Michigan's records for interceptions in a game, season, and career -- none of which have been...
  
  , Michigan (AP, UPI, WC, CP, FN)
• Glenn Cannon, Mississippi (AFCA, TSN, Time)
• Neal Smith, Penn State (UPI, NEA)
• Steve Tannen
  Steve Tannen (American football)
  Steven Olson Tannen is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League for five seasons during the early 1970s...
  
  , Florida (TSN, Time)
• Ted Provost
  Ted Provost
  Ted R. Provost is a former star high school, university and professional football player.As a high school athlete at Fairless High School he lettered three seasons as a quarterback and defensive back. He was also outstanding in basketball and track...
  
  , Ohio State (TSN, Time)
• Tim Foley
  Tim Foley
  Thomas David "Tim" Foley is a retired American football player.Foley starred at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois before moving on to Purdue University, where he received All-American honors as a defensive back in 1969. He then played 11 seasons , primarily with the Miami Dolphins of the...
  
  , Purdue, (Time)
• Curtis Johnson, Toldedo (NEA)
• Denton Fox, Taxas Tech (FWAA)
• Tommy Casanova
  Tommy Casanova
  Thomas Henry "Tommy" Casanova, III is an ophthalmologist in Crowley, Louisiana, and a former American football player and politician. He played football for the LSU Tigers and the Cincinnati Bengals...
  
  , LSU (FN)

Key

• AP - Associated Press
• UPI - United Press International
• NEA - Newspaper Enterprise Association
• CP - Central Press
• FWAA - Football Writers Association of America
• WC - Walter Camp Foundation
• AFCA - American Football Coaches Association

• TSN - The Sporting News
• Time - Time Magazine
• PFW - Pro Football Weekly
• FN - Football News
• 1 - First Team Selection
• 2 - Second Team Selection