Marshall: Graduated in 1974. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Class 2A state 100 and 200-meter dash champ. > Consensus All-America Teams (1980-1989) Full Site Menu. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. 1979 1978 1977 * - Selected as alternates for the game. Derrick Brooks DB Washington (Pensacola) 1990. A member of the co-champion state title team (with Clewiston). First to be named state Player of the Year for football and basketball. Smith was still an underrated recruit (somehow) headed to the University of Florida and became the best running back in all of college football. The National Collegiate Athletic Association(NCAA) recognizes four selectors as "official" for the 1979 season. Enyart embodied toughness, as he was one of the states outstanding linebackers and fullbacks of his era. A great receiver as an end. Evaluating high school football talent is no different. Page 76. By Brian McLaughlin Jan 26, 2017. . Had 105 tackles, 3 INTs and 6 fumble recoveries on defense, rushed for 615 yards and averaged 32 yards per catch (14 for 456 yards) on offense. Caught 99 passes (still a state record) for 1,716 yards and 19 Tds as a senior. Burton Lawless TE/OL Charlotte (Punta Gorda) 1970. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Lawrence left college with one year of eligibility remaining and was the No. 1 overall pick by the Houston Texans in 2014. A 1st-round draft pick of Philadelphia Eagles. One of the most coveted high school quarterbacks of all time, John Elway was the No. Delivered game-winning HR in bottom of 7th inning at Orlando's Tinker Field to give Forest a 1975 state baseball championship. High school: Grayson High School (Loganville, Georgia), High school highlights: Gwinnett Daily News Defensive Player of the Year (2012), two-time MaxPreps All-American (2011, 2012), two-time USA Today All-American (2011, 2012), College highlights: AP All-American (2015), All-SEC (2015), NFL career: Arizona Cardinals (2016-18), Miami Dolphins (2019), Seattle Seahawks (2021-present). High school: Madison High School (Houston, Texas), High school highlights: Parade Magazine Player of the Year (2001), Class 5A Offensive Player of the Year (2001), Sporting News High School Player of the Year (2001), U.S. Army All-American Bowl MVP (2002), College highlights: BCS national champion (2006), Heisman Trophy finalist (2005), Maxwell Award (2005), Davey O'Brien Award (2005), AP All-American (2005), Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year (2005), Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year (2003), NFL career: Tennessee Titans (2006-10), Philadelphia Eagles (2011). The 2022 College Football All-America Team includes those players of American college football who have been honored by various selector organizations as the best players at their respective positions. Marquette Smith RB Lake Howell (Winter Park) 1990. He committed to Texas A&M, which allegedly gave him a brand-new Trans Am, then flipped his commitment to scandal-ridden SMU. Corvallis: Graduated in 1984. Watch the Parade All-America Football Player of the Year in Action. Four-year starter, 4-year All-Big 10 recognition at Michigan. Won 2 Super Bowl championships. Had 6-year career in the NFL, with over 2,100 yards passing. Emmitt Smith RB Escambia (Pensacola) 1986. Florida's only Parade All-American in 1975. College: Injuries took a toll on Tyners college career, that began at Oregon. Signed with Notre Dame. Racked up 5,511 yards on 541 carries (10.2 average) and totaled 93 TDs in 4-year varsity career. He flipped on a commitment to in-state Virginia to go play both sports for North Carolina, where he continued to play quarterback but switched to wide receiver for a seven-year NFL career. Last Name. Made immediate impact as rookie in NFL last year with 6 returns for TDs for Chicago Bears. Received first team All-State honors in football and basketball. Now in 7th NFL season with the Oakland Raiders. Set then-national HS records for career receiving yards (4,594) and yards per catch (24.05) as a senior. Listed as No. College: Hass was a walk-on turned star at Oregon State, as he posted three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons, the first player in Pac-10/12 history to accomplish the feat. Broke Dade's single-game record with 377 yards, then broke it again with 419 yards. Had 89 receptions for 2,087 yards and 28 TDs as a junior and 67 receptions a year later. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Injuries, including a torn Achilles tendon in 2016, have hampered his pro career. Played 10 NFL seasons with just under 1,000 all-purpose yards. Led Nebraska to back-to-back national titles in 1994 and 1995. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine consensus and unanimous All-Americans.[5]. Dickerson still holds the NFL single-season rushing record with 2,105 yards in 1984. No. Winningest teams in America; Most games played in America; Records Against Opponents; . Tommie Frazier QB Manatee (Bradenton) 1991. Celebrate With. Played 11 seasons in NFL with San Francisco and Baltimore. Was a mainstay on the OL for Florida Gators from 1963-65. Started final 3 years and finished with 16 career INTs and 44 pass breakups, both school records. West Palm Beach. Parade All-American in 1979 on a team with Cris Collinsworth at QB. Now plays for NFL Arizona Cardinals where he has earned Rookie of the Year and All-Pro awards. College: Suh was a three-year starter at Nebraska, earning All-America honors his final two seasons. Mustain was the starter at Arkansas as a true freshman, then transferred to USC after the season, despite going 8-0 as a starter for the Razorbacks. Won 4 Super Bowls in 15 NFL seasons and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990. Set numerous all-time marks in Broward history 2,011 yards in a season (2000), 7,105 career yards, 107 career TDs (tied state record), 484 points in 3 straight seasons. First RB in Florida history to rush for 2,000 yards twice. Passed for 4,173 career yards and 39 TDs at FSU in a stretch where the Seminoles went 29-6 and joined the national elite. Born: Jan. 21, 1984 (Inglewood, California), High school: Highland High School (Salt Lake City, Utah), High school highlights: USA Today All-American (2001), Utah Gatorade Player of the Year (2001), rugby national champion (2002). He averages two points per game in 1981-82. Returned 6 INTs for TDs as senior to lead Atlantic to state championship game. Join our linker program. Was all-state selection. Post-Dispatch photo by J.B. Forbes J.B. Forbes Steve Stipanovich, 7-0, C, De Smet, 1979 A 6-11. Clemens spent 11 years playing for three teams, the New York Jets, St. Louis and San Diego. Pro: Picked in the third round of the 1989 draft, Zandofsky played nine years in the NFL for four teams, Phoenix, San Diego, Atlanta and Philadelphia. Fairview. Walter lands on this list more for his post-high school accomplishments, as he played football only as a senior at Sheldon. Sheppard was honored twice on the All-American Team in 3 years at University of Florida. The 1978 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1978. Scored 29 TDs in 10 games as a senior in an era when scoring was much lower than today. Ended his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1984. He was the Southern Section Player of the Year after rushing for 2,168 yards and scoring 232 points. Mauer, who was committed to play football and baseball at Florida State, was a six-time All-Star in the major leagues and played 14 seasons for the Twins. 1978-ABCA/Rawlings All-America Teams: High School All-America First Team: Pos. Florida's Class 6A Player of the Year and Parade All-American in 1997. Played all 11 years of pro career with Jets. Poll: Who is Oregon's best-ever offensive lineman? Martell was switched to wide receiver, then switched back to quarterback before he decided to opt out of the 2020 season, leaving him two years of college eligibility remaining and he transferred back to his hometown, to play for UNLV. Attended Ohio State. Selected by New York Jets with 4th overall pick in 1993 draft. Played free safety for Miami Dolphins for 4 years before knee injury in 1978 ended his NFL career. Standout DL and 3-sport letterman at Hernando in early 1980s. Was named sophomore of the year by the Southeastern Conference in 1967. He was second-team all-Pac 12 as a senior. Beaverton: Graduated in 1984. Eventually became a starter at University of Miami. Ranked 4th on NFL's all-time scoring list. An amazing athlete who also was an All-State basketball player. Born: April 25, 1993 (St. Louis, Missouri), High school: Hillcrest High School (Springfield, Missouri), High school highlights: USA Today Offensive Player of the Year (2011), two-time USA Today All-American (2010, 2011), U.S. Army All-American (2012), College highlights: Sporting News Freshman All-American (2012), All-SEC (2013), NFL career: Tennessee Titans (2015), Philadelphia Eagles (2016). Played 14 NFL seasons. 1 overall prospect by all of the major recruiting services and picked his hometown team, Florida State, over offers from almost every other major college football program. A two-time all-state lineman for the Celtics, played on a state championship team as a junior, and earned Parade All-America honors as a senior. 20 nationally as a freshman by longtime recruiting analyst Van Coleman and Clark Francis of Hoop Scoop. Starts for Tampa Bay. Had a successful career as a stunt man in Hollywood. College: Enyart became one of Oregon States all-time greats. Led Escambia to state titles in sophomore and junior years (2,934 rushing yards, 32 TDs on 353 carries in 14 games), and 10-1 season as a senior in the days when only district champ made playoffs. Led FSU in rushing with 713 yards in 1973 and was backup RB and renowned courageous punt returner for New York Giants. Bob Gibbons jumped on board later. Set still-standing state record for career receptions with 220, good for 3,688 yards and 41 TDs as the face of a program that won state titles his junior and senior years. Even scored TD as a lineman. Dec. 18. Drafted in the 1997 second round by the Miami Dolphins. Eric Dickerson entered Texas high school football lore at tiny Sealy High, where he racked up 2,667 rushing yards on the way to a state title in 1978. Had 41 receptions and was first-team All-Big East return man in 1995 at Miami. Second- and third-team honors are used to break ties. February 16, 1979 - DeSmet super star Steve Stipanovich, center, dunks over two CBC players. Pro: Undrafted, Longwell kicked for 16 years in the NFL, most notably for Green Bay and Minnesota. Page 223. Became an All-American at Alabama. Roseburg: Graduated in 1990. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:41AM. Starred at FSU. Played 9 seasons for the Chicago Bears. Voted Mr. Football winner as senior year after rushing for 2,813 yards on only 238 attempts to lead Pahokee to state title. United States. Had 1,411 receiving yards that season. Name : School: Year: Walt Menzenthin: Columbia: 1900: Warren Heller : Pittsburg : 1932 : . Pro: Picked in the first round, No. Raymond McCoy was a two-time All-Stater at Bloom during a time when coach Wes Mason had built one of the most successful high school programs in Illinois. First-round draft choice by Atlanta Falcons in 1981. All-SEC junior lineman in 2000 for Florida. Led Raines to undefeated season and state championship in1998. Jack Youngblood DL Jefferson County (Monticello) 1966. The most heralded recruit in Arkansas state history, Mitch Mustain swept the 2006 national player of the year awards and followed his high school coach, Gus Malzahn, to Arkansas. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. If there's such a thing as a perfect quarterback, it's Trevor Lawrence. One of Broward County's top student-athletes in football, basketball and track & field. But he suffered a broken neck in a car accident on Feb. 26, 1996. Played 14 NFL seasons. "Lemar put us on the map," Carter said of his childhood idol. One can only wonder how his career would have gone had he stayed with his original college commitment at Clemson instead of following his older brother to Ole Miss. Ken Riley QB/DB Union Academy (Bartow) 1965. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. College: At UCLA, Odighizuwa played as a true freshman and was a four-year standout for the Bruins. 1979. College: FitzPatrick was a four-year standout at USC, where he earned all-Pac 10 honors as a tackle. Do you have a blog? Conferences. He's now on his third NFL team with the Titans and is a three-time Pro Bowler. Do you have a sports website? 19. [5] Other selectors included Football News (FN), the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA),[6] The Sporting News (TSN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). Eddie "Meat Cleaver" Weaver DL Haines City 1978. Also spent time with the Cowboys before retiring with Dolphins in 1973. Now in his 8th NFL season. Do you have a sports website? Roseburg: Graduated in 2002. 17 in first round by Seattle. 1968 Ted McNulty, Upper Arlington (Columbus, Ohio) Some, like McCoy, peaked in high school. Brock landed one Super Bowl appearance, in 1995 for the San Diego Chargers. Lemar Parrish DB Kennedy (Riviera Beach) 1966. Bend: Graduated in 1992. Jeff. College highlights: Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year (2005), AP All-American (2005), two-time All-Pac-10 (2004, 2005), NFL career: Baltimore Ravens (2006-14), Detroit Lions (2015-17), Philadelphia Eagles (2018). Drafted by Chicago Bears. Led 1991 Vikings to a state championship win at Florida Field, finishing season 14-0 with 3,055 yards, 27 TDs and just 4 INTs. City. College: The 6-7 Newton was a solid starter at Oregon State, where he was a two-year starter and caught 105 passes for 1,308 yards and 15 touchdowns. Award-winning sports broadcaster. The Yankees drafted him in the second round of the 1981 MLB draft, but he decided to stick with football and forced the Colts to trade him to the Broncos after he was picked No. Caught 92 passes for 1,963 yards and 22 TDs as Florida Gator. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Rashan Gary is one of just three players to be a unanimous No. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Odighizuwa was a two-time all-stater, including first team as a senior following a 10-sack season. A 4-time Pro Bowler. He was Oregons first consensus All-American in 43 years and left school one year early for the NFL draft. Blanchard was a quarterback and punter on a Cavemen team that won the 1964 state championship. Defensive MVP of the USFL in 1983. Named 1 of only 5 players in history recruiting analysts believe could have gone directly from high school to the pros because of their physical abilities. 1 player in the state and one of the top 10 in the nation. Eventually signed with Alabama under Paul "Bear" Bryant. Selected state's player of the year in 1967. Born: Jan. 26, 1998 (San Diego, California), High school: Bishop Gorman High School (Las Vegas, Nevada), High school highlights: Gatorade National Player of the Year (2016), USA Today Offensive Player of the Year (2016), NFL career: Two years of college eligibility left after 2020. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Attended Duke. McCoy was a wunderkind in college and left school with one year of eligibility remaining. CARL BANKS, LB, BEECHER (1976-1979): A dominating defender and all-state player for the Buccaneers, Banks is one of the greatest high school players ever from the city of Flint. Pro: Picked No. He only played two seasons of high school football at tiny Palestine High, but he was the Heisman Trophy runner-up as a true freshman at Oklahoma as he helped lead them to the BCS championship game. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Parade All-American as a senior. Raiders were 27-7 during his time. Set state scoring record with 44 TDs as a member of Gulliver Prep's 14-1 Class 2A state title team in 2000. Sheldon: Graduated in 1979. Newman played both sides of the ball, but in high school was more known for his running back accomplishments, as he was Oregons 4A offensive player of the year as a senior. Averaged 45 yards per punt return and 26.8 per kickoff return, totaling a state record 1,531 return yards as a senior. Tucker Frederickson RB South Broward (Hollywood) 1960. Born: Feb. 13, 1977 (Charleston, West Virginia), High school: Dupont High School (Belle, West Virginia), High school highlights: Parade All-American (1995), West Virginia Football Player of the Year (1994), two-time West Virginia Basketball Player of the Year (1994, 1995), College highlights: Division I-AA national champion (1997), AP All-American (1997), NFL career: Minnesota Vikings (1998-2004, 2010), Oakland Raiders (2005-06), New England Patriots (2007-10), Tennessee Titans (2010), San Francisco 49ers (2012). Do you have a blog? College: Rodgers went to Washington, where he became a star as a free safety and was one of the leaders of the famed Purple Reign defense that helped UW go 11-1 and win the Orange Bowl in 1984. Standout TE during prep career.
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