1979 parade all american football team

Nicknamed "The Jet," was an All-State first-team and All-America receiver as a HS senior. Steve Kiner QB/LB Hillsborough (Tampa) 1965. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Also a track star in the shot put. Led Nebraska to back-to-back national titles in 1994 and 1995. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes four selectors as "official" for the 1978 season. He was a three-time Parade All-America and a McDonald's All-America as a senior. Ken Burrough QB Raines (Jacksonville) 1965. Had 139 tackles as LB and 388 rushing yards on 18 carries as WB in senior year at Lee, which he helped lead to 3 district titles. Eventually signed with Alabama under Paul "Bear" Bryant. Inducted into the Jacksonville Sports Hall of Fame in 1987. Drafted No. Put Central Florida on college football map as star QB who completed 73.6 percent of his passes. 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. He led the Lions in tackles as a rookie but never made a Pro Bowl in eight NFL seasons. First-round draft choice by Atlanta Falcons in 1981. Deion Sanders DB/QB North Fort Myers 1984. Earned All-American honors at the University of Florida. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. A 2nd-team All-American in 1953 as a junior at Florida before being drafted into the military. Its one where virtually no one will agree, because great football players have existed in this state for 80 years and no one can say theyve seen them all. A key member of the Crimson Tide's 1978 national championship team. Third overall pick of the 2003 NFL draft. Everybody makes mistakes. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Earned consensus All-America honors and Bronko Nagurski Tropy as the nation's top defensive player in 1994. Brock was a standout on both sides of the line, and earned Parade All-America honors as a senior. 13 overall, of the 1986 draft, FitzPatrick spent seven years in the NFL, playing for San Diego and the Los Angeles Raiders. High school highlights: Parade All-American (1978) What Happened Next: John Elway. Lawrence left college with one year of eligibility remaining and was the No. Jadeveon Clowney was the first modern player to be a consensus No. There were no hard-and-fast rules in developing this team, but we lean toward high school accomplishments. To be selected a consensus All-American, players must be chosen to the first team on at least half of the five official selectors as recognized by the NCAA. Born: June 28, 1960 (Port Angeles, Washington), High school: Granada Hills High School (Granada Hills, California), High school highlights: Parade All-American (1978), College highlights: AP All-American (1982), two-time Pac-10 Player of the Year (1981, 1982). Led a defense that shut out 7 opponents. Emmitt Smith RB Escambia (Pensacola) 1986. Signed with University of Florida in 1992. Led NFL WRs in 1975 with 1,063 receiving yards. 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. 1 in 1983. Ran for 1,738 yards as a senior for undefeated team. Established 2 Big Eight records of 9 interceptions in a season and 21 in his career at Iowa State. College: Suh was a three-year starter at Nebraska, earning All-America honors his final two seasons. College: Like younger brother Stan, Pete played at Colorado, where he was a first-team All-American as a senior. Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. Evaluating high school football talent is no different. All-league and all-state as a senior on both sides. Spiller RB Union County (Lake Butler) 2005. What is certain is McCoy went to San Francisco, transferred to DePaul after his freshman year and never was more than a role player for the Blue Demons. Led Raines to undefeated season and state championship in1998. Four-year starter, 4-year All-Big 10 recognition at Michigan. Played 11 seasons in NFL with San Francisco and Baltimore. Logged 6 seasons in the NFL, including 1979 and 1980 with the 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. Parade All-American as a senior. Flanagan. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. All-state selection in football and basketball in the late 1940s. Poll: Who is Oregon's best-ever offensive lineman? Ainge caught 82 passes combined during his sophomore and junior seasons, before moving to quarterback as a senior. Post-Dispatch photo by J.B. Forbes J.B. Forbes Steve Stipanovich, 7-0, C, De Smet, 1979 A 6-11. Leading receiver for FSU (42 catches for 525 yards) as a senior in 1974. Page 76. Led Tigers to 2005 Class 5A state championship. Caught 92 passes for 1,963 yards and 22 TDs as Florida Gator. Although a big-time football recruit, Ainge ended up playing basketball at Brigham Young, and was a major league baseball and NBA draft pick. Consensus All-America Teams (1970-1979) | College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference Baseball Football (college) Basketball (college) Hockey Futebol Blog Stathead Questions or Comments? Ernie Sims is still the only linebacker to be a consensus No. And be sure to vote for your choice as the top player for each position group (poll included after each first-team position). 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. Had 18 interceptions in 29 total games over junior and senior seasons. Completed collegiate career as UF's 5th all-time rusher with 3,065 yards. Some people believed him. Played 3 years at University of Miami, finishing with 393 career tackle. Parade Magazine has been naming high school All-America teams since 1963. Smith won three Super Bowls and became the NFL's career leading rusher. Drafted by the Baltimore Ravens, where he has played 12 seasons with 8 Pro Bowl appearances. Had stellar career at Florida State. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:03AM. Rushed for 1,014 yards on 105 carries and caught 28 passes for 1,005 yards and five TDs. His 15 sacks in 2000 were one shy of tying Lawrence Taylors single-season UNC record. Had two 1,000-yard rushing seasons at the University of Miami. the official baseball of Minor League Baseball and the NCAA, and an approved baseball, basketball, football and softball of the National High School Federation. For the last four years, he played with the Rockford (Illinois) Lightning. College: Yates landed at Washington, where he was a two-time all-Pac-10 linebacker. Received first team All-State honors in football and basketball. He was just as good in college at the University of South Carolina and left school one year early to enter the NFL draft, where he was the No. The selector organizations award the "All-America" honor annually following the conclusion of the fall college football season. Bob Gibbons jumped on board later. [5] Other selectors included Football News (FN), the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA),[6] The Sporting News (TSN),[7] and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). Led Gators to their first national championship and also won the Heisman Trophy in 1996. Mr. Football and first-team All-American his senior year. Selected by Atlanta Falcons in 2nd round of 1975 draft. 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. Its over 13,000 members represent all 50 states and 36 countries. 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. McAlister earned first team honors on the Parade All-America team after leading Blair to a 13-0 record and a Southern Section championship. Was Bears' all-time leading rusher until Walter Payton broke his records in the 1980s. Had 148 tackles and 14 sacks during his career at University of Miami. Marshall: Graduated in 1974. Ronald Curry was one of the top recruits in the country starting his junior year and a high school All-American in both football and basketball, and was the McDonald's All-American game slam dunk champion and MVP. Accumulated 63 career TDs and 4,200 yards of total offense in 2 years as Manatee's QB. Started at guard for 3 years at University of Florida. 211 Cmp, 388 Att, 2980 Yds, 19 TD, 19 Int, 182 Cmp, 325 Att, 2262 Yds, 21 TD, 13 Int, 196 Cmp, 368 Att, 2349 Yds, 14 TD, 11 Int, 269 Cmp, 501 Att, 3317 Yds, 21 TD, 19 Int, 208 Cmp, 330 Att, 2521 Yds, 19 TD, 15 Int, 137 Cmp, 242 Att, 1859 Yds, 11 TD, 12 Int, 250 Cmp, 427 Att, 3720 Yds, 29 TD, 15 Int. The first team, which later appeared on Steve Allen's NBC television show, included Terry Bethel of Collinsville, Ill.; Tom Meschery of Lowell High in San Francisco, Calif.; junior Jerry Lucas of Middletown, Ohio; Al Butler of East High in Rochester, N.Y.; and Tony Jackson of Thomas Jefferson High in Brooklyn, N.Y. Jack Youngblood DL Jefferson County (Monticello) 1966. Dickerson still holds the NFL single-season rushing record with 2,105 yards in 1984. His college choice boiled down to one fact: He and his older brother were Michigan fans. Pro: The 12th pick of the 1980 draft, Brock played 16 years in the NFL, most with New Orleans. [1]. Florida's Mr. Football in 1996, broke a national record (since broken) that had held up for 43 years when he rushed for 4,087 yards in a single season as a senior. Now in 13th NFL season, all with Tampa Bay. He declared for the 1998 NBA draft but wasn't chosen. The Aloha safety was a Parade All-American as a senior. Career totals were 6,733 yards and 88 TDs. Passed for 2,053 yards for 9-1 team that missed out on the playoffs in the old points system as a senior. Find out more. All rights reserved. Possibly the most heralded interior defensive line recruit of all time, Gerald McCoy had 40 sacks over his final two high school seasons and decided to stay in-state and play for Bob Stoops and the University of Oklahoma. Killed in an automobile accident in 1964. Or write about sports? To Mason, it was a crushing blow. Butkus played both ways for the Illini, at center and linebacker, and played all nine seasons of his NFL career with the Chicago Bears. 1 overall recruit in 2012. College: Enyart became one of Oregon States all-time greats. Was 64th on The Sporting News' list of 100 Greatest Football Players in 1999. Played in the state finals three consecutive years. Or write about sports? College: Attended Oregon, where he was a tour de force as an athlete. Won Jim Thorpe Award in 1987 as top collegiate defensive back. All-SEC player at the University of Georgia. Most Recent Games and Any Score Since 1869. The organizations that chose the teams were Associated Press, United Press International, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, and The Sporting News. Nearly all of them received Player of the Year recognition. Selected in 2nd round of 1964 draft and played 8 NFL seasons. Ran for 1,840 yards and scored 31 TDs as a senior. Award-winning sports broadcaster. . Began 11-year NFL career after drafted in 2nd-round draft pick by the Chicago Bears in 1954, beginning an 11-year NFL career. Suh was also first-team all-state and a Parade All-American. All-Southwest Conference football and basketball player at Arkansas. College: Blanchard spent four years at Oregon, playing punter and quarterback. He's now on his third NFL team with the Titans and is a three-time Pro Bowler. Julius Peppers' unique athleticism was on display in high school. Quarterback of two state championship teams, a four-sport star. They were wrong. He was the Southern Section Player of the Year after rushing for 2,168 yards and scoring 232 points. High school: Escambia High School (Pensacola, Florida), High school highlights: USA Today Player of the Year (1986), Parade Magazine Player of the Year (1986), FHSAA All-Century Team (2007), FHSAA Player of the Century (2007), College highlights: Heisman Trophy finalist (1989), AP All-American (1989), three-time All-SEC (1987-89), SEC MVP (1989), NFL career: Dallas Cowboys (1990-2002), Arizona Cardinals (2003-04). Duante Culpepper QB Vanguard (Ocala) 1994. One of only 3 players in NFL with more than 400 career FGs. Ottis Anderson RB Forest Hill (West Palm Beach) 1974. 1978. 1999 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. Four-year letterman in high school. Played 6 NFL seasons with 3 Super Bowl appearances. Became an instant star in NFL after being drafted in 7th round by Cincinnati Bengals. By Brian McLaughlin Jan 26, 2017. . He averages two points per game in 1981-82. Named to Class 5A All-State team as a senior in 1994. Grants Pass: Graduated in 1966. Had 89 receptions for 2,087 yards and 28 TDs as a junior and 67 receptions a year later. Knee injuries limited Greens NFL career to three years. 1 national recruit, Robert Nkemdiche went wire-to-wire as the top recruit in the Class of 2013 for all of the major recruiting services. David Douglas: Graduated in 2010. Bob Gibbons of All-Star Sports, generally recognized as the leading talent evaluator in the nation since the late 1970s, once rated Heppner as a top 30 player nationally and a McDonald's All-America candidate. Made 67 tackles and 10 QB sacks to earn All-America honors as a senior. Meet Dylan Moses and the 2017 Parade All-America Football Team. C.J. Were hoping to start a conversation here, so lets begin with the second team, followed by the all-time first team. For as long as high school football has been around, we've tried to sniff out the "next big thing" under those Friday Night Lights. 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. Oregon, All-American in football and baseball. CO. QB. A 4-sport standout for Tampa Bay Tech in 980s, even winning a state championship in wrestling. College: Walter stayed home and attended Oregon, where he played linebacker and defensive end, earning all-Pac honors as a senior.