(College) Football Writers Association 1st, 2nd, 3rd Team From Past 75 Years

[QuarterCenturyLegend]

The FWAA (Football Writers Association of America) made their All College football roster to celebrate their 75th anniversary. So here's the top 75 for the 75 years they've been around.

Spoiler: The list

75th ANNIVERSARY FWAA ALL-AMERICA TEAM
First team offense

QB Roger Staubach, Navy

RB Archie Griffin, Ohio State

RB Herschel Walker, Georgia

WR Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh

WR Jerry Rice, Mississippi Valley State

TE Keith Jackson, Oklahoma

OL John Hannah, Alabama

OL Orlando Pace, Ohio State

OL Will Shields, Nebraska

OL Ron Yary, USC

C Dave Rimington, Nebraska

First team defense

DT Lee Roy Selmon, Oklahoma

DT Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska

DE Leon Hart, Notre Dame

DE Ted Hendricks, Miami (Fla.)

LB Tommy Nobis, Texas

LB Mike Singletary, Baylor

LB Derrick Thomas, Alabama

DB Ronnie Lott, USC

DB Deion Sanders, Florida State

DB Jack Tatum, Ohio State

DB Charles Woodson, Michigan

First team specialists

P Ray Guy, Southern Miss

K Kevin Butler, Georgia

RS Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska

Second team offense

QB Tim Tebow, Florida

RB Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh

RB Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State

WR Fred Biletnikoff, Florida State

WR Randy Moss, Marshall

TE Mike Ditka, Pittsburgh

OL Bill Fralic, Pittsburgh

OL John Hicks, Ohio State

OL Calvin Jones, Iowa

OL Jonathan Ogden, UCLA

C Chuck Bednarik, Penn

Second team defense

DT Merlin Olsen, Utah State

DT Randy White, Maryland

DE Hugh Green, Pittsburgh

DE Bruce Smith, Virginia Tech

LB Brian Bosworth, Oklahoma

LB dikk Butkus, Illinois

LB Luke Kuechly, Boston College

DB Champ Bailey, Georgia

DB Kenny Easley, UCLA

DB Jerry Gray, Texas

DB Ed Reed, Miami (Fla.)

Second team specialists

P Russell Erxleben, Texas

K Mason Crosby, Colorado

RS Raghib Ismail, Notre Dame

Third team offense

QB Tommie Frazier, Nebraska

RB Bo Jackson, Auburn

RB Doak Walker, SMU

WR Anthony Carter, Michigan

WR Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech

TE Gordon Hudson, BYU

OL Barrett Jones, Alabama

OL Willie Roaf, Louisiana Tech

OL Jerry Sisemore, Texas

OL Dean Steinkuhler, Nebraska

C Jim Ritcher, N.C. State

Third team defense

DT Steve Emtman, Washington

DT Reggie White, Tennessee

DE Bubba Smith, Michigan State

DE Jack Youngblood, Florida

LB Jack Ham, Penn State

LB Lee Roy Jordan, Alabama

LB Chris Spielman, Ohio State

DB Dré Bly, North Carolina

DB Dave Brown, Michigan

DB Troy Polamalu, USC

DB Roy Williams, Oklahoma

Third team specialists

P Rohn Stark, Florida State

K Tony Franklin, Texas A&M

RS Derek Abney, Kentucky

It's 75 names so I put it in a spoiler. But it'd be cool to see where y'all disagree with some of the players. Nebraska leads with the most players on the list at six, The Ohio State University & Pittsburgh come tied at second with five and then Bama, Oklahoma and Texas all have four on the list.

 

[QuarterCenturyLegend]

I guess I'll start the debate. Luke Kuechly is on the list at BC or Larry Fitzgerald at Pitt on the first team. Seriously? Larry was great, but is he really deserving of first team status over all the college WR's from the past 75 years. I didn't hear of Luke (mainly) until he got into the pros. It seems these writers chose to look at NFL history and include it in college career. WHERE THE fukk IS OJ SIMPSON? I won't say anything about Jerry Rice

 

[Knights89]

Didn't like three Selmon brothers start on the same defense at Oklahoma. Cool feat

First team secondary

The Juice should be on here somewhere

Jerry is a big name but he was breaking record in the SWAC

 

[QuarterCenturyLegend]

Didn't like three Selmon brothers start on the same defense at Oklahoma. Cool feat

First team secondary

The Juice should be on here somewhere

Jerry is a big name but he was breaking record in the SWAC

You know one thing I just noticed? How the hell is LaVar Arrington not on this list somewhere?

 

[Carlos Huerta]

Barry not being first team is laughable.

No one was a better special teams player than the Rocket.

Hester should at least be third team.

I know Fitz doesn't seem like he should be 1st team, but look what he did in '03

 

[Knights89]

You know one thing I just noticed? How the hell is LaVar Arrington not on this list somewhere?

Take off Luke Kuechly lol. Lavar was a 2x All American, certainly deserving of consideration.

I think they tried to get a mix of players across the years. Luke and Barrett Jones are the only names I see that played college after 2010

 

[smitty22]

They fukked up the WR. Rice and Fitz shouldn't be 1st team. As much as i hate him, you gotta have Desmond Howard on there.

 

[Carlos Huerta]

They fukked up the WR. Rice and Fitz shouldn't be 1st team. As much as i hate him, you gotta have Desmond Howard on there.

Howard was not better than Fitz in college

 

[smitty22]

Howard was not better than Fitz in college

You know im the last person to argue for a scUM player, but Howard was a clutch game changer who played in a power run offense. He won a Heisman, was a game changer

 

[QuarterCenturyLegend]

They're discussing this on SportsCenter lol

 

[Carlos Huerta]

You know im the last person to argue for a scUM player, but Howard was a clutch game changer who played in a power run offense. He won a Heisman, was a game changer

If you watched both of them play, you'd see Fitz was far ahead of him. Fitz looked like an NFL player. He did everything perfectly. Fitz on that UM team would have given them a ring that season.

 

[PortCityProphet]

Kuekly that is the most random selection.
Fitz should be on there. He carried that Pitt team. Should have won a stiff arm.
I'm gonna have to go look up Dorsett numbers. Don't know if he should be over Bo.

 

[smitty22]

If you watched both of them play, you'd see Fitz was far ahead of him. Fitz looked like an NFL player. He did everything perfectly. Fitz on that UM team would have given them a ring that season.

I saw Fitz play, and he was a beast, far more physical than Howard. Not taking nothing away from him, Howard just had more of a impact.

 

[AlbertPullhoez]

Peter Warrick>>>>>Calvin Johnson in college

 

[Knights89]

Kuekly that is the most random selection.
Fitz should be on there. He carried that Pitt team. Should have won a stiff arm.
I'm gonna have to go look up Dorsett numbers. Don't know if he should be over Bo.

Dorsett deserves his spot imo. Bowl stats weren't always included so he ranks third behind Ron Dayne and Ricky Williams in career yards. He ranks second all time in rushing yards to Dayne when bowl stats are included. Three time All American and he elevated Pitt to a Nat'l championship and won the Heisman in his senior year.