1969 College Baseball All-America Team

An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.[1]

1969 All-Americans included National College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee Burt Hooten.

From 1947 to 1980, the American Baseball Coaches Association was the only All-American selector recognized by the NCAA.[2]

Key

Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been named an All-American at that point
Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame

All-Americans

Position Name School Notes
PitcherBurt HootonTexas
PitcherLarry GuraArizona State19 wins in a single season (1969) (T-3rd in Division I),[3] 1980 AL All Star[4]
CatcherBob WilliamsWashington State
First basemanMike WalsethMinnesota
Second basemanDick Gold (2)Florida State
Third basemanLes RogersTulsa
ShortstopBill SteinSouthern Illinois
OutfielderLarry PyleMiami
OutfielderPaul PowellArizona State
OutfielderBob LongTexas A&M

See also

References

  1. The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  4. "Larry Gura". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
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