1966 All-Americans included National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee Reggie Jackson.

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]

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
Pitcher Steve Arlin (2) ♦ Ohio State 1966 College World Series Most Outstanding Player,[3] Career 5.5 H/9 (11th in Division I)[4]
Pitcher Bill Frost Cal
Catcher Jim Hibbs Stanford
First baseman Ed Maras South Dakota State
Second baseman Matt Galante St. John's
Third baseman Bob Willet Ohio
Shortstop Eddie Leon Arizona 28 career triples (T-7th in Division I)[4]
Outfielder Reggie Jackson Arizona State National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee,[5] 14x MLB All Star,[5] 2x Silver Slugger Award winner,[5] 2x World Series MVP,[5] 1973 AL MVP,[5] 1977 Babe Ruth Award[5]
Outfielder Dale Ford Washington State
Outfielder Jimmy Lyttle Florida State

See also

References

  1. ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Reggie Jackson". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
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