The 1959 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1959 college football season. The selectors for the 1959 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP). Players selected as first-team players by both the AP and UP are designated in bold.
All Southwest selections
[edit]Backs
[edit]- Don Meredith, SMU (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Jack Spikes, TCU (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Jim Mooty, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Rene Ramirez, Texas (AP-1)
- Jack Collins, Texas (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Charlie Milstead, Texas A&M (AP-2)
- Lance Alworth, Arkansas (AP-2)
- Glynn Gregory, SMU (AP-2)
Ends
[edit]- Monte Lee, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Albert Witcher, Baylor (AP-1)
- Henry Christopher, SMU (AP-2; UPI-1)
- Billy Tranum, Arkansas (AP-2)
Tackles
[edit]- Don Floyd, TCU (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Bob Lilly, TCU (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Larry Stephens, Texas (AP-2)
- Marlin Epp, Arkansas (AP-2)
Guards
[edit]- Maurice Doke, Texas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Rufus King, Rice (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Raman Armstrong, TCU (AP-2)
- Roy Lee Rambo, TCU (AP-2)
Centers
[edit]- Wayne Harris, Arkansas (AP-1; UPI-1)
- Boyd King, Rice (AP-2)
Key
[edit]AP = Associated Press[1]
UPI = United Press International[2]
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UP
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Texas, TCU Pace SWC's Honor Roll". Corpus Christi Times. November 30, 1959. p. 8B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas Lands 2 On UPI All-Southwest". Monroe News-Star. November 27, 1959. p. 11A – via Newspapers.com.
