1952 All-Big Seven Conference football team

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The 1952 All-Big Seven Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Seven Conference teams for the 1952 college football season. The selectors for the 1952 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP). The AP selected separate offensive and defensive teams in 1952; the UP selected a single 11-man team. Players selected as first-team honorees by both the AP and UP are displayed in bold.

All-Big Seven selections

Offense

Ends

Max Boydston, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
Paul Leoni, Kansas (AP-1; UP-1)
Jim Jennings, Missouri (AP-2)
Tom Evans, Colorado (AP-2)

Tackles

Ollie Spencer, Kansas (AP-1)
Jim Davis, Oklahoma (AP-1)
Tom Borgschulte, Missouri (AP-2)
Bob Klamann, Colorado (AP-2)

Guards

Jack Lordo, Missouri (AP-1)
Clayton Curtis, Nebraska (AP-1)
Dick Bowman, Oklahoma (AP-2)
Bob Castle, Missouri (AP-2)

Centers

Tom Catlin, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
Rollie Arns, Iowa St. (AP-2)

Backs

Eddie Crowder, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
Billy Vessels, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1) (1952 Heisman Trophy, College Football Hall of Fame)
Charlie Hoag, Kansas (AP-1; UP-1)
Buck McPhail, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
John Bordogna, Nebraska (AP-2)
Sack Jordan, Colorado (AP-2)
Jim Hook, Missouri (AP-2)
George Cifra, Nebraska (AP-2)

Defense

Ends

Don Branby, Colorado (AP-1)
Dennis Emanuel, Nebraska (AP-1)
Bill Schabacker, Nebraska (AP-2)
Bill Rowekamp, Missouri (AP-2)

Tackles

Jerry Minnick, Nebraska (AP-1; UP-1)
Ed Rowland, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1)
Bill Byrus, Iowa St. (AP-2)
Ed Husmann, Nebraska (AP-2)

Guards

Bob Hantla, Kansas (AP-1; UP-1)
J. D. Roberts, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1) (College Football Hall of Fame)
Tom O'Boyle, Kansas St. (AP-2)
Jim Martin, Missouri (AP-2)

Linebackers

Tom Catlin, Oklahoma (AP-1; UP-1 [center])
Galen Fiss, Kansas (AP-1)
Terry Roberts, Missouri (AP-2)
Roy Shepherd, Colorado (AP-2)

Backs

Gil Reich, Kansas (AP-1)
Ed Merrifield, Missouri (AP-1)
Veryl Switzer, Kansas State (AP-1 [S])
Verl Scott, Nebraska (AP-2)
Tom Brookshier, Colorado (AP-2)
Larry Grigg, Oklahoma (AP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press^[1] UP = United Press^[2]

References

^ "Three Huskers on All-Big Seven". Beatrice (Neb.) Daily Sun. November 26, 1952. p. 3.
^ "Sooners Grab 7 Spots On All Big Seven Grid Team". The Fresno Bee. December 2, 1952. p. 7B.

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All-Big Seven selections

Offense

Ends

Tackles

Guards

Centers

Backs

Defense

Ends

Tackles

Guards

Linebackers

Backs

Key

See also

References