George Webster
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Linebacker, Michigan State, 1964–⁠66

George Webster

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George Webster played linebacker at Michigan State (1964–⁠66). He was a consensus All‑American in 1965 and 1966. The Houston Oilers took Webster in the first round, No. 5 overall in the 1967 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987.

At a glance

Best season
1966
Consensus All-American and First-team All-Big Ten
Drafted
No. 5
Overall, 1967 NFL Draft (Houston Oilers)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 1965 and 1966; Big Ten champions, 1965 and 1966

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

AFL All-Star Games: 3 (1967–⁠69) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1968–⁠69)

All-Pro teams: AP (AFL) first team 1968–⁠69; Pro Football Writers (AFL) first team 1968–⁠69; Sporting News (AFL) first team 1968–⁠69; NEA (AFL) first team 1968–⁠69; New York Daily News (AFL) first team 1968–⁠69; Pro Football Weekly (AFL) first team 1968–⁠69; and 1 more.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1967–⁠69AFLHouston Oilers

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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