The 1952 All-America teams
10 selectors named All-America teams for 1952; the NCAA counts 8 of them toward its consensus team. Bold names are consensus All-Americans. The consensus team is on the 1952 season page.
Selectors the NCAA recognizes
All-America Board
INS
International News Service
- EFrank McPhee, Princeton
- EEddie Bell, Pennsylvania
- ETom Stolhandske, Texas
- EJoe Collier, Northwestern
- OTDoug Atkins, Tennessee
- OTHarvey Achziger, Colorado A&M
- OTBob Fleck, Syracuse
- OTJerry Minnick, Nebraska
- OGElmer Willhoite, Southern California
- OGSteve Eisenhauer, Navy
- OGMichael “Mike” Takacs, Ohio State
- CTom Catlin, Oklahoma
- CDick Tamburo, Michigan State
- CJoe Schmidt, Pittsburgh
- BJack Scarbath, Maryland
- BJohnny Lattner, Notre Dame
- BBill Vessels, Oklahoma
- BJim Sears, Southern California
- BLeon Hardeman, Georgia Tech
- BJohnny Olszewski, California
- BBobby Morehead, Georgia Tech
NEA
Newspaper Enterprise Association
- EFrank McPhee, Princeton
- EBernie Flowers, Purdue
- ETom Scott, Virginia
- ESteve Meilinger, Kentucky
- OTDick Modzelewski, Maryland
- OTHal Miller, Georgia Tech
- OTOllie Spencer, Kansas
- OGJohn Michels, Tennessee
- OGElmer Willhoite, Southern California
- OGSteve Eisenhauer, Navy
- OGHarley Sewell, Texas
- CDonn Moomaw, UCLA
- CTom Catlin, Oklahoma
- BJack Scarbath, Maryland
- BJohnny Lattner, Notre Dame
- BBill Vessels, Oklahoma
- BJim Sears, Southern California
- BJohnny Olszewski, California
- BLowell Perry, Michigan
- BPaul Cameron, UCLA
Sporting News
UP
United Press
FWAA
Football Writers Association of America
- EBernie Flowers, Purdue
- ETom Stolhandske, Texas
- OTHal Miller, Georgia Tech
- OTKline Gilbert, Mississippi
- OGJohn Michels, Tennessee
- OGElmer Willhoite, Southern California
- CTom Catlin, Oklahoma
- BJack Scarbath, Maryland
- BJohnny Lattner, Notre Dame
- BBill Vessels, Oklahoma
- BPaul Giel, Minnesota
- BGene Filipski, Villanova
AFCA
American Football Coaches Association
- EEddie Bell, Pennsylvania
- EBuck Martin, Georgia Tech
- OTDick Modzelewski, Maryland
- OTEd Meadows, Duke
- OGElmer Willhoite, Southern California
- OGHarley Sewell, Texas
- CDonn Moomaw, UCLA
- BJack Scarbath, Maryland
- BJohnny Lattner, Notre Dame
- BBuck McPhail, Oklahoma
AP
Associated Press
First team
- ETom Stolhandske, Texas
- ETom Scott, Virginia
- EDon Branby, Colorado
- OTKline Gilbert, Mississippi
- OTDave Suminski, Wisconsin
- OTJ.D. Kimmel, Houston
- OTCharlie LaPradd, Florida
- OGJohn Michels, Tennessee
- OGSteve Eisenhauer, Navy
- OGMarv Matuszak, Tulsa
- OGFrank Kush, Michigan State
- CDonn Moomaw, UCLA
- CDick Tamburo, Michigan State
- CPete Brown, Georgia Tech
- BJack Scarbath, Maryland
- BJohnny Lattner, Notre Dame
- BBill Vessels, Oklahoma
- BJim Sears, Southern California
- BBobby Morehead, Georgia Tech
- BPaul Giel, Minnesota
- BDon Heinrich, Washington
Second team
- EEddie Bell, Pennsylvania
- EEd Luke, Michigan State
- EHarry Babcock, Georgia
- OTEd Meadows, Duke
- OTBen Dunkerley, West Virginia
- OTEldred Kraemer, Pittsburgh
- OTWilliam “Bill” Skyinskus, Syracuse
- OGElmer Willhoite, Southern California
- OGHarley Sewell, Texas
- OGJames “Jim” Reichenbach, Ohio State
- OGChester Millett, Holy Cross
- CJames Dooley, Penn State
- CTom Catlin, Oklahoma
- CGeorge Morris, Georgia Tech
- BJohnny Olszewski, California
- BAndy Kozar, Tennessee
- BBobby Marlow, Alabama
- BEd Mioduszewski, William & Mary
- BVal Joe Walker, Southern Methodist
- BNorris Mullis, South Carolina
- BGilbert “Gil” Reich, Kansas
Third team
Other selectors
Walter Camp
Walter Camp Football Foundation
Central Press
Central Press Association
First team
- EFrank McPhee, Princeton
- EBernie Flowers, Purdue
- OTDick Modzelewski, Maryland
- OTHal Miller, Georgia Tech
- OGElmer Willhoite, Southern California
- OGHarley Sewell, Texas
- CDick Tamburo, Michigan State
- BJohnny Lattner, Notre Dame
- BBill Vessels, Oklahoma
- BEddie Crowder, Oklahoma
- BAlan Ameche, Wisconsin
Second team
- EHarry Babcock, Georgia
- EEd Woodsum, Yale
- OTEd Meadows, Duke
- OTBob Van Doren, USC
- OGSteve Eisenhauer, Navy
- OGBill Athey, Baylor
- CDonn Moomaw, UCLA
- BJack Scarbath, Maryland
- BJohnny Olszewski, California
- BPaul Giel, Minnesota
- BBobby Marlow, Alabama
Third team
- EEddie Bell, Pennsylvania
- ELowell Perry, Michigan
- OTSam Palumbo, Notre Dame
- OTVic Rimkus, Holy Cross
- OGFrank Kush, Michigan State
- OGCrawford Mims, Mississippi
- CTom Catlin, Oklahoma
- BDon McAuliffe, Michigan State
- BLeon Hardeman, Georgia Tech
- BDon Heinrich, Washington
- BAndy Kozar, Tennessee
From Wikipedia’s 1952 All-America article (CC BY-SA 4.0): each player’s selectors as the article lists them, named from its key. A selector with one team has no team number.