A small college All-American for Bethune-Cookman. In an age way, way, way before recruiting services, Dick Butkus was a midwestern phenomenon at linebacker when he was in high school. Mason invited North Carolina coach Dean Smith to evaluate his star player. Now the starting tailback at FSU. Jim Brown was the Paul Bunyan of high school athletics at Manhasset Secondary Academy as a star in lacrosse, basketball, baseball and football. Set a Knights career rushing record, later broken. Steve Kiner QB/LB Hillsborough (Tampa) 1965. Became a starting DT for Chicago Bears, where he played for 14 years. He heads a roster of 58 standout athletes from. Was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys and played in one Super Bowl during his nine-year NFL career. Mr. Football and first-team All-American his senior year. Played for 7 different teams. Was legendary for sacking quarterbacks before it was adopted as a statistical category. AP, UPI, and NEA were all press organizations that polled writers and players. A 17-year veteran of the NFL. Top 50 PARADE All-America High School Football Players 1978 Parade All America High School Football Team (16th Annual) (2 of 2) He also helped the Ravens win a Super Bowl in 2012 with Hall of Famers Ed Reed and Ray Lewis. Bryce was a can't-miss running back when he signed with Tennessee but left the school after one season. The 6-8 FitzPatrick towered over the competition as a senior, where he was first-team all-state on both sides of the ball and co-player of the year on defense. Playing for Chicago's Vocational High, Butkus was the first junior to be named Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year and stayed local to play for the University of Illinois. Inducted into the College Hall of Fame in 1975. Sometimes our own personal bias gets involved. Led a defense that shut out 7 opponents. Retired from football in 2001. State's co-record holder for TDs (44) in a season. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Now in 9th NFL season, starting for Oakland. A 4-sport standout for Tampa Bay Tech in 980s, even winning a state championship in wrestling. The 1978 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1978. First team Class 3A All-State, All-South and Florida Super 24 selection. Finished college career with 3,331 yards, including 13 100-yard games. Jim Osborne DL/OL Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) 1967. 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 , "ESPN College Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of College Football from 1869 to the Present", http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1241486879915342, American Football Coaches Association: All-America Teams, Football Writers Association of America All-American Team, Walter Camp Foundation All-American Teams, FWAA - Football Writers Association of America, AFCA - American Football Coaches Association. Played at 3 different high schools in his prep career, starting at pre-integration Lincoln (Palmetto), then moving to Manatee before finishing senior year at Wyoming (N.Y.) Central. Nearly all of them received Player of the Year recognition. Racked up 5,511 yards on 541 carries (10.2 average) and totaled 93 TDs in 4-year varsity career. A USA Today and Parade first-team All-American blocker. Inducted into College Hall of Fame. GA. QB. A dominating 250-pound DE with excellent speed who also played TE. A Southwestern Athletic Conference Hall of Famer at Mississippi Valley State. Received first team All-State honors in football and basketball. Played 12 years in NFL. The younger Brown persevered, turned heads at pro day and played in the NFL for four seasons. Named to Florida's All-Time High School Team by Sports Illustrated in 1988. Named MVP in state all-star game. Had 6,431 yards rushing and scored 81 TDs in HS career. Dorial Green-Beckham set the national high school career receiving record with 6,356 yards and was the nations No. And be sure to vote for your choice as the top player for each position group (poll included after each first-team position). Player : School: State: C: Brian Milner : Fort Worth Southwest: TX: 1B: . Some, like Grunwald, DiLullo and Foley, were injured. 1977 Parade All America High School Football Team (15th Annual) Established 2 Big Eight records of 9 interceptions in a season and 21 in his career at Iowa State. Meet PARADE's All-America High School Football Team Earned All-American honors at the University of Florida. 1988 (Fayetteville, Arkansas), High school: Springdale High School (Springdale, Arkansas), High school highlights: USA Today National Player of the Year (2005), Gatorade National Player of the Year (2005). 1978 Roster - Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays Four-year starter, 4-year All-Big 10 recognition at Michigan. Had 148 tackles and 14 sacks during his career at University of Miami. Set single-season records as a senior with 5,552 yards (4286 passing, 1266 rushing) and 70 TDs (46/24) for 11-2 team. Florida's only Parade All-American in 1964. Howington was first-team all-state and a Parade All-American as senior. Played college ball for Louisville from 1993-96. Atlanta. Poll: Who is Oregon's best-ever running back? Had 12-year NFL career that included 2 Super Bowls. Brock was a two-time all-stater and a Parade All-American. One of state's top all-time, all-around athletes. Led team to a state runner-up finish. Went to the Pro Bowl after the 1990 season. Finished high school career with 11,433 total yards, 134 TDs (71 passing, 56 rushing, 5 on interceptions returns, 2 on punt returns). 1 overall recruit across all of the major recruiting services, he led Cartersville to two state titles and won 41 straight games at one point. Larry Gagner, OL, Seabreeze (Daytona Beach), 1961. Played in 60 NFL games with Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs. At Marshall, Moss set eight NCAA records in two seasons. Every-down star for 9-0 Stingarees squad that beat teams from 6 states. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Played football and baseball at Florida. The Yankees drafted him in the second round of the 1981 MLB draft, but he decided to stick with football and forced the Colts to trade him to the Broncos after he was picked No. Schafer, a 6-foot-5 forward who was recruited by Wisconsin, was ranked No. The selector organizations award the "All-America" honor annually following the conclusion of the fall college football season. He flipped on a commitment to in-state Virginia to go play both sports for North Carolina, where he continued to play quarterback but switched to wide receiver for a seven-year NFL career. Led Bulldogs to a 10-1 record in 1960. Started games during his freshman year all the way through his senior year at UF. Aloha: Graduated in 1980. Played offense and defense in high school and QB at FAMU, where he was a 3-time All-American. St. Louis. By Parade Feb 1, 2014. That would be Class of 2023 quarterback Arch Manning, the top-ranked quarterback in his class and the son of the Mannings' eldest son, former Ole Miss wide receiver Cooper Manning. College: At UCLA, Odighizuwa played as a true freshman and was a four-year standout for the Bruins. Honored with a 2-time All-County selection and, with teammate tom Sullivan, was the first African-American named to the Jacksonville Journal All-County team. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Returned 6 INTs for TDs as senior to lead Atlantic to state championship game. Awards Index Hall of Fame NBA Weekly & Monthly Awards Coach of the Month NBA & ABA Season Honors All-NBA & All-ABA Leading All-NBA Vote Getters All-Rookie All-Defensive All-Seeding Games NBA & ABA Miscellaneous Honors NBA 75th Anniversary Team 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History He committed to Texas A&M, which allegedly gave him a brand-new Trans Am, then flipped his commitment to scandal-ridden SMU. First player in state history to surpass 10,000 yards and then 11,000 yards in career offense. Became 5th overall selection by the Washington Redskins in 2004 draft. After Powlus chose Notre Dame in 1993, former ESPN college football analyst Beano Cook predicted he would win the Heisman Trophy twice, but injuries derailed Powlus' career. Originated the infamous "Lambeau Leap." The following players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2022. Received NCAA Silver Anniversary Award in 1986. Dec. 18. Generally regarded as best football player out of a Florida high school prior to the 1930s. In May, the magazine compiled a list of 10 high schools who have produced the most All-Americans. He is a five-time Pro Bowler, and the 2010 rookie of the year. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Had stellar career at Florida State. Closed out high school career with 200-yard rushing, 3-TD performance. They were dominant players, blue chippers, recruited by the nation's leading college programs, record-setters, leaders of state championship teams, first-round selections in the NBA draft. Was later head football coach (1986-93) and athletic director (1994-2003) at FAMU. Bob Gibbons of All-Star Sports, generally recognized as the leading talent evaluator in the nation since the late 1970s, once rated Heppner as a top 30 player nationally and a McDonald's All-America candidate. Played collegiately for Louisville, where he had 76 tackles, 6 sacks and 3 blocked kicks as a senior. Starred in NFL for 10 seasons, making 373 catches for 5,850 yards and 29 TDs. Eventually signed with Alabama under Paul "Bear" Bryant. Ended his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1984. One of Bradford's first black players, excelled for Tornadoes' state title team as senior. College highlights: Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year (2005), AP All-American (2005), two-time All-Pac-10 (2004, 2005), NFL career: Baltimore Ravens (2006-14), Detroit Lions (2015-17), Philadelphia Eagles (2018). Now a Heisman Trophy candidate as a sophomore star for UF. James Massey RB Jefferson County (Monticello) 1982. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes four selectors as "official" for the 1979 season. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He announced a transfer to Miami in January 2019 after five-star recruit Justin Fields announced a transfer from Georgia to Ohio State and became eligible immediately. A hard-hitting safety on the 1968-69 Carver teams that won back-to-back state championships. Parade began its series in 1957 with its boys basketball honors, and expanded to football six years later. Parade All-American: 2008 . And sometimes we get it really, really wrong. Has a Super Bowl ring with the New England Patriots (2004). Awards Index Consensus All-America Teams (1969-70 to 1978-79) Previous Decade Next Decade Total number of selections are listed in parentheses for repeat winners.