St. Paul recorder., 1962-12-07

Bell, named to just about
and runner-up to Oregon's Terry
Baker for the 1862 Heisman Mem
orial Trophy, was selected for one
Of the tackle positions on each
team.
AMP considers Bell to be the
best football player in the country.
Names to the other tackle posi-
ton was Don Brumm Of Purdue.
He was named to both the ALL
America and All-Big Ten teams.
Like Bell and Brumm, Robinson
captured an end position on the
AMP All-America and AMP ALI
Big Ten teams. We consider Rob-
inson the top end in college foot
ball.
Woodson, the great Indiana SEN
ior halfback, also duplicated the
feat of Bell and Robinson by cap
turing a berth in the backfields of
both AMP teams.
AMP selections will no doubt
startle many football grandstand
strategists, since they include two
tan quarterbacks from Negro
schools.
The great Florida A and M quar-
terback Jim Tullis was named to
AMPS All-America first team,
while Southern university's fine
passer Alfred Simpson won a spot
on the second team.
Largely because of the heroics
Of Tullis, who spearheaded the
Rattlers drive to another unde-
feated (9-O) season, FAMU, along
with Central State of Edmond,
Okla, was able to dominate the
season long ratings of the National
Association of intercollegiate Ath-
letics. Central, also unbeaten DO
o. wound with the top small col
lege NAIA rating. FAMU cap
tured the NAIA No. 2 spot, but
was not named to the conferences s
playoffs because of its Dec. 8
Orange Blossom commitment in
Miami.
While Southern's record failed
to match those of previous years,
the Jaguars were In the South
western Conference contention
through the early part of the sea-
son largely because Of the fine
quarterbacking of Simpson.
To the AMP it seems a shame
that coaches and football writer's
should continue to ignore talents in
the Negro conferences in selecting
All-America teams. Despite what
seems a plain case Of snobbery,
however, graduates Of Negro COL
lege football continue to perform
brilliantly in professional football.
Ex-Grambling and Los Angeles
Rams star Tank Younger; the
Chicago Bears Willie Ganmore,
formerly of FAMU, and ex-Mary-
land States Roger Brown Of the
Detroit Lions are but few Of the
scores of stars from Negro col
leges who have made the grade in
pro football.
There is added reason why
FAMU players should not be over
looked in All-America selections.
On the basis Of his record,
FAMU Coach A. s. (Jake) Gather
is the most successful coach in
college Football. Named the
Coach of the Year" in the NAIA
in 1861, Gather has guided Rather
teams to unbeaten strings dating
back to 1860. His teams have per-
ennially won the mythical Negro
national football championship.
However, because of the prepon-
derance Of talent In the Big Ten
conference, only Tullis and Simp-
son represent Negro colleges on
our All-America teams.
The complete rosters Of the AMP
All-America teams follow:
First team
ENDS: Pat Richter, Wisconsin;
Dave Robinson, Penn State.
TACKLES: Bobby Bell, Mime
sofa; Don Brumm, Purdue.
GUARDS: Julian Hook, Mime
sofa; Rufus Guthrie, Georgia
Tech.
CENTER: Bill Armstrong, Ohio
State.
QUARTERBACRS: Ron Wander
Kelen, Wisconsin; Jim Tullis, Flor
ida A and M.
BACKS: Larry Ferguson, Iowa