1966 College Baseball All-America Team

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1966 All-Americans included National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee Reggie Jackson.

An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.[1]

From 1947 to 1980, the American Baseball Coaches Association was the only All-American selector recognized by the NCAA.[2]

Key[]

Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been named an All-American at that point
♦ Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame

All-Americans[]

Position Name School Notes
Pitcher Steve Arlin (2) ♦ Ohio State 1966 College World Series Most Outstanding Player,[3] Career 5.5 H/9 (11th in Division I)[4]
Pitcher Cal
Catcher Jim Hibbs Stanford
First baseman South Dakota State
Second baseman Matt Galante St. John's
Third baseman Ohio
Shortstop Eddie Leon Arizona 28 career triples (T-7th in Division I)[4]
Outfielder Reggie Jackson Arizona State National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee,[5] 14x MLB All Star,[5] 2x Silver Slugger Award winner,[5] 2x World Series MVP,[5] 1973 AL MVP,[5] 1977 Babe Ruth Award[5]
Outfielder Washington State
Outfielder Florida State

See also[]

  • Baseball awards#U.S. college baseball

References[]

  1. ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Reggie Jackson". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
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