The 1965 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of
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players chosen by various organizations for All-
Big Ten Conference
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teams for the
1965 Big Ten Conference football season
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This was the first year Big Ten teams ...
. Players receiving All-Big Ten honors in 1965 included six players who were also recognized as consensus All-Americans:
Aaron Brown,
Jim Grabowski
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He played as a running back in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Green Bay Packers.
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,
Bob Griese
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,
Bubba Smith
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...
,
George Webster, and
Bill Yearby
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. Eleven players from the
1965 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 1965 Michigan State Spartans football team represented the Michigan State University in the 1965 Big Ten Conference football season. The Spartans won the Big Ten Championship and competed in the 1966 Rose Bowl, losing to UCLA. Despite the l ...
received first- or second-team All-Big Ten honors.
Offensive selections
Quarterbacks
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Steve Juday, Michigan State (AP-1, UPI-2)
*
Bob Griese
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, Purdue (AP-2, UPI-1)
Running backs
*
Jim Grabowski
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He played as a running back in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Green Bay Packers.
Grabowski played colleg ...
, Illinois (AP-1, UPI-1
b
*
Clinton Jones, Michigan State (AP-1, UPI-1
b
*
Carl Ward, Michigan (AP-1, UPI-1
b
*
Tom Barrington, Ohio State (AP-2, UPI-2
b
*Bob McKelvey, Northwestern (AP-2)
*
Bob Apisa, Michigan State (AP-2, UPI-2
b
*
Ron Rector, Northwestern (UPI-2
b
Ends
*
Gene Washington, Michigan State (AP-1, UPI-1)
*Bob Hadrick, Purdue (AP-1, UPI-2)
*
Bill Malinchak, Indiana (AP-2)
*
Cas Banaszek, Northwestern (AP-2)
*
Jack Clancy
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, Michigan (UPI-2)
Tackles
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Tom Mack, Michigan (AP-1, UPI-1)
*
Karl Singer
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, Purdue (AP-1, UPI-1)
*
Gale Gillingham, Minnesota (AP-2, UPI-2)
*Jim Burns, Northwestern (AP-2)
* Jerry West, Michigan State (UPI-2)
* Charles Kines, Michigan (UPI-2)
Guards
*
John Niland
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, Iowa (AP-1, UPI-1)
*
Doug Van Horn, Ohio State (AP-1, UPI-1)
*Paul Faust, Minnesota (AP-2, UPI-2)
*John Karpinski, Michigan State (AP-2, UPI-2)
Centers
*
Larry Kaminski, Purdue (AP-1, UPI-2)
* Ray Pryor, Ohio State (UPI-1)
*Boris Dmitroff, Michigan State (AP-2)
Defensive selections
Ends
*
Aaron Brown, Minnesota (AP-1, UPI-1
ffense
*
Bubba Smith
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...
, Michigan State (AP-1, UPI-1)
*
David Long, Iowa (UPI-1)
*Bo Batchelder, Illinois (AP-2, UPI-2)
*Jim Long, Purdue (AP-2, UPI-2)
Tackles
*
Bill Yearby
William M. Yearby (July 24, 1944 – December 20, 2010) was an American football player. He played college football as a defensive lineman at the University of Michigan from 1963 to 1965 and was selected as an All-American in 1964 and 1965. He ...
, Michigan (AP-1, UPI-1)
*
Jerry Shay
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, Purdue (AP-1, UPI-1)
*Gary Eickman, Illinois (AP-2)
*
Bill Briggs, Iowa (UPI-2)
Guards
* Harold Lucas, Michigan State (AP-2
b UPI-1)
* William Ridder, Ohio State (AP-2, UPI-2)
Linebackers
*
Ike Kelley
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, Ohio State (AP-1, UPI-1)
*
Don Hansen, Illinois (AP-1, UPI-1)
*
Ron Goovert, Michigan State (AP-1, UPI-2)
*Jack Calcaterra, Purdue (AP-2)
*
Tom Cecchini, Michigan (AP-2, UPI-2)
* Dan Hilsabeck, Iowa (UPI-2)
Defensive backs
*
Rich Volk, Michigan (AP-1, UPI-1
*
George Webster, Michigan State (AP-1, UPI-1
b
*
Ron Acks, Illinois (AP-1, UPI-2
b
*John Fill, Ohio State (AP-1)
*Don Japinga, Michigan State (AP-2, UPI-1
b
* Charles King, Purdue (UPI-1
b
*
John Charles
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, Purdue (AP-2, UPI-2
b
*Tom Sakal, Minnesota (AP-2)
*Tom Brigham, Wisconsin (AP-2)
* Mike Buckner, Northwestern (UPI-2
Key
AP = Associated Press
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Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association, and produces news reports that are dist ...
UPI =
United Press International
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Bold = First-team selection of both the AP and UPI
See also
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1965 College Football All-America Team
The 1965 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1965.
The NCAA recognizes six selectors as "official" ...
References
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