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The 1970 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of
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players chosen by various organizations for All-
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teams for the
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. The selectors for the 1970 season included the
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(AP) and
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(UPI).


Offensive selections


Ends

* Hermann Eben, Oklahoma State (AP-1; UPI-1) *
Otto Stowe Otto Stowe (born February 25, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys, and Miami Dolphins. He played college f ...
, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1) * Dick Graham, Oklahoma State (UPI-2) * Guy Ingles, Nebraska (UPI-2)


Tackles

* Larron Jackson, Missouri (AP-1; UPI-1) * Bob Newton, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) * Wally Winter, Nebraska (UPI-2)


Guards

* Dennis Havig, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1) * Steve Lawson, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-2) * Donnie McGhee, Nebraska (UPI-1) * Mickey Kephart, Missouri (UPI-2) * Bobby Childs, Kansas (UPI-2)


Centers

* Don Popplewell, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1) * Bob Wilson, Missouri (UPI-2)


Quarterbacks

*
Lynn Dickey Clifford Lynn Dickey (born October 19, 1949) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, primarily with the Green Bay Packers. He played college football for the Kansas State Wildc ...
, Kansas State (AP-1; UPI-1) * Van Brownson, Nebraska (UPI-2) *
Jerry Tagge Jerry Lee Tagge (born April 12, 1950) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL), World Football League (WFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football ...
, Nebraska (UPI-2)


Halfbacks

* Joe Wylie, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) *
Joe Orduna Joseph Manuel Orduna (born November 6, 1948) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and Baltimore Colts from 1972 to 1974. Biography Joe Orduna pl ...
, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) *
Johnny Rodgers Johnny Steven Rodgers (born July 5, 1951) is an American former professional football player. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and won the Heisman Trophy in 1972. Rodgers played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) w ...
, Nebraska (UPI-2) * Joe Moore, Missouri (UPI-2)


Fullbacks

*
John Riggins Robert John Riggins (born August 4, 1949), nicknamed "Riggo" and "Diesel", is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and Washington Redskins. He played c ...
, Kansas (AP-1; UPI-1)


Defensive selections


Defensive ends

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Herb Orvis Herbert Vaughn Orvis (October 17, 1946 – August 14, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions and the Baltimore Colts in a ten-year career that lasted from 1972 to 1981 in the Nati ...
, Colorado (AP-1; UPI-1) * Mike Kuhn, Kansas State (AP-1; UPI-1) * Mike Bennett, Missouri (UPI-2) *
Willie Harper Willie Miles Harper (born July 30, 1950) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, twi ...
, Nebraska (UPI-2)


Defensive tackles

* Dave Walline, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) *
Ron Yankowski Ronald William Yankowski (born October 23, 1946) is an American former professional football defensive end who played 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis Cardinals. Yankowski played college football Coll ...
, Kansas State (AP-1; UPI-1) * Kevin Grady, Oklahoma (UPI-2) * Rocky Wallace, Missouri (UPI-2)


Middle guards

* Ed Periard, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1)


Linebackers

* Jerry Murtaugh, Nebraska (AP-1; UPI-1) * Oscar Gibson, Kansas State (AP-1; UPI-1) * Steve Aycock, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-1) * Adam Vital, Missouri (UPI-2) * Phil Irwin, Colorado (UPI-2) * Nip Weisenfels, Missouri (UPI-2)


Defensive backs

*
Clarence Scott Clarence Raymond Scott Jr. (born April 9, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for 13 seasons with the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League (NFL) from 1971 to 1983. He played college football ...
, Kansas State (AP-1; UPI-1) * Tony Washington, Iowa State (AP-1; UPI-1) * Monty Johnson, Oklahoma (AP-1; UPI-2) * Bill Kosch, Nebraska (UPI-1) * Pat Murphy, Colorado (UPI-2) * Mike Kolich, Kansas State (UPI-2) * Lee Stover, Oklahoma State (UPI-2)


Key

AP =
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UPI =
United Press International United Press International (UPI) is an American international news agency whose newswires, photo, news film, and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations for most of the 20th ce ...


See also

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1970 College Football All-America Team The 1970 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 1970. The National Collegiate Athletic A ...


References

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