List of Texas Tech Red Raiders football honorees

The Texas Tech Red Raiders college football team represents Texas Tech University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big 12 Conference's South Division. Texas Tech players and coaches of exceptional ability have received various accolades.

All-Americans

Each year, numerous publications and organizations release lists of All-America teams, hypothetical rosters of players considered the best in the nation at their respective positions.[1] Some selecting organizations choose more than one roster of All-Americans, in which case they use the terms "first team", "second team", and "third team" as appropriate.[2] College Sports Information Directors of America awards similar All-American honors with a focus on academic achievements.[3]

The National Collegiate Athletic Association, a college sports governing body, uses officially recognized All-America selectors to determine the "consensus" selections. These are based on a point system in which a player is awarded three points for every selector that names him to the first team, two points for the second team, and one point for the third team. The individual who receives the most points at his position is called a consensus All-American.[4] Over time, the sources used to determine the consensus selections have changed, and since 2002, the NCAA has used five selectors, the Associated Press (AP), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), The Sporting News (TSN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF), to determine consensus All-Americans.[5]

In 1935, end Herschel Ramsey was the first Texas Tech player to be named an All-American.[6] Twenty-five years later in 1960, linebacker E. J. Holub became Texas Tech's first consensus All-American. Texas Tech players have earned consensus All-America honors 12 times: E. J. Holub in 1960, Donny Anderson in 1965, Dan Irons in 1977, Gabriel Rivera in 1982, Mark Bounds in 1991, Zach Thomas in 1995, Byron Hanspard in 1996, Montae Reagor in 1998, Michael Crabtree in 2007 and 2008, Brandon Carter in 2008, and Jace Amaro in 2013.[7]

All-Americans

Year Name Position First Team (36) Second Team Third Team Honorable Mention Miscellaneous
1935 Herschel Ramsey End Little All-America team
1938 Leonard Latch Offensive Tackle "All-America team of Unsung Heroes"
1938 Elmer Tarbox Running Back Honorable Mention
1938 A.B.(ABE) Murphy Offensive Tackle N/A
1945 Walt Schlinkman Offensive Back Honorable Mention
1945 Walt Schlinkman Offensive Back Little All-America team
1951 Jerell Price Offensive Tackle AP
1951 Bobby Cavazos Honorable Mention
1952 Bobby Cavazos Honorable Mention
1953 Bobby Cavazos Running Back AP Third Team Honorable Mention
1954 Jerry Walker Offensive Tackle Honorable Mention
1954 Jim Sides Running Back Honorable Mention
1954 Claude Harland End Honorable Mention
1956 Barton Massey Center Honorable Mention
1976 Mike Sears Offensive Guard Honorable Mention
1959 E. J. Holub Center/Linebacker NEA, FWAA, AP, CP
1960 E. J. Holub Center/Linebacker Consensus All-American

NEA, FWAA, AFCA, UPI, WC, AP, CP, Time, TSN

1963 Dave Parks Split End AP, TSN
1964 Donny Anderson Running Back AFCA, AP, NEA, FWAA, Time, TSN, FN
1965 Donny Anderson Running Back Consensus All-American

NEA, FWAA, AFCA, UPI, WC, AP, Time, TSN, FN

CP
1966 Larry Gilbert Wide Receiver
1967 Phil Tucker Offensive Guard NEA
1968 Kenny Vinyard Kicker TSN
1968 Don King Offensive Guard AP CP
1969 Denton Fox Defensive Back FWAA AP
1970 Ken Perkins Defensive Back Honorable Mention
1972 Donald Rives Defensive Tackle AP
1973 Andre Tillman Tight End AP
1974 Ecomet Burley Defensive End NEA
1976 Thomas Howard Linebacker AFCA, College Football News, WC AP
1977 Dan Irons Offensive Tackle Consensus All-American

AFCA, UPI, FN, WC

1978 James Hadnot Running Back AP
1980 Ted Watts Defensive Back TSN NEA Honorable Mention
1980 Gabriel Rivera Defensive Tackle Honorable Mention
1981 Gabriel Rivera Defensive Tackle Honorable Mention
1982 Gabriel Rivera Defensive Tackle Consensus All-American

AFCA, GSN, AP

UPI
1986 Brad Hastings Linebacker FN
1988 Tyrone Thurman Kick Returner AP
1989 Charles Odiorne Offensive Tackle TSN AP
1989 James Gray Running Back UPI, AP
1991 Mark Bounds Punter Unanimous All-American

AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC, FN, NEA, SH, TSN

1991 Tracy Saul Defensive Back UPI AP
1992 Lloyd Hill Wide Receiver AFCA, UPI, FN, TSN AP
1993 Bam Morris Running Back GSN AP
1994 Zach Thomas Linebacker AFCA AP
1995 Marcus Coleman Defensive Back FWAA AFCA, UPI
1995 Zach Thomas Linebacker Unanimous All-American

AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI, WC, FN, TSN

1996 Byron Hanspard Running Back Unanimous All-American

FWAA, AFCA, WC, AP, FN

1996 Ben Kaufman Offensive Tackle AP
1997 Montae Reagor Defensive End Second Team
1998 Montae Reagor Defensive End Consensus All-American

FWAA, AFCA, WC, AP, TSN

1998 Ricky Williams Running Back Second Team Third Team
2000 Kevin Curtis Strong Safety Second Team
2001 Kevin Curtis Free Safety Second Team
2001 Lawrence Flugence Linebacker AP
2001 Aaron Hunt Defensive End FN
2004 Trey Haverty Wide Receiver SI AP
2005 Dwayne Slay Free Safety SI
2007 Michael Crabtree Wide Receiver Unanimous All-American

FWAA, AFCA, WC, AP, TSN, SI, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com, Scout.com

2008 Brandon Carter Offensive Guard Consensus All-American

AFCA, TSN

AP
2008 Michael Crabtree Wide Receiver Unanimous All-American

FWAA, AFCA, WC, AP, TSN, SI, ESPN, Pro Football Weekly, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com, Scout.com

2008 Graham Harrell Quarterback AFCA
2008 Rylan Reed Offensive Tackle WC, SI
2008 Louis Vasquez Offensive Guard Rivals.com AP
2009 Brandon Carter Offensive Guard Second Team
2009 Brandon Sharpe Defensive End TSN
2013 Jace Amaro Tight End Unanimous All-American

FWAA, AFCA, WC, AP, TSN, SI, ESPN, Pro Football Weekly, CBS Sports, USA Today, Athlon, Fox Sports

2015 Le'Raven Clark Offensive Tackle CBS Sports
2015 Jakeem Grant All-purpose / return specialist CBS Sports AP
2018 Antoine Wesley Wide Receiver FWAA
2019 Jordyn Brooks Linebacker FWAA, AFCA, WC, AP, The Athletic, PFF
2022 Tyree Wilson Defensive Line FWAA, USA Today, The Athletic AP
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Academic All American

Year Player name Position
1970 Dicky Ingrom K
1972 Jeff Jobe E
1975 Ricky Bates RB
1979 Maury Buford P
1980 Maury Buford P
1980 Jeff McKinney LB
1983 Chuck Alexander DB
1989 Tom Mathiasmeier DE
1992 Robert King P
1993 Robert King P
1999 Keith Cockrum LB
2002 Kliff Kingsbury QB
2012 Cody Davis SS

All-conference honorees

Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Year Name Position
1955 Hal Broadfoot G
1955 Bill Herchmann T
1955 Don Schmidt HB
1955 James Sides FB
1955 Jerry Walker T
1954 Hal Broadfoot G
1954 Walter Bryan HB
1954 Claude Harland DE
1954 Bill Herchmann T
1954 Jerry Johnson QB
1954 Bob Kilcullen T
1954 James Sides FB
1954 Rick Spinks HB
1954 Jerry Walker T
1954 Arlen Wesley G
1954 Dwayne West C
1954 Dean White DE
1953 Bobby Cavazos RB
1953 Don Gray G
1953 Jack Kirkpatrick QB
1953 James Sides HB
1953 Vic Spooner DE
1953 Jerry Walker T
1953 Jimmy Williams T
1952 Bobby Cavazos HB
1952 Hollis Davis T
1952 Ray Howard G
1952 Jim Turner HB
1951 Junior Arterbrun QB
1951 Bobby Cavazos RB
1951 Ray Howard G
1951 Aubrey Phillips C
1951 Jerrell Price T
1951 Jim Turner HB
1950 Robert Broyles G
1950 Jerrell Price T
1949 James Conley FB
1949 Marshall Gettys T
1949 Dan Pursel G
1949 Calvin Stevenson HB
1948 John Andrews T
1948 Marshall Gettys T
1948 Ernest Hawkins QB
1948 Bill Kelley DE
1948 Dorrell McCurry G
1948 Dan Pursel G
1947 Fred Brown QB
1947 Roland Nabors C
1947 Ed Smith HB
1947 Joe Smith DE
1947 Bernie Winkler T
1946 Clyde Hall T
1946 Floyd Lawhorn G
1946 Roland Nabors C
1946 Ed Robnett FB
1946 Roger Smith HB
1946 Bernie Winkler T
1942 Will Allbright G
1942 Don Austin Back
1942 J.R. Calahan Back
1942 Doyle Caraway G
1942 Walter Schlinkman Back
1942 Joe Smith DE
1942 George Zoller T
1941 Tyrus Bain QB
1941 Charles Dvoracek FB
1937 Lewis Jones G
1937 Floyd Owens G
1937 Herschel Ramsey DE
1937 Elmer Tarbox HB
1936 William Holcomb T
1936 Jim Neill HB
1936 Herschel Ramsey DE
1936 Tom Wiginton C
1935 Charles Duvall QB
1935 Walker Nichols G
1934 G.C. Dowell HB
1934 Pete Owens G
1934 Lawrence Priddy C
1933 Elva Baker DE
1933 Matt Hitchcock DE

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Southwest Conference

Year Name Position
1960 E.J. Holub C
1962 David Parks SE
1963 David Parks SE
1963 Donny Anderson HB
1964 Teddy Roberts S
1964 Donny Anderson HB
1965 Tom Wilson QB
1965 Donny Anderson HB
1966 Mike Leinert HB
1966 Larry Gilbert SE
1967 Jerry Turner C
1967 Phil Tucker OL
1967 Ed Mooney LB
1967 Mike Leinert HB

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Big 12 Conference

First Team

Year Player name Position
2019 Douglas Coleman DB
2019 Jordyn Brooks LB
2019 Austin McNamara P
2018 Dakota Allen LB
2018 Adrian Frye DB
2018 Clayton Hatfield K
2015 Deandre Washington RB
2015 Le'Raven Clark OL
2014 Le'Raven Clark OL
2013 Jace Amaro TE
2013 Will Smith LB
2013 Le'Raven Clark OL
2012 LaAdrian Waddle OL
2009 Brandon Carter OL
2009 Brandon Sharpe DL
2008 Michael Crabtree WR
2008 Daniel Charbonnet DB
2008 Brandon Williams DL
2008 Darcel McBath DL
2007 Michael Crabtree WR
2007 Alex Trlica PK
2006 Joel Filani WR
2005 Taurean Henderson RB
2005 Jarrett Hicks WR
2005 Joel Filani WR
2005 Dwayne Slay DB
2004 Jarrett Hicks WR
2004 Danny Amendola KR
2004 Adell Duckett DE
2003 Wes Welker KR
2003 Mickey Peters WR
2002 Kliff Kingsbury QB
2001 Ricky Williams RB
2000 Kevin Curtis SS
1999 Kevin Curtis KR
1999 Johnathan Gray OL
1998 Montae Reagor DE
1998 Taurus Rucker DL
1997 Dane Johnson DB
1997 Montae Reagor DE
1996 Byron Hanspard RB

Second Team

Year Player name Position
2019 Travis Bruffy OL
2019 Eli Howard DE
2018 Antoine Wesley WR
2018 Jack Anderson OL
2017 Dakota Allen LB
2017 Jah'shawn Johnson S
2017 Justus Parker DB
2017 Keke Coutee WR
2016 Jonathan Giles WR
2016 Patrick Mahomes QB
2015 Jakeem Grant KR
2014 Deandre Washington RB
2014 Pete Robertson LB
2013 Kerry Hyder DT
2013 Eric Ward WR
2012 Darrin Moore WR
2009 Daniel Howard DL
2012 Jace Amaro TE
2012 Kerry Hyder DL
2011 LaAdrian Waddle OL
2012 Cody Davis DB
2012 D.J. Johnson DB
2010 Lonnie Edwards OL
2010 Colby Whitlock OL
2009 Jamar Wall DB
2008 Shannon Woods RB
2008 Louis Vasquez OL
2008 Rylan Reed OL
2007 Graham Harrell QB
2006 Glenn January OL
2006 Keyunta Dawson DL
2005 Cody Hodges QB
2005 Robert Johnson WR
2005 Manuel Ramnirez OL
2005 E.J. Whitley OL
2005 Keyunta Dawson DL
2005 Vincent Meeks DB
2004 Dylan Gandy C
2004 Daniel Loper OL
2004 Dylan Gandy C
2004 Mike Smith LB
2003 Ryan Aycock SS
2003 Daniel Loper OL
2003 B. J. Symons QB
2002 Lawrence Flugence LB
2002 Wes Welker KR
2001 Kevin Curtis SS
2001 Lawrence Flugence LB
2001 Aaron Hunt DE
2001 Kliff Kingsbury QB
2001 Rex Richards OL
2000 Tim Baker WR
2000 Lawrence Flugence LB
1999 Kris Kocurek DT
1999 Curtis Lowery OL
1999 Sammy Morris RB
1999 Taurus Rucker DE
1998 Donnie Hart WR
1998 Curtis Lowry OL
1998 John NOrman PR
1998 Ricky Williams RB
1997 Donnie Hart WR
1997 Cody McGuire DL
1997 Jay Pugh C
1996 Ben Kaufman OL
1996 Zebbie Lethridge QB

College Football Hall of Fame inductees

Seven Red Raider players, Donny Anderson, Hub Bechtol, E. J. Holub, Byron Hanspard, Dave Parks, Gabriel Rivera, and Zach Thomas, have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[10]

Retired jerseys

Retired football jerseys
Number Player Year
44 Donny Anderson 1995
55 E.J. Holub 1960
81 Dave Parks 2009

Three Red Raider football players have had their jersey numbers retired. E.J. Holub's No. 55 was retired on Dec. 19, 1960, and Donny Anderson's No. 44 was retired Nov. 11, 1995. Dave Parks's No. 81 jersey was retired Nov. 17, 2001. Both Holub and Anderson are members of the College Football Hall of Fame.[11]

Trophies and awards

AT&T ESPN All-America Player of the Year

CBSSports.com Freshman of the Year

Doak Walker Award

Fred Biletnikoff Award

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award

Mosi Tatupu Award

Paul Warfield Trophy

Sammy Baugh Trophy

Sporting News College Football Player of the Year

Touchdown Club of Columbus' Freshman of the Year

Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year

Big 12 Conference Defensive Newcomer of the Year

  • McKinner Dixon (2008)

Big 12 Conference Offensive Freshman of the Year

Big 12 Conference Offensive Newcomer of the Year

  • Robert Johnson (2005)

Southwest Conference Defensive Player of the Year

Texas Tech Ring of Honor

Texas Tech announced the creation of the Football Ring of Honor in June 2012. The Ring of Honor consists of an "elite group of players and coaches that made outstanding contributions to Red Raider Football."[12] Each player in the ring of honor has his name permanently added to the interior of the stadium on the West building.

Ring of Honor Members

Player Position Years Inducted
Donny Anderson RB 1963–65 2013
E. J. Holub C/LB 1958–60 2013
Dave Parks SE 1961–63 2013
Gabe Rivera DT 1979–82 2014
Zach Thomas LB 1993–95 2016
Michael Crabtree WR 2006–08 2021
Elmer Tarbox DB/WR/RB 1936–38 2021
Patrick Mahomes QB 2014–16 2022

References

  1. ^ "All-American". Random House Unabridged Dictionary. Random House. 1997. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
  2. ^ "FWAA All-America since 1944" (PDF). Football Writers Association of America. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
  3. ^ "All-Time Academic All-America (by schools T-Z)" (PDF). College Sports Information Directors of America. p. 405. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  4. ^ "2010-11 NCAA Statistics' Policies & Guidelines" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2010-09-15. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-07. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
  5. ^ "Consensus All-America Selections, 1889-2009" (PDF). Award Winners. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2010. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
  6. ^ "2010 Texas Tech Red Raiders Football Media Supplement" (PDF). Texas Tech University. p. 42. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
  7. ^ "Consensus All-Americans by College" (PDF). Award Winners. National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 16. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
  8. ^ http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/texastech.com/documents/2016/7/19/All_Time_Record_Book.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  9. ^ http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/texastech.com/documents/2016/7/19/All_Time_Record_Book.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  10. ^ "College Football Hall of Fame" (PDF). Award Winners and All-Americans. National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 23. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
  11. ^ "Texas Tech Traditions A-to-Z". Texas Tech Athletics. Archived from the original on 2006-11-28. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
  12. ^ "2013 Texas Tech Football Media Supplement". Texas Tech Athletics. Texas Tech Athletics. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
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