1969 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The 1969 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1969 Big Ten Conference football season.

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

• Mike Phipps, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Rex Kern, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)

Running backs

• John Isenbarger, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Jim Otis, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Mike Adamle, Northwestern (AP-1)
• Billy Taylor, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-1)
• Stan Brown, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Jim Carter, Minnesota (UPI-2)
• Barry Mayer, Minnesota (UPI-2)

Ends

• Jim Mandich, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Ray Parson, Minnesota (AP-1)
• Jade Butcher, Indiana (AP-2; UPI-1)
• Jan White, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Ray Manning, Iowa (UPI-2)

Tackles

• Dan Dierdorf, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Paul DeNuccio, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-2)
• Chuck Hutchison, Ohio State (UPI-1)
• John Bradley, Northwestern (AP-2)
• Al Hawes, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-2)

Guards

• Ron Saul, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Don DeSalle, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-2)
• Jon Meskimen, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-1)
• Alan Jack, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-2)

Centers

• Brian Donovan, Ohio State (AP-1)
• Guy Murdock, Michigan (UPI-1)
• Walter Whitehead, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)

Defensive selections

Ends

• Dave Whitfield, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Mark Debeve, Ohio State (AP-1)
• Rich Saul, Michigan State (UPI-1)
• Bill McKoy, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Cecil Pryor, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)

Tackles

• Paul Schmidlin, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Ron Curl, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-2)
• Bill Yanchar, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-1)
• Bill Galler, Northwestern (AP-2)
• Layne McDowell, Iowa (UPI-2)

Middle guard

• Jim Stillwagon, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Henry Hill, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-2)

Linebackers

• Veno Paraskevas, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Jack Tatum, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1 [def. back])
• Ralph Huff, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2)
• Doug Adams, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-1)
• Larry Ely, Iowa (AP-2)
• Don Law, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2)

Defensive backs

• Tom Curtis, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Ted Provost, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Mike Sensibaugh, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Tim Foley, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
• Craig Clemons, Iowa (AP-2)
• Jeff Wright, Minnesota (AP-2)
• Barry Pierson, Michigan (UPI-2)
• Tim Anderson, Ohio State (UPI-2)
• Walter Bowser, Minnesota (UPI-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press, selected by the AP's Midwest board of writers and TV-radio sportcasters^[1]

UPI = United Press International, selected by Big Ten coaches^[2]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of the AP and UPI

See also

• 1969 College Football All-America Team

References