There may be no greater honor in collegiate sports than to be named All-American. While the number of organizations that name All-America teams has fluctuated over the years, the title is nevertheless a distinct honor bestowed only on the best players in the nation. Here is a list of each Bucknell football player that has earned that distinction, along with winners of major academic awards:
(Little All-America before 1980; Division I-AA All-America from 1981-2006; Division I FCS from 2007-pres.) 1934 George McGaughey, C, Honorable Mention John Sitarsky, QB, HM 1938 Lou Tomasetti, HB, HM 1949 Jim Ostendarp, HB, HM 1951 Bob Albert, FB, HM Joe Gallagher, E, HM George Young, DT, 1st team 1952 Brad Myers, HB, HM 1959 Jack Eachus, E, HM Paul Terhes, QB, HM 1960 Paul Terhes, QB, 1st team; Kirk Foulke, T, HM; Mickey Melberger, HB, HM; Dick Tyrrell, E, HM 1961 Tom Alexander, G, HM; Kirk Foulke, T, HM; Dick Tyrrell, E, HM 1962 Ron Giordano, QB, HM 1964 Tom Mitchell, E, 1st team; Bill Lerro, QB, HM 1965 Tom Mitchell, E, 1st team 1966 Paul Maczuzak, OT, 2nd team 1967 Paul Maczuzak, OT, HM 1968 Sam Havrilak, QB, HM 1969 Randy Ruger, DB, HM 1971 Mitch Farbstein, FB, HM 1972 Stan Durtan, OT, 3rd team Mitch Farbstein, FB, HM 1973 Larry Schoeneberger, LB, HM 1974 Mike Axe, OT, HM; Irv Renneisen, TE, HM; Larry Schoeneberger, LB, HM 1975 Dave Ogden, DE, HM; Kerry Snow, QB, HM 1980 Mike McDonald, OT, 1st team Ken Jenkins, HB, 3rd team McKinley Norris, DB, HM 2000 Kevin Eiben, FS, 2nd team
1983 1985 1986 1988 1990 1995 1996 1997 2000 2002 2004 2011
• Division I-FCS All-America • Brad Henneman, DT, 3rd team Bob Gibbon, QB, HM Dave Kucera, WR, 2nd team Earl Beecham, HB, HM Mark Wisniewski, DT, HM Jim Given, QB, HM Mike Guerrini, WR, HM Dan Meenan, OG, HM Jay Butler, OT, 2nd team Ed Burman, DE, 3rd team Brandon Little, LB, 2nd team Willie Hill, LB, 2nd team Kevin Eiben, FS, 1st team Adam Lord, NG, 2nd team Sean Conover, DE, 2nd team Bryce Robertson, DB, 2nd team
1974 1980 1990 1996 1997 2000 2001 2002
Larry Schoeneberger, LB Mike McDonald, OT Mike Augsberger, FS Brandon Little, LB Willie Hill, LB Kevin Eiben, FS Adam Lord, NG Adam Lord, NG
1912 1920 1921
1923 1924 1927 1931
1933 1934 1943 1973 2011
Al Jordan, E, Walter Camp, 3rd team Alvin “Doggie” Julian, E, Walter Camp, HM Arda Bowser, FB, Grantland Rice; New York Telegram, Colliers/Walter Camp Alvin “Doggie” Julian, E, Pop Warner, Colliers/Walter Camp, HM Max Reed, G, Syracuse Telegraph Tony Kostos, G, HM Walter Diehl, FB, HM Clarke Hinkle, FB, New York Sun, New York Post, International News Service Merle Stonebreaker, NY Post, HM Jack Dempsey, T, Liberty,1st team Nick Farina, C, United Press Intl. HM Owen James, G, HM Joe Reznichak, HB, NY Sun, HM Bud Wilkinson, E, News Enterprise Assoc. Walter Szot, T, HM John Dailey, LB, Second Team All-America Universal Sports Small College Bryce Robertson, DB, The Sports Network (1st Team) Walter Camp (1st Team) Phil Steele (3rd Team)
1971 1974 1975 1976 1984 1992
Ken Donahue, TE John Dailey, LB Steve Leskinen, DT Larry Brunt, SE Dave Kucera, WR David Berardinelli, WR
1992 2010
David Berardinelli, WR Travis Nissley, LB
1992
David Berardinelli, WR
Adam Lord
Bryce Robertson
George Young, noted National Football League executive and former Bison fo football star, passed away in December 2001 at the age of 71. Young earned Little A All-America honors in 1951 on the Bison team that went 9-0, the last Bucknell te team to finish a season undefeated. A 1952 BU graduate, Young played in the Blue-Gray All-Star Game and then on season with the Dallas Texans before breaking into the front office ranks with one th Baltimore Colts in 1968. He held several positions in that organization before the m moving to the Miami Dolphins as director of personnel and pro scouting in 1974. Young was named general manager of the Giants in 1979, serving 19 years with th organization and helping it to Super Bowl titles following the 1986 and 1990 that se seasons. The winner of the NFL’s Executive of the Year Award an unprecedented v times, Young was named Senior Vice President of Football Operations for five th NFL in 1998. the Young was inducted into the Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame in 1980.