History & Records /// All-America & Honors
WCU RECORD BOOK – CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL ALL-AMERICANS
KIRK ROACH, PK
JOHN RUTA, DB 1964 NAIA
1988 The Sports Network (1st)
JASON WHALEY, OT
JIM WILLIAMS, QB
STEVE WILLIAMS, DT
1984 Associated Press (1st) 1986 Associated Press (1st) 1987 Associated Press (1st)
2003 College Sports Television I-AA (2nd)
1966 NAIA
GENO SEGERS, DE
1971 Associated Press
CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA
MIKE WADE
1975 – 2nd Team 1976 – 1st Team
JASON WHALEY 2003 – 1st Team
2019 CATAMOUNT FOOTBALL
EDDIE MADDOX 1984 – 1st Team 1985 – 2nd Team
DARIUS RAMSEY 2014 – 1st Team
CLYDE SIMMONS, DE 1985 Associated Press (1st) 1985 Kodak / AFCA
MICHALE SPICER, DE 2002 Don Hansen’s Football Gazette (3rd)
FRANK STANKUNAS, LINE 1962 NAIA 1962 Williamson’s
MARVIN TILLMAN, DB 2017 AFCA (2nd) 2018 HERO Sports (2nd)
STEVE YATES, LB
1972 Associated Press (2nd) 1973 Universal Sports Magazine Small College (2nd) 1974 Associated Press (1st)
CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT III 1975................ Mike Wade, LB 1976................ Mike Wade, LB 1984............Eddie Maddox, RB 1985............Eddie Maddox, RB 1992.........Thomas Jackson, OL 1993.........Thomas Jackson, OL 1994..............Chad Greene, QB 1995..............Chad Greene, QB 2000...... Caesar Campana, WR 2001...........Pablo Abraham, DE ...................Jason Whaley, OL 2002............Jason Whaley, OL 2003............Jason Whaley, OL 2012................. Conner Orr, TE ................... Clark Sechrest, P ...................Rock Williams, LB 2014........... Darius Ramsey, RB ..................Richard Sigmon, K 2015............. Derrick Davis, DL ................. Darius Ramsey, RB ................... Daniel Riddle, LB 2016.......... Andrew Mayton, DL ................... A.J. Newman, LB 2017............. A.J. Newman, LB
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DETREZ NEWSOME, RB
Is Western Carolina’s only three-time, 1,000-yard rusher
ADDITIONAL WCU FOOTBALL HONORS FCS ADA All-Star Team
AFCA “Good Works Team” Selections
Finalist for Div-I ADA Postgraduate Scholarship
AFCA “Good Works Team” Nominees
2000....................... Caesar Campana, WR 2002...............................Jason Whaley, OL 2003...............................Jason Whaley, OL 2012......Conner Orr, TE; Rock Williams, LB 2013.............................Richard Sigmon, PK 2017...................................Ian Berryman, P 2018......Ian Berryman, P; Zach Weeks, OL
National Football Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship
2003...............................Jason Whaley, OL
NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
1993...........................Thomas Jackson, OL
National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society
2015...........Darius Ramsey, London Richardson 2016..............Chandler Addertion, Ethan James 2017..........................Tyler Junius, A.J. Newman ..................................................... Daniel Riddle 2018....................Ian Berryman, Nathan Dalton, .........Corey Holloway, Kaleb Spry, Zach Weeks
Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar
2006................................ John Cooper, OL 2007.............................Marcus Brown, WR
1997..................................Josh Brooks, QB 2000................................. Tracy Biggs, RB 2001..............................Jeff Chambers, DL
2010.................................Chris Everett, TE 2016.............................. Tyson Dickson, LB 2017.............................. Keion Crossen, DB
College Sports Journal All-Freshman 2012............................. Darius Ramsey, RB 2013................................. Trey Morgan, DB
Phil Steele Freshman All-America
2017..............................Owen Cosenke, TE 2018.............................Ronald Kent Jr., DB
HERO Sports Freshman All-America 2016.................................Tyrie Adams, QB 2018.............................Ronald Kent Jr., DB
Walter Payton Award (OFF) Award Watch List 2015................................ Troy Mitchell, QB 2017.......................... Detrez Newsome, RB 2018.................................Tyrie Adams, QB
Buck Buchanan Award (DEF) Award Watch List 2018............................. Marvin Tillman, DB
Jerry Rice (FR) Award Watch List (finish)
2014..................... Daniel Riddle, LB (22nd) 2015........................Ian Berryman, P (19th) 2016.........................Tyrie Adams, QB (4th) 2018.............................Ronald Kent Jr., DB
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