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The '''1959 All-Pacific Coast football team''' consists of [[American football]] players chosen by various organizations for All-[[Pacific-12 Conference|Pacific Coast]] teams for the [[1959 college football season]].
The '''1959 All-Pacific Coast football team''' consists of [[American football]] players chosen by the [[Associated Press]] (AP) and the [[United Press International]] (UPI) as the best [[college football]] players by position in the Pacific Coast region during the [[1959 college football season]].

The [[1959 Washington Huskies football team]] won the [[Athletic Association of Western Universities]] championship and was ranked No. 8 in the final [[AP Poll]]. Three Washington players received first-team honors: quarterback [[Bob Schloredt]]; tackle Kurt Gegner; and guard [[Chuck Allen]].<ref name=AP/><ref name=UPI/> Schloredt was also selected by the AP as the first-team quarterback on the [[1959 College Football All-America Team|1959 All-America college football team]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Cannon Is Named All America For Second Time|work=Daytona Beach Morning Journal|date=December 4, 1959|page=10|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1873&dat=19591204&id=zXoeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-8kEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1636,625173}}</ref>

[[1959 USC Trojans football team|USC]] led all other teams with four first-team selections: end [[Marlin McKeever]]; tackles [[Ron Mix]] and [[Dan Ficca]]; and guard [[Mike McKeever]].<ref name=AP/><ref name=UPI/>

==Selections==


===Quarterbacks===
===Quarterbacks===

* [[Bob Schloredt]], Washington (AP-1)
* Dave Grosz, Oregon (AP-2)
* '''[[Bob Schloredt]]''', Washington (AP-1; UPI-1)
* [[Dave Grosz]], Oregon (AP-2)
* [[Dick Norman (American football)|Dick Norman]], Stanford (UPI-2)


===Halfbacks===
===Halfbacks===

* [[Keith Lincoln]], Washington State (AP-1)
* [[Willie West]], Oregon (AP-1)
* '''[[Keith Lincoln]]''', Washington State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* [[Dick Bass]], College of the Pacific (AP-2)
* [[Willie West]], Oregon (AP-1; UPI-2)
* Jerry Traynham, USC (AP-2)
* [[Dick Bass]], College of the Pacific (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Jerry Traynham, USC (AP-2; UPI-2)
* [[George Fleming (American football)|George Fleming]], Washington (UPI-2)


===Fullbacks===
===Fullbacks===

* Ray Smith, UCLA (AP-1)
* '''[[Ray Smith (running back)|Ray Smith]]''', UCLA (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Walt Arnold, California (AP-2)
* Walt Arnold, California (AP-2)


===Ends===
===Ends===

* [[Chris Burford]], Stanford (AP-1)
* [[Marlin McKeever]], USC (AP-1)
* '''[[Chris Burford]]''', Stanford (AP-1; UPI-1)
* [[Gail Cogdill]], Washington State (AP-2)
* '''[[Marlin McKeever]]''', USC (AP-1; UPI-1)
* [[Gail Cogdill]], Washington State (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Alden Kimbrough, Oregon (AP-2)
* Alden Kimbrough, Oregon (AP-2)
* [[Marv Luster]], UCLA (UPI-2)


===Tackles===
===Tackles===

* [[Ron Mix]], USC (AP-1)
* [[Ron Mix]], USC (AP-1; UPI-2)
* Kurt Gegner, Washington (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Frank Sally, California (AP-1)
* Frank Sally, California (AP-1)
* Garry Finneran, USC (AP-2)
* [[Dan Ficca]], USC (UPI-1)
* [[Gary Finneran (American football)|Gary Finneran]], USC (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Kurt Gegner, Washington (AP-2)


===Guards===
===Guards===

* [[Chuck Allen]], Washington (AP-1)
* [[Mike McKeever]], USC (AP-1)
* '''[[Chuck Allen]]''', Washington (AP-1; UPI-1)
* '''[[Mike McKeever]]''', USC (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Bill Berry, Washington State (AP-2)
* Bill Berry, Washington State (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Dave Urell, Oregon (AP-2)
* Dave Urell, Oregon (AP-2)
* [[Al Bansavage]], USC (UPI-2)


===Centers===
===Centers===
* Bob Peterson, Oregon (AP-1)
* Bob Peterson, Oregon (AP-1; UPI-2)
* [https://www.dailybreeze.com/2009/03/07/baldwin-leaves-behind-a-legacy/ Harry Baldwin], UCLA (UPI-1)
* Roy McKasson, Washington (AP-2)
* [[Roy McKasson]], Washington (AP-2)


==Key==
==Key==
<small>
AP = [[Associated Press]], selections made by AP writers on the West Coast<ref>{{cite news|title=The All-Coast Team|newspaper=The Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon|date=Novembe 25, 1958|page=9|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/80340634/?terms=%22all%2Bpacific%22}}</ref>


AP = [[Associated Press]], selections made by AP writers on the West Coast<ref name=AP>{{cite news|title=The All-Coast Team|newspaper=The Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon|date=November 25, 1958|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/80340634/?terms=%22all%2Bpacific%22}}</ref>
</small>

UPI = [[United Press International]]<ref name=UPI>{{cite news|title=Six Mustangs Earn Coast Mention: First-Team Spots Monopolized by USC, Washington|newspaper=San Luis Obispo County Telegram-Tribune|date=November 30, 1959|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99650984/six-mustangs-earn-coast-mention/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

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


==See also==
==See also==
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{{All-Pacific-12 football teams}}
{{All-Pac-12 Conference football teams}}


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[[Category:All-Pacific-12 Conference football teams]]
[[Category:All-Pacific Coast football teams]]
[[Category:All-Pac-12 Conference football teams]]

Latest revision as of 02:54, 13 August 2024

The 1959 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI) as the best college football players by position in the Pacific Coast region during the 1959 college football season.

The 1959 Washington Huskies football team won the Athletic Association of Western Universities championship and was ranked No. 8 in the final AP Poll. Three Washington players received first-team honors: quarterback Bob Schloredt; tackle Kurt Gegner; and guard Chuck Allen.[1][2] Schloredt was also selected by the AP as the first-team quarterback on the 1959 All-America college football team.[3]

USC led all other teams with four first-team selections: end Marlin McKeever; tackles Ron Mix and Dan Ficca; and guard Mike McKeever.[1][2]

Selections

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Quarterbacks

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Halfbacks

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Fullbacks

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  • Ray Smith, UCLA (AP-1; UPI-1)
  • Walt Arnold, California (AP-2)

Ends

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Tackles

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  • Ron Mix, USC (AP-1; UPI-2)
  • Kurt Gegner, Washington (AP-2; UPI-1)
  • Frank Sally, California (AP-1)
  • Dan Ficca, USC (UPI-1)
  • Gary Finneran, USC (AP-2; UPI-2)

Guards

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Centers

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Key

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AP = Associated Press, selections made by AP writers on the West Coast[1]

UPI = United Press International[2]

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "The All-Coast Team". The Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon. November 25, 1958. p. 9.
  2. ^ a b c "Six Mustangs Earn Coast Mention: First-Team Spots Monopolized by USC, Washington". San Luis Obispo County Telegram-Tribune. November 30, 1959. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cannon Is Named All America For Second Time". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. December 4, 1959. p. 10.