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The 1947 Little All-America college football team is composed of college football players from small colleges and universities who were selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the best players at each position. For 1947, the AP selected first, second, and third teams.[ 1]
Position
Player
Team
B
Eddie LeBaron
Pacific
Darwin Horn
Pepperdine
Harold Bell
Muhlenberg
Robert Hanlon
Loras
E
William Hart
Denison
Bill Iannicelli
Franklin & Marshall
T
Ken Hubbard
Wofford
Felton Whitlow
North Texas State
G
James Nelson
Missouri Valley
Arthur Oley
Randolph–Macon
C
Dan D'Andrea
Pacific Lutheran
Position
Player
Team
B
Ted Runner
Redlands
Reed Bell
Sewanee
James Batchelor
East Texas State
Carmen Ragonese
New Hampshire
E
Jay Smith
Mississippi Southern
James Burton
Wesleyan (CT)
T
Ray Yagiello
Catawba
Robert Hawkins
Evansville
G
Ben Coren
West Chester
Jack Ellison
Hardin–Simmons
C
Paul Dietzel
Miami (OH)
Position
Player
Team
B
Henry Will
Newberry
William Young
Hillsdale
Henry Dombowski
Maine
Phil Colella
St. Bonaventure
E
Jack Coleman
Louisville
Omer Jordan
West Texas State
T
Joe Lucas
St. Ambrose
Jerry Cady
Gustavus Adolphus
G
Mike Reed
Louisiana Tech
Ted Andrus
Southwestern Louisiana
C
Myron Carman
Toledo
