Hurricanes Football: All-Americans (1950-79)
Miami All-Americans: 1980-89 | 1990-99 | 2000s
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI ALL-AMERICA PERFORMERS (1950-79) | |
| AL CARAPELLA, T (1950) |
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Miami’s first first-team All-America selection by The Associated Press … Converted fullback, Carapella became star on the defensive line. |
| JIM DOOLEY, HB (1951) |
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First-team All-American by The Associated Press … First player at Miami to have jersey retired (42) … Topped 1,000-yard rushing mark in UM career … Set UM bowl record with four interceptions vs. Clemson in 1952 Gator Bowl … Member of Gator Bowl Hall of Fame … UM’s first first-round NFL selection (Chicago Bears) … Chicago Bears head coach from 1968-71 (20-36, .357). |
| NICK CHICKILLO, G (1952) |
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First-team All-American by The Associated Press … Standout player on both the offiensive and defensive line while playing in the glory days of the early 1950s … Regarded as one of the truly great 60-minute men in program history … Driving force behind UM squads which split Orange Bowl Classic games with Clemson in 1950 and 1951 … Three-year starter for the Canes. |
| FRANK MCDONALD, E (1954) |
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First-team All-American by Sporting News … led Hurricanes in pass receiving in each of 1952-54 seasons … Finished UM career with 69 receptions for 855 yards seventh-round draftee of Baltimore Colts. |
| DON BOSSELER, FB (1956) |
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First-team All-American by The Associated Press … Rushed for 1,642 yards which ranked second all-time at end of UM career … First-round draftee of Washington Redskins in 1957 NFL Draft … Left Redskins after the 1964 season as Washington’s all-time leading rusher (3,112 yards) … Inducted in College Football Hall of Fame in December 1990. |
| FRAN CURCI, QB (1959) |
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First-team All-American by The Associated Press … Garnered Academic All-American honors … Had 1,328 yards in total offense as senior … In 1959, completed 100 of 195 passes for 1,068 yards … Served as UM’s head football coach for 1971 and 1972 seasons … Member of Florida Sports Hall of Fame. |
| BILL MILLER, WR (1960, 1961) |
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Consensus All-American in 1961 … First-team All-American by The Associated Press, United Press International, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Sporting News, Football Writers Association of America and AFCA as senior … Became first UM junior to earn first-team All-America honors in 1960 (FWAA) when he caught 26 passes for 413 yards and five touchdowns … Third-round draftee of NFL’s Minnesota Vikings and second-round pick of Dallas Texans (AFL). |
| GEORGE MIRA SR., QB (1962, 1963) |
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First-team All-American by Look Magazine (Football Writers Association of America), The Associated Press and CBS Television … One of only four players in UM football history to have jersey retired (10) … Finished fifth in 1962 Heisman Trophy balloting … Led nation in total offense as senior (2,318 yards) … Tied NCAA record for career pass completions (368, Don Klosterman of Loyola, California) … Named Amateur Athlete of the Year in Florida by Florida Sportswriters Association in 1962 … Nicknamed “The Matador” … Second-round draftee of NFL’s San Francisco 49ers … Member of Florida Sports Hall of Fame. |
| DAN CONNERS, T (1963) |
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First-team All-American by Sporting News … Played both ways for Hurricanes … On defense, established UM total tackles record (64) as senior … Finished career with 202 total tackles … Second-round draftee of AFL’s Oakland Raiders. |
| ED WEISACOSKY, DE (1965) |
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First-team All-America accolades from The Associated Press … Still holds UM mark for most total tackles in season (164, 1965) and solo tackles (112, 1965) … tallied 297 total tackles in UM career … Sixth-round draftee of Miami Dolphins … Eight-year veteran of pro football (Giants, 49ers, Patriots and Dolphins). |
| TED HENDRICKS, DE (1966, 1967, 1968) |
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Miami’s second inductee into Pro Football Hall of Fame (1990, after Jim Otto) after playing for Baltimore Colts, Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers … Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame … Three-time All-American … Only UM football player to receive All-America acclaim three consecutive years … As senior in 1968, was named UPI Lineman of the Year … Consensus All-American in 1967 and 1968 … First-team All-America by UPI, AP, FWAA, NEA, Football News, Sporting News, Time and Walter Camp Football Foundation in 1968 … Finished fifth in 1968 Heisman Trophy balloting … Still holds UM’s career mark for tackles by defensive end (227) and fumble recoveries (12) … Had UM season-record five fumble recoveries in 1968 … Second-round draftee of Baltimore Colts in 1969. |
| TOM BEIER, DB (1966) | |
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Consensus All-American following UM’s 1966 (8-2-1) campaign … First-team All-America by Newspaper Enterprise Association, The Associated Press, United Press International, Football Writers Association of America, America Football Coaches Association, Central Press and New York Daily News … Still holds UM record for career tackles by cornerback (120) and season mark for tackles by CB (73) … 10th-round draftee of Miami Dolphins. |
| HAROLD SEARS, LB (1971) |
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First-team All-American by The Associated Press … Named AP Lineman of the Week for 26-tackle (21 solos) performance vs. Notre Dame (October 9, 1971) … Recorded 117 total tackles as senior. |
| CHUCK FOREMAN, RB (1972) |
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First-team All-American by Sporting News … Ranks fifth all-time on UM charts with 3,365 all-purpose yards … Had five career 100-yard rushing performances, returned 42 kickoffs for 882 yards and accumulated 17 touchdowns … Ranks fourth and sixth all-time for all-purpose yards in season (1,555 in 1972 and 1,467 in 1971) … Finished UM career rushing for 1,631 yards and caught 56 passes for 732 yards … First-round draftee of Minnesota Vikings. |
| BURGESS OWENS, DB (1972) |
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First-team All-American by Time magazine and Sporting News … Earned first-team All-South Independent team honors … Recorded 160 tackles, eight interceptions and three fumble recoveries in Miami career … Most valuable defensive player of 1973 Senior Bowl … First-round draftee of New York Jets. |
| TONY CRISTIANI, MG (1972, 1973) |
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First-team All-America by Football Writers Association of America and Walter Camp Football Foundation … First-team All-South Independent by The Associated Press … Had 279 total tackles at UM … As senior, tallied 102 total tackles … In 1972, recorded 84 tackles including 15 quarterback sacks. |
| RUBIN CARTER, NG (1974) |
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First-team All-America by United Press International and Kodak… First-team All-South Independent by The Associated Press in 1973 and 1974 … Ended career with 306 total tackles … Holds UM school mark for tackles in season by defensive tackle (98, 1973) and tied for seventh in total tackles in season with 147 … Fifth-round draftee of Denver Broncos. |
| DENNIS HARRAH, OT (1974) | |
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First-team All-America honors from Sporting News and Time magazine … Named first-team All-South Independent by The Associated Press in 1973 and 1974 … First-round draftee of Los Angeles Rams. |
| EDDIE EDWARDS, DT (1976) | |
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First-team All-American by Sporting News … Played in the 1977 Hula Bowl and Japan Bowl … Winner of the Jack Harding Memorial MVP Award in 1976 … Averaged 13 tackles and had a team-leading 11 sacks as a senior … High school teammate of fellow UM All-American Don Latimer … First-round draftee of the Cincinnati Bengals. |
| DON LATIMER, MG (1977) | |
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First-team All-American by Sporting News … Played in the 1978 Blue-Gray Classic and Senior Bowl … Set a UM record with 15 QB sacks as a senior … High school teammate of Eddie Edwards … First-round draftee of the Denver Broncos. |
| DON SMITH, DT (1978) | |
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First-team All-America accolades from Kodak and Sporting News … Named to the Associated Press All-South Independent team … Preseason Playboy All-America in 1978 … In 1977, named first-team AP All-South Independent and winner of the Jack Harding Memorial MVP Award … First-round draftee of the Atlanta Falcons. |
