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Football Athletic Honors
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Release: 01/05/2012
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All-Americans

Name Honor, Publication Year
Leo Wisneski Second Team, AP 1939
Warren Schmakel First Team, AP 1942
Andy MacDonald Second Team, AP 1951
Dick Kackmeister Second Team, Williamson 1953
Jim Podoley First Team, Williamson 1954, 1956
  Second Team, AP 1954, 1956
Bernie Raterink Third Team, Williamson 1955
Walter Beach First Team, Williamson 1958
Jim Hasse First Team, AP 1959
  First Team, Williamson 1961
Ralph Soffredine First Team, AP 1962
Frank Goldberg Fourth Team, Williamson 1963
Bruce Wyman Second Team, NAIA 1964
Paul Krause Second Team, AP 1972
Charles Markey Third Team, AP 1972
Rick Newsome First Team, AFCA 1974
Mike Franckowiak Second Team, AP 1974
John DeBoer Third Team, Football News 1984
Jim Bowman Third Team, AP 1984
Curtis Adams Second Team, UPI 1984
Brian Pruitt First Team, AP 1994
  Second Team, UPI 1994
     
Freshman All-Americans

Name Honor, Publication Year
Tory Humphrey Second Team, Sporting News 2001
James King Fourth Team, Sporting News 2001
Mike Gruzwalski First Team, Sporting News 2002
Jerry Seymour First Team, Sporting News 2003
Dan Bazuin Second Team, Sporting News 2003
Red Keith Third Team, College Sports Report 2004
Ontario Sneed Second Team, Sporting News 2005
Andrew Hartline Honorable Mention, Sporting News 2005
Bryan Anderson First Team, Sporting News 2006
Dan LeFevour Honorable Mention, Sporting News 2006
Calvin Hissong Honorable Mention, Sporting News 2006
Antonio Brown First Team, Football Writers Association 2007
  Second Team, Sporting News 2007
Colin Miller Honorable Mention, Sporting News 2007
Jake Olson Honorable Mention, collegefootballnews.com 2009
Titus Davis
 First Team, Phil Steele's Magazine
 2011
     
MAC Vern Smith Award

Ray Bentley , LB 1982
Jeff Bender , QB 1990
Brian Pruitt , RB 1994
Dan LeFevour , QB 2009



MAC Coach of the Year

Herb Deromedi 1980, 1990
Dick Flynn 1994



MAC Offensive Player of the Year

Gary Hogeboom , QB 1979
Curtis Adams , TB 1982
Jeff Bender , QB 1990
Brian Pruitt , TB 1994
Dan LeFevour , QB 2007
Dan LeFevour , QB 2009



MAC Defensive Player of the Year

Ray Bentley , LB 1982
Dan Bazuin, DE 2005



MAC Freshman of the Year

Jeff Bender , QB 1988
Silas Massey, TB 1995
Jerry Seymour, RB 2003
Dan LeFevour , QB 2006
Antonio Brown , WR 2007



MAC Special Teams Player of the Year

Antonio Brown , KR/PR 2008
Antonio Brown , KR/PR 2009



All-MAC Selections    
     
Year Player, Position Team
1975 Walt Hodges, RB 1st
  Jim Jones, DB 1st
  John Neuman, DT 1st
  Bill Schmidt, LB 1st
  Wes Gamble, C 2nd
  John Kloc, OG 2nd
1976 Wayne Schwalbach, TE 1st
  John Wunderlich, DL   1st
  Ed Rykulski, DB   1st
  John Kloc, OG   2nd
  Mike Gray, RB   2nd
  Rade Savich, PK   2nd
  Steve Knickerbocker, DE   2nd
1977 Wayne Schwalbach, TE   1st
  Tim Sopha, OG   1st
  Jeff Visner, C   1st
  Mose Rison, RB   1st
  Vondell Robertson, DB   1st
  Bob Crowell, OT   2nd
  Mike Gray, RB   2nd
  Rade Savich, PK   2nd
  Larry Hall, DE   2nd
  Denny Starnes, LB   2nd
1978 Tim Sopha, OG   1st
  Rade Savich, PK   1st
  Robert Jackson , DB   1st
  Chuck Harbin, OT   2nd
  Brian Blank, SE   2nd
  Willie Todd, RB   2nd
  Bill White, DT   2nd
  Bryan Gross, LB   2nd
1979 Marty Smallbone, OT   1st
  Mike Ball, WR   1st
  Willie Todd, RB   1st
  Gary Hogeboom , QB   1st
  Bill White, DT   1st
  Robert Jackson , DB   1st
  Tim Hollingsworth, LB   1st
  Kurt Cheesbro, OG   2nd
  Darryl Tucker, TB   2nd
  Rick Waters, DB   2nd
1980 Marty Smallbone, OT 1st
  Joe Maiorana, OG 1st
  Kurt Dobronski, DE 1st
  Chuck Stiver, DT 1st
  Robert Jackson , DB 1st
  Willie Todd, RB 2nd
  Michael Simpson, DB 2nd
1981 Mike Hirn, TE 1st
  Tony Vitale, OT 1st
  Reggie Mitchell, RB 1st
  Kurt Dobronski, DE 1st
  Ray Bentley , LB 1st
  Bruce Brownie, DB 1st
  Joe Maiorana, OG 2nd
  Bret Hyble , LB 2nd
1982 Chris McKay, OG 1st
  Curtis Adams , RB 1st
  Ray Bentley , RB 1st
  Paul Fate, C 2nd
  Mike Fitzsimmons, DE 2nd
  John Johnson, NG 2nd
  Jim Bowman , DB 2nd
1983 Chris McKay, OG 1st
  Curtis Adams , RB 1st
  Kevin Egnatuk, LB 1st
  Pat Brackett, DT 1st
  Mike Mills, DT 1st
  Jim Bowman , DB 1st
  Dean Darby, OT 2nd
  Terry Goodell, OG 2nd
  Ray Bowles, DB 2nd
1984 John DeBoer , SE 1st
  Curtis Adams , RB 1st
  Steve Sklenar, OLB 1st
  Pat Brackett, DT 1st
  Mike Bevier, LB 1st
  Jim Bowman , DB 1st
  Terry Goodell, OG 2nd
  Bob DeMarco, QB 2nd
  Mike Kenealy, DB 2nd
1985 Steve Sklenar, OLB 1st
  Carl Kloosterman, DB 1st
  Rick Poljan, OG 1st
  Brian Williams, OT 2nd
1986 Brian Williams, OT 1st
  Rick Poljan, OG 1st
  Rodney Stevenson, RB 1st
1987 Joe Churches, OT 1st
  John Hood, TB 1st
  Phil Zielinski, OLB 1st
  Chris Wise, ILB 1st
  Howard Young, DB 1st
  Mike Dillon, OG 2nd
  Bob Stebbins, TE 2nd
  Kevin Nicholl, PK 2nd
  Scott Alferink, DL 2nd
1988 Chuck Pellegrini, OG 1st
  Donnie Riley, TB 1st
  Mark Dennis, OLB 1st
  Scott Alferink, DL 1st
  Mark Hopkins, TE 2nd
  John Hood, TB 2nd
  Craig Allen, OLB 2nd
  George Ricumstrict, ILB 2nd
  David Johnson, DB 2nd
  Durand Robertson, DB 2nd
1989 Ralph Newland, C 1st
  Donnie Riley, TB 1st
  Kevin Nicholl, PK 1st
  Mark Dennis, OLB 1st
  J.J. Wierenga, DL 1st
  David Johnson, DB 1st
  David Basirico, OG 2nd
  Mark Hopkins, TE 2nd
  Rich Curtiss, ILB 2nd
  Todd Winters, P 2nd
1990 Ken Ealy, WR 1st
  Paul Jacobson, OG       1st
  Jeff Bender , QB 1st
  Billy Smith , RB 1st
  J.J. Wierenga, DL 1st
  Rich Curtiss, ILB 1st
  David Johnson, DB 1st
  Ken Strong, DB 1st
  Joe Connolly, FB   2nd
  Jason Wilkie, DL   2nd
  Art Droski, C   2nd
  Clarence Rose, ILB   2nd
1991 Jim Wyatt, OT 1st
  Billy Smith , TB 1st
  Mike Nettie, DT 1st
  Ken Ealy, WR   2nd
  Art Droski, C   2nd
  Chuck Selinger, PK   2nd
  Kevin Rich, OLB   2nd
  Todd Reynolds, ILB   2nd
  Darrall Stinson, DB   2nd
  Dennis Nicholl, P   2nd
1992 Marty Malcolm, OG 1st
  Art Droski, C 1st
  Mike Nettie, DL 1st
  Greg Sherwin, OT   2nd
  Brian Pruitt , RB   2nd
  Mike Kyler, OLB   2nd
1993 Darrell McCaul, OL 1st
  Chuck Selinger, PK 1st
  Mike Kyler, OLB 1st
  D.J. Reid, WR   2nd
  Joe Youngblood, QB   2nd
  Brian Pruitt , RB   2nd
  Tim Banks , DB   2nd
1994 Jerremy Dunlap, TE 1st
  Matt Nastally, OG 1st
  Chris O’Brien, OT 1st
  Brian Pruitt , TB 1st
  Quincy Wright, S 1st
  Erik Timpf,  QB   2nd
  Tim Banks , DB   2nd
1995 Brock Gutierrez , C 1st
  Quincy Wright, FS 1st
  Brad Blasy, PK   2nd
  Bryan Carpenter, OG   2nd
  Silas Massey, TB   2nd
  Scott Rehberg, OT   2nd
1996 Scott Rehberg, OT 1st
  Reggie Allen, FL 1st
  Chad Darnell, QB 1st
  Adam Simonson, TE 1st
  Silas Massey, TB 1st
  Rollie Ferris, OG   2nd
  Calvin Massenberg, MG   2nd
1997 Reggie Allen, FL   2nd
  Rollie Ferris, OG   2nd
  Jonathan McCall, DT   2nd
1998 Jonathan McCall, DT 1st
  Reggie Allen, FL 1st
  Eric Flowers, TB   2nd
  Tedaro France, CB   2nd
1999 Eric Flowers, TB   2nd
2000 Brian Leigeb, DB 2nd
2001 Tedaro France, CB 1st
  Anders Hill, C 2nd
  Terrence Jackson, TB 2nd
2002 Kyle Croskey, OG 1st
  Robbie Mixon, TB 2nd
2003 Adam Kieft, OT 2nd
  James King, DB 2nd
  Jerry Seymour, TB 2nd
2004 Dan Bazuin, DE 1st
  Adam Kieft, OT 1st
  Jerry Seymour, TB 1st
  James King, LB 2nd
2005 Dan Bazuin, DE 1st
  Ike Brown , LB 2nd
  Jeff Jenerou, OT 2nd
  Red Keith , LB 2nd
  Ontario Sneed , RB HM
2006 Bryan Anderson , WR 1st
  Dan Bazuin, DE 1st
  Red Keith , LB 1st
  Dan LeFevour , QB 1st
  Joe Staley , OT 1st
  Andrew Hartline , OT 2nd
  Steven Friend , DT 2nd
  Tony Mikulec , P 2nd
  Drew Mormino , C 2nd
  Eric Tunney , OG 2nd
  Doug Kress , LB HM
2007 Dan LeFevour , QB 1st
  Red Keith , LB 1st
  Ike Brown , LB 1st
  Antonio Brown , KR/PR 1st
  Bryan Anderson , WR 2nd
  Antonio Brown , WR 2nd
  Andrew Hartline , OT 2nd
  Justin Hoskins , RB 3rd
  Eric Tunney , OG 3rd
  Steven Friend , DT 3rd
2008 Antonio Brown , WR 1st
  Antonio Brown , PR 1st
  Antonio Brown , KR 1st
  Bryan Anderson , WR 1st
  Andrew Hartline , OT 1st
  Nick Bellore , LB 1st
  Frank Zombo , DE 1st
  Dan LeFevour , QB 2nd
  Greg Wojt , OT 3rd
  Andrew Aguila , K 3rd
  Sean Murnane , DT 3rd
2009 Antonio Brown , WR 1st
  Antonio Brown , PR 1st
  Dan LeFevour , QB 1st
  Allen Ollenburger , OL 1st
  Nick Bellore , LB 1st
  Frank Zombo , DE 1st
  Bryan Anderson , WR 2nd
  Colin Miller , OL 2nd
  Josh Gordy , DB 2nd
  Larry Knight , DE 3rd
  Sean Murnane , DL 3rd
2010 Nick Bellore, LB 1st
  Matt Berning, LB 1st
  Jeff Maddux, OL 2nd
  Colin Miller, C
 2nd
  Cody Wilson, WR
 2nd
  Jahleel Addae, DB
 3rd
  Vince Agnew, DB
 3rd
  Sean Murnane, DL
 3rd
  Cody Wilson, PR
 3rd
2011 Jahleel Addae, DB
 1st
  David Blackburn, TE
 2nd
  Eric Fisher, OL
 3rd
  Cody Wilson, WR 3rd
  Titus Davis, WR
 3rd
     
     
     
IIAC HONOREES
CMU competed in the Interstate
Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference from 1950-69 with
Eastern Illinois, Western
Illinois, Southern Illinois, Northern
Illinois, Illinois State and Eastern
Michigan.
CMU's All-IIAC first team selections: 		   
     
Year Player Position
1950 Andy MacDonald QB
  John Partenio E
  Jim Schultz T
1951 Dave Clark HB
  Loren Dietrich G
  Dick Flewelling HB
  Andy MacDonald QB
  Jim Schultz T
  Tom Weede G
1952 Bill Banaszak C
  Ken Barron T
  Dave Clark HB
  Loren Dietrich G
  Bill Doser HB
  Vern Hawes FB
  Marty Klozik G
  Chuck Miller HB
1953 *Chuck Miller HB
  Ken Barron T
  Jack Clary G
  Dick Kackmeister C
1954 Ray Figg G
  Dick Kackmeister C
  Jim Podoley HB
  LaVerne Wolf HB
1955 *Bernie Raterink HB
  Ray Figg G
  Dick Kackmeister C
  Jarv Walz E
1956 Tim Burdon E
  Herb Kipke QB
  Bob McNamara FB
  Jim Podoley HB
  Oliver Porter T
1957 Walt Beach HB
  Gordon Rinquist G
  Theo Winieckie FB
1958 *Walt Beach HB
  Don Beemer DE
  Al Bernardi DB
  Gene Knoblach DT
  Jerry Sieracki G
1960 Frank Gawkowski DB
  Jerry O’Neil DB
1961 Jim Hasse G
  Bill Johnson DE
1962 George Alward DT
  Dick Moffit QB
  Larry Moore HB
  Ralph Soffredine DG
  Uwe Wiese DT
1963 Ken Bickel OG
  Frank Goldberg LB
  Tom Lang OT
  Larry Moore HB
1964 Ken Bickel OG
  Jamie Gent HB
  Frank Goldberg LB
  Bruce Wyman HB
1965 Jim Acitelli HB
  Wally Hempton HB
  Don Krueger HB
  Norb Miller T
  John Plec T
  Lyle Spalding OG-DE
  Tom Stoops C
  Paul Verska DG
1966 Chuck Barker DG
  Bob Foldesi HB
  Greg Hoefler E
  Don Krueger HB
  Mark Maksimovicz DE
  Bob Miles QB
  Mike Pintek T
  Bob Rosso HB
  Bill Sinkule DT
  Paul Verska G
1967 Chuck Barker HB
  Bruce Cameron HB
  Bucky Colton DE
  Wally Hempton HB
  Greg Hoefler E
  Mark Maksimovicz DE
  Al McNeal G
  Ralph Sarnowski T
  Raleigh Smith T
  Craig Tefft HB
1968 Bucky Colton DE
  Fred Ferguson OG
  Steve Lockman LB
  Bob Markey DB
  Mike Post T
  Ralph Sarnowski OT
  Craig Tefft HB
1969 Ralph Burde DT
  Dave Farris E
  Fred Ferguson G
  Tom Hahnenberg LB
  Jesse Lakes HB
  Bump Lardie LB
  Bob Markey DB
  Mike Post T
  Jim Prisk T
  *IIAC MVP  
     
Chippewas in All-Star Games    
All-American Bowl    
1976 John Neuman  
Blue-Gray Game    
1957 Jim Podoley  
1987 Phil Zielinski  
1992 Lamar Sally  
1998 Jon McCall  
King Classic    
1989 Kevin Nicholl  
Coaches’ All-American Game    
1975 Mike Franckowiak  
College All-Star Game    
1960 Walt Beach  
East-West Shrine Game    
1974 Mike Franckowiak  
1986 Brian Williams  
1995 Brian Pruitt  
1996 Scott Rehberg  
2007 Dan Bazuin  
2011 Nick Bellore
  
     
Hula Bowl    
1995 Brian Pruitt  
1996 Scott Rehberg  
1998 Mike Cipa  
2005 Adam Keift  
2005 Eric Ghiaciuc  
Senior Bowl    
1956 Jim Podoley  
1981 Mike Hirn  
1984 Jim Bowman  
1998 Jon McCall  
2007 Joe Staley  
2010 Dan LeFevour  
Villages Gridiron Classic    
2005 James King  
Magnolia Gridiron All-Star Classic    
2006 Jeff Jenerou  
Las Vegas All-American Classic    
2006 Kent Smith  
Inta Juice North-South Classic    
2007 Drew Mormino  
Texas vs. the Nation    
2009 Andrew Hartline  
Eastham Energy College All-Star Game
   
2011 Colin Miller
  
     
Chippewa Most Valuable Players    
Year Player Position
1952 Loren Dietrich G
1953 Chuck Miller HB
1954 Dick Kackmeister C
1955 Bernie Raterink HB
1956 Oliver Porter T
1957 Gordon Rinquist G
1958 Walt Beach HB
1959 Walt Beach HB
1960 Bob Fisher HB
1961 Jim Hasse G
1962 Ralph Sofferdine OG
  Larry Moore HB
1963 Chuck Koons HB
1964 Bruce Wyman HB
1965 Pat Boyd QB
1966 Paul Verska OG
1967 Wally Hempton FB
1968 Craig Tefft TB
1969 Dave Farris TE
1970 Jesse Lakes TB
1971 Jesse Lakes TB
1972 Chuck Markey TB
1973 Jim Sandy UB
1974 Mike Franckowiak QB
1975 Wes Gamble C
1976 John Kloc OG
  John Wunderlich DT
1977 Mose Rison TB
1978 Bryan Gross LB
1979 Gary Hogeboom QB
1980 Chuck Stiver DT
1981 Reggie Mitchell TB
1982 Ray Bentley LB
1983 Chris McKay OG
1984 Curtis Adams TB
  Pat Brackett DT
1985 Carl Kloosterman CB
  Steve Sklenar LB
1986 Rick Poljan OG
1987 Eric Reed WR
1988 George Ricumstrict LB
1989 Donnie Riley TB
1990 Jeff Bender QB
1991 Billy Smith TB
1992 Joe Youngblood QB
1993 Joe Youngblood QB
1994 Brian Pruitt TB
1995 Cory Gildersleeve LB
1996 Chad Darnell QB
1997 Rollie Ferris OG
1998 Eric Flowers TB
1999 Joe Adam DT
2000 Brian Leigeb DB
2001 Terrence Jackson HB
2002 Robbie Mixon HB
2003 James King DB
2004 Jerry Seymour TB
2005 Kent Smith (Offense) QB
  Daniel Bazuin (Defense) DE
  Ronnie Jackson (Special teams) CB
2006 Dan LeFevour (Offense) QB
  Dan Bazuin (Defense) DE
2007 Dan LeFevour (Offense) QB
  Red Keith (Defense) LB
2008 Antonio Brown (Offense) WR
  Nick Bellore (Defense) LB
  Antonio Brown (Special Teams) KR/PR
2009 Dan LeFevour (MVP) QB
  Dan LeFevour (Offense) QB
  Nick Bellore (Defense) LB
  Antonio Brown (Special Teams) KR/PR
2010 Cody Wilson
 WR
2011 Ryan Radcliff
 QB
     
Football Players in
the CMU Hall of Fame 		   
Name Year Inducted  
Ron Finch 1984  
Jim Podoley 1984  
Walter Beach 1985  
Lyle Bennett 1985  
Jack Cline 1985  
Bill Kelly 1985  
Bourke Lodewyk 1985  
Carlo Barberi 1986  
Mike Franckowiak 1986  
Harold Kaczynski 1986  
Chet Stackhouse 1986  
Lawrence Sweeney 1986  
Howard Elzinga 1987  
Roy Kramer 1987  
Ted Kjolhede 1988  
Jesse Lakes 1988  
Ken Loop 1988  
Gary Hogeboom 1989  
Dick Kackmeister 1989  
Robert Jackson 1990  
George Lauer 1990  
Wallace Parker 1991  
Andy MacDonald 1992  
Charles Tambling 1992  
Warren Schmakel 1993  
Leo Wisneski 1993  
Ray Bentley 1994  
Rick Newsome 1994  
Curtis Adams 1995  
Jim Bowman 1998  
Pat Boyd 1999  
George Hackett 1999  
Herb Deromedi 2000  
Jim Hasse 2000  
Ralph Soffredine 2001  
Jeff Bender 2002  
Charles Markey 2003  
John DeBoer 2004  
1974 national title team 2004  
Brian Pruitt 2005  
Bernie Raterink 2006  
Brock Gutierrez 2007  
Billy Smith 2008  
     
Kurt Dobronski Award    
Name Year  
Chris Wise 1987  
George Ricumstrict 1988  
Dave Delekta 1989  
Joe Connolly 1990  
Billy Smith 1991  
Gary Rakan 1992  
Tim Wojcik 1993  
Brandon Bruce 1994  
Brock Gutierrez 1995  
John Blackstock 1996  
Bubba Hester 1996  
Gary Glowacki 1997  
C.J. Remmo 1998  
Joe Danna 1998  
Eric Flowers 1999  
Pete Shepherd 2000  
Brian Leigeb 2001  
Matt Brayton 2001  
Kyle Croskey 2002  
Derek McLaughlin 2003  
James King 2004  
Justin Harper 2005  
Dan Bazuin 2006  
Ike Brown 2007  
Casey Droscha 2008  
Dan LeFevour 2009  
Matt Berning
2010  
Mike Petrucci 2011  
     
Kurt Dobronski, twice an All-MAC outside linebacker
for the Chippewas from 1978-81, died in the crash of
Northwest Airlines Flight 255 in Detroit in August 1987
at age 28. The Dobronski Award is given annually by
senior players to the Central Michigan University
senior who demonstrates great effort, intensity and
appreciation for the CMU football program. 		   
     
   



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