The 1947 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1947 college football season. Ole Miss won the conference.
All-SEC selections
editEnds
edit- Barney Poole, Ole Miss (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP)
- John North, Vanderbilt (AP-2, UP)
- Dan Edwards, Georgia (AP-1)
- Abner Wimberly, LSU (AP-2)
- Rebel Steiner, Alabama (AP-3)
- George Brodnax, Georgia Tech (AP-3)
Tackles
edit- Bobby Davis, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP)
- Dub Garrett, Miss. St. (AP-1, UP)
- Bill Erickson, Ole Miss (AP-2)
- Wash Serini, Kentucky (AP-2)
- Denny Crawford, Tennessee (AP-3)
- Charles Compton, Alabama (AP-3)
Guards
edit- John Wozniak, Alabama (AP-1, UP)
- Bill Healy, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP)
- Herbert St. John, Georgia (AP-2)
- Tex Robertson, Vanderbilt (AP-2)
- Wren Worley, LSU (AP-3)
- Lee Yarutis, Kentucky (AP-3)
Centers
edit- Jay Rhodemyre, Kentucky (AP-1, UP)
- Vaughn Mancha, Alabama (AP-2)
- Louis Hook, Georgia Tech (AP-3)
Quarterbacks
edit- Charlie Conerly, Ole Miss (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP)
- Y. A. Tittle, LSU (AP-2, UP)
- John Rauch, Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2)
- Harper Davis, Miss. St. (AP-3)
Halfbacks
edit- Harry Gilmer, Alabama (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP)
- Shorty McWilliams, Miss. St. (AP-1)
- Bobby Forbes, Florida (AP-2)
- Bobby Berry, Vanderbilt (AP-3)
- Allen Bowen, Georgia Tech (AP-3)
Fullbacks
edit- Lowell Tew, Alabama (AP-2, UP)
- Albin "Rip" Collins, LSU (AP-1)
- Eddie Price, Tulane (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3)
Key
editAP = Associated Press[1]
UP = United Press[2]
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UPI
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Tech, Ole Miss, State Also Get 2 Berths Each". The Anniston Star. November 26, 1947. p. 10. Retrieved May 31, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Three Alabama Players Given Stellar Ratings". The Courier News. November 26, 1947. p. 35. Retrieved June 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.