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1939 All SEC football team

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The 1939 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1939 college football season. Tennessee won the conference.

Contents

Ends

  • Ken Kavanaugh, LSU (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
  • Bob Ison, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1)
  • Ralph Wenzel, Tulane (AP-2, UP-2)
  • Buddy Elrod, Miss. St. (AP-2)
  • Ed Cifers, Tennessee (UP-2)
  • Hal Newman, Alabama (AP-3)
  • McCubbin, Kentucky (AP-3)

    • Tackles

  • Harley McCollum, Tulane (AP-1, UP-1)
  • Abe Shires, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-2)
  • John Eibner, Kentucky (AP-2, UP-1)
  • Clark Goff, Florida (AP-3, UP-2)
  • Fred Davis, Alabama (AP-2)
  • Walter Merrill, Alabama (AP-3)

    • Guards

  • Ed Molinski, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-2)
  • Bob Suffridge, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2, UP-1)
  • Milton Howell, Auburn (AP-2, UP-1)
  • John W. Goree, LSU (AP-1)
  • Cavette, Georgia Tech (AP-3, UP-2)
  • Tommy O'Boyle, Tulane (AP-3)

    • Centers

  • Cary Cox, Alabama (UP-1)
  • James Rike, Tennessee (AP-1)
  • Autrey, Ole Miss (AP-3, UP-2)
  • Goolsby, Miss. St. (AP-2)

    • Quarterbacks

  • George Cafego, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
  • Sam Bartholomew, Tennessee (AP-2)
  • Schneller, Ole Miss (UP-2)
  • Murphy, Georgia Tech (AP-3)

    • Halfbacks

  • Bob "Jitterbug" Kellogg, Tulane (AP-1, UP-1)
  • Doc Plunkett, Vanderbilt (AP-3, UP-1)
  • Bob Foxx, Tennessee (AP-1)
  • John Hovious, Ole Miss (AP-2)
  • McGowen, Auburn (AP-2)
  • Harvey Johnson, Miss. St. (UP-2)
  • Jimmy Nelson, Alabama (UP-2)
  • Nix, Miss. St. (AP-3)

    • Fullbacks

  • Howard Ector, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-1)
  • Bill Schneller, Ole Miss (AP-1)
  • Fordham, Georgia (UP-2)
  • Golden, Tulane (AP-3)

    • Key

    AP = Associated Press

    UP = United Press.

    Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UP

    References

    1939 All-SEC football team Wikipedia
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