1959 All-SEC football team
The 1959 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1959 college football season. Billy Cannon won the Heisman.
All-SEC selections
Ends
- Jimmy Vickers, Georgia (AP-1, UP-1)
- Larry Grantham, Ole Miss (AP-1, UPI-2)
- Dave Hudson, Florida (AP-3, UPI-1)
- Mickey Mangham, LSU (AP-2, UPI-3)
- Johnny Brewer, Ole Miss (AP-2)
- Jerry Burch, Georgia Tech (UPI-2)
- Lavalle White, Miss. St. (AP-3)
- Cotton Letner, Tennessee (UPI-3)
Tackles
- Ken Rice, Auburn (AP-1, UPI-1)
- Joe Schaffer, Tennessee (AP-1, UPI-1)
- Larry Wagner, Vanderbilt (AP-2, UPI-3)
- Toby Deese, Georgia Tech (AP-2)
- Bo Strange, LSU (UPI-2)
- Walter Suggs, Miss. St. (UPI-2)
- Lynn LeBlanc, LSU (AP-3)
- Danny Royal, Florida (AP-3)
- Billy Shaw, Georgia Tech (UPI-3)
Guards
- Marvin Terrell, Ole Miss (AP-1, UPI-1)
- Zeke Smith, Auburn (AP-1, UPI-1)
- Pat Dye, Georgia (AP-2, UPI-2)
- Don Cochran, Alabama (AP-2, UPI-2)
- Billy Roland, Georgia (AP-3)
- Bob Talamini, Kentucky (AP-3)
- Richard Price, Ole Miss (UPI-3)
- Ed McCreedy, LSU (UPI-3)
Centers
- Maxie Baughan, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UPI-2)
- Jackie Burkett, Auburn (AP-3, UPI-1)
- Tom Goode, Miss. St. (AP-2, UPI-3)
Quarterbacks
- Fran Tarkenton, Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
- Jake Gibbs, Ole Miss (AP-2, UPI-2)
- Bobby Hunt, Auburn (AP-3, UPI-2)
- Warren Rabb, LSU (UPI-2)
- Charley Britt, Georgia (UPI-3)
Halfbacks
- Billy Cannon, LSU (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI-1)
- Tom Moore, Vanderbilt (AP-1, UPI-1)
- Calvin Bird, Kentucky (AP-2, UPI-3)
- Johnny Robinson, LSU (AP-3, UPI-2)
- Bobby Walden, Georgia (AP-2)
- Lamar Rawson, Auburn (AP-3)
- Billy Majors, Tennessee (UPI-3)
Fullbacks
- Charlie Flowers, Ole Miss (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
- Ed Dyas, Auburn (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2, UPI-3)
- Taz Anderson, Georgia Tech (AP-3)
Key
AP = Associated Press[1]
UPI = United Press International[2]
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UPI
See also
References
- ^ "SEC All-Stars Feature Cannon". The Miami News. December 1, 1959.
- ^ David M. Moffit (November 25, 1959). "Auburn Lands 3 Lineman On All-Star Team". The Monroe News-Star. p. 23. Retrieved June 11, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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