1926 College Football All-Southern Team

The 1926 College Football All-Southern Team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations for the 1926 Southern Conference football season. Alabama won the SoCon and national championship.

Composite eleven

Bill Spears.
John Barnhill as coach.

The All-Southern eleven compiled by the Associated Press included:

  • Red Barnes, quarterback for Alabama, professional baseball outfielder with Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox.
  • John Barnhill, tackle for Tennessee, later head coach at his alma mater.
  • Herschel Caldwell, end for Alabama, made the extra point to tie Stanford in the Rose Bowl.[1] Caldwell was called by one source "one of the greatest defensive backs the South has produced in years."[2] He later assisted coach Wallace Wade at Duke University.
  • Gordon Holmes, center for Alabama, got a case of appendicitis en route to the Rose Bowl while in El Paso, and was left there with the idea of Babe Pearce filling in for Holmes. Holmes let his doctors know he would catch the next train to Pasadena.[3][4]
  • Curtis Luckey, tackle for Georgia, known in his time as one of the best linemen in the South.[5]
  • Charles Mackall, guard and captain for Virginia, led the Southern Conference in field goals in 1926 with four.[6] He won the Virginia state amateur golf championship in 1927.[7][8]
  • George Morton, halfback for Georgia. In the rivalry game at Grant Field with Georgia Tech, Georgia found itself down 13 to 0 at the half. Herdis McCrary and Morton led a comeback, winning 14 to 13.[9][10] Known as the best all-round athlete that Episcopal High School has ever produced.[11]
  • Fred Pickhard, guard for Alabama, blocked the punt against Sewanee, leading to the safety which secured the game and the undefeated season.[12][13] Just 16 punts were blocked all year for scores in college football, and Pickhard had three of them. He was selected Most Valuable Player of the 1927 Rose Bowl in which Alabama tied Stanford.[14] He then had a long career with the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in Portland, Oregon as a service manager.
  • Ty Rauber, fullback for Washington and Lee, third-team AP All-American. He was later a special agent with the FBI.[15]
  • Bill Spears, quarterback for Vanderbilt, second-team AP All-American, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1962.
  • Hoyt Winslett, end for Alabama, first Southern player elected first-team AP All-American. He was recently shifted from the backfield to end, and was a renowned passer connecting many times with Caldwell.[16]

Composite overview

Hoyt Winslett received the most votes, 37 of a possible 41.

Name Position School First-team selections
Hoyt Winslett End Alabama 37
Bill Spears Quarterback Vanderbilt 31
Ty Rauber Fullback Washington & Lee 27
Fred Pickhard Guard Alabama 25
Curtis Luckey Tackle Georgia 20
George Morton Halfback Georgia 18
Red Barnes Halfback Alabama 17
John Barnhill Tackle Tennessee 15
Charles Mackall Guard Virginia 15
Herschel Caldwell End Alabama 13
Johnny Marshall End Georgia Tech 11
Mack Tharpe Tackle Georgia Tech 11
Gordon Holmes Center Alabama 11
Ox McKibbon Tackle Vanderbilt 9
Bill Rogers Quarterback South Carolina 9
Carter Barron Halfback Georgia Tech 9
Owen Poole Center Georgia Tech 8
Harry Gamble End Tulane 7
Claude Perry Guard Alabama 7
Tolbert Brown Fullback Alabama 7
Orin Helvey Guard Sewanee 6
Myron Stevens Halfback Maryland 6

All-Southerns of 1926

Ends

Tackles

Guards

Centers

Quarterbacks

Halfbacks

  • George Morton, Georgia (C, UP-1, S, SWI)
  • Red Barnes, Alabama (C, UP-1, SWI [as qb])
  • Carter Barron, Georgia Tech (C, UP-2 [as qb])
  • Myron Stevens, Maryland (C)
  • Neil Cargile, Vanderbilt (UP-2)

Fullbacks

Key

Bold = Composite selection

C = received votes for an All-Southern eleven compiled by the Associated Press.[17]

UP = compiled by the United Press.[18]

S = selected by UGA athletic director Herman Stegeman.[18]

SWI = selected by S. W. Inman, Jr.[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Stanford and Alabama Play Tie", The Oakland Tribune, January 2, 1927, p D-1; http://www.rosebowlhistory.org Archived 2015-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Many Faces Pass From Grid After Thanksgiving Fights". Hattiesburg American. November 23, 1926. p. 3.
  3. ^ "Crimson Centennial Moment". The Tuscaloosa News. December 23, 1992.
  4. ^ "Through Long Drill; Biff Hoffman On Injured List". The Gazette Times. December 25, 1926.
  5. ^ "Tech Meets Georgia". The Technique. November 12, 1926.
  6. ^ "Feature Plays of Southland's 1926 Football". The Evening Independent. December 3, 1926.
  7. ^ "Football Star Wins Virginia Golf Title". Lima News. July 30, 1927.
  8. ^ "Football Star Wins Virginia Golf Title". The Daily Courier. August 26, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved March 3, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ Rebecca Evans Stone. "UGA's "Ma" Hale". Archived from the original on February 10, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^ "1920s Football History". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
  11. ^ "George Dudley Morton '23". September 2, 2009. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014.
  12. ^ "All-Americans".
  13. ^ "Crimson Centennial Moment". Tuscaloosa News. October 23, 1992.
  14. ^ "Bama Championships".
  15. ^ Documentary History of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidency. Vol. 38. 2010. p. 117.
  16. ^ "Pasadena Clash Has National Grid Flavor". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. December 26, 1926. p. 13. Retrieved March 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  17. ^ "Alabama Places 4 Men On Newspaper All-Southern Team". The Kingsport Times. November 28, 1926. p. 2. Retrieved July 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  18. ^ a b "Mythical 'All Star' Dixie Eleven Is Picked This Year". The Miami News. November 28, 1926. p. 33. Retrieved November 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  19. ^ "All-Southern". Florence Morning News. November 25, 1925. p. 3. Retrieved March 29, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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