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
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
- Hoyt Winslett, Alabama (C, UP-1, S, SWI)
- Herschel Caldwell, Alabama (C, UP-2 [as hb])
- Johnny Marshall, Georgia Tech (C, S, SWI)
- Harry Gamble, Tulane (C, UP-1)
- Larry Creson, Vanderbilt (UP-2)
- Ap Applewhite, Mississippi (UP-2)
Tackles
- Curtis Luckey, Georgia (C, S, UP-2)
- John Barnhill, Tennessee (C)
- Mack Tharpe, Georgia Tech (C, UP-2, SWI)
- Ox McKibbon, Vanderbilt (C)
- Jess Tinsley, LSU (UP-2)
Guards
- Fred Pickhard, Alabama (C, UP-1 [as t], S [as t], SWI [as t])
- Charles Mackall, Virginia (C, S, SWI)
- Claude Perry, Alabama (C, UP-1 [as t])
- Orin "Mount" Helvey, Sewanee (C, UP-2 [as fb])
- John Barnhill, Tennessee (UP-1)
- Herman Salter, Auburn (UP-1)
- Ellis Hagler, Alabama (S)
- Ernest Rogers, Georgia (UP-2, SWI)
Centers
- Gordon Holmes, Alabama (C, S)
- Owen Poole, Georgia Tech (C, SWI)
- Elvin Butcher, Tennessee (UP-1)
- Vernon Sharpe, Vanderbilt (UP-2)
Quarterbacks
- Bill Spears, Vanderbilt (College Football Hall of Fame) (C, UP-1, S, SWI [as hb])
- Bill Rogers, South Carolina (C)
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
- Ty Rauber, Washington & Lee (C, UP-1, S [as hb], SWI)
- Tolbert Brown, Alabama (C)
- Dick Dodson, Tennessee (S)
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
- ^ "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
- ^ "Many Faces Pass From Grid After Thanksgiving Fights". Hattiesburg American. November 23, 1926. p. 3.
- ^ "Crimson Centennial Moment". The Tuscaloosa News. December 23, 1992.
- ^ "Through Long Drill; Biff Hoffman On Injured List". The Gazette Times. December 25, 1926.
- ^ "Tech Meets Georgia". The Technique. November 12, 1926.
- ^ "Feature Plays of Southland's 1926 Football". The Evening Independent. December 3, 1926.
- ^ "Football Star Wins Virginia Golf Title". Lima News. July 30, 1927.
- ^ "Football Star Wins Virginia Golf Title". The Daily Courier. August 26, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved March 3, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rebecca Evans Stone. "UGA's "Ma" Hale". Archived from the original on 2013-02-10.
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- ^ "George Dudley Morton '23". September 2, 2009. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014.
- ^ "All-Americans".
- ^ "Crimson Centennial Moment". Tuscaloosa News. October 23, 1992.
- ^ "Bama Championships".
- ^ Documentary History of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidency. Vol. 38. 2010. p. 117.
- ^ "Pasadena Clash Has National Grid Flavor". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. December 26, 1926. p. 13. Retrieved March 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama Places 4 Men On Newspaper All-Southern Team". The Kingsport Times. November 28, 1926. p. 2. Retrieved July 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "All-Southern". Florence Morning News. November 25, 1925. p. 3. Retrieved March 29, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
