The 1945 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1945 college football season. Alabama won the conference title.
All-SEC selections
editEnds
edit- Bill Hildebrand, Miss. St. (AP-1, UP-1)
- Rebel Steiner, Alabama (AP-1, UP-2)
- Reid Moseley, Georgia (AP-2, UP-1)
- Clyde Lindsey, LSU (AP-2, UP-2)
- Buddy Pike, Tennessee (AP-3)
- Walter Kilzer, Georgia Tech (AP-3)
Tackles
edit- Bob Davis, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1)
- Tom Whitley, Alabama (AP-1, UP-2)
- Mike Castronis, Georgia (AP-2, UP-1)
- Jack White, Florida (AP-3, UP-2)
- Wash Serini, Kentucky (AP-2)
- Dub Garrett, Miss. St. (AP-3)
Guards
edit- Bob Dobelstein, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1)
- Felix Trapani, LSU (AP-1, UP-1)
- Gaston Bourgeois, Tulane (AP-2, UP-2)
- Herbert St. John, Georgia (AP-3, UP-2)
- Jack Green, Alabama (AP-2)
- George Hills, Georgia Tech (AP-3)
Centers
edit- Vaughn Mancha, Alabama (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
- Paul Duke, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-2)
- Hugh Bowers, Tulane (AP-3)
Quarterbacks
edit- Harry Gilmer, Alabama (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
Halfbacks
edit- Charley Trippi, Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
- Harper Davis, Miss. St. (AP-1, UP-1)
- Buster Stephens, Tennessee (AP-2, UP-2)
- Curtis Kuykendall, Auburn (AP-2, UP-2)
- Bill Fuqua, Vanderbilt (AP-3, UP-2)
- Billy Bevis, Tennessee (AP-3)
- Jim Cason, LSU (AP-3)
- Graham Bramlett, Miss. St. (AP-3)
Fullbacks
edit- Gene Knight, LSU (AP-1, UP-1)
- George Mathews, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-2)
- Lowell Tew, Alabama (AP-2)
Key
editUP = United Press.[3]
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UP
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "'Bama Dominates Mythical Team". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. December 4, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved June 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama's Gilmer Leads In Voting for Southeastern". Herald-Journal. December 5, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ Burns Bennett (November 27, 1945). "Gilmer and Mancha Get Berths on UP All-Southeastern". The Anniston Star. p. 8. Retrieved May 31, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.