1956 All-SEC football team
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The 1956 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1956 college football season. Tennessee won the conference.
All-SEC selections
Ends
- Buddy Cruze, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1)
- Ron Bennett, Miss. St. (AP-1, UP-1)
- Jimmy Phillips, Auburn (AP-2, UP-2)
- Roger Urbano, Tennessee (AP-3, UP-2)
- Jerry Nabors, Georgia Tech (AP-2)
- John Wood, LSU (AP-3)
- Roy Wilkins, Georgia (UP-3)
- Bob Laws, Vanderbilt (UP-3)
Tackles
- Lou Michaels, Kentucky (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
- Billy Yelverton, Ole Miss (AP-1, UP-2)
- Carl Vereen, Georgia Tech (AP-3, UP-2)
- J. T. Frankenberger, Kentucky (AP-2, UP-3)
- Dalton Truax, Tulane (AP-2)
- Art Demmas, Vanderbilt (AP-3)
- Earl Leggett, LSU (UP-3)
Guards
- John Gordy, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1 )
- John Barrow, Florida (AP-1, UP-1)
- Allen Ecker, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-1)
- Ernest Danjean, Auburn (AP-3, UP-2)
- Paul Ziegler, LSU (AP-2)
- Jimmy Johnson, Georgia Tech (UP-2)
- Charles Duck, Ole Miss (AP-3, UP-3)
- Tony Cushenberry, Georgia (UP-3)
Centers
- Don Stephenson, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1)
- Dave Kuhn, Kentucky (AP-2, UP-3)
- Bobby Howe, Tennessee (UP-2)
- Jerry Stone, Ole Miss (AP-3)
Quarterbacks
- Billy Stacy, Miss. St. (AP-1, UP-1)
- Gene Newton, Tulane (AP-2, UP-2)
- Ron Vann, Georgia Tech (AP-3)
- Wade Mitchell, Georgia Tech (UP-3)
Halfbacks
- Johnny Majors, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
- Phil King, Vanderbilt (AP-3, UP-1)
- Paul Rotenberry, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-2)
- Tommy Lorino, Auburn (AP-2, UP-3)
- Jackie Simpson, Florida (UP-2)
- Jim Rountree, Florida (AP-3)
- George Volkert, Georgia Tech (UP-3)
Fullbacks
- Paige Cothren, Ole Miss (AP-1, UP-1)
- Ken Owen, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-3)
- Ronnie Quillian, Tulane (AP-2, UP-2)
- Bob Dougherty, Kentucky (AP-3)
Key
AP = Associated Press[1] [2]
UP = United Press[3]
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UP
See also
References
- ^ "All-Southeastern . . . 1956". The Anniston Star. December 5, 1956. p. 12. Retrieved June 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "All_SEC Players Named". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. December 5, 1956. p. 10. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ "Tennessee Lands Three On UP All-Conference". The Anniston Star. November 30, 1956. p. 9. Retrieved June 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
