The 1926 College Football All-Southern Team consists of

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players selected to the

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s selected by various organizations for the 1926 Southern Conference football season.

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won the

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and

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championship.

Composite eleven

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

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, quarterback for Alabama, professional

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with Washington Senators and the

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. * John Barnhill, tackle for Tennessee, later head coach at his alma mater. *

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, end for Alabama, made the extra point to tie

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in the Rose Bowl. Caldwell was called by one source "one of the greatest

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s the South has produced in years." He later assisted coach

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. * Gordon Holmes, center for Alabama, got a case of

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en route to the Rose Bowl while in

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, 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

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. *

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, tackle for Georgia, known in his time as one of the best linemen in the

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. *

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, guard and captain for Virginia, led the

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s in 1926 with four. He won the Virginia state amateur

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championship in 1927. * George Morton, halfback for Georgia. In the

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with

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, Georgia found itself down 13 to 0 at the half.

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and Morton led a comeback, winning 14 to 13. Known as the best all-round athlete that Episcopal High School has ever produced. * Fred Pickhard, guard for Alabama, blocked the punt against

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, leading to the safety which secured the game and the undefeated season. Just 16 punts were blocked all year for scores in college football, and Pickhard had three of them. He was selected

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of the 1927 Rose Bowl in which Alabama tied

. He then had a long career with the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in

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as a service manager. * Ty Rauber, fullback for Washington and Lee, third-team AP All-American. He was later a special agent with the

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. *

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, 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.

Composite overview

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

All-Southerns of 1926

Ends

* Hoyt Winslett, Alabama (C, UP-1, S, SWI) *

, Alabama (C, UP-2

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* Johnny Marshall, Georgia Tech (C, S, SWI) *

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, Tulane (C, UP-1) * Larry Creson, Vanderbilt (UP-2) * Ap Applewhite, Mississippi (UP-2)

Tackles

, Georgia (C, S, UP-2) * John Barnhill, Tennessee (C) * Mack Tharpe, Georgia Tech (C, UP-2, SWI) *

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, Vanderbilt (C) *

Jess Tinsley Jess D. Tinsley (October 18, 1908 – March 4, 1955) was an American football tackle in the National Football League (NFL). A native of Homer, Louisiana, Tinsley played college football at Louisiana State University for the LSU Tigers, where he ...

, LSU (UP-2)

Guards

* Fred Pickhard, Alabama (C, UP-1 s t S s t SWI s t *

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(C, S, SWI) * Claude Perry, Alabama (C, UP-1 s t * Orin "Mount" Helvey, Sewanee (C, UP-2

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* 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) *

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, Tennessee (UP-1) *

Vernon Sharpe Vernon Hibbett Sharp, Jr. (November 30, 1906 – April 5, 1991) was a college football player and coach. Early years Vernon Sharp, Jr. was born in Nashville on November 30, 1906 to Vernon Hibbett Sharp and Lorene Seleney Dandridge. His older ...

, Vanderbilt (UP-2)

Quarterbacks

, Vanderbilt (College Football Hall of Fame) (C, UP-1, S, SWI

* Bill Rogers,

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(C)

Halfbacks

* George Morton, Georgia (C, UP-1, S, SWI) *

, Alabama (C, UP-1, SWI s qb * Carter Barron, Georgia Tech (C, UP-2 s qb *

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Fullbacks

* Ty Rauber, Washington & Lee (C, UP-1, S

SWI) *

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, Alabama (C) *

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, Tennessee (S)

Key

References

{{College Football All-Southern Teams 1926 Southern Conference football season College Football All-Southern Teams