The 1928 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

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won the Southern and

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championship.

Composite eleven

The All-Southern eleven compiled by the Associated Press included: * Dick Abernathy, end for Vanderbilt. Abernathy began the season with two touchdown catches against Chattanooga in a 20–0 win. He also caught a 38–yard touchdown pass that helped Vanderbilt defeat Colgate 12–7. In Dallas, Abernathy blocked a punt that was recovered in the end zone. The resulting touchdown gave the Commodores' a 13–12 win over Texas. He was selected first-team All-America by the Central Press Association, billed as the "Real" All-American team * Bill Banker, halfback for Tulane, second-team UP All American. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977. *

Clyde Crabtree Clyde Crabtree (November 3, 1905 – April 21, 1994), nicknamed "Cannonball Crabtree," was an American college and professional football player who was a halfback and quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for a single season in 1930 ...

, quarterback for Florida, third-team All-American. The ambidextrous Crabtree led the "Phantom Four" backfield which led the nation in scoring. *

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, guard for Georgia Tech, one of the tacklers of

Roy Riegels Roy "Wrong Way" Riegels (April 4, 1908 – March 26, 1993) played for the University of California, Berkeley football team from 1927 to 1929. His wrong-way run in the 1929 Rose Bowl is often cited as the worst blunder in the history of college foo ...

on his wrong way Rose Bowl run. * Warner Mizell, halfback for Georgia Tech, second-team All-America. *

Peter Pund Henry Rudolph "Peter" Pund (January 27, 1907 – October 17, 1987) was an American college football player. He was elected to the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1958, the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1977, and the College Football Hall of Fame i ...

, center and captain for Georgia Tech, consensus All-American. Pund was never penalized and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1963. "I sat at

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and saw a magnificent Notre Dame team suddenly recoil before the furious pounding of one man–Pund, center," said legendary coach Knute Rockne. "Nobody could stop him. I counted 20 scoring plays that this man ruined." *

Gerald Snyder Gerald Theodore "Snitz" Snyder (August 6, 1905 – June 28, 1983) was an American football player and Army officer. He played college football as a back for the Maryland Terrapins at the University of Maryland. Snyder played professionally for ...

, fullback for Maryland, third-team All-American. Snyder started the season expecting to be elected team captain, but had been suspended for off-field behavior by head coach

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, tackle for Georgia Tech, first-team AP All-American. He was later a professional wrestler. *

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, tackle for LSU,

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. He played in the NFL for the

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. *

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, end for Florida. He was his school's first All-American, and was later a Hollywood stuntman. *

Fred Vaughan Fredrick Pierce Vaughan (October 8, 1904 – October 16, 1986) was an All-Southern college football guard for the North Carolina State Wolfpack of North Carolina State University. One account reads "Vaughan is noted for his consistent playi ...

, tackle for NC State. One account reads "Vaughan is noted for his consistent playing week after week. He always is depended on and never fails to play his usual steady game. He is the main gun in the State line."

All-Southerns of 1928

Ends

, Florida (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1, NH-1, JC, WNT) * Dick Abernathy, Vanderbilt (AP-1, NH-1, WNT) * Frank Waddey, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-1, JC) * Tom Jones, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-3) * Dick Abernathy, Vanderbilt (UP-2) *

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, Tennessee (UP-2) *

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, Tennessee (NH-2) * Dennis Stanley, Florida (NH-2) *Harrison Flippin, Virginia (UP-3)

Tackles

, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1, NH-2, JC) *

, LSU (AP-1, UP-2) * Glenn Lautzenhiser, Georgia (AP-2, UP-3, NH-1) * Vance Maree, Georgia Tech (AP-2, NH-1, JC) *Lehman Lusky, Vanderbilt (UP-2) *

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, Texas (WNT) *Jake Williams, TCU (WNT) *Harry Thayer, Tennessee (NH-2) *Bill Drury, Kentucky (UP-3)

Guards

, North Carolina State (AP-1, UP-3, NH-1) *

, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-2, NH-2) * Bull Brown, Vanderbilt (AP-2, UP-1, JC) * Ellis Hagler, Alabama (AP-2, UP-1 s T * Jimmy Steele, Florida (UP-1, NH-1, JC) *

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, Tennessee (UP-2, WNT) *

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, SMU (WNT) *R. M. Hall, Clemson (NH-2) *"Farmer" Johnson, Tennessee (UP-3)

Centers

*, Georgia Tech (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1, NH-2, WNT) * Harry Schwartz,

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(AP-2, UP-3) * O. K. Pressley, Clemson (UP-2, NH-1, JC)

Quarterbacks

* Clyde "Cannonball" Crabtree, Florida (AP-1, UP-1, NH-1, JC, WNT) *

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, Vanderbilt (AP-2, UP-3, NH-2

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*Roy Witt, Tennessee (UP-2, NH-2)

Halfbacks

* Warner Mizell, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1, NH-1, JC, WNT) * Billy Banker, Tulane (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1, NH-1, WNT) *

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, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2, UP-1

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NH-2) * Frank Peake, VPI (AP-2, UP-3) *

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, Mississippi (JC) * Red Bethea, Florida (NH-2) * Stumpy Thomason, Georgia Tech (NH-2) *

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, Tennessee (UP-3)

Fullbacks

, Maryland (AP-1, UP-2

* Tony Holm, Alabama (AP-2, UP-2

* Roy Lumpkin, Georgia Tech (UP-2, NH-1, JC) * Hershel Burgess, Texas A&M (WNT) *White, Washington & Lee (NH-2) *Will Covington, Kentucky (UP-3)

Key

Bold = Composite selection * = Consensus All-American AP = composite selection of more than one hundred sports writers and coaches compiled by ''Associated Press''. It had a first and second team. UP = composite selection compiled by the ''United Press''. It had a first, second and third team. NH = selected by

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, chief football scout and assistant coach for the

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. It had a first and second team. Higgins also coached

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. JC = selected by

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, coach at

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, assisted by

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. WNT = posted in the ''Waco News Tribune''.

References

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