The 1935 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All- Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the

1935 college football season The 1935 college football season was the last one before the Associated Press writers' poll was used in selecting the national champion. There were seven contemporary math system selectors that year who are informally recognized by the NCAA as "n ...

. The LSU Tigers won the conference, posting an undefeated conference record.

All-SEC selections

Ends

Willie Geny Charles F. "Willie" Geny (November 14, 1913 – December 19, 1999) was an American college football and basketball player for the Vanderbilt Commodores. He was football's Southeastern Conference player of the year in 1935 Vanderbilt Commodores fo ...

, Vanderbilt (AP-1, AU-1) * Gaynell Tinsley, LSU (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, AU-1) *

Gene Rose Roy Eugene Rose (August 15, 1913 – January 16, 1986) was an American football end in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Tennessee and was drafted in the fourth round of ...

, Tennessee (AP-2, AU-1) *

Chuck Gelatka Charles T. Gelatka (January 28, 1914 – May 23, 2001) was an American football end who played four seasons with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New York Giants in the tenth round of the 1937 NFL Dr ...

, Miss. St. (AP-2, AU-1) *

Bear Bryant Paul William "Bear" Bryant (September 11, 1913 – January 26, 1983) was an American college football player and coach. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest college football coaches of all time, and best known as the head coach of ...

, Alabama (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3) *Warren Barrett, LSU (AP-3)

Tackles

*James Whatley, Alabama (AP-1, AU-1) *Haygood Paterson, Auburn (AP-1, AU-1) *

Justin Rukas Justin Rukas (February 4, 1910 – September 28, 1963) was an American football player. He was a prominent tackle and guard for the LSU Tigers football team. He graduated with a degree in geology. Rukas played professionally for the Brook ...

, LSU (AP-2, AU-2) *Sterling Richardson, Ole Miss (AP-2) *Lefty Eubanks, Georgia Tech (AU-2) *Stanley Nevers, Kentucky (AP-3) *Ranny Throgmorton, Vanderbilt (AP-3)

Guards

*Frank Johnson, Georgia (AP-1) *Middleton Fitzsimmons, Georgia Tech (AP-1) *Frank Gantt, Auburn (AP-2, AU-1) *Osborn Helveston, LSU (AU-1) *

Tarzan White Arthur Pershing "Tarzan" White (December 6, 1915 – January 23, 1996) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the New York Giants and Chicago Cardinals. White's football career began at Atmore High S ...

, Alabama (AP-3, AU-2) *Samuel Brown, Vanderbilt (AP-2) *Leroy Moorehead, Georgia (AU-2) *William Stone, Miss. St. (AP-3)

Centers

* Walter Gilbert, Auburn (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, AU-1) *Kavanaugh Francis, Alabama (AP-2, AU-2) *

Marvin Stewart Marvin Christopher "Moose" Stewart (September 25, 1912 – August 30, 2009) was an American collegiate football player and United States Marine Corps officer. He attended Louisiana State University, where he was a lineman for the LSU Tigers foo ...

, LSU (AP-3)

Quarterbacks

* Riley Smith, Alabama (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, AU-1) * Rand Dixon, Vanderbilt (AP-2, AU-2) *Barney Mintz, Tulane (AP-3)

Halfbacks

*Ike Pickle, Miss. St. (AP-1, AU-1) * Jesse Fatherree, LSU (AP-1, AU-1) *Ray Hapes, Ole Miss (AP-3, AU-1 s fb *Robert Davis, Kentucky (AP-2, AU-2) *Rad Rodgers, Ole Miss (AP-2) *John Bond, Georgia (AU-2) * Billy Chase, Florida (AP-3)

Fullbacks

Bill Crass Willian Arthur Crass (June 9, 1911 – May 25, 1996) was an American football player who played as a fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Cardinals for one season, in 1937. He appeared in three games for the Cardinals a ...

, LSU (AP-1, AU-2) * Abe Mickal, LSU (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2) *Dutch Konemann, Georgia Tech (AP-3)

Key

AP = compiled by the Associated Press from coaches and sportswriters. AU = selected by The Plainsmen, Auburn's semi weekly paper.

References

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