The 1939 All-SEC football team consists of

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players selected to the All-

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(SEC) chosen by various selectors for the

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won the conference.

All-SEC selections

Ends

Ken Kavanaugh Kenneth William Kavanaugh (November 23, 1916 – January 25, 2007) was an American football player, coach, and scout. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears as an end from 1940 to 1950, except for ...

, LSU (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1) *

Bob Ison Robert Lindsey Ison (February 25, 1919 – September 26, 1989) was a college football player and U. S. Navy veteran. He played as an End (American football), end for William Alexander (coach), Bill Alexander at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets footbal ...

, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1) * Ralph Wenzel, Tulane (AP-2, UP-2) *

Buddy Elrod Ervin B. "Buddy" Elrod (October 28, 1918 – June 13, 1998) was an American football player. He attended the Mississippi State University and played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs football team. He played at the end positi ...

, Miss. St. (AP-2) * Ed Cifers, Tennessee (UP-2) *Hal Newman, Alabama (AP-3) *McCubbin, Kentucky (AP-3)

Tackles

Harley McCollum Harley Raymond McCollum (February 28, 1916 – June 7, 1984) was an American football tackle in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the New York Yankees and Chicago Rockets. He played college football at Tulane University and was selec ...

, Tulane (AP-1, UP-1) *

Abe Shires Marshall Abraham Shires (February 12, 1917 – July 23, 1993) was an American football player. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers football team and was selected by the Central Press Association as a third-team tackle on th ...

, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-2) *John Eibner, Kentucky (AP-2, UP-1) *Clark Goff, Florida (AP-3, UP-2) * Fred Davis, Alabama (AP-2) *Walter Merrill, Alabama (AP-3)

Guards

Ed Molinski Ed Molinski (August 20, 1917 – June 26, 1986) was a Hall of Fame college football player for the University of Tennessee. He later became a doctor after being involved in boxing, World War II, and college coaching. Football career Molinski ...

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

Bob Suffridge Robert Lee Suffridge (March 17, 1916 – March 3, 1974) was an American football player in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Tennessee, where he was later inducted into the ...

, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2, UP-1) *Milton Howell, Auburn (AP-2, UP-1) *John W. Goree, LSU (AP-1) *Cavette, Georgia Tech (AP-3, UP-2) *

Tommy O'Boyle Thomas Joseph O'Boyle (August 21, 1917 – July 19, 2000) was an American football player, coach, scout, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Southwest Missouri State College—now known as Missouri State U ...

, Tulane (AP-3)

Centers

Cary Cox William Cary Cox (December 31, 1917 – December 27, 1991), sometimes listed as William Carey Cox, was an American football player. Cox attended the University of Alabama where he played at the center position on the Alabama Crimson Tide footbal ...

, Alabama (UP-1) *James Rike, Tennessee (AP-1) *Autrey, Ole Miss (AP-3, UP-2) *Goolsby, Miss. St. (AP-2)

Quarterbacks

George Cafego George Cafego (August 29, 1915 – February 9, 1998) was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He played college football at the University of Tennessee, earning varsity letters 1937 - 1939, and professionally in the N ...

, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1) *Sam Bartholomew, Tennessee (AP-2) *Schneller, Ole Miss (UP-2) *Murphy, Georgia Tech (AP-3)

Halfbacks

*Bob "Jitterbug" Kellogg, Tulane (AP-1, UP-1) *Doc Plunkett, Vanderbilt (AP-3, UP-1) *

Bob Foxx Robert Morgan Foxx (September 15, 1917 – June 22, 1975) was an American football player. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers football team from 1938 to 1940 and was selected by the International News Service as a second-te ...

, Tennessee (AP-1) *John Hovious, Ole Miss (AP-2) *McGowen, Auburn (AP-2) *Harvey Johnson, Miss. St. (UP-2) * Jimmy Nelson, Alabama (UP-2) *Nix, Miss. St. (AP-3)

Fullbacks

*Howard Ector, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-1) *Bill Schneller, Ole Miss (AP-1) *Fordham, Georgia (UP-2) *Golden, Tulane (AP-3)

Key

AP =

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UP =

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. Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UP

References

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