The 1941 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

Holt Rast Holt Rast (October 10, 1917 – November 22, 1998) was an American football player and entrepreneur who founded Rast Construction. Rast served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946 and was later elected to serve in the Alabama House of Repr ...

, Alabama (AP-1, UP-1) * Fergie Ferguson, Florida (AP-2, UP-1) *George Webb, Georgia Tech (AP-2) *Bill Hornick, Tulane (AP-3) *

George Poschner George Poschner (January 15, 1919 – May 2, 2004) was an American football end who played for the University of Georgia from 1939 to 1942. During his tenure with the Bulldogs, he participated in the 1942 Orange Bowl and the 1943 Rose Bowl. Coll ...

, Georgia (AP-3)

Tackles

Ernie Blandin Ernest Elmer Blandin (June 21, 1919 – September 16, 1968) was a professional American football tackle who played six seasons for the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Colts in the National Football League (NFL) and All-America Football Confe ...

, Tulane (AP-1, UP-1) *Bill Arnold, Miss. St. (AP-2, UP-1) *Bill Eubanks, Ole Miss (AP-1) *Charles Sanders, Georgia Tech (AP-2) *Milton Hull, Florida (AP-3) *Chet Kozel, Ole Miss (AP-3)

Guards

*Homer "Larry" Hazel, Jr., Ole Miss (AP-1, UP-1) *John Whyonic, Alabama (AP-1, UP-1) *Jack Tittle, Tulane (AP-2) *

Oscar Britt Oscar Lee Britt (June 18, 1919 – December 13, 1992) was an American football guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Mississippi and was drafted in the 14th ...

, Ole Miss (AP-2) *Walter Ruark, Georgia (AP-3) *George Hecht, Alabama (AP-3)

Centers

Bob Gude Henry Paul "Bob" Gude, Jr. (February 25, 1918 – October 6, 1998) was an American football player. He was a prominent center for the Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University. Gude was frequently compared to former Commodore greats Carl Hink ...

, Vanderbilt (AP-1, UP-1) *Bernie Lipkis, LSU (AP-2) *

Ray Graves Samuel Ray Graves (December 31, 1918 – April 10, 2015) was an American college and professional American football, football player and college football coach. He was a native of Tennessee and a graduate of the University of Tennessee, where ...

, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3)

Quarterbacks

*Lloyd Cheatham, Auburn (AP-2, UP-1)

Halfbacks

* Jimmy Nelson, Alabama (AP-1, UP-1) *

Frank Sinkwich Frank Francis Sinkwich Sr. (October 10, 1920 – October 22, 1990) was an American football player and coach. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1942 playing for the University of Georgia, making him the first recipient from the Southeastern Conferen ...

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

Merle Hapes Merle Alison Hapes (May 19, 1919July 18, 1994) was a professional American football fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He played two seasons for the New York Giants (1942, 1946). He and quarterback Frank Filchock were involved in ...

, Ole Miss (AP-1) *John Hovious, Ole Miss (AP-2) *John Black, Miss. St. (AP-2) *Walter McDonald, Tulane (AP-2) *Cliff Kimsey, Georgia (AP-3) *Tommy Harrison, Florida (AP-3) *Bob Glass, Tulane (AP-3) *Noah Mullins, Kentucky (AP-3)

Fullbacks

* Jack Jenkins, Vanderbilt (AP-1, UP-1)

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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