The 1942 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.

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 ...

won the

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All-SEC selections

Ends

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-1, UP-1) *Al Hust, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-2) *Marty Comer, Tulane (AP-2, UP-1) *Robert Patterson, Miss. St. (AP-2) *V. Davis, Georgia (UP-2) *Sam Sharp, Alabama (AP-3) *Jack Marshall, Georgia Tech (AP-3)

Tackles

Don Whitmire Donald Boone Whitmire (July 1, 1922 – May 3, 1991) was an American football tackle who played college football from 1941 to 1944 at the University of Alabama and the United States Naval Academy (USNA). He is one of only four college football ...

, Alabama (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1) * Clyde Johnson, Kentucky (AP-1, UP-1) * Mitchell Olenski, Alabama (AP-2, UP-2) *Denver Crawford, Tennessee (AP-2) *J. H. McClurkin, Auburn (UP-2) *

Gene Ellenson Eugene Ellenson (March 24, 1921 – March 17, 1995) was an American college and professional football player, college football coach, and athletic administrator. Ellenson was born in Wisconsin, grew up in Miami, and attended the University of G ...

, Georgia (AP-3) *Richard Huffman, Tennessee (AP-3)

Guards

Harvey Hardy Harvey Boland Hardy (November 27, 1922 – September 15, 1992) was an American football player who played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team, was a consensus All-American, and was an MVP of the 1943 Cotton Bowl Classic. Har ...

, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1) *Walter Ruark, Georgia (AP-1, UP-2) *George Hecht, Alabama (AP-2, UP-1) *

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-3, UP-2) *Raymond Ray, Miss. St. (AP-2) *Curtis Patterson, Miss. St. (AP-3)

Centers

Joe Domnanovich Joseph John Domnanovich (March 21, 1919 – January 20, 2009) was a professional American football center in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the Boston Yanks (1946–1948) and the New York Bulldogs/Yanks (1949–1951). Pr ...

, Alabama (AP-1, UP-1) *George Manning, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-2) *Jim Talley, LSU (AP-3)

Quarterbacks

Clint Castleberry Lt. Clinton Dillard Castleberry Jr. (October 10, 1923 – November 7, 1944) was an American college football player in 1942, a halfback for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Future head coach Bobby Dodd, then an assistant, said that if Castl ...

, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1) * Jack Jenkins, Vanderbilt (AP-1, UP-2)

Halfbacks

* Monk Gafford, Auburn (AP-1, UP-1) * J. T. "Blondy" Black, Miss. St. (UP-1) *

Bob Cifers Robert Gale Cifers (September 5, 1920 – July 1, 2001) was a professional American football halfback and punter in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Pac ...

, Tennessee (AP-2, UP-2) * Russ Craft, Alabama (AP-2, UP-2) *Walter McDonald, Tulane (AP-2) *John Black, Miss. St. (AP-2) *Lou Thomas, Tulane (AP-3) *Lamar Davis, Georgia (AP-3) *Bernie Rohling, Vanderbilt (AP-3)

Fullbacks

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

Alvin Dark Alvin Ralph Dark (January 7, 1922 – November 13, 2014), nicknamed "Blackie" and "The Swamp Fox", was an American professional baseball shortstop and manager. He played fourteen years in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston/Milwaukee Bra ...

, LSU (AP-3, UP-2)

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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