The 1948 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

1948 college football season The 1948 college football season finished with two unbeaten and untied teams: Michigan and Clemson. Michigan was the first-place choice for the majority of the voters (192 of 333) in the AP Poll, but did not play in the postseason because of a no ...

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won the conference.

All-SEC selections

Ends

Barney Poole George Barney Poole (October 29, 1923 – April 12, 2005) was an American football end in the National Football League for the New York Yanks, the Dallas Texans, the Baltimore Colts, and the New York Giants. Poole also played football in the All- ...

, Ole Miss (AP-1, UP-1) *George Broadnax, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-2) *Jim Powell, Tennessee (AP-2, UP-1) *

Abner Wimberly Abner Wimberly (May 4, 1926 – September 18, 1976) was an American football player who played three seasons for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He also played one season in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC ...

, LSU (AP-2) *

Rebel Steiner Rebel Roy Steiner, Sr. (August 17, 1927 – October 18, 2014) was an American football player who played offensive end for the University of Alabama football team, including the 1945 squad known as the "War Babies," who went undefeated before b ...

, Alabama (UP-2) *

Wallace Jones Wallace Clayton "Wah Wah" Jones (July 14, 1926 – July 27, 2014) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1949 to 1952 with the Indianapolis Olympians. Biography Jones was born ...

, Kentucky (AP-3) *Richard Sheffield, Tulane (AP-3)

Tackles

*Norman Meseroll, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1) * Paul Lea, Tulane (AP-1, UP-2) *Porter Payne, Georgia (AP-2, UP-1) *

Bob Gain Robert Gain (June 21, 1929 – November 14, 2016) was an American football player who played 13 seasons for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL), and also played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played in five Pro Bo ...

, Kentucky (AP-2) *Carl Copp, Vanderbilt (UP-2) *Wayne Cantrell, Vanderbilt (AP-3) *W. Matthews, Georgia Tech (AP-3)

Guards

Bill Healy William Raymond Healy (March 28, 1924 – September 22, 2010) was an College Football All-America Team, All-American college football player for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He graduated from Baylor School ...

, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1) *Jimmy Crawford, Ole Miss (AP-1, UP-1) *Ken Cooper, Vanderbilt (AP-2) *Dennis Doyle, Tulane (AP-2) *Bernie Reid, Georgia (UP-2) *Wren Worley, LSU (UP-2) *Homer Hobbs, Georgia (AP-3) *James Vugrin, Tennessee (AP-3)

Centers

*John Clark, Vanderbilt (AP-1, UP-2) * Jimmy Kynes, Florida (UP-1) *Hal Herring, Auburn (AP-2) *Ed Claunch, LSU (AP-3)

Quarterbacks

John Rauch John Rauch (August 20, 1927 – June 10, 2008), also known by his nickname Johnny Rauch, was an American football player and coach. He was head coach of the Oakland Raiders in the team's loss to the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl II in earl ...

, Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1) *Farley Salmon, Ole Miss (AP-2, UP-2)

Halfbacks

Chuck Hunsinger Charles Ray Hunsinger (July 25, 1925 – March 23, 1998) was an American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL) for six seasons during the 1 ...

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

Shorty McWilliams Thomas Edward "Shorty" McWilliams (May 12, 1926 – January 9, 1997) was an American football player who played one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the eighth roun ...

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

Joe Geri Joe Geri (October 20, 1924 – April 20, 2002) was an American Football quarterback-running back who played four seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 in the National Football League. He was a two time Pr ...

, Georgia (AP-3, UP-1) *

Herb Rich Richard Herbert Rich (October 7, 1928 – March 28, 2008) was an All-Pro American football Safety (American football position), safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts, Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants. Early and ...

, Vanderbilt (AP-2) *

Hal Littleford Hal Gordon Littleford Jr. (1924 – March 27, 2016) was an American football player and coach and politician. He was an all–Southeastern Conference (SEC) halfback at the University of Tennessee in 1948. Littleford served as the head football c ...

, Tennessee (AP-2) *

Harper Davis Julius Harper Davis Jr. (December 11, 1925 – December 26, 2020) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a defensive back in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the National Football League (NFL). Davis s ...

, Miss. St. (AP-3) *Billy Cadenhead, Alabama (AP-3) *Bob McCoy, Georgia Tech (AP-3)

Fullbacks

Eddie Price Edward J. Price (September 2, 1925 – July 21, 1979) was an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He played college football at Tulane University and was drafted in the second round of th ...

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

Frank Ziegler Francis Richard Ziegler (October 1, 1923 – March 6, 2011) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) who played five seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American ...

, Georgia Tech (AP-2, 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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