The 1970 All-SEC football team consists of
American football
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players selected to the All-
Southeastern Conference
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(SEC) chosen by various selectors for the
1970 NCAA University Division football season
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.
LSU
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won the conference.
Offensive selections
Receivers
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Terry Beasley
Terry Paul Beasley (born February 5, 1950) is a former American football player. He played collegiately at Auburn where he lettered from 1969 to 1971. In his college career, Beasley amassed 141 receptions, 2,507 yards and 29 touchdowns. He was ...
, Auburn (AP-1, UPI)
* David Smith, Miss. St. (AP-1, UPI)
* David Bailey, Alabama (AP-2)
* Floyd Franks, Ole Miss (AP-2)
Tight ends
* Jim Poole, Ole Miss (AP-2, UPI)
* Jim Yancey, Florida (AP-1)
Tackles
* Worthy McClure, Ole Miss (AP-1, UPI)
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Royce Smith
Royce Lionel Smith (June 17, 1949 – January 22, 2004) was a professional American football guard who was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round (8th overall) of the 1972 NFL Draft. He played in the National Football League for 5 ...
, Georgia (AP-1)
* Tom Nash, Georgia (UPI)
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John Hannah, Alabama (AP-2)
* Danny Speigner, Auburn (AP-2)
Guards
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Chip Kell
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, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI)
* Skip Jernigan, Ole Miss (AP-1, UPI)
*Mike Demarie, LSU (AP-2)
*Jimmy Speigner, Auburn (AP-2)
Centers
* Tommy Lyons, Georgia (AP-2, UPI)
* Mike Bevans, Tennessee (AP-1)
Quarterbacks
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Pat Sullivan, Auburn (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI)
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Archie Manning, Ole Miss (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2, UPI)
Running backs
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Johnny Musso
Johnny Musso (born March 6, 1950) is an American former football player, a running back for three seasons with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League and in the National Football League with the Chicago Bears.
Early years
Born and rais ...
, Alabama (AP-1, UPI)
*Curt Watson, Tennessee (AP-1, UPI)
* Art Cantrelle, LSU (AP-2)
*Randy Reed, Ole Miss (AP-2)
Defensive selections
Ends
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Jack Youngblood
Herbert Jackson Youngblood III (born January 26, 1950) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons during the 1970s and 1980s. He ...
, Florida (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI)
* Dennis Coleman, Ole Miss (AP-1, UPI)
* Dave Hardt, Kentucky (AP-2)
* Chuck Heard, Georgia (AP-2)
Tackles
* John Sage, LSU (AP-1, UPI)
*Dave Roller, Kentucky (AP-1, UPI)
*Ronnie Estay, LSU (AP-2)
*Larry Brasher, Georgia (AP-2)
Linebackers
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Mike Anderson, LSU (AP-1, UPI)
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Jackie Walker, Tennessee (AP-1, UPI)
* Bobby Strickland, Auburn (AP-1, UPI)
*Chip Wisdom, Georgia (AP-2)
*Fred Brister, Ole Miss (AP-2)
*Chuck Dees, Miss. St.(AP-2)
Backs
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Tommy Casanova, LSU (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI)
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Bobby Majors, Tennessee (AP-1, UPI)
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Larry Willingham
Larry Levi Willingham (born December 22, 1948) is a retired professional American football player. He played in the National Football League for the St. Louis Cardinals (1971–1972) and in the World Football League for both the Birmingham Amer ...
, Auburn (AP-1, UPI)
* Tim Priest, Tennessee (AP-2, UPI)
*Buzy Rosenberg, Georgia (AP-1)
*Craig Burns, LSU (AP-2)
*Ray Heidel, Ole Miss (AP-2)
*Ken Phares, Miss. St. (AP-2)
Special teams
Kicker
* Gardner Jett, Auburn (AP-1)
*Kim Braswell, Georgia (AP-2)
Punter
* Steve Smith, Vanderbilt (AP-1)
*Frank Mann, Alabama (AP-2)
Key
AP =
Associated Press
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UPI =
United Press International
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Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UPI
See also
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1970 College Football All-America Team
The 1970 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1970. The National Collegiate Athletic Assoc ...
References
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