The 1982 All-SEC football team consists of
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...
players selected to the All-
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States. Its fourteen members include the flagship public universities of ...
(SEC) chosen by various selectors for the
1982 college football season.
Offensive selections
Receivers
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Willie Gault
Willie James Gault (born September 5, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons with the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Raiders. Considered one of the f ...
, Tennessee (AP-1, UPI)
Tight ends
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Allama Matthews
Allama Matthews (born August 24, 1961) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons.
Early in his Vanderbilt career, coaches tried Matthews at safety and receiver. Once all parties settled ...
, Vanderbilt (AP-1, UPI)
Tackles
*Joe Beazley, Alabama (AP-1)
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Lance Smith, LSU (AP-1)
*Jimmy Harper, Georgia (UPI)
*Pat Phenix, Ole Miss (UPI)
Guards
*Wayne Harris, Miss. St. (AP-1, UPI)
*David Jordan, Auburn (AP-1)
*Steve Mott, Alabama (UPI)
Centers
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Wayne Radloff
Wayne Richard Radloff (born May 17, 1961) is a former professional American football offensive lineman who played five seasons for the Atlanta Falcons (1985–1989) in the National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is ...
, Georgia (AP-1, UPI)
Quarterbacks
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Whit Taylor, Vanderbilt (AP-1, UPI)
Running backs
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Herschel Walker
Herschel Junior Walker (born March 3, 1962) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. He was also the Republican nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia.
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, Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI)
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Dalton Hilliard
Dalton Andrea Hilliard (born January 21, 1964) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints from 1986-1993. He played his entire NFL ...
, LSU (AP-1)
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James Jones, Florida (AP-1)
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Bo Jackson
Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962) is an American former professional baseball and American football player. He is the only professional athlete in history to be named an All-Star in both baseball and football. Jackson's el ...
, Auburn (College Football Hall of Fame) (UPI)
*Danny Knight, Miss. St. (UPI)
Defensive selections
Ends
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Freddie Gilbert, Georgia (AP-1, UPI)
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Mike Pitts
Michael Anthony Pitts (September 25, 1960 – November 4, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. He played college footb ...
, Alabama (AP-1, UPI)
Tackles
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Ramsey Dardar
James Ramsey Dardar (born October 3, 1959) is a former National Football League (NFL) defensive lineman. He appeared in 16 NFL games, all for the 1984 St. Louis Cardinals, and he spent brief periods on the rosters of the New York Giants and Ho ...
, LSU (AP-1, UPI)
*Doug Smith, Auburn (AP-1)
*Jimmy Payne, Georgia (UPI)
*Billy Jackson, Miss. St. (UPI)
Middle guards
*Dowe Aughtman, Auburn (AP-1)
Linebackers
*Tommy Thurson, Georgia (AP-1, UPI)
*Al Richardson, LSU (AP-1, UPI)
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Wilber Marshall
Wilber Buddyhia Marshall (born April 18, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a outside linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for five teams from 1984 until 1995. Marshall played college football for the F ...
, Florida (AP-1, UPI)
Backs
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Terry Hoage
Terrell Lee "Terry" Hoage (born April 11, 1962) is a former American college and professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. Hoage played college football f ...
, Georgia (AP-1, UPI)
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Jeremiah Castille
Jeremiah Castille ( ; born January 15, 1961 in Columbus, Georgia) is a former American professional football cornerback from the University of Alabama, Castille was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He ...
, Alabama (AP-1, UPI)
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Jeff Sanchez, Georgia (AP-1, UPI)
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James Britt, LSU (AP-1)
Special teams
Kicker
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Fuad Reveiz
Fuad Reveiz (born February 24, 1963) is a former American football placekicker who played 10 seasons in the National Football League. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1985 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins. He also played for the San ...
, Tennessee (AP-1, UPI)
Punter
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Jim Arnold, Vanderbilt (AP-1, UPI)
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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1982 College Football All-America Team
The 1982 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 1982. The National Collegiate Athletic Assoc ...
References
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