The 1938 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of

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players chosen by various organizations for All-

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teams for the 1938 college football season. The selectors for the 1938 season included the

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(AP).

All Southwest selections

Backs

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, Texas Christian (AP-1 B (College Football Hall of Fame) *

Billy Patterson Joseph William Patterson Jr. (August 20, 1918 – July 10, 1998) was an American football player who played two seasons in the NFL with the Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers. Early life Patterson was born in Hillsboro, Te ...

, Baylor (AP-1 B * Dick Todd, Texas A&M (AP-1 B * John Sparks, Texas Christian (AP-1 B

Ends

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, Baylor (AP-1) * William Dewell, Southern Methodist (AP-1)

Tackles

* I. B. Hale, Texas Christian (AP-1) *

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, Texas A&M (AP-1)

Guards

* Forrest Kline, Texas Christian (AP-1) * Jack Rhodes, Texas (AP-1)

Centers

Ki Aldrich Charles Collins "Ki" Aldrich (June 1, 1916 – March 12, 1983) was an American football player. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1960. Early life Aldrich was born in Rogers, Texas and attended Temple High School in T ...

, Texas Christian (AP-1)

Key

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References

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