The 1961 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

1961 NCAA University Division football season During the 20th century, the NCAA had no playoff for the major college football teams in the University Division, later known as Division I-A. The NCAA did recognize a national champion based upon the final results of "wire service" ( AP and UPI) ...

All-SEC selections

Ends

* Tom Hutchinson, Kentucky (AP-1, UPI-1) * Dave Edwards, Auburn (AP-1, UPI-1) * Ralph Smith, Ole Miss (AP-2, UPI-2) * Johnny Baker, Miss. St. (AP-2, UPI-2) *

Tommy Brooker William Thomas Brooker (October 31, 1939 – September 21, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a placekicker and end. He played for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League (AFL) from 1962 t ...

, Alabama (AP-3, UPI-3) *

Gene Sykes Eugene Charle Sykes (September 26, 1941 – October 26, 2018) was an American football defensive back. Sykes scored a touchdown in LSU's 25–7 defeat of Colorado in the 1962 Orange Bowl. In 1963, he appeared with the LSU team in the Cotton B ...

, LSU (AP-3) *Dave Gash, Kentucky (UPI-3)

Tackles

Billy Neighbors William Wesley Neighbors (February 4, 1940 – April 30, 2012) was an American football guard who played in the American Football League (AFL) from 1962 to 1969. Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, he played college football at the University of Alabam ...

, Alabama (AP-1, UPI-1) *

Jim Dunaway James Kenneth Dunaway (September 3, 1941 – May 12, 2018) was an American football player. A defensive tackle, he played college football at the University of Mississippi, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Buffal ...

, Ole Miss (AP-1, UPI-1) *

Pete Case Ronald Lee "Pete" Case (December 27, 1940 – December 18, 2008) was an American football offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants. He played college football at the U ...

, Georgia (AP-2, UPI-1) * Billy Booth, LSU (AP-2, UPI-3) *Jim Beaver, Florida (AP-3, UPI-2) *Ernie Colquette, Tulane (AP-3) *Billy Wilson, Auburn (UPI-3)

Guards

Roy Winston Roy Charles Winston (September 15, 1940 – March 5, 2022) was an American professional football player. He played 15 seasons as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings. Winston graduated from Louisiana St ...

, LSU (AP-1, UPI-1) *

Dave Watson David Watson (born 20 November 1961) is an English football manager and former professional footballer. As a player, he was a defender from 1980 to 2001. He played his entire career for Norwich City and Everton. With the Toffees he played in ...

, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UPI-1) *Harold Erickson, Georgia Tech (AP-2) *Monk Guillot, LSU (AP-2) *

Rufus Guthrie Dallas Rufus Guthrie (c. 1942 – 2000) was an American football player who played for the Georgia Institute of Technology (a.k.a. Georgia Tech). He played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team. He was inducted into the Georgia Tech ...

, Georgia Tech (UPI-2) *Bookie Bolin, Ole Miss (UPI-2) *Billy Ray Jones, Ole Miss (AP-3, UPI-3) *Howard Benton, Miss. St. (AP-3) *Gus Gonzales, Tulane (UPI-3)

Centers

Mike Lucci Michael Gene Lucci (December 29, 1939 – October 26, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Cleveland Browns for three seasons from 1962 to ...

, Tennessee (AP-1, UPI-2) *

Lee Roy Jordan Lee Roy Jordan (born April 27, 1941) is a former American football linebacker. After attending the University of Alabama, playing under head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, he played 14 years in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys from ...

, Alabama (AP-2, UPI-1) *Wayne Frazier, Auburn (AP-3) * Irv Goode, Kentucky (UPI-3)

Quarterbacks

Pat Trammell Patrick Lee Trammell (July 11, 1940 – December 10, 1968) was an American college football player. He played quarterback at the University of Alabama from 1958 to 1961. In his senior season, he led the 1961 Alabama Crimson Tide football team t ...

, Alabama (AP-1, UPI-1) *

Doug Elmore James Douglas Elmore (December 15, 1939 – June 28, 2002) was an American football Punter (American football), punter in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Calgary Stam ...

, Ole Miss (AP-2, UPI-2) *Hank Lesesne, Vanderbilt (AP-3)

Halfbacks

Billy Ray Adams Billy may refer to: * Billy (name), a name (and list of people with the name) Animals * Billy (dog), a dog breed * Billy (pigeon), awarded the Dickin Medal in 1945 * Billy (pygmy hippo), a pet of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge * Billy, a youn ...

, Ole Miss (AP-1, UPI-1) *Mike Fracchia, Alabama (AP-1, UPI-1) *

Jerry Stovall Jerry Lane Stovall (born April 30, 1941) is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football at Louisiana State University (LSU), where he was a unanimous selection to the 1962 College F ...

, LSU (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2, UPI-1) *Mallon Faircloth, Tennessee (AP-2, UPI-3) *Billy Williamson, Georgia Tech (AP-3, UPI-2) *Don Goodman, Florida (AP-3, UPI-3) *Jerry Woolum, Kentucky (UPI-3) *Bobby Hunt, Auburn (UPI-3)

Fullbacks

Wendell Harris Wendell Preston Harris Jr. (born October 2, 1940) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League in the 1960s. He played college football at Louisiana State University, where he guided the Tigers to the 1961 Southe ...

, LSU (AP-1, UPI-2) *

Bill McKenny William Dee McKenny (August 4, 1940 - January 31, 2021) was an American gridiron football player. He played college football at the University of Georgia from 1959 to 1961 and was a member of the 1959 Georgia Bulldogs football team that won the ...

, Georgia (AP-2, UPI-2) *Earl Gros, LSU (AP-3)

Key

AP =

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UPI =

United Press International United Press International (UPI) is an American international news agency whose newswires, photo, news film, and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations for most of the 20th ...

Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UPI

References

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