1921 College Football All-Southern Team

American all-star college football team August 2023 thumb|upright=1.25|Bo McMillin of Centre running on Harvard. The 1921 College Football All-Southern Team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations for the 1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. This was the last year before many schools left the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) for the Southern Conference (SoCon). Centre posted the SIAA's best record and upset Harvard 6–0. Georgia Tech was also undefeated in conference play, as were Georgia and Vanderbilt, the latter two posting one tie against the other. Vanderbilt was the only one to remain undefeated overall, and were selected as a national champion retroactively by selector Clyde Berryman. Composite eleven thumb|upright=.75|Judy Harlan of Georgia Tech blocking for Red Barron. The composite All-Southern eleven awarded gold badges and formed by 30 sports writers culled by the Atlanta Constitution and Atlanta Journal included: Red Barron, halfback for Georgia Tech, also an All-Southern baseball player who played pro ball with the Boston Braves. He later coached high school football. Sam Murray, who played later for Georgia Tech as a substitute fullback, was asked about a certain strong runner in the 1930s, "He's good. But if I were playing again, I would have one wish – never to see bearing down upon me a more fearsome picture of power than Judy Harlan blocking for Red Barron."http://issuu.com/gtalumni/docs/1973_51_4/20 Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine 51 The Cast of Characters 4 1973 18 Noah Caton, center for Auburn, died just a year later due to complications from an appendicitis operation. Bum Day, center for Georgia. Not a single point was scored all year through Georgia's line, and over two years (1920 and 1921) Georgia did not lose to a single southern opponent. In 1918, as a player for Georgia Tech, Day was the first Southern player selected first-team All-American by Walter Camp. Goat Hale, quarterback for Mississippi College, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1963. Got the nickname "Goat" in high school when he battered through the line, scoring a touchdown, and ran past the end zone until his head hit a wooden building, loosening several planks.1361 Edwin "Goat" Hale at College Football Hall of Fame footballfoundation.org Judy Harlan, fullback for Georgia Tech, a senior captain and third-team All-American. Bo McMillin, quarterback for Centre College, unanimous selection, inaugural inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951. He led Centre over defending national champion Harvard 6–0 in what is widely considered one of the greatest upsets in college football history.http://www.amnews.com/public_html/?module=displaystory&story_id=22929&format=html ESPN ranks 1921 Centre-Harvard game among college football's greatest upsets dead https://web.archive.org/web/20041217070838/http://www.amnews.com/public_html/?module=displaystory 2004-12-17 In 1919, he was the second southern player selected first-team All-American by Walter Camp. Owen Reynolds, end for Georgia, played for the New York Giants in their inaugural season of 1925. Artie Pew, tackle for Georgia. He was also the team's kicker as well as a basketball player. Red Roberts, end for Centre, this year the fifth southern player selected first-team All-American by Walter Camp. Roberts was a unanimous selection for the Associated Press Southeast Area All-Time football team 1869–1919 era.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1891&dat=19690727&id=2eRGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_f0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2256,3526388 Gadsden Times July 27, 1969 All-Time Football Team Lists Greats Of Past, Present Google news March 8, 2015 Later coached the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets. Albert Staton, tackle for Georgia Tech, the starting end on the all-time Heisman era team.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/geot/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/HONORS.pdf All America list grfx.cstv.com 2016-01-04 2018-10-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20181008073817/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/geot/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/HONORS.pdf dead Puss Whelchel, guard for Georgia, captain-elect and third-team All-American. Composite overview Bo McMillin was the only unanimous choice for the composite selection. Caton and Staton were picked out of the ties due to having the most votes at multiple positions.Fuzzy Woodruff Fuzzy Woodruff https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1908975// March 2, 2015 December 4, 1921 Barron, A. Staton, Harlan Are Tornado Celebrities Getting on Big Outfit Atlanta Constitution Newspapers.com Name Position School First-team selections Bo McMillin Quarterback Centre 30 Red Barron Halfback Georgia Tech 28 Owen Reynolds End Georgia 26 Red Roberts End Centre 26 Puss Whelchel Guard Georgia 25 Bum Day Center Georgia 21 Judy Harlan Fullback Georgia Tech 21 Goat Hale Halfback Mississippi College 20 Artie Pew Tackle Georgia 19 Noah Caton Guard Auburn 9 Oscar Davis GuardGeorgia Tech9 Albert Staton Tackle Georgia Tech 6 Joe Bennett TackleGeorgia 6 Fletcher SkidmoreTackleSewanee6 Tootie PerryGuardFlorida1 All-Southerns of 1921 Ends upright=.65|thumb|Red Roberts of Centre. Owen Reynolds, Georgia (C, D, BD, JLR, MM, BCL, CEB, SM, MB, ED, GAB, MCK, EH, S, KS, CM, JS, FW, DH, TU) Red Roberts, Centre (C, D, BD [as t], JLR, MM, BCL, CEB, SM, MB, ED, GAB, MCK. EH, ER, BB, S, KS [as t], CM [as t], JS, DH, TU) Lynn Bomar, Vanderbilt (College Football Hall of Fame) (JLR [as t], MM [as t], SM [as t]) Bill James, Centre (BD, CM) John Staton, Georgia Tech (BB) Graham Vowell, Tennessee (KS) Rodney Ollinger, Auburn (FW, DH [as hb]) Tom Ryan, Vanderbilt Tackles Artie Pew, Georgia (C, BCL, CEB, MB, ED, GAB, MCK, S, JS, FW, DH) Al Staton, Georgia Tech (C, D, SM, MB, ED, ER [as e]) Fletcher Skidmore, Sewanee (C, JLR [as g], MM, SM, MCK, EH, ER, BB, TU) Joe Bennett, Georgia (C, D, S, KS, DH) Ben Cregor, Centre (BD, SM [as g], CM)thumb|upright=.7|Noah Caton of Auburn. Pink Wade, Vanderbilt (CEB, EH, ER, BB) Pos Elam, Vanderbilt (GAB) Tot McCullough, Vanderbilt (FW) Summers, VMI (VMI) Guards Puss Whelchel, Georgia (C, JLR, BCL, CEB, MB, ED, GAB, S, KS, JS, FW, TU) Noah Caton, Auburn (C, D [as c], BD, BCL [as t], MM, CEB, ED, MCK, EH, ER, BB, CM, JS [as t]) Oscar Davis, Georgia Tech (C, D, BCL, MB, S, KS, TU) Tootie Perry, Florida (C, JLR [as t], GAB, JS) Charles Lindsay, Tennessee (MCK, ER, BB) Noisy Grisham, Auburn (FW) Thurston Anthony, Georgia (DH) George M. Chinn, Centre (DH) upright=.75|thumb|Bum Day while playing for Georgia Tech. Centers Bum Day, Georgia (C, D [as g], BD [as g], JLR, MM [as g], BCL, CEB, SM, MB, ED, GAB, MCK, EH [as g], ER, BB, CM [as g], JS, FW, DH, TU) Ed Kubale, Centre (BD, CM) Alf Sharpe, Vanderbilt (MM) Eddie Reed, Tulane (EH) Kenneth Grizzard, Tennessee (S, KS) Quarterbacks Bo McMillin*†, Centre (College Football Hall of Fame) (C, D, BD, JLR, MM, BCL, CEB, SM, MB, ED, GAB, MCK, EH, ER, BB, S, KS, CM, JS, FW, DH, TU) Halfbacks upright=.7|thumb|Goat Hale of Mississippi College. Red Barron, Georgia Tech (C, D, BD, JLR, MM, BCL, CEB, SM, MB, ED, GAB, EH, ER, BB, S, KS, CM, JS, FW, DH) Goat Hale, Mississippi College (College Football Hall of Fame) (C, BD, JLR, MM, BCL, CEB, SM [as fb], MCK, EH, BB, KS, FW, TU) Herb Covington, Centre (SM, MCK, S [as fb]) Jim Tom Reynolds, Georgia (ER, JS) Dode Phillips, Erskine (S, TU) Milton McManaway, Furman (ED) Terry Snoddy, Centre (CM) Fullbacks Judy Harlan, fullback, Georgia Tech (C, D, BD, JLR, MM, BCL, CEB, MB, ED, GAB, BB, CM, FW, TU) Ed Sherling, Auburn (D [as hb], MB [as hb], MCK, EH, ER, JS, DH) Roe Campbell, Tennessee (GAB [as hb], KS) Key Bold = Composite selection * = Consensus All-American † = Unanimous selection C = Received votes for a composite All-SIAA eleven selected by 30 sports writers and culled by the Atlanta Constitution and Atlanta Journal. Each of the composite eleven selected were presented with gold football badges. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=H4FY52QIMTQxMDAyMDYwMi44NTUwNzE6MToxMzoxMzIuMTk4LjUwLjEz&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=9&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=9&p_docnum=7&p_docref=v2:11260DC9BB798E30@EANX-115836CCEE0B46F8@2423028-115836D42B0D29F8@32-115836E305E0E9D0@All-Southern%20Football%20Team All-Southern Football Team Charlotte Observer December 4, 1921 D = selected by Mike Donahue, coach at Auburn University.http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=H4FY52QIMTQxMDAyMDYwMi44NTUwNzE6MToxMzoxMzIuMTk4LjUwLjEz&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=9&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=9&p_docnum=2&p_docref=v2:11B0124EA8AEC7F0@EANX-11BF027192C0BC48@2423025-11BF0271CC453C40@7-11BF0272AC1458F8@Donahue%20Picks%20All%20Southern%20Eleven.%20Auburn%20Football%20Man%20Explains%20Difficulty%20in%20Selecting%20Parti%20Cular%20Stars Montgomery Advertiser Donahue Picks All Southern Eleven December 1, 1921 BD = selected by Bruce Dudley, sporting editor of the Louisville Herald.Another All-Southern Team Picked The Indianapolis Star November 27, 1921 JLR = selected by J. L. Ray of the Nashville Banner.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1983593// Scribes Are Finding Material Plentiful For All-Star Machines November 29, 1921 12 March 13, 2015 Atlanta Constitution Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1983488/the_atlanta_constitution/ Atlanta Constitution 4 Some All-Southern Selections Newspapers.com November 27, 1921 March 13, 2015 MM = selected by Marvin McCarthy of the Birmingham Age-Herald. BCL = selected by B. C. Lumpkin of the Athens Daily News. CEB = selected by C. E. Baker of the Macon Telegraph. SM = selected by Sam H. McMeekin of the Courier-Journal. MB = selected by Morgan Blake of the Atlanta Journal. ED = selected by Ed Danforth of the Atlanta Georgian. GAB = selected by George A. Butler of the Chattanooga News. MCK = selected by William McG. Keefe of the Times-Picayune. EH = selected by Ed Hebert of the Times-Picayune. ER = selected by Eddie Reed, captain of the Tulane eleven. BB = selected by Bill Brennan, associate coach at Tulane. S = selected by coach Herman Stegeman of the University of Georgia. KS = selected by the Knoxville Sentinel CM = selected by coach Charley Moran of Centre College. JS = selected by John Snell of the Enquirer-Sun. FW = selected by Fuzzy Woodruff.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2378474/the_charlotte_news/ The Charlotte News 3 December 10, 1921 May 9, 2015 Southern Football Elevens Lacked Field Goal Kickers Fuzzy Woodruff Fuzzy Woodruff Newspapers.com DH = selected by Dunbar Hair of the Augusta Chronicle.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3132557/the_atlanta_constitution/ Scribes Still Pick All-Star From Grid Material Atlanta Constitution 10 August 31, 2015 TU = selected by the Times-Union. See also 1921 College Football All-America Team References Category:1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season Category:College Football All-Southern Teams