1913 College Football All-Southern Team

American all-star college football team August 2023 thumb|160px|Bob McWhorter The 1913 College Football All-Southern Team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations for the 1913 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The Auburn Tigers won the SIAA. Composite eleven thumb|upright=.7|Big Thigpen of Auburn was a unanimous selection. The composite All-Southern eleven formed by the selection of 18 sporting writers culled by the Atlanta Constitution included: Enoch Brown, end and captain for Vanderbilt, unanimous selection. Known as "Nuck," he was also a Rhodes Scholar.https://books.google.com/books?id=e8s2AQAAMAAJ&q=edgerton&pg=PA328 Vanderbilt–A University of the New South Henry Jay Case 327 Google books March 5, 2015 Outing 1914 64 Tom Brown, tackle for Vanderbilt, unanimous selection. He played professional football with the Toledo Maroons and was later a prominent physician of Toledo. "He had no peers in his orthopedic ability and contributed greatly to Toledo medicine."In Memoriam, Dr. Thomas H. Brown The Toledo Rotary Spoke September 15, 1972 Red Harris, fullback for Auburn. One writer describes his featured role in the offense: "Coach Donahue loved the fullback dive and would run the play over and over again before sending the elusive Newell wide on a sweep."http://auburnsunclaimed.com/2013/06/28/100-year-anniversary-the-top-10-players-on-auburns-1913-national-championship-team/ 100 Year Anniversary: The Top 10 Players on Auburn's 1913 National Championship Team June 28, 2013 R. N. MacCallum, guard for Sewanee. MacCallum was later a reverend serving several parishes. Bob McWhorter, halfback for Georgia. He was the school's first All-American, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954. Sportswriter Dick Jemison said "When you mention football to an Athens fan its definition is Bob McWhorter, and vice-versa."https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-bob-mwhorter/168238296/ Bob M'Whorter 9 October 5, 1913 Atlanta Constitution newspapers.com He was selected for the Associated Press Southeast Area All-Time football team 1869-1919 era.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1891&dat=19690727&id=2eRGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2256,3526388 Gadsden Times July 27, 1969 All-Time Football Team Lists Greats Of Past, Present McWhorter later had a lengthy law career. Kirk Newell, halfback and captain for Auburn. Newell gained 1,707 yards that year, 46% of the team's entire offensive output; http://www.thewareaglereader.com/2013/08/football-rankings-guru-richard-billingsley-says-auburn-should-crown-century-old-champions-my-national-championship-for-auburn-in-1913-is-a-very-valid-national-championship/#.VF81IcnYqqk Football rankings guru Richard Billingsley says Auburn should claim century-old crown: 'My national championship for Auburn in 1913 is a very valid national championship' August 21, 2013 Henderson Jeremy and 5,800 yards rushing, 350 yards receiving, and 1,200 yards on punt returns for his career.https://books.google.com/books?id=oG2pd4M-TsAC&pg=PA60 58–61 Hidden History of Auburn Kelly Kazek 2011 The History Press 9781609492922 David Paddock, quarterback for Georgia. He is the only player in school history to have a petition circulated by the student body requesting that he play for the Bulldogs.http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/051702aaa.html Georgia All-Americans 2017-02-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220113/http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/051702aaa.html 2016-03-03 dead Boozer Pitts, center for Auburn. He later coached and was once professor of mathematics at Auburn. Robbie Robinson, end for Auburn. Robinson is selected at the end position for several all-time Auburn teams.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19330110&id=9LM-AAAAIBAJ&pg=6571,378292 Gasper Green Gridiron Gasps The Tuscaloosa News January 10, 1933 February 7, 2017 Big Thigpen, guard for Auburn, unanimous selection. The Atlanta Constitution claimed he "rated as good as, if not better than, any guard in the south."Atlanta Constitution Two Auburn Football Stars November 5, 1913 Paul Turner, tackle for Georgia. His defensive work in the rivalry game against Georgia Tech was cited as helping the Bulldogs on the way to a 14–0 victory.Patrick Garbin 22 https://books.google.com/books?id=LdDCq3ybJPwC&pg=PA22 About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players 2008 9780810860407 Composite overview Enoch Brown, Tom Brown, and Big Thigpen were unanimous selections. Name Position School First-team selections Enoch Brown End Vanderbilt18 Tom Brown Tackle Vanderbilt 18 Big Thigpen Guard Auburn 18 Bob McWhorter Halfback Georgia 17 Kirk Newell Halfback Auburn 16 Boozer Pitts Center Auburn 14 David Paddock Quarterback Georgia 13 Robbie Robinson End Auburn 11 Red Harris Halfback Auburn 9 Ammie Sikes Fullback Vanderbilt 9Paul TurnerTackleGeorgia7Tom DuttonTackle/GuardLSU7 Hugh Morgan Center Vanderbilt 7 Red Rainey Halfback Tennessee 6 R. N. MacCallum Guard Sewanee 5 Shorty SchilletterTackle Clemson 4Hargrove Van de GraaffEndAlabama3 Frank W. Lockwood Guard Auburn 3 Lee Tolley Quarterback Sewanee 3 Lou Louisell Tackle Auburn 2 John G. Henderson Tackle Georgia 2 Goat Carroll End Tennessee 2 Adrian Van de Graaff Halfback Alabama 2 W. K. McClure End Tennessee 1 Big Parker End Sewanee 1Hugh Conklin End Georgia 1 Kirby Malone Tackle Georgia 1 Farmer Kelly Tackle Tennessee 1 E. B. Means Guard Georgia Tech 1 Sam Hayley Guard Tennessee 1Carl Woodward Guard Tulane 1Arthur Delaperriere CenterGeorgia 1Alf ReidFullbackLSU1 All-Southerns of 1913 Ends thumb|upright=.7|Enoch Brown of Vanderbilt. Enoch Brown†, Vanderbilt (C, ZC-1, SP-1, BC, D-1, AP, WL, AR) Robbie Robinson, Auburn (C, ZC-1, SP-1, D-1, AP) Hargrove Van de Graaff, Alabama (C, ZC-2, SP-2, BC) Goat Carroll, Tennessee (C) W. K. McClure, Tennessee (C) Big Parker, Sewanee (C) Hugh Conklin, Georgia (C, ZC-2, SP-2, D-2, AR) Bull Kearley, Auburn (D-2) William Huske, North Carolina (WL) Jenks Gillem, Sewanee (AR) Rip Major, Auburn (AR) William Jennings Gardner, Carlisle (AR) Tackles thumb|upright=.65|Tom Brown Tom Brown†, Vanderbilt (C, ZC-1, SP-1, BC, AP, AR) Paul Turner, Georgia (C, ZC-1, SP-1) Tom Dutton, LSU (C, SP-1 [as g], D-1) Shorty Schilletter, Clemson (C, SP-2, D-1, AP) John G. Henderson, Georgia (C, BC) Lou Louisell, Auburn (C, D-2) Farmer Kelly, Tennessee (C, ZC-2, SP-2) Sam Hayley, Tennessee (C, ZC-2, SP-2) Monroe Esslinger, Auburn (D-2) Ooch Moriarty, Georgetown (WL) Pichegru Woolfolk, Virginia (WL) B. J. Lamb, Auburn (AR) Guts Meadows, Auburn (AR) Arthur Maddox, Georgia (AR) Homer Cogdell, Auburn (AR) thumb|R. N. MacCallum of Sewanee.|155x155px Guards Big Thigpen†, Auburn (C, ZC-1, SP-1, BC, D-1, AP) R. N. MacCallum, Sewanee (C, ZC-2) Frank W. Lockwood, Auburn (C, ZC-2, D-1, AP, AR) Kirby Malone, Georgia (C, SP-2, BC, D-2) E. B. Means, Georgia Tech (C, AR) Carl Woodward, Tulane (C) Arthur Klock, LSU (SP-2, D-2) Miller, Washington & Lee (WL) Aubrey L. Carter, Virginia (WL) David Peacock, Georgia (AR) Louis Hasslock, Vanderbilt (AR) Eric Cheape, Sewanee (AR) Everett, Auburn (AR) Centers Boozer Pitts, Auburn (C, ZC-1 [as g], SP-1, BC, D-1, AP, AR) Hugh Morgan, Vanderbilt (C, ZC-1, WL) Arthur Delaperriere, Georgia (C) Al Loeb, Georgia Tech (ZC-2, AR) Emmett Putnam, Vanderbilt (SP-2, D-2) thumb|upright=.65|David Paddock. Quarterbacks David Paddock, Georgia (C, ZC-1, SP-1, BC, D-1, AP) Red Rainey, Tennessee (C, ZC-1 [as hb], SP-2) Lee Tolley, Sewanee (C) Hord Boensch, Vanderbilt (ZC-2, D-2) Robert Kent Gooch, Virginia (WL) Ray Morrison, Vanderbilt (College Football Hall of Fame) (AR) Joe Smith, Unknown (AR) Halfbacks thumb|upright=.6|Kirk Newell of Auburn. Bob McWhorter, Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (C, ZC-1, SP-1, BC, D-1, AP, WL, AR [as fb]) Kirk Newell, Auburn (C, ZC-1, SP-1, BC, D-1, AR) Adrian Van de Graaff, Alabama (C, D-2) Homer Cook, Georgia Tech (SP-2, D-2, AR) Harry Costello, Georgetown (WL) Stephen Crump, Georgia (SP-2) Lew Hardage, Vanderbilt (AR) Fullbacks Red Harris, Auburn (C, ZC-1, SP-2, BC, D-2, AP) Ammie Sikes, Vanderbilt (C, ZC-2 [as hb], SP-1, D-1, AP [as hb]) Alf Reid, LSU (C) Frank Hart, Auburn (ZC-2) Tenny, North Carolina A&M (WL) John E. Davis, Auburn (AR) E. K. Thomason, Georgia Tech (AR) Key Bold = Composite selection † = Unanimous selection C = received votes for a composite All-Southern eleven compiled from 18 sports writers by the Atlanta Constitution.Atlanta Constitution December 2, 1913 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1909692// Composite All-Southern Eleven Chosen By Eighteen Dopesters Newspapers.com March 3, 2015 ZC = compiled from sports writers, coaches, and others by Zora Clevenger, coach at University of Tennessee The coaches involved in the compilation were Clevenger of Tenn, Cunningham of Georgia, Graves of Alabama, Major of Clemson, Hardage of Mercer; McGugin of Vanderbilt, Cope of Sewanee, and Heisman of Tech. McWhorter and Rainey tied in votes, as many moved McWhorter to fullback to make room for him. SP = posted by coach Bill Cunningham of the University of Georgia, combining selections of sports writers and coaches in the South.https://archive.org/stream/officialnational06nati#page/84/mode/1up Spalding's Football Guide 1914 BC = the personal selection of coach Cunningham of Georgia.http://athnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/athnewspapers-j2k/view?docId=bookreader/adb/adb1913/adb1913-1810.mets.xml;query=%22all-southern%22%20football;brand=athnewspapers-j2k-brand#page/n0/mode/1up Cunningham's All-Southern Team November 30, 1913 Athens Banner D = selected by Mike Donahue, coach at Auburn University.http://www.leomfrank.org/library/newspapers/atlanta-constitution-1913-11-30-full-pages.pdf Atlanta Constitution Constitution's All-Southern Picked By Coach Donahue of Champion Auburn Team November 30, 1913 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150723015059/http://www.leomfrank.org/library/newspapers/atlanta-constitution-1913-11-30-full-pages.pdf July 23, 2015 It had a first and second team. AP = posted by the Associated Press.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3264883/the_tennessean/ The Tennessean 10 1913 Season Most Profitable In History Southern Football Associated Press September 21, 2015 Newspapers.com WL = W. A. Lambeth of the University of Virginia.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2366038/the_washington_times/ The Washington Times Hilltop Is Accorded Premier Position By Lambeth In Football W. A. Lambeth W. A. Lambeth August 3, 1914 May 7, 2015 Newspapers.com AR = member of a Southern all star team which played against the Seventeenth Infantry of Army at West Point.Atlanta Constitution Star Individual Players Against Well Coached Team; Which Will Win Saturday December 3, 1913 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1922603// March 4, 2015 Newspapers.com It featured stars of previous seasons as well. 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