1956 All-SEC football team

American college football all-star team August 2023 The 1956 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1956 college football season. Tennessee won the conference. All-SEC selections Ends Buddy Cruze, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1) Ron Bennett, Miss. St. (AP-1, UP-1) Jimmy Phillips, Auburn (AP-2, UP-2) Roger Urbano, Tennessee (AP-3, UP-2) Jerry Nabors, Georgia Tech (AP-2) John Wood, LSU (AP-3) Roy Wilkins, Georgia (UP-3) Bob Laws, Vanderbilt (UP-3) Tackles Lou Michaels, Kentucky (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1) Billy Yelverton, Ole Miss (AP-1, UP-2) Carl Vereen, Georgia Tech (AP-3, UP-2) J. T. Frankenberger, Kentucky (AP-2, UP-3) Dalton Truax, Tulane (AP-2) Art Demmas, Vanderbilt (AP-3) Earl Leggett, LSU (UP-3) Guards John Gordy, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1 [as T]) John Barrow, Florida (AP-1, UP-1) Allen Ecker, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-1) Ernest Danjean, Auburn (AP-3, UP-2) Paul Ziegler, LSU (AP-2) Jimmy Johnson, Georgia Tech (UP-2) Charles Duck, Ole Miss (AP-3, UP-3) Tony Cushenberry, Georgia (UP-3) Centers Don Stephenson, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1) Dave Kuhn, Kentucky (AP-2, UP-3) Bobby Howe, Tennessee (UP-2) Jerry Stone, Ole Miss (AP-3) Quarterbacks Billy Stacy, Miss. St. (AP-1, UP-1) Gene Newton, Tulane (AP-2, UP-2) Ron Vann, Georgia Tech (AP-3) Wade Mitchell, Georgia Tech (UP-3) Halfbacks Johnny Majors, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1) Phil King, Vanderbilt (AP-3, UP-1) Paul Rotenberry, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-2) Tommy Lorino, Auburn (AP-2, UP-3) Jackie Simpson, Florida (UP-2) Jim Rountree, Florida (AP-3) George Volkert, Georgia Tech (UP-3) Fullbacks Paige Cothren, Ole Miss (AP-1, UP-1) Ken Owen, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-3) Ronnie Quillian, Tulane (AP-2, UP-2) Bob Dougherty, Kentucky (AP-3) Key AP = Associated Presshttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/2561626/the_anniston_star/ All-Southeastern . . . 1956 The Anniston Star December 5, 1956 12 June 6, 2015 Newspapers.com https://books.google.com/books?id=1HccAAAAIBAJ&dq=1956+All-SEC+football+team&pg=PA6&article_id=6726,790444 All_SEC Players Named Sarasota Herald-Tribune December 5, 1956 10 April 8, 2024 UP = United Presshttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/2561218/the_anniston_star/ June 6, 2015 Newspapers.com The Anniston Star Tennessee Lands Three On UP All-Conference November 30, 1956 9 Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UP See also 1956 College Football All-America Team References All-SEC Category:All-SEC football teams