1925 College Football All-Southern Team

American all-star college football team August 2023 thumb|upright=.7|Doug Wycoff of Georgia Tech. The 1925 College Football All-Southern Team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations for the 1925 Southern Conference football season. In the annual Rose Bowl game, the SoCon champion Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the heavily favored PCC champion Washington Huskies 20–19 and became the first southern team ever to win a Rose Bowl. It is commonly referred to as "the game that changed the south."http://www.cptr.ua.edu/news/roses.htm The Football Game That Changed the South The University of Alabama 2008-10-06 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19981203131637/http://www.cptr.ua.edu/news/roses.htm 1998-12-03 Alabama therefore was named a national champion. Composite eleven thumb|upright=.7|Peggy Flournoy of Tulane was a near unanimous selection. The composite All-Southern eleven compiled by the Associated Press (AP) included: Johnny Mack Brown, halfback for Alabama, third-team AP All-America, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1957. In the Rose Bowl, he earned Most Valuable Player honors after scoring two of his team's three touchdowns. Following the game, Brown was depicted on Wheaties cereal boxes.https://books.google.com/books?id=nerPCqIXu-QC&pg=PA140 Christmas Tales of Alabama Kelly Kazek 2011 140 9781609491550 He was later an actor, starring in several films. Bill Buckler, guard for Alabama, second-team AP All-America. He played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears for six years. Peggy Flournoy, halfback for Tulane, second-team AP All-America, received the most selections. Flournoy led Tulane to an undefeated season; and he led the nation in scoring with 128 points. Goldy Goldstein, tackle for Florida. Goldstein was one of the first Jews to ever play for the Gators.http://www.jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=football&ID=126 Goldstein, Erving "Goldy" jewsinsports.com September 5, 2014 He played professionally for the Newark Bears of the first American Football League (AFL), and was later an attorney practicing in Miami Beach. Pooley Hubert, quarterback for Alabama, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1964. While he was his team's best passer, he was also heralded as one of the game's best ever defensive backs.http://www.prideofthetide.com/hof_hubert.htm Allison "Pooley" Hubert Coach Wallace Wade called him "undoubtedly one of the greatest football players of all time." Amos Kent, center for Sewanee. Kent was later a lumber salesman. Irish Levy, guard for Tulane. Levy was selected for the New York Suns All-Time Tulane team. Like Goldstein, he was Jewish. J. G. Lowe, end for Tennessee, third-team AP All-America. Lowe was the last to be elected captain of the football team in consecutive years until 2004.http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/050304aaa.html Tennessee Names 2004 Captains 2015-03-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20141223202806/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/050304aaa.html 2014-12-23 deadhttp://tennessee.scout.com/2/221788.html NFL's Loss Boosts Tennessee's Game Jeffery Stewart dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141223203722/http://tennessee.scout.com/2/221788.html 2014-12-23 Bob Rives, tackle for Vanderbilt. Rives was considered the greatest football player ever to come out of Hopkinsville High School in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=266&dat=19560302&id=Q-IrAAAAIBAJ&pg=2080,4018399 Kentucky New Era Rites Saturday For Bob Rives March 2, 1956https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=266&dat=19691007&id=Vu8rAAAAIBAJ&pg=1254,651267 Well, You Don't Win Them All Kentucky New Era October 7, 1969 He played professionally for the Newark Bears and later was for several years a referee for high school football games throughout Tennessee. Smack Thompson, end and captain for Georgia. Georgia defeated Auburn 34 to 0 in this year's version of the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry. Doug Wycoff, fullback for Georgia Tech. Coach Alexander recalled "The work of Douglas Wycoff against Notre Dame two years in succession was brilliant in the extreme, as was his plunging against Penn State when we defeated them twice."Kansas City Star 1926 Forty-Five Yards for Georgia Tech W. A. Alexander William Alexander (coach) http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv07/CFHSNv07n4i.pdf 2015-05-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20150213170521/http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv07/CFHSNv07n4i.pdf 2015-02-13 dead Wycoff played professionally for various teams in both the AFL and NFL including with the Newark Bears. He was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1978. Composite overview Peggy Flournoy received the most votes, 31 of the possible 32. Name Position School First-team selections Peggy Flournoy Halfback Tulane31 Johnny Mack Brown Halfback Alabama 24 Pooley Hubert Quarterback Alabama 21 Doug Wycoff Fullback Georgia Tech 21 Bill Buckler Guard Alabama 20 Irish Levy Guard Tulane 17 Bob Rives Tackle Vanderbilt 15 Edgar C. Jones Halfback/Quarterback Florida 15 J. G. Lowe End Tennessee 13 Goldy Goldstein Tackle Florida 11 Smack Thompson End Georgia 10 James Kay Thomas End Washington & Lee 9 Amos Kent Center Sewanee 9 Owen Poole CenterGeorgia Tech 6 All-Southerns of 1925 Ends thumb|upright=.6|Bob Rives of Vanderbilt.J. G. Lowe, Tennessee (C, S, NEB-1, DM-1, TQ, BE)Smack Thompson, Georgia (C, NEB-1, BE) James Kay Thomas, Washington & Lee (C, DM-1, BE) Bill Supplee, Maryland (S) G. B. Ollinger, Auburn (NEB-2) Joe Tilghman, Furman (NEB-2) H. L. Stone, Mississippi A&M (DM-2) Coach, Mississippi A&M (DM-2) Gus Merkle, Georgia Tech (BE) Delmas Gooch, Sewanee (BE) Doc Wilson, Tulane (BE) Tackles thumb|upright=.6|Goldy Goldstein of Florida.Bob Rives, Vanderbilt (C, NEB-2, DM-1, TQ [as end], BE)Goldy Goldstein, Florida (C, DM-2, BE) Mul Holland, Virginia (S, NEB-1, DM-1, BE) Curtis Luckey, Georgia (NEB-1, DM-2, TQ, BE) Ox McKibbon, Vanderbilt (S, BE) Cy Williams, Florida (TQ) Six Carpenter, Georgia Tech (NEB-2) Hoss Talbot, Tulane (BE) Robinson, North Carolina (BE) GuardsBill Buckler, Alabama (C, S, DM-1, BE)Irish Levy, Tulane (C, NEB-1, DM-2, TQ, BE) Walt Godwin, Georgia Tech (S, NEB-2, DM-2, TQ, BE) Roy Lloyd Dismukes, Alabama (NEB-1) Roy Blackledge, Tulane (NEB-2) Bruce Jones, Alabama (BE) Clyde Norton, Florida (BE) John Barnhill, Tennessee (BE) CentersAmos Kent, Sewanee (C, DM-1 [as G], BE) Owen Pool, Georgia Tech (C, NEB-1, TQ, BE) Walter Forbes, Georgia (S) Herman McIver, North Carolina (DM-1, BE) Harvey Wilson, Tulane (NEB-2) Joseph Moran, VPI (BE) QuarterbacksPooley Hubert, Alabama (College Football Hall of Fame) (C, S, NEB-1, DM-1, BE) Lester Lautenschlaeger, Tulane (College Football Hall of Fame) (NEB-2, DM-2, BE) A. C. Carter Diffey, Virginia (BE) Arthur Matsu, William & Mary (BE) Halfbacks thumb|upright=.7|Johnny Mack Brown in 1935, during his career as a film actor.Peggy Flournoy, Tulane (C, S, NEB-1, DM-2 [as fb], TQ, BE)Johnny Mack Brown, Alabama (College Football Hall of Fame) (C, S, DM-1, TQ, BE) Edgar C. Jones, Florida (C, NEB-1, DM-2, BE [as qb]) Gil Reese, Vanderbilt (DM-1, TQ [as qb], BE) Adrian Maurer, Oglethorpe (NEB-2, BE) Henry McGill Wilson, Washington & Lee (NEB-2) Red Barnes, Alabama (DM-2, BE) Palmer, Washington & Lee (BE) FullbacksDoug Wycoff', Georgia Tech (C, S, NEB-1, DM-1, TQ, BE) Bill Devin Jr., North Carolina (NEB-2) Windy White, VMI (BE) George Mahoney, Sewanee (BE) Key Bold = Composite selection C = received votes for a composite All-Southern eleven compiled by the Associated Press.All Southern Grid Team Compiled By The Associated Press November 30, 1925 Kingsport Times S = selected by Herman Stegeman, athletic director at the University of Georgia.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1916262/harrisburg_telegraph/ Harrisburg Telegraph November 28, 1925 13 All-Southern Team of Stars March 3, 2015 Newspapers.com NEB = selected by Norman E. Brown.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1916349// The Daily News Flournoy Best Kicker; Hubert The Cleverest Field General Norman E. Brown December 5, 1925 March 3, 2015 3 Newspapers.com It had a first and second team. DM = selected by Dan McGugin, head coach at Vanderbilt University.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2097751// Two Tar Heel Stars Praised 3 TheDaily Tar Heel January 12, 1926 March 29, 2015 Newspapers.com It had a first and second team. TQ = selected by The Technique, Georgia Institute of Technology's student newspaper.http://hdl.handle.net/1853/33660 Technique's All-Southern The Technique November 27, 1925 BE = Billy Evans' "Southern Honor Roll"https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2870293/alton_evening_telegraph/ Alton Evening Telegraph Billy Evans' Honor Roll 6 December 15, 1925 July 23, 2015 Newspapers.com See also 1925 College Football All-America Team References 30em Category:1925 Southern Conference football season Category:College Football All-Southern Teams