1926 College Football All-Southern Team

American all-star college football team August 2023 The 1926 College Football All-Southern Team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations for the 1926 Southern Conference football season. Alabama won the SoCon and national championship. Composite eleven thumb|upright=.7|Bill Spears. thumb|upright=.7|John Barnhill as coach. The All-Southern eleven compiled by the Associated Press included: Red Barnes, quarterback for Alabama, professional baseball outfielder with Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox. John Barnhill, tackle for Tennessee, later head coach at his alma mater. Herschel Caldwell, end for Alabama, made the extra point to tie Stanford in the Rose Bowl."Stanford and Alabama Play Tie", The Oakland Tribune, January 2, 1927, p D-1; http://www.rosebowlhistory.org https://web.archive.org/web/20150311153445/http://www.rosebowlhistory.org/ 2015-03-11 Caldwell was called by one source "one of the greatest defensive backs the South has produced in years."https://newspaperarchive.com/us/mississippi/hattiesburg/hattiesburg-american/1926/11-23/page-3 November 23, 1926 Many Faces Pass From Grid After Thanksgiving Fights 3 Hattiesburg American He later assisted coach Wallace Wade at Duke University. Gordon Holmes, center for Alabama, got a case of appendicitis en route to the Rose Bowl while in El Paso, and was left there with the idea of Babe Pearce filling in for Holmes. Holmes let his doctors know he would catch the next train to Pasadena.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19921223&id=rZYtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mqUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5413,8401832 Crimson Centennial Moment The Tuscaloosa News December 23, 1992https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1126&dat=19261225&id=Aa5RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7mgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5824,181341 Through Long Drill; Biff Hoffman On Injured List December 25, 1926 The Gazette Times Curtis Luckey, tackle for Georgia, known in his time as one of the best linemen in the South.Tech Meets Georgia The Technique November 12, 1926 Charles Mackall, guard and captain for Virginia, led the Southern Conference in field goals in 1926 with four.The Evening Independent https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19261203&id=UocLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=t1QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2870,897830 December 3, 1926 Feature Plays of Southland's 1926 Football He won the Virginia state amateur golf championship in 1927.Lima News Football Star Wins Virginia Golf Title July 30, 1927https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1909765// Football Star Wins Virginia Golf Title August 26, 1927 The Daily Courier March 3, 2015 7 Newspapers.com George Morton, halfback for Georgia. In the rivalry game at Grant Field with Georgia Tech, Georgia found itself down 13 to 0 at the half. Herdis McCrary and Morton led a comeback, winning 14 to 13.http://www.alumni.uga.edu/alumni/index.php/site/heritage/c/103/20574 UGA's "Ma" Hale Rebecca Evans Stone dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130210122840/http://www.alumni.uga.edu/alumni/index.php/site/heritage/c/103/20574 2013-02-10 http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072407aah.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040654/http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072407aah.html dead September 24, 2015 1920s Football History Known as the best all-round athlete that Episcopal High School has ever produced.http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/item/index.aspx?LinkId=991&ModuleId=168 George Dudley Morton '23 September 2, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141209083946/http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/item/index.aspx?LinkId=991&ModuleId=168 December 9, 2014 Fred Pickhard, guard for Alabama, blocked the punt against Sewanee, leading to the safety which secured the game and the undefeated season.http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121202aac.html All-Americanshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19921023&id=STcdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v6UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6028,6535184 Tuscaloosa News October 23, 1992 Crimson Centennial Moment Just 16 punts were blocked all year for scores in college football, and Pickhard had three of them. He was selected Most Valuable Player of the 1927 Rose Bowl in which Alabama tied Stanford.http://rolltide.ucan.us/championshipSeasons.php Bama Championships He then had a long career with the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in Portland, Oregon as a service manager. Ty Rauber, fullback for Washington and Lee, third-team AP All-American. He was later a special agent with the FBI.https://books.google.com/books?id=RAcQAQAAMAAJ&q=rauber 117 Documentary History of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidency 38 2010 Bill Spears, quarterback for Vanderbilt, second-team AP All-American, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1962. Hoyt Winslett, end for Alabama, first Southern player elected first-team AP All-American. He was recently shifted from the backfield to end, and was a renowned passer connecting many times with Caldwell.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1917612// Pasadena Clash Has National Grid Flavor The Ogden Standard-Examiner December 26, 1926 13 Newspapers.com March 4, 2015 Composite overview Hoyt Winslett received the most votes, 37 of a possible 41. Name Position School First-team selections Hoyt Winslett End Alabama37 Bill Spears Quarterback Vanderbilt 31 Ty Rauber Fullback Washington & Lee 27 Fred Pickhard Guard Alabama 25 Curtis Luckey Tackle Georgia 20 George Morton Halfback Georgia 18 Red Barnes Halfback Alabama 17 John Barnhill Tackle Tennessee 15 Charles Mackall Guard Virginia 15 Herschel Caldwell End Alabama 13 Johnny Marshall End Georgia Tech11 Mack TharpeTackle Georgia Tech 11Gordon Holmes CenterAlabama 11 Ox McKibbonTackle Vanderbilt 9 Bill RogersQuarterback South Carolina 9 Carter BarronHalfback Georgia Tech 9 Owen PoolCenter Georgia Tech 8 Harry GambleEnd Tulane 7 Claude PerryGuard Alabama 7 Tolbert BrownFullback Alabama 7 Orin HelveyGuardSewanee 6 Myron StevensHalfback Maryland 6 All-Southerns of 1926 Ends Hoyt Winslett, Alabama (C, UP-1, S, SWI) Herschel Caldwell, Alabama (C, UP-2 [as hb]) Johnny Marshall, Georgia Tech (C, S, SWI) Harry Gamble, Tulane (C, UP-1) Larry Creson, Vanderbilt (UP-2) Ap Applewhite, Mississippi (UP-2) Tackles Curtis Luckey, Georgia (C, S, UP-2) John Barnhill, Tennessee (C) Mack Tharpe, Georgia Tech (C, UP-2, SWI) Ox McKibbon, Vanderbilt (C) Jess Tinsley, LSU (UP-2) Guards Fred Pickhard, Alabama (C, UP-1 [as t], S [as t], SWI [as t]) Charles Mackall, Virginia (C, S, SWI) Claude Perry, Alabama (C, UP-1 [as t]) Orin "Mount" Helvey, Sewanee (C, UP-2 [as fb]) John Barnhill, Tennessee (UP-1) Herman Salter, Auburn (UP-1) Ellis Hagler, Alabama (S) Ernest Rogers, Georgia (UP-2, SWI) Centers Gordon Holmes, Alabama (C, S) Owen Pool, Georgia Tech (C, SWI) Elvin Butcher, Tennessee (UP-1) Vernon Sharpe, Vanderbilt (UP-2) Quarterbacks Bill Spears, Vanderbilt (College Football Hall of Fame) (C, UP-1, S, SWI [as hb]) Bill Rogers, South Carolina (C) Halfbacks George Morton, Georgia (C, UP-1, S, SWI) Red Barnes, Alabama (C, UP-1, SWI [as qb]) Carter Barron, Georgia Tech (C, UP-2 [as qb]) Myron Stevens, Maryland (C) Neil Cargile, Vanderbilt (UP-2) Fullbacks Ty Rauber, Washington & Lee (C, UP-1, S [as hb], SWI) Tolbert Brown, Alabama (C) Dick Dodson, Tennessee (S) Key Bold = Composite selection C = received votes for an All-Southern eleven compiled by the Associated Press.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2756250/kingsport_times/ July 6, 2015 Newspapers.com Alabama Places 4 Men On Newspaper All-Southern Team The Kingsport Times November 28, 1926 2 UP = compiled by the United Press.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15114812/the_miami_news/ The Miami News 33 November 28, 1926 Mythical 'All Star' Dixie Eleven Is Picked This Year November 14, 2017 Newspapers.com S = selected by UGA athletic director Herman Stegeman. SWI = selected by S. W. Inman, Jr.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2097525/florence_morning_news/ Florence Morning News November 25, 1925 3 March 29, 2015 All-Southern Newspapers.com See also 1926 College Football All-America Team References 30em Category:1926 Southern Conference football season Category:College Football All-Southern Teams