1917 College Football All-Southern Team

American all-star college football team August 2023 thumb|upright=.65|Everett Strupper of Georgia Tech The 1917 College Football All-Southern Team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations for the 1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Georgia Tech won the SIAA and the south's first national championship. Walker Carpenter and Everett Strupper were the first two players from the Deep South selected first-team All-American. Composite eleven thumb|upright=.6|Moon Ducote of Auburn The composite All-Southern eleven formed by the selection of seven coaches and sporting writers included: Alf Adams, end for Vanderbilt. Adams was also a basketball star and later a prominent attorney. Pete Bonner, guard for Auburn. Bonner is selected at guard for various all-time Auburn teams. Walker Carpenter, tackle and captain for Georgia Tech' championship team. He and Strupper were the first two players from the Deep South selected first-team All-American. Moon Ducote, end for Auburn. Ducote is often considered Auburn's greatest player of its early years. He also kicked and later coached. Bill Fincher, tackle for Georgia Tech, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974. He was also an all-time great as a placekicker. Buck Flowers, halfback for Davidson, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955. 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&sjid=_f0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2256,3526388 Gadsden Times July 27, 1969 All-Time Football Team Lists Greats Of Past, Present He was just 17 years old when the season started, and also kicked. Joe Guyon, back for Georgia Tech, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966. He was unanimously selected for the Associated Press Southeast Area All-Time football team 1869-1919 era. Albert Hill, quarterback for Georgia Tech, received the most carries on Tech's championship team and was the nation's high scorer. Pup Phillips, center for Georgia Tech. Phillips received the Hal Nowell trophy for the most efficient play during the season, and left to join the American effort in the First World War as a marine just a week after celebrating the title Tram Sessions, guard for Alabama. He was later involved in politics and attempted to pass a resolution to re-establish the Auburn–Alabama rivalry. Everett Strupper, halfback for Georgia Tech, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972. He was deaf and produced the most yards for Tech's championship team. Composite overview Seven players were unanimous All-Southern.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1909507// March 3, 2015 December 10, 1917 Southern Football Luminaries Named The Sun 13 Newspapers.com Name Position School First-team selections Moon Ducote End Auburn7 Walker Carpenter Tackle Georgia Tech 7 Bill Fincher TackleGeorgia Tech7 Pete BonnerGuardAuburn7 Pup Phillips Center Georgia Tech 7 Everett Strupper Halfback Georgia Tech 7 Joe Guyon Fullback Georgia Tech 7 Albert Hill Quarterback Georgia Tech 6 Eben Wortham FullbackSewanee4 Alf AdamsEndVanderbilt3 Tram SessionsGuardAlabama3 Buck Flowers Halfback Davidson 3 Alfred M. BooneEndAlabama2Shorty GuillEndGeorgia Tech2 Georgie King End Davidson 1 Wooly Grey Guard Davidson 1Carey RobinsonGuardAuburn1Mutt GeeGuardClemson1 Otto Colee Guard Tulane 1 All-Southerns of 1917 Ends thumb|upright=.6|Alf Adams Moon Ducote†, Auburn (C, DJ, MB, FD [as hb], ZN, HB [as hb], H [as fb], FB [as fb], NT-1, CM, HW, GT [as u], HS [as fb]) Alf Adams, Vanderbilt (C, DJ, H, FB, NT-1, GT, HS) Alfred M. Boone, Alabama (C, ZN, FB, HW) Shorty Guill, Georgia Tech (C, MB [as u], FD, HB, HW [as u], GT [as u], HS) Georgie King, Davidson (C, MB, H, NT-2, GT) Si Bell, Georgia Tech (HB) Woodson, Sewanee (NT-2) Tackles thumb|upright=.6|Walker Carpenter of Georgia Tech Walker Carpenter†, Georgia Tech (C, DJ, MB, FD, ZN, HB, H, FB, NT-1, CM [as e], HW, GT, HS [as g]) Bill Fincher†, Georgia Tech (College Football Hall of Fame) (C, DJ [as g], MB, FD [as g], ZN [as g], HB [as g], H, FB [as g], NT-1, CM, HW, GT, HS [as g]) Dan Whelchel, Georgia Tech (NT-2) Jack Hovater, Alabama (NT-2, HS) Guards thumb|upright=.6|Pup Phillips Pete Bonner†, Auburn (C, DJ [as t], MB, FD [as t], ZN [as t], HB, H, FB [as t], NT-1, CM [as t], HW, GT) Tram Sessions, Alabama (C, ZN, FB, NT-1, HW) Wooly Grey, Davidson (C, DJ, H, NT-2, CM, GT) Mutt Gee, Clemson (C, CM) Carey Robinson, Auburn (C, MB, NT-2 [as c], HS [as c]) Otto Colee, Tulane (C, FD [as t], HB [as t]) Ham Dowling, Georgia Tech (NT-2) Centers Pup Phillips†, Georgia Tech (C, DJ, MB, FD, ZN, HB, H, FB, NT-1, CM, HW, GT) Quarterbacks thumb|upright=.6|Al Hill of Georgia Tech Albert Hill, Georgia Tech (C, DJ, MB, FD, ZN, H, NT-1, CM, HW, GT [as fb], HS) Gene Davidson, Arkansas (HB) William Herschel Bobo, Mississippi A&M (NT-2) Halfbacks Everett Strupper*†, Georgia Tech (College Football Hall of Fame) (C, DJ, MB, FD, ZN, HB, H, FB [as qb], NT-1, CM, HW, GT, HS) Buck Flowers, Davidson (College Football Hall of Fame) (C, DJ, MB, NT-1, CM, HW, GT [as qb]) Donohue, Sewanee (NT-2) Fullbacks thumb|upright=.6|Joe Guyon Joe Guyon†, Georgia Tech (College Football Hall of Fame) (C, DJ [as e], MB, FD, ZN, HB, H [as hb], FB [as hb], NT-1, CM, HW, GT [as hb], HS [as hb]) Eben Wortham, Sewanee (DJ, FD [as end], ZN [as hb], FB [as hb], NT-2 [as hb]) Revington, Auburn (NT-2) Key Bold = Composite selection * = Consensus All-American † = Unanimous selection C = composite selection picked by seven football writers in the South.https://archive.org/stream/officialfootball19181nati#page/n27/mode/2up/search/%22all-southern%22 Spalding Football Guide 1918http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1917-12-10/ed-1/seq-15/#date1=1836&index=16&rows=20&words=all+all-Southern+football+Southern&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1922&proxtext=%22All+southern%22+football&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=3 Six Yellow Jackets Are On All-Southern Team The Washington Times December 10, 1917 The seven were Dick Jemison, John Heisman, Morgan Blake, Fred Bodeker, George Watkins, Fred Digby, and Blinkey Horn. DJ = selected by Dick Jemison, sporting editor for the Atlanta Constitution. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/HistArchive/?p_product=EANX&p_theme=ahnp&p_nbid=A55A56DMMTQxMDIwNTMxNi42ODgyMzM6MToxMzoxMzIuMTk4LjUwLjEz&p_action=doc&s_lastnonissuequeryname=12&d_viewref=search&p_queryname=12&p_docnum=3&p_docref=v2:11B0124EA8AEC7F0@EANX-11BEFF6190C292B8@2421565-11BEFF61D3ADC010@11-11BEFF633AFC3C28@Dick%20Jemison%20Has%20Ideal%20Selection%20for%20All-Southern Dick Jemison Has Ideal Selection for All-Southern Jemison Dick December 2, 1917 The Montgomery Advertiserhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/2223370/the_atlanta_constitution/ Atlanta Constitution Statistics On The Constitution's All-Southern Team December 2, 1917 3 April 16, 2015 Newspapers.com MB = selected by Morgan Blake, sporting editor for the Atlanta Georgian.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3264933/the_tennessean/ The Tennessean December 2, 1917 18 Morgan Blake's Mythical Team September 21, 2015 Newspapers.com FD = selected by Fred Digby, sporting editor for the New Orleans Item. ZN = selected by Zipp Newman, assistant sporting editor for the Birmingham News. HB = selected by "Happy" Barnes of Tulane University, in the New Orleans Item. H = selected by John Heisman, coach of Georgia Institute of Technology. FB = selected by Fred Bodeker of the Birmingham Age-Herald.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2223370/the_atlanta_constitution/ Atlanta Constitution Five Jackets Picked On Age-Herald Team December 2, 1917 3 April 16, 2015 Newspapers.com NT = selected by the Nashville Tennessean.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3264935/the_tennessean/ Blinkey Horn Blinkey Horn Only One Commodore Gets On All-Southern—Tech Supplies Six 18 December 2, 1917 September 21, 2015 Newspapers.com CM = selected by "Country" Morris, assistant coach at Clemson College.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2946253/the_atlanta_constitution/ Atlanta Constitution 3 December 30, 1917 Southern Grid Stars Praised August 4, 2015 Newspapers.com HW = selected by former Sewanee player Henry Watkins.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3264930/the_tennessean/ The Tennessean 18 December 2, 1917 Henry Watkins' All-Southern September 21, 2015 Newspapers.com GT = selected by the Technique, Georgia Tech's student newspaper. It had two players selected as "utility", denoted with a u.https://smartech.gatech.edu/bitstream/handle/1853/26070/1917-11-27_07_09.pdf?sequence=1 The Technique Technique Picks All-Southern 4 November 27, 1917 HS = selected by Hugh Sparrow of the Nashville Banner.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3951336/the_tennessean/ The Tennessean 12 December 3, 1917 On Composite Six Players Are Named Unanimously Blinkey Horn January 2, 2016 Newspapers.com See also 1917 College Football All-America Team References 30em Category:1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season Category:College Football All-Southern Teams