1932 College Football All-Southern Team
The 1932 College Football All-Southern Team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations for the 1932 Southern Conference football season. Tennessee won the Southern championship.
Composite eleven[edit]
The All-Southern eleven compiled by the Associated Press included:
- David Ariail, end for Auburn. One source writes "Other than Jimmy Hitchcock, back, and "Gump" Arial, end, Auburn has no outstanding players."[1] He was selected All-American by the "captain's poll," selected by the captains of major college football programs.[2][3]
- Johnny Cain, fullback for Alabama, All-American and later a coach. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973.
- Fred Crawford, tackle for Duke. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973.
- Beattie Feathers, halfback for Tennessee, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955.
- Pete Gracey, center for Vanderbilt, consensus first-team All-American.
- Jimmy Hitchcock, halfback for Auburn, consensus first-team All-American. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.
- Thomas Hupke, guard for Alabama, later played in the National Football League (NFL).
- Tex Leyendecker, tackle for Vanderbilt, later played in the NFL for the inaugural Philadelphia Eagles season.
- Virgil Rayburn, end for Tennessee, later played in the NFL for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- John Scafide, guard for Tulane
- Don Zimmerman, halfback for Tulane, consensus first-team All-American. "Zimmerman is probably the finest open field runner the South has seen in the past decade" wrote Henry McLemore announcing the United Press All-America team.[4] On the season, Zimmerman posted then-school records with 1,885 yards total offense and a 5.5-yard rushing average.[4] The latter mark still ranks second.[5] He ended his Tulane career as the Green Wave's all-time leader in total offense (4,657 yards on 764 plays, an average of 6.1 yards per play) and pass interceptions (12), setting records that lasted for 40 years.[6] He also ranks fifth in career rushing yards with 2,369.[5] Zimmerman is a member of the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame and was elected to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.[7]
All-Southerns of 1932[edit]
Ends[edit]
- Virgil Rayburn, Tennessee (AP-1, AL, WA)
- Dave "Gump" Ariail, Auburn (AP-1, AS, WA)
- Joe Rupert, Kentucky (AP-2, AL)
- Harry Rossiter, Duke (AP-2)
- Zollie Swor, Ole Miss (AS)
Tackles[edit]
- Tex Leyendecker, Vanderbilt (AP-1, AL, AS)
- Fred Crawford, Duke (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, WA)
- Bill Grinus, VPI (AP-2, AL, WA)
- Malcolm Aitken, Tennessee (AP-2, AS)
Guards[edit]
- Tom Hupke, Alabama (AP-1, AL, AS)
- John Scafide, Tulane (AP-1)
- Marion Talley, Vanderbilt (AP-2, AL, AS)
- Eugene Hite, VPI (AP-2)
- Roy Wilson, LSU (WA)
Centers[edit]
- Pete Gracey*, Vanderbilt (AP-1, AL, AS, WA [as g])
- Howard Neblett, Georgia Tech (AP-2)
- Talmadge Maples, Tennessee (WA)
Quarterbacks[edit]
- Jimmy Hitchcock*, Auburn (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, AL, AS, WA [as hb])
- Lowell Mason, Duke (AP-2)
Halfbacks[edit]
- Don Zimmerman*, Tulane (AP-1, AL, AS, WA)
- Beattie Feathers, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, AL, AS)
- Dixie Roberts, Vanderbilt (AP-2, AL, WA [as qb])
- Buster Mott, Georgia (AP-2)
Fullbacks[edit]
- John Lewis Cain, Alabama (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, AL, AS, WA)
- Ralph Kercheval, Kentucky (AP-2)
Key[edit]
Bold = Composite selection
* = Consensus All-American
AP = selected by coaches and sports writers, compiled by the Associated Press. It had a first and second team.[8][9][10]
AL = selected by the football coaches at the University of Alabama.[11]
AS = selected by the Anniston Star.[12]
WA = selected by coach William Alexander of the Georgia Institute of Technology.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ "Dixie Grid Men Increase Fame". The Spokesman-Review. December 10, 1932.
- ^ William Ritt (December 5, 1932). "Middle West and East Lead in Central Press' All-American Selections: Mythical Eleven Is Named By Football Captains of U.S.". Evening Independent. Massillon, Ohio.
- ^ William Ritt (December 7, 1932). "Players Pick Own All-American: MID WEST-EAST PLACE FOUR ON MYTHICAL TEAM; Newman of Michigan Is Unanimous Selection For Quarterback". Burlington Hawk Eye.
- ^ a b "Don Zimmerman".
- ^ a b "Rushing - Individual Records". Archived from the original on June 3, 2016.
- ^ "Don Zimmerman".
- ^ "Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on October 11, 2014.
- ^ "All-Southern 11 Is Picked". Ironwood Daily Globe. December 1, 1932.
- ^ Dillon Graham (December 1, 1932). "Zimmerman, Hitchcock, and Gracey Lead Poll Among Sport Writers". The Evening Independent.
- ^ "Two of Biggest Elevens Fail to Secure Places" (PDF). The Citizen Advertiser. December 1, 1932.
- ^ "Alabama Coaches Select 12-Player All-Southern". The Tuscaloosa News. November 18, 1932.
- ^ Mark (November 23, 1932). "This N That". The Anniston Star. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W. A. Alexander (December 13, 1932). "All-Southern Grid Team Picked By Bill Alexander". Oakland Tribune. p. 19. Retrieved September 21, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
