1927 College Football All-Southern Team
The 1927 College Football All-Southern Team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations in for the 1927 Southern Conference football season.
Composite eleven[edit]
The All-Southern eleven compiled by the Associated Press included:
- John Barnhill, guard for Tennessee, second-team AP All-American, later head coach at his alma mater.
- Elvin Butcher, center for Tennessee. His play against Vanderbilt helped secure the spot on the eleven, as he outplayed Vandy center Vernon Sharpe, who arguably had the better season.[1]
- Dick Dodson, halfback for Tennessee, set a record with a 91 yard run versus Transylvania.[2][3] It's still the second longest run in Tennessee history, broken with a 99 yard run by Kelsey Finch against Florida in 1977. In the Tennessee-Vanderbilt game of '27, Dodson carried the ball but four times, yet was the main reason for Tennessee keeping the game a tie.[4]
- Herdis McCrary, fullback for Georgia, second-team AP and UP All-American. Known as "Bull," he played in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers from 1929 to 1933.[5]
- Tom Nash, end for Georgia, consensus All-American. He played professionally for the Green Bay Packers, selected All-Pro in 1932.
- Fred Pickhard, tackle and captain for Alabama, second-team CP and UP All-American.
- Ivey Shiver, end and captain for Georgia's "dream and wonder team." Known as "Chick," he was first-team AP All-American. He played professional baseball for the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds.
- Gene Smith, guard for Georgia, third-team AP All-American. He played in the NFL for the Portsmouth Spartans.
- Bill Spears, quarterback for Vanderbilt, nearest to a unanimous selection, first-team AP All-American, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1962. He was speedy and rarely threw an interception.
- Stumpy Thomason, halfback for Georgia Tech, played in the NFL for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Eagles.
- Jess Tinsley, tackle for LSU, cousin of Gaynell Tinsley. He played in the NFL for the Chicago Cardinals.
Composite overview[edit]
Bill Spears received the most selections from the Associated Press composite. Sixty four votes in all were cast.
| Name | Position | School | First-team selections |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Spears | Quarterback | Vanderbilt | 61 |
| Herdis McCrary | Fullback/Halfback | Georgia | 52 |
| Ivey Shiver | End | Georgia | 43 |
| Fred Pickhard | Tackle | Alabama | 42 |
| Tom Nash | End | Georgia | 37 |
| John Barnhill | Guard | Tennessee | 37 |
| Stumpy Thomason | Halfback | Georgia Tech | 26 |
| Gene Smith | Guard | Georgia | 25 |
| Elvin Butcher | Center | Tennessee | 23 |
| Jess Tinsley | Tackle | LSU | 17 |
| Jim Bowdoin | Guard | Alabama | 17 |
| Vernon Sharpe | Center | Vanderbilt | 17 |
| Jack McDowall | Halfback/Quarterback | North Carolina A & M | 17 |
| Dick Dodson | Halfback | Tennessee | 16 |
| Ed Crowley | End | Georgia Tech | 14 |
| Phoney Smith | Halfback | Mercer | 14 |
| Bill Banker | Halfback | Tulane | 13 |
| Harry Schwartz | Center | North Carolina | 9 |
| Larry Creson | End | Vanderbilt | 7 |
| V. K. Smith | Guard | Ole Miss | 7 |
| Frank Peake | Halfback | VPI | 7 |
| Dave McArthur | Tackle | Tennessee | 6 |
| Glenn Lautzenhiser | Tackle | Georgia | 6 |
| Bill Brunson | Tackle | Mississippi A & M | 4 |
| Duke Kimbrough | Tackle | Sewanee | 4 |
| Clark Pearce | Tackle | Alabama | 4 |
| Earl Fitzpatrick | Tackle | Washington & Lee | 4 |
| V. E. Miles | Guard | VPI | 4 |
| Peter Pund | Center | Georgia Tech | 4 |
| Raleigh Drennon | Guard | Georgia Tech | 3 |
| William Patterson | Center | Auburn | 2 |
| Jimmy Armistead | Fullback | Vanderbilt | 2 |
| H. S. Spotts | End | Washington & Lee | 1+ |
| Allyn McKeen | End | Tennessee | 1+ |
| Ap Applewhite | End | Ole Miss | 1+ |
| Bill Middlekauff | Fullback | Florida | 1 |
| Sollie Cohen | Fullback | Ole Miss | 1 |
| Tom Young | Fullback | North Carolina | 1 |
All-Southerns of 1927[edit]
Ends[edit]
- Ivey "Chick" Shiver, Georgia (AP-1, UP-1, CP, WMA, EB)
- Tom Nash*, Georgia (AP-1, UP-2, C, WMA, EB)
- Ed Crowley, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-1, WMA)
- Larry "Kitty" Creson, Vanderbilt (AP-2, UP-2, C, WMA)
- Rags Matthews, Texas Christian (College Football Hall of Fame) (CP)
- H. S. Spotts, Washington & Lee (AP-c, WMA-r)
- Allyn McKeen, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-c)
- Ap Applewhite, Mississippi (AP-c)
- Pinkie Thornhill, VMI (UP-c)
- H. R. Lewis, Mississippi A & M (UP-c)
- Moss, VMI (UP-c)
- Patrick Brown, Tulane (WMA-r)
Tackles[edit]
- Fred Pickhard, Alabama (AP-1, UP-1, CP, WMA, EB)
- Jess Tinsley, LSU (AP-1, UP-2)
- Glenn Lautzenhiser, Georgia (AP-2, UP-1)
- Dave McArthur, Tennessee (AP-2, C)
- Garrett Morehead, North Carolina (UP-2)
- B. Winston Cardwell, Virginia (UP-c, CP, WMA)
- E. J. Hood, Georgia Tech (UP-c, WMA)
- Bill Brunson, Mississippi A & M (AP-c, UP-c)
- Duke Kimbrough, Sewanee (AP-c)
- Clark Pearce, Alabama (AP-c)
- Earl Fitzpatrick, Washington and Lee (AP-c)
- Kenneth Rugh, VMI (UP-c)
- Guy Nesom, LSU (UP-c)
- Donald Adams, Maryland (UP-c)
- Frank Speer, Georgia Tech (C)
- Warren, LSU (WMA-r)
Guards[edit]
- John Barnhill, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1, C, CP, WMA, EB-as T)
- Gene Smith, Georgia (AP-1, UP-1, CP, WMA, EB)
- Jim Bowdoin, Alabama (AP-2, UP-2, C, WMA)
- V. K. Smith, Ole Miss (AP-2)
- B. B. Tips, Washington & Lee (UP-2, WMA-r)
- Raleigh Drennon, Georgia Tech (AP-c, UP-c, EB)
- V. E. Miles, VPI (AP-c)
- Arthur Tripp, Tennessee (UP-c)
- Bud Shuler, North Carolina (UP-c)
- L. R. Thompson, Mississippi A & M (WMA)
Centers[edit]
- Elvin Butcher, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-2, CP, WMA)
- Vernon Sharpe, Vanderbilt (AP-2, UP-1, WMA)
- Harry Schwartz, North Carolina (AP-c)
- Peter Pund, Georgia Tech (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-c, C)
- William Patterson, Auburn (AP-c, WMA-r)
- Ike Boland, Georgia (EB)
- Shep Mondy, VMI (WMA-r)
Quarterbacks[edit]
- Bill Spears, Vanderbilt (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1, C, CP, WMA, EB)
- Johnny Menville, Tulane (UP-2, WMA)
- Babe Godfrey, LSU (WMA-r)
Halfbacks[edit]
- Stumpy Thomason, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1, C, EB)
- Dick Dodson, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1, WMA-r)
- Jack McDowall, North Carolina State (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2 [as qb], UP-2, C, WMA)
- Phoney Smith, Mercer (AP-2)
- Bill Banker, Tulane (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2, UP-c)
- Frank Peake, VPI (AP-c)
- Al Barnes, VMI (UP-2)
- Bobby Hooks, Georgia (UP-c, CP, EB)
- Warner Mizell, Georgia Tech (CP)
- John Sloan, Virginia (UP-c)
- Davis Brasfield, Alabama (UP-c)
- Gene White, Washington & Lee (UP-c)
- Fred Linkus, Maryland (UP-c)
- Roy Estes, Georgia (WMA)
- Lewis Thomas, Maryland (WMA)
- Red Brown, Alabama (WMA)
- Bud Eskew, Clemson (WMA-r)
- Reuben Wilcox, Mississippi
Fullbacks[edit]
- Herdis McCrary, Georgia (AP-1, UP-1, C, CP, EB)
- Jimmy Armistead, Vanderbilt (AP-2, UP-c)
- Bill Middlekauff, Florida (AP-c, UP-2, WMA)
- Sollie Cohen, Mississippi (AP-c, WMA)
- Tom Young, North Carolina (AP-c)
- Tom Shotts, Auburn (WMA-r)
Key[edit]
Bold = Composite selection
* = Consensus All-American
AP = composite selected by the Associated Press. It had a first and second team.[6]
UP = composite selected by the United Press. It had a first and second team.[7] Those who received selections despite missing first or second team are appended with a C.
C = composite selected by six sporting editors: Blinkey Horn of the Nashville Tennessean, Ralph McGill of the Nashville Banner, Zipp Newman of the Birmingham News, Bib Phillips of the Birmingham Age-Herald, Morgan Blake of the Atlanta Journal, and Ed Danforth of the Atlanta Georgian.[8]
CP = selected by football fans of the South through Central Press newspapers.[9]
WMA = selected by coaches Wallace Wade of Alabama, Dan McGugin of Vanderbilt, and William Alexander of Georgia Tech, for a roster spot on a team set to face an All-Pacific Coast squad in Los Angeles on Christmas Day.[10][11][12][13][14] It also include reserves.
EB = selected by Miss Emily Boyd, sports editor of the Griffin Daily News, the only woman sports editor in the south.[15]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Four Georgia Grid Stars Voted Places On United Press Conference Team". Banner-Herald. November 23, 1917.
- ^ "TENNESSEE VS. MEMPHIS -- GAME PREVIEW". Archived from the original on December 23, 2014.
- ^ "Vols Down Marshall On A Stormy Day".
- ^ "Backfielders In South Get Real Mention". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 15, 1927.
- ^ "Herdis McCrary NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
- ^ "Spears Given Highest Vote in Selection". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 27, 1927.
- ^ "Four Georgia Grid Stars Voted Places On United Press Conference Team". Banner-Herald. November 23, 1917.
- ^ Morgan Blake (December 11, 1927). "Barnhill, M'Arthur Honored On Selection". p. 17.
- ^ "Southern Team". The Kingsport Times. November 12, 1927.
- ^ "30 Stars Play On All-Southern Team". Appleton Post Crescent. November 29, 1927.
- ^ "'Bama Star Is Captain Of Eleven". The Bismarck Tribune. December 22, 1927.
- ^ "All-Southern Team Comes From 20 Stars". Gastonia Daily Gazette. December 1, 1927.
- ^ "All-American Back Leads Dixie Forces in Invasion". The Billings Gazette. December 21, 1927. p. 8. Retrieved August 5, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Grid Team Is Named". St. Petersburg Times. December 10, 1927.
- ^ "Girl Sports Editor In South Picks Her All-Star Eleven" (PDF). Jamestown Evening Herald. December 3, 1927.
