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1941 All-Southern Conference football team

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The 1941 All-Southern Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) for the All-Southern Conference football team for the 1941 college football season.

The 1941 Duke Blue Devils football team won the Southern Conference championship, was ranked No. 2 in the final AP Poll, and placed four players on the first team: back Steve Lach (AP-1, UP-1), end Bob Gantt (AP-1, UP-2); tackle Mike Karmazin (AP-1, UP-1); and center Bob Barnett (AP-1, UP-1).

All-Southern Conference selections

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Backs

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Ends

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  • Joe Blalock, Clemson (AP-1, UP-1)
  • Bob Gantt, Duke (AP-1, UP-2)
  • Glenn Knox, William & Mary (AP-2, UP-1)
  • Al Piasecky, Duke (AP-2, UP-2)
  • Cline, Wake Forest (AP-3)
  • Stan Nowak, South Carolina (AP-3)

Tackles

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  • Mike Karmazin, Duke (AP-1, UP-1)
  • George Fritts, Clemson (AP-1, UP-1) (College Football Hall of Fame)
  • Marvin Bass, William & Mary (AP-2, UP-2)
  • Dick Steck, North Carolina (AP-2, UP-2)
  • Ralph Burlin, Maryland (AP-3)
  • Pat Preston, Wake Forest (AP-3)

Guards

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  • Buster Ramsey, William & Mary (AP-1, UP-1)
  • Carl Givler, Wake Forest (AP-1, UP-1)
  • Roger McClure, Virginia Tech (AP-2, UP-2)
  • Frank Kapriva, Wake Forest (AP-3, UP-2)
  • Wade Padgett, Clemson (AP-2)
  • John Goddard, Duke (AP-3)

Centers

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  • Bob Barnett, Duke (AP-1, UP-1)
  • Lou Sossamon, South Carolina (AP-2, UP-2)
  • Carl Suntheimer, North Carolina (AP-3)

Key

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AP = Associated Press, selected by the region's sports writers and coaches[1]

UP = United Press, based on a poll of coaches and sports writers in the Southern Conference area[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "AP's All-Southern Selection". The Greenville News. December 3, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "All-Southern Conference Team". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 29, 1941. p. 9.