1944 All-SEC football team

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The 1944 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1944 college football season. Georgia Tech won the conference.

All-SEC selections

Ends

Phil Tinsley , Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1)
Ray Olson, Tulane (AP-1)
Dewell Rushing, Florida (UP-1)
Ralph Jones, Alabama (AP-2)
Reid Moseley, Georgia (AP-2)
Charley Webb, LSU (UP-2)
Don Ray Wells, Georgia (UP-2)
Bill Hildebrand, Miss. St. (AP-3)
Bob McCain, Ole Miss (AP-3)

Tackles

Wash Serini , Kentucky (AP-1, UP-1)
Hillery Horne, Miss. St. (AP-1)
John Wozniak, Alabama (UP-1)
Dub Garrett, Miss. St. (AP-2, UP-2)
Andy Perbach, Georgia (AP-2)
Jim Little, Kentucky (UP-2)
Tom Whitley, Alabama (AP-3)
Mike Castronis, Georgia (AP-3)

Guards

Bob Dobelstein , Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1)
Herbert St. John, Georgia (AP-1)
Felix Trapani, LSU (UP-1)
Maurice Furchgott, Georgia Tech (AP-2)
Gaston Bourgeois, Tulane (AP-2, UP-2)
Arnette, Ole Miss (UP-2)

Centers

Tex Warrington , Auburn (AP-1, UP-1)
Vaughn Mancha, Alabama (AP-2, UP-2)
Russ Morgan, Tennessee (AP-2)

Quarterbacks

Shorty McWilliams , Miss. St. (AP-1, UP-1)
Harry Gilmer, Alabama (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2, UP-1)
Dinky Bowen, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-2)

Halfbacks

Dub Jones , Tulane (AP-1, UP-1)
Buster Stephens, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-2)
Curtis Kuykendall, Auburn (UP-2)
James Rutland, Georgia (UP-2)
Norman Klein, Kentucky (AP-3)
Bobby Forbes, Florida (AP-3)
George Mathews, Georgia Tech (AP-3)

Fullbacks

Frank Broyles , Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1 [as hb])
Billy Bevis, Tennessee (AP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press.^[1]

UP = United Press ^[2]

Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UP

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References

↑ "Auburn Player Named Center For All-South". The Anniston Star. November 24, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved May 31, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Bama, Auburn Picked On U. P. All-SEC Eleven". The Anniston Star. November 29, 1944. p. 8. Retrieved June 6, 2015– via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "Auburn Player Named Center For All-South". The Anniston Star. November 24, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved May 31, 2015– via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Bama, Auburn Picked On U. P. All-SEC Eleven". The Anniston Star. November 29, 1944. p. 8. Retrieved June 6, 2015– via Newspapers.com.

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