1945 All-SEC football team

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The 1945 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1945 college football season. Alabama won the conference title.

All-SEC selections

Ends

Bill Hildebrand , Miss. St. (AP-1, UP-1)
Rebel Steiner, Alabama (AP-1, UP-2)
Reid Moseley, Georgia (AP-2, UP-1)
Clyde Lindsey, LSU (AP-2, UP-2)
Buddy Pike, Tennessee (AP-3)
Walter Kilzer, Georgia Tech (AP-3)

Tackles

Bob Davis, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1)
Tom Whitley, Alabama (AP-1, UP-2)
Mike Castronis, Georgia (AP-2, UP-1)
Jack White, Florida (AP-3, UP-2)
Wash Serini, Kentucky (AP-2)
Dub Garrett, Miss. St. (AP-3)

Guards

Bob Dobelstein , Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1)
Felix Trapani, LSU (AP-1, UP-1)
Gaston Bourgeois, Tulane (AP-2, UP-2)
Herbert St. John, Georgia (AP-3, UP-2)
Jack Green, Alabama (AP-2)
George Hills, Georgia Tech (AP-3)

Centers

Vaughn Mancha , Alabama (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
Paul Duke, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-2)
Hugh Bowers, Tulane (AP-3)

Quarterbacks

Harry Gilmer , Alabama (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)

Halfbacks

Charley Trippi , Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
Harper Davis , Miss. St. (AP-1, UP-1)
Buster Stephens, Tennessee (AP-2, UP-2)
Curtis Kuykendall, Auburn (AP-2, UP-2)
Bill Fuqua, Vanderbilt (AP-3, UP-2)
Billy Bevis, Tennessee (AP-3)
Jim Cason, LSU (AP-3)
Graham Bramlett, Miss. St. (AP-3)

Fullbacks

Gene Knight, LSU (AP-1, UP-1)
George Mathews, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-2)
Lowell Tew, Alabama (AP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press ^[1]^[2]

UP = United Press.^[3]

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

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References

↑ "'Bama Dominates Mythical Team". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. December 4, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved June 6, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Alabama's Gilmer Leads In Voting for Southeastern". Herald-Journal. December 5, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
↑ Burns Bennett (November 27, 1945). "Gilmer and Mancha Get Berths on UP All-Southeastern". The Anniston Star. p. 8. Retrieved May 31, 2015– via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "'Bama Dominates Mythical Team". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. December 4, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved June 6, 2015– via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Alabama's Gilmer Leads In Voting for Southeastern". Herald-Journal. December 5, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

[3] Burns Bennett (November 27, 1945). "Gilmer and Mancha Get Berths on UP All-Southeastern". The Anniston Star. p. 8. Retrieved May 31, 2015– via Newspapers.com.

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