1947 All-SEC football team

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The 1947 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1947 college football season. Ole Miss won the conference.

American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, which is the team controlling the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with or passing the ball, while the defense, which is the team without control of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and aims to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs, or plays, and otherwise they turn over the football to the defense; if the offense succeeds in advancing ten yards or more, they are given a new set of four downs. Points are primarily scored by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone for a touchdown or kicking the ball through the opponent's goalposts for a field goal. The team with the most points at the end of a game wins.

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the Southern part of the United States. Its fourteen members include the flagship public universities of eleven states, two additional public land grant universities, and one private research university. The conference is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The SEC participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I in sports competitions; for football, it is part of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A.

The 1947 college football season finished with Notre Dame, Michigan and Penn State all unbeaten and untied, but the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame were the first place choice for 107 of the 142 voters in the AP Poll, and repeated as national champions. Michigan went on to meet USC in the Rose Bowl and won 49-0, while Penn State was tied 13-13 by SMU in the Cotton Bowl Classic, and Notre Dame didn’t participate in the postseason. An unofficial post bowl AP poll was conducted with Michigan and Notre Dame as the only options and Michigan won by a vote of 226 to 119.

All-SEC selections

Ends

Barney Poole , Ole Miss (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP)
John North, Vanderbilt (AP-2, UP)
Dan Edwards, Georgia (AP-1)
Abner Wimberly, LSU (AP-2)
Rebel Steiner, Alabama (AP-3)
George Broadnax, Georgia Tech (AP-3)

George Barney Poole was an American football end in the National Football League for the New York Yanks, the Dallas Texans, the Baltimore Colts, and the New York Giants. Poole also played football in the All-America Football Conference for the New York Yankees. Poole played college football at the University of Mississippi, where he was an All-American as an offensive and defensive end. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974.

Abner Wimberly was an American football player who played three seasons for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He also played one season in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) with the Los Angeles Dons. He played college football at Louisiana State University. He was inducted into the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1949.

Rebel Roy Steiner, Sr. was an American football player who played offensive end for the University of Alabama football team, including the 1945 squad known as the "War Babies," who went undefeated before beating USC in Alabama's last appearance in the 1946 Rose Bowl. He also played basketball and baseball for the Tide. Steiner was drafted by the Chicago Bears but was called into military service in 1946. He played football with the U.S. Army’s 1st Cavalry Division in Tokyo before returning to play with the Tide. Steiner played defensive back for the Green Bay Packers in 1950 and 1951 and intercepted 10 passes during his brief career. One of the interceptions was a 94-yard touchdown return that stood as a Green Bay record for 34 years. A knee injury ended Steiner’s tenure at Green Bay. He went on to play semi-pro baseball. Following his athletic career, Steiner worked for the R.L. Zeigler, Inc. meatpacking company, which was owned by Steiner’s uncle, for whom he was named. Steiner excelled at golf, tennis and poker. He enjoyed reading and crossword puzzles, as well as duplicate bridge and spending time with his children and grandchildren.

Tackles

Bobby Davis, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP)
Dub Garrett, Miss. St. (AP-1, UP)
Bill Erickson, Ole Miss (AP-2)
Wash Serini, Kentucky (AP-2)
Denver Crawford, Tennessee (AP-3)
Charles Compton, Alabama (AP-3)

Robert Thomas "Bob" Davis was an offensive tackle in the National Football League playing for the Boston Yanks. He played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity.

William Washington Serini was a guard in the National Football League. He played four seasons with the Chicago Bears before playing his final season with the Green Bay Packers.

Guards

John Wozniak, Alabama (AP-1, UP)
Bill Healy , Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP)
Herbert St. John, Georgia (AP-2)
Tex Robertson, Vanderbilt (AP-2)
Wren Worley, LSU (AP-3)
Lee Yarutis, Kentucky (AP-3)

John Edward Wozniak was an American football offensive guard who played nine seasons in the All-America Football Conference, the National Football League and the Canadian Football League. He originally was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1948 NFL Draft. Inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.

William Raymond Healy was an All-American college football player for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He graduated from Baylor School in 1942 and served in the 88th Cavalry reconnaissance squadron in the European Theater during World War II. He was awarded the Silver Star and the Bronze Star for gallantry in action. At Georgia Tech, he was a five-sport letterman. He was a member of the Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame, Georgia Tech Hall of Fame and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. Healy was selected by the Associated Press for an all-time SEC team in 1950.

Herbert St. John was a professional American football guard. He played two seasons in the All-America Football Conference.

Centers

Jay Rhodemyre , Kentucky (AP-1, UP)
Vaughn Mancha, Alabama (AP-2)
Louis Hook, Georgia Tech (AP-3)

Jay Rhodemyre was a former center in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 1948 NFL Draft and would play four seasons with the team.

Vaughn Hall Mancha was a professional American football player who played professionally for the Boston Yanks. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1990. He was named to the All-SEC team during his career at the University of Alabama, where he played from 1944 through 1947. Earned all-SEC & All American honors as a four-year starter at University of Alabama; played in Rose Bowl and two Sugar Bowls; voted All-Time Sugar Bowl team. Coached football at Livingston State University, Columbia University, and Florida State University and served as FSU Athletic Director.

Quarterbacks

Charlie Conerly , Ole Miss (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP)
Y. A. Tittle, LSU (AP-2, UP)
John Rauch, Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2)
Harper Davis, Miss. St. (AP-3)

Charles Albert Conerly Jr. was an American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants from 1948 through 1961. Conerly was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966.

Yelberton Abraham Tittle Jr., better known as Y. A. Tittle, was a professional American football quarterback. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants, and Baltimore Colts, after spending two seasons with the Colts in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). Known for his competitiveness, leadership, and striking profile, Tittle was the centerpiece of several prolific offenses throughout his seventeen-year professional career from 1948 to 1964.

John Rauch, also known by his nickname Johnny Rauch, was an American football player and coach. He was head coach of the Oakland Raiders in the team's loss to the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl II in 1968.

Halfbacks

Harry Gilmer , Alabama (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP)
Shorty McWilliams, Miss. St. (AP-1)
Bobby Forbes, Florida (AP-2)
Bobby Berry, Vanderbilt (AP-3)
Allen Bowen, Georgia Tech(AP-3)

Fullbacks

Lowell Tew, Alabama (AP-2, UP)
Albin "Rip" Collins, LSU (AP-1)
Eddie Price, Tulane (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-3)

Key

AP = Associated Press ^[1]

UP = United Press ^[2]

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

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References

↑ "Tech, Ole Miss, State Also Get 2 Berths Each". The Anniston Star. November 26, 1947. p. 10. Retrieved May 31, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Three Alabama Players Given Stellar Ratings". The Courier News. November 26, 1947. p. 35. Retrieved June 6, 2015– via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "Tech, Ole Miss, State Also Get 2 Berths Each". The Anniston Star. November 26, 1947. p. 10. Retrieved May 31, 2015– via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Three Alabama Players Given Stellar Ratings". The Courier News. November 26, 1947. p. 35. Retrieved June 6, 2015– via Newspapers.com.