1954 All-SEC football team

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The 1954 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1954 college football season. Ole Miss won the conference.

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All-SEC selections

Ends

Jim Pyburn , Auburn (AP-1, UP)
Henry Hair, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP)
Joe O'Malley, Georgia (AP-2)
Joe Tuminello, LSU (AP-2)
Howard Schnellenberger, Kentucky (AP-3)
Ray Brown, Florida (AP-3)

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Tackles

Sid Fournet , LSU (AP-1, UP)
Darris McCord, Tennessee (AP-2, UP)
Rex Boggan, Ole Miss (AP-1)
Frank D'Agostino, Auburn (AP-2)
George Mason, Alabama (AP-3)
Pud Mosteller, Georgia (AP-3)

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Darris Paul McCord was an American football player. He played college football for the University of Tennessee where he was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team All-American tackle in 1954. He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL), principally as a defensive end for the Detroit Lions for 13 years from 1955 to 1967. He was a member of the 1957 Detroit Lions team that won the NFL championship and was selected to play in the Pro Bowl that year. At the time of his retirement, his 168 games with the Lions was a franchise record.

Rex Reed Boggan was an American football player. Boggan was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and attended the University of Mississippi. He played college football at the tackle position for the Ole Miss Rebels football team. He was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on its 1954 College Football All-America Team. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the 20th round of the 1952 NFL Draft and played for the Giants during the 1955 season at the defensive tackle position.

Guards

Franklin Brooks, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP)
Bobby Goodall, Vanderbilt (AP-1, UP)
Don Shea, Georgia (AP-2)
Bryan Borathorne, Tulane (AP-2)
George Atkins, Auburn (AP-3)
Bill Dooley, Miss. St. (AP-3)

Centers

Larry Morris, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP)
Hal Easterwood, Miss. St. (AP-1)
Steve DeLaTore, Florida (AP-3)

Larry Cleo Morris was an American football linebacker. The 1950 graduate of Decatur High School became an All-American at Georgia Tech before enjoying a successful career in the NFL. "The Brahma Bull" was named one of the linebackers on the NFL 1960s All-Decade Team. A Decatur, Georgia native, he is one of the best players the state of Georgia has produced, a standout at the high school, college and pro levels.

Harold Boyd "Hal" Easterwood was an American football player. Easterwood played college football at the center position for the Mississippi State Bulldogs football team. He was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as the first-team center on its 1954 College Football All-America Team. He later worked as a high school football coach in Mississippi and was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.

Quarterbacks

Eagle Day, Ole Miss (AP-2, UP)
Bob Hardy, Kentucky (AP-1)
Bobby Freeman, Auburn (AP-3)

Herman Sidney "Eagle" Day was an American punter in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and quarterback in the Canadian Football League with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Calgary Stampeders and the Toronto Argonauts. He played college football and baseball at the University of Mississippi.

Halfbacks

Art Davis, Miss. St. (AP-1, UP)
Tom Tracy, Tennessee (AP-1, UP [as fb])
Corky Tharp, Alabama (AP-2, UP)
Allen Muirhead, Ole Miss (AP-2)
Charley Horton, Vanderbilt (AP-3)
Jimmy Thompson, Georgia Tech (AP-3)

Charles "Charley" Horton is a former American football halfback who played one season with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) with the eleventh overall pick of the 1956 NFL Draft. He played college football at Vanderbilt University and attended St. Petersburg High School in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Fullbacks

Joe Childress, Auburn (AP-1)
Mal Hammack, Florida (AP-2)
Bobby Garrad, Georgia (AP-3)

Key

AP = Associated Press.^[1]

UP = United Press.^[2]

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

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References

↑ "4 Junior Backs Named On All-Conference List". The Anniston Star. December 2, 1954. p. 17. Retrieved May 31, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Georgia Tech Dominates All-Southeastern Team". The Daily News. November 26, 1954. p. 4. Retrieved May 31, 2015– via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "4 Junior Backs Named On All-Conference List". The Anniston Star. December 2, 1954. p. 17. Retrieved May 31, 2015– via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Georgia Tech Dominates All-Southeastern Team". The Daily News. November 26, 1954. p. 4. Retrieved May 31, 2015– via Newspapers.com.