1956 All-SEC football team

The 1956 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1956 college football season. Tennessee won the conference.

All-SEC selections

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Ends

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  • Buddy Cruze, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1)
  • Ron Bennett, Miss. St. (AP-1, UP-1)
  • Jimmy Phillips, Auburn (AP-2, UP-2)
  • Roger Urbano, Tennessee (AP-3, UP-2)
  • Jerry Nabors, Georgia Tech (AP-2)
  • John Wood, LSU (AP-3)
  • Roy Wilkins, Georgia (UP-3)
  • Bob Laws, Vanderbilt (UP-3)

Tackles

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Guards

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  • John Gordy, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1 [as T])
  • John Barrow, Florida (AP-1, UP-1)
  • Allen Ecker, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-1)
  • Ernest Danjean, Auburn (AP-3, UP-2)
  • Paul Ziegler, LSU (AP-2)
  • Jimmy Johnson, Georgia Tech (UP-2)
  • Charles Duck, Ole Miss (AP-3, UP-3)
  • Tony Cushenberry, Georgia (UP-3)

Centers

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  • Don Stephenson, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1)
  • Dave Kuhn, Kentucky (AP-2, UP-3)
  • Bobby Howe, Tennessee (UP-2)
  • Jerry Stone, Ole Miss (AP-3)

Quarterbacks

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  • Billy Stacy, Miss. St. (AP-1, UP-1)
  • Gene Newton, Tulane (AP-2, UP-2)
  • Ron Vann, Georgia Tech (AP-3)
  • Wade Mitchell, Georgia Tech (UP-3)

Halfbacks

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  • Johnny Majors, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
  • Phil King, Vanderbilt (AP-3, UP-1)
  • Paul Rotenberry, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-2)
  • Tommy Lorino, Auburn (AP-2, UP-3)
  • Jackie Simpson, Florida (UP-2)
  • Jim Rountree, Florida (AP-3)
  • George Volkert, Georgia Tech (UP-3)

Fullbacks

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  • Paige Cothren, Ole Miss (AP-1, UP-1)
  • Ken Owen, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-3)
  • Ronnie Quillian, Tulane (AP-2, UP-2)
  • Bob Dougherty, Kentucky (AP-3)

Key

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AP = Associated Press[1] [2]

UP = United Press[3]

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "All-Southeastern . . . 1956". The Anniston Star. December 5, 1956. p. 12. Retrieved June 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "All_SEC Players Named". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. December 5, 1956. p. 10. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "Tennessee Lands Three On UP All-Conference". The Anniston Star. November 30, 1956. p. 9. Retrieved June 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon