1945 All-SEC football team

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

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Ends

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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

Halfbacks

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  • 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

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

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. ^ "'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.