1951 All-SEC football team

The 1951 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1951 college football season. Georgia Tech and Tennessee shared the conference title. The Associated Press selection had two platoons.

All-SEC selections

Ends

• Steve Meilinger, Kentucky (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP, UP-1)
• Harry Babcock, Georgia (AP, UP-3)
• Ben Roderick, Vanderbilt (UP-1)
• Red Lutz, Alabama (UP-2)
• Buck Martin, Georgia Tech (UP-2)
• Lee Hayley, Auburn (UP-3)

Tackles

• Bob Werckle, Vanderbilt (AP, UP-2)
• Lum Snyder, Georgia Tech (AP)
• Charlie LaPradd, Florida (UP-2)
• Jerome Helluin, Tulane (UP-3)
• Bill Pyron, Miss. St. (UP-3)

Guards

• John Michels, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP, UP-3)
• Gene Donaldson, Kentucky (AP)
• Sid Fournet, LSU (UP-2)
• Foots Bauer, Auburn (UP-2)
• John Ignarski, Kentucky (UP-3)

Centers

• Doug Moseley, Kentucky (AP, UP-1)
• Gordon Poinfsky, Tennessee (UP-2)
• Ralph Carrigan, Alabama (UP-3)

Quarterbacks

• Babe Parilli, Kentucky (AP, UP-1)
• Darrell Crawford, Georgia Tech (AP, UP-1)
• Bill Wade, Vanderbilt (AP, UP-2)
• Zeke Bratkowski, Georgia (UP-3)

Backs

• Hank Lauricella, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP, UP-1)
• Andy Kozer, Tennessee (UP-2)
• Leon Hardeman, Georgia Tech (UP-2)
• Haywood Sullivan, Florida (UP-3)
• Jimmy ?, Ole Miss (UP-3)
• Herky Payne, Tennessee (UP-3)

Ends

• Doug Atkins, Tennessee (AP)
• Harold Maxwell, Ole Miss (AP)

Tackles

• Pug Pearman, Tennessee (AP, UP-1)
• Lamar Wheat, Georgia Tech (AP, UP-1)

Guards

• Ted Daffer, Tennessee (AP, UP-1)
• Ray Beck, Georgia Tech (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP, UP-1)

Centers

• George Tarasovic, LSU (AP)

Backs

• Bobby Marlow, Alabama (AP, UP-1)
• Bert Rechichar, Tennessee (AP, UP-2)
• Joe Fortunato, Miss. St. (AP)
• Claude Hipps, Georgia (AP)

Key

AP = Associated Press[1]

UP = United Press[2]

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

See also

• 1951 College Football All-America Team

References

1. "Vols, Jackets Dominate All-S. E. C. Squad". Monroe Morning World. December 2, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved May 30, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Pyron and Lear on Third Team of All-Southeastern". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 22, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved June 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.