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

Ends

• Buddy Cruze, Tennessee (AP, UP-1)
• Ron Bennett, Miss. St. (AP, UP-1)
• Jimmy Phillips, Auburn (UP-2)
• Roger Urbana, Tennessee (UP-2)
• Roy Wilkins, Georgia (UP-3)
• Bob Laws, Vanderbilt (UP-3)

Tackles

• Lou Michaels, Kentucky (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP, UP-1)
• Billy Yelverton, Ole Miss (AP, UP-2)
• Carl Vereen, Georgia Tech (UP-2)
• Earl Leggett, LSU (UP-3)
• J. T. Frankenberger, Kentucky (UP-3)

Guards

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

Centers

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

Quarterbacks

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

Halfbacks

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

Fullbacks

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

Key

AP = Associated Press[1]

UP = United Press[2]

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

See also

• 1956 College Football All-America Team

References

1. "All-Southeastern . . . 1956". The Anniston Star. December 5, 1956. p. 12. Retrieved June 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tennessee Lands Three On UP All-Conference". The Anniston Star. November 30, 1956. p. 9. Retrieved June 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.