1959 All-SEC football team

The 1959 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1959 college football season. Billy Cannon won the Heisman.

All-SEC selections

Ends

• Jimmy Vickers, Georgia (AP-1, UP-1)
• Larry Grantham, Ole Miss (AP-1, UPI-2)
• Dave Hudson, Florida (AP-3, UPI-1)
• Mickey Mangham, LSU (AP-2, UPI-3)
• John Brewer, Ole Miss (AP-2)
• Gerald Burch, Georgia Tech (UPI-2)
• Lavalle White, Miss. St. (AP-3)
• Cotton Letner, Tennessee (UPI-3)

Tackles

• Ken Rice, Auburn (AP-1, UPI-1)
• Joe Schaffer, Tennessee (AP-1, UPI-1)
• Larry Wagner, Vanderbilt (AP-2)
• Toby Deese, Georgia Tech (AP-2)
• Bo Strange, LSU (UPI-2)
• Walter Suggs, Miss. St. (UPI-2)
• Lynn LeBlanc, LSU (AP-3)
• Danny Royal, Florida (AP-3)
• Larry Wagner, Vanderbilt (UPI-3)
• Billy Shaw, Georgia Tech (UPI-3)

Guards

• Marvin Terrell, Ole Miss (AP-1, UPI-1)
• Zeke Smith, Auburn (AP-1, UPI-1)
• Pat Dye, Georgia (AP-2, UPI-2)
• Don Cochran, Alabama (AP-2, UPI-2)
• Billy Roland, Georgia (AP-3)
• Bob Talamiai, Kentucky (AP-3)
• Richard Price, Ole Miss (UPI-3)
• Ed McCreedy, LSU (UPI-3)

Centers

• Maxie Baughan, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UPI-2)
• Jackie Burkett, Auburn (AP-3, UPI-1)
• Tom Goode, Miss. St. (AP-2, UPI-3)

Quarterbacks

• Fran Tarkenton, Georgia (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
• Jake Gibbs, Ole Miss (AP-2, UPI-2)
• Bobby Hunt, Auburn (AP-3, UPI-2)
• Warren Rabb, LSU (UPI-2)
• Charley Britt, Georgia (UPI-3)

Halfbacks

• Billy Cannon, LSU (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UPI-1)
• Tom Moore, Vanderbilt (AP-1, UPI-1)
• Calvin Bird, Kentucky (AP-2, UPI-3)
• Johnny Robinson, LSU (AP-3, UPI-2)
• Bobby Walden, Georgia (AP-2)
• Lamar Rawson, Auburn (AP-3)
• Billy Majors, Tennessee (UPI-3)

Fullbacks

• Charlie Flowers, Ole Miss (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
• Ed Dyas, Auburn (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-2, UPI-3)
• Taz Anderson, Georgia Tech (AP-3)

Key

AP = Associated Press[1]

UPI = United Press International[2]

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

See also

• 1959 College Football All-America Team

References

1. "SEC All-Stars Feature Cannon". The Miami News. December 1, 1959.
2. David M. Moffit (November 25, 1959). "Auburn Lands 3 Lineman On All-Star Team". The Monroe News-Star. p. 23. Retrieved June 11, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.