1920 College Football All-Southern Team

The 1920 College Football All-Southern Team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations for the 1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.

Georgia v. Alabama. Artie Pew is attempting to tackle Riggs Stephenson. Behind Pew is Puss Whelchel.

Georgia and Georgia Tech both had claims to the SIAA championship.

Composite eleven
Bill Fincher of Georgia Tech was a near unanimous selection.

The composite All-Southern eleven formed by the selection of 27 coaches and sporting writers culled by the Atlanta Constitution and Atlanta Journal included:

  • Red Barron, halfback for Georgia Tech, also an All-Southern baseball player who played pro ball with the Boston Braves. He later coached high school football.
  • Noah Caton, center for Auburn, died just two years later due to complications from an appendicitis operation.
  • Bum Day, center for Georgia, in 1918 as a player for Georgia Tech was the first Southern player selected first-team All-American by Walter Camp.
  • Bill Fincher, tackle for Georgia Tech, a unanimous selection and this year the third Southern player selected first-team All-American by Walter Camp, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974. He also kicked.
  • Buck Flowers, halfback for Georgia Tech, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955. He was selected for the Associated Press Southeast Area All-Time football team 1869–1919 era.[1] He also kicked.
  • Bo McMillin, quarterback for Centre, the second Southern player selected first-team All-American by Walter Camp, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.
  • Artie Pew, tackle for Georgia, member of teams which over two years (1920 and 1921) did not lose to a single southern opponent. He also kicked. Pew was also a basketball player.
  • Owen Reynolds, end for Georgia, played for the New York Giants in the inaugural season of 1925.
  • John Staton, end for Georgia Tech, later a Coca-Cola executive.
  • Riggs Stephenson, fullback for Alabama, later played professional baseball for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs.
  • Fatty Warren, guard for Auburn. He also kicked.

Composite overview

Bill Fincher received the most votes with 26.[2]

Name Position School First-team selections
Bill FincherEnd/TackleGeorgia Tech26
Red BarronHalfbackGeorgia Tech25
Bo McMillinQuarterbackCentre23
Buck FlowersHalfbackGeorgia Tech23
Bum DayCenterGeorgia18
Owen ReynoldsEndGeorgia18
Artie PewTackleGeorgia17
Riggs StephensonFullbackAlabama17
Fatty WarrenGuardAuburn11
John StatonEndGeorgia Tech7
Noah CatonGuardAuburn7
Puss WhelchelGuardGeorgia7
Terry SnoddyEndCentre6
Yen LightseyGuardClemson6
Georgie RattermanEndGeorgia Tech5
Al ClemensEndAlabama5
Emmett SizemoreGuardAuburn5
Dummy LebeyGuardGeorgia Tech4
Tram SessionsGuardAlabama4
Buck HatcherTackleTennessee4
Bill JamesTackleCentre3
Noisy GrishamGuardAuburn3
Sully MontgomeryTackleCentre2
Albert StatonTackleGeorgia Tech2
Speedy SpeerQuarterbackFurman1+
Frank StubbsQuarterbackAuburn1+
Buck ChevesQuarterbackGeorgia1+
Ed SherlingFullbackAuburn1+
Judy HarlanFullbackGeorgia Tech1+
Oscar DavisGuardGeorgia Tech1
Manning JeterGuardFurman1
James PearceGuardAuburn1
Joe BennettGuardGeorgia1
Gink HendrickGuardVanderbilt1
Red WeaverCenterCentre1

All-Southerns of 1920

Ends
John Staton of Georgia Tech.
  • Owen Reynolds, Georgia (C, FA, CM, S, JD, D, MB, BD, ED, BH, ZN, BAH, JLR, CW, HG, CEB, BP, UT)
  • John Staton, Georgia Tech (C, MB, KS)
  • Terry Snoddy, Centre (C, WGF, BH, SM, ZN, HLL, JLR, CR)
  • Georgie Ratterman, Georgia Tech (C, FA, CM, BD, WGF)
  • Al Clemens, Alabama (C, X, ED, CW, CEB)
  • John Shirey, Auburn (X, D, BAH)
  • Dicky White, Tulane (KS, HLL)
  • M. C. Billingsley, Mississippi A&M (UT)

Tackles
  • Bill Fincher*†, Georgia Tech (College Football Hall of Fame) (C, FA, CM, X, S, JD, D, MB, BD, ED, WGF, BH, SM, ZN, KS, HLL, BAH, JLR, CR, CW, HG, CEB, BP)
  • Artie Pew, Georgia (C, FA, CB, S, JD, MB, BD, ED, WGF, HLL [as g], BAH [as g], JLR, CW, HG, CEB, BP)
  • Buck Hatcher, Tennessee (C, KS, HLL, UT)
  • Bill James, Centre (C, CM [as g], BD [as g], ZN)
  • Sully Montgomery, Centre (C, SM, JLR, CR)
  • Al Staton, Georgia Tech (C, S [as e], JD [as e], BAH, BP [as e])

Guards
Fatty Warren of Auburn.

Centers
Bo McMillin of Centre College.
  • Bum Day, Georgia (C, FA, CM, S, JD, MB, WGF, BH, SM-as guard, KS, HLL, CR-as guard, CW, HG, CEB)
  • Noah Caton, Auburn (C [as g], X, D, MB [as g], ED, WGF [as g], ZN, BAH, CW [as g], HG [as g], CEB [as g], BP, S [as g][3])
  • Red Weaver, Centre, (C, BD, SM, CR, UT)

Quarterbacks

Halfbacks
Buck Flowers of Georgia Tech.
  • Red Barron, Georgia Tech (C, FA, CM, X, S, JD, D, MB, ED, WGF, BH, SM, KS, HLL, BAH, JLR, CR, CW, HG, CEB, BP, UT)
  • Buck Flowers, Georgia Tech (College Football Hall of Fame) (C, FA, CM, MB, BD, ED, WGF, BH, SM, ZN, KS, HLL, BAH [as qb], JLR, CR, CW, HG, CEB, BP, UT [as fb], S[3])
  • Mullie Lenoir, Alabama (X, SM [as fb], CR [as fb])
  • Reuben Blair, Tennessee (UT)

Fullbacks
  • Riggs Stephenson, Alabama (C, X, S [as hb], JD, D [as hb], BD [as hb], WGF, BH, ZN [as hb], KS, HLL, BAH [as hb], JLR, HG [as e], S[3])
  • Ed Sherling, Auburn (C, FA, CM, S, JD [as hb], D, BD, ZN, BAH, BP)
  • Judy Harlan, Georgia Tech (C, MB, ED, CW, HG, CEB)

Key

Bold = Composite selection

* = Consensus All-American

† = Unanimous selection

C = composite All-SIAA selection of 27 coaches and sporting writers culled by the Atlanta Constitution and Atlanta Journal.[4][5]

FA = selected by Frank Anderson, coach at Oglethorpe University.[6]

CM = selected by Charley Moran, coach at Centre College.[6][7]

X = selected by Xen C. Scott, coach at the University of Alabama.[6]

S = selected by H. J. Stegeman, coach at University of Georgia.[6][8]

JD = selected by James DeHart, assistant coach at University of Georgia.[6]

D = selected by Mike Donahue, coach at Auburn University.[8][9]

MB = selected by Morgan Blake, sports editor for the Atlanta Journal.[6][8]

BD = selected by Bruce Dudley, sports editor for the Louisville Herald.[6]

ED = selected by Ed Danforth, sports editor for the Atlanta Georgian.[6][8]

WGF = selected by W. G. Foster, sports editor for the Chattanooga Times, along with S. J. McAllister, coach and official.[6]

BH = selected by Blinkey Horn, sports editor for the Nashville Tennessean.[6][8]

SM = selected by Sam H. McMeekin of the Louisville Courier-Journal.[6]

ZN = selected by Zipp Newman, sports editor for the Birmingham News.[6]

KS = selected by the Knoxville Sentinel.[6]

HLL = selected by H. L. Lesbon of the Knoxville Journal and Tribune.[6]

BAH = selected by the Birmingham Age-Herald.[6][8]

JLR = selected by J. L. Ray of the Nashville Banner.[6][8]

CR = selected by Charles Rinehart, sports editor for the Louisville Courier-Journal.[6]

CW = selected by Cliff Wheatley, sports editor for the Atlanta Constitution.[6][8][10]

HG = selected by Homer George.[8][11]

CEB = selected by C. E. Baker of the Macon Telegraph.[8]

BP = selected by Boozer Pitts, assistant at Auburn.[8]

UT = selected by University of Tennessee student publication "Pigskin Number."[12]

See also

References
  1. "All-Time Football Team Lists Greats Of Past, Present". Gadsden Times. July 27, 1969. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Google news.
  2. "Georgia Bulldog Next in Line With Three Members; Alabama, Auburn, and Centre Represented". Atlanta Constitution. December 5, 1920. p. 3. Retrieved March 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. A second All-Southern team of Stegeman's in 1920 has different guards and a different backfield.
  4. "Experts Select Star Athletes". The State. December 5, 1920.
  5. "All-Southern Grid Eleven Is Named". December 6, 1920. p. 12. Retrieved March 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "All-Southern Elevens". Spalding Football Guide. 1920. pp. 41, 69, 27, 67. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Google books.
  7. "Four Tech Stars On All Southern Of Center Coach". Atlanta Constitution. December 7, 1920. p. 12. Retrieved March 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Some All-Star Selections". Atlanta Constitution. November 28, 1920. p. 2. Retrieved March 13, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Donahue Selects Outfit". Atlanta Constitution. November 28, 1920. p. 3. Retrieved March 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Cliff Wheatley (November 28, 1920). "Picking All-Southern Aggregation Is Hardest Task Ever Confronting Perspiring Scriveners of Section". Atlanta Constitution. p. 3. Retrieved March 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Homer George (November 28, 1920). "H. George Selects His Team". Atlanta Constitution. p. 3. Retrieved March 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Pigskin Number". November 25, 1920. p. 11. Archived from the original on April 23, 2015.
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