1941 All-Southern Conference football team
The 1941 All-Southern Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) for the All-Southern Conference football team for the 1941 college football season.
The 1941 Duke Blue Devils football team won the Southern Conference championship, was ranked No. 2 in the final AP Poll, and placed four players on the first team: back Steve Lach (AP-1, UP-1), end Bob Gantt (AP-1, UP-2); tackle Mike Karmazin (AP-1, UP-1); and center Bob Barnett (AP-1, UP-1).
All-Southern Conference selections
[edit]Backs
[edit]- Steve Lach, Duke (AP-1, UP-1) (College Football Hall of Fame)
- Harvey Johnson, William & Mary (AP-1, UP-1)
- Charlie Timmons, Clemson (AP-1, UP-1)
- Stan Stasica, South Carolina (AP-1, UP-1)
- Bosh Pritchard, VMI (AP-2, UP-2)
- Joe Muha, VMI (AP-2, UP-2)
- Tommy Prothro, Duke (AP-3, UP-2)
- Booty Payne, Clemson (AP-2)
- Winston Siegfried, Duke (AP-2)
- John Polanski, Wake Forest (UP-2)
- David Monroe Spencer, Davidson (AP-3)
- Harry Dunkle, North Carolina (AP-3)
- Dewey Proctor, Furman (AP-3)
Ends
[edit]- Joe Blalock, Clemson (AP-1, UP-1)
- Bob Gantt, Duke (AP-1, UP-2)
- Glenn Knox, William & Mary (AP-2, UP-1)
- Al Piasecky, Duke (AP-2, UP-2)
- Cline, Wake Forest (AP-3)
- Stan Nowak, South Carolina (AP-3)
Tackles
[edit]- Mike Karmazin, Duke (AP-1, UP-1)
- George Fritts, Clemson (AP-1, UP-1) (College Football Hall of Fame)
- Marvin Bass, William & Mary (AP-2, UP-2)
- Dick Steck, North Carolina (AP-2, UP-2)
- Ralph Burlin, Maryland (AP-3)
- Pat Preston, Wake Forest (AP-3)
Guards
[edit]- Buster Ramsey, William & Mary (AP-1, UP-1)
- Carl Givler, Wake Forest (AP-1, UP-1)
- Roger McClure, Virginia Tech (AP-2, UP-2)
- Frank Kapriva, Wake Forest (AP-3, UP-2)
- Wade Padgett, Clemson (AP-2)
- John Goddard, Duke (AP-3)
Centers
[edit]- Bob Barnett, Duke (AP-1, UP-1)
- Lou Sossamon, South Carolina (AP-2, UP-2)
- Carl Suntheimer, North Carolina (AP-3)
Key
[edit]AP = Associated Press, selected by the region's sports writers and coaches[1]
UP = United Press, based on a poll of coaches and sports writers in the Southern Conference area[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "AP's All-Southern Selection". The Greenville News. December 3, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "All-Southern Conference Team". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 29, 1941. p. 9.
