1951 all sec football team
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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
= Offense
=Ends
Steve Meilinger, Kentucky (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
Harry Babcock, Georgia (AP-1, UP-3)
Ben Roderick, Vanderbilt (AP-2, UP-1)
Red Lutz, Alabama (AP-2, UP-2)
Buck Martin, Georgia Tech (AP-2, UP-2)
Lee Hayley, Auburn (AP-3, UP-3)
Warren Virgets, LSU (AP-3)
Tackles
Bob Werckle, Vanderbilt (AP-1, UP-2)
Lum Snyder, Georgia Tech (AP-1)
Charlie LaPradd, Florida (UP-2)
Jerry Helluin, Tulane (AP-2, UP-3)
Jim Mackenzie, Kentucky (AP-2)
Bill Pyron, Miss. St. (AP-2, UP-3)
Hal Miller, Georgia Tech (AP-3)
Ray Potter, LSU (AP-3)
Guards
John Michels, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-3)
Gene Donaldson, Kentucky (AP-1)
Sid Fournet, LSU (AP-2, UP-2)
Foots Bauer, Auburn (AP-2, UP-2)
John Ignarski, Kentucky (UP-3)
Ed Duncan, Auburn (AP-3)
Jerry Watford, Alabama (AP-3)
Centers
Doug Moseley, Kentucky (AP-1, UP-1)
Carroll McDonald, Florida (AP-2)
Gordon Polofsky, Tennessee (AP-2, UP-2)
Ralph Carrigan, Alabama (UP-3)
Bob Davis, Tennessee (AP-3)
Quarterbacks
Babe Parilli, Kentucky (AP-1, UP-1)
Darrell Crawford, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1)
Bill Wade, Vanderbilt (AP-1, UP-2)
Zeke Bratkowski, Georgia (AP-2, UP-3)
= Backs
=Hank Lauricella, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
Andy Kozar, Tennessee (AP-2, UP-2)
Leon Hardeman, Georgia Tech (AP-3, UP-2)
Bobby Marlow, Alabama (AP-2)
Bert Rechichar, Tennessee (AP-2)
Haywood Sullivan, Florida (AP-3, UP-3)
Jimmy Lear, Ole Miss (AP-3, UP-3)
Herky Payne, Tennessee (AP-3, UP-3)
= Defense
=Ends
Doug Atkins, Tennessee (AP-1)
Harold Maxwell, Ole Miss (AP-1)
Bob Flowers, Florida (AP-2)
Jesse Yates, LSU (AP-3)
Bob Fry, Kentucky (AP-3)
Tackles
Pug Pearman, Tennessee (AP, UP-1)
Lamar Wheat, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1)
Charlie LaPradd, Florida (AP-2)
Marion Campbell, Georgia (AP-3)
Bill Turnbeaugh, Auburn (AP-3)
Guards
Ted Daffer, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1)
Ray Beck, Georgia Tech (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, UP-1)
Joe D'Agostino, Florida (AP-2)
Jess Richardson, Alabama (AP-2)
Art Kleinschmidt, Tulane (AP-3)
John Cheadle, Vanderbilt (AP-3)
Linebackers
George Tarasovic, LSU (AP-1)
Joe Fortunato, Mississippi State (AP-1)
Ralph Carrigan, Alabama (AP-2)
Larry Morris, Georgia Tech (AP-3)
Backs
Bobby Marlow, Alabama (AP-1, UP-1)
Bert Rechichar, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-2)
Claude Hipps, Georgia (AP-1)
Vince Dooley, Auburn (AP-2)
Jim Roshto, LSU (AP-2)
Emery Clark, Kentucky (AP-3)
Mickey Lakos, Vanderbilt (AP-3)
Jim Barton, LSU (AP-3)
Bobby Wilson, Alabama (AP-3)
Key
AP = Associated Press
UP = United Press
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UP
See also
1951 College Football All-America Team