American all-star college football team
Georgia v. Alabama.Artie Pew is attempting to tackleRiggs Stephenson . Behind Pew isPuss Whelchel . The1920 College Football All-Southern Team consists ofAmerican football players selected to theCollege Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations for the1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season .
Georgia andGeorgia Tech both had claims to theSIAA championship.
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 theAtlanta Constitution andAtlanta Journal included:
Red Barron , halfback for Georgia Tech, also an All-Southernbaseball player who played pro ball with theBoston Braves . He later coached high school football.Noah Caton , center for Auburn, died just two years later due to complications from anappendicitis operation.Bum Day , center for Georgia, in 1918 as a player for Georgia Tech was the first Southern player selected first-team All-American byWalter Camp .Bill Fincher , tackle for Georgia Tech, a unanimous selection and this year the third Southern player selected first-team All-American byWalter Camp , inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame in 1974. He also kicked.Buck Flowers , halfback for Georgia Tech, inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame in 1955. He was selected for the Associated Press Southeast Area All-Time football team 1869–1919 era.[ 1] 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 theNew York Giants in the inaugural season of 1925.John Staton , end for Georgia Tech, later aCoca-Cola executive.Riggs Stephenson , fullback for Alabama, later played professional baseball for theCleveland Indians andChicago Cubs .Fatty Warren , guard for Auburn. He also kicked.Bill Fincher received the most votes with 26.[ 2]
All-Southerns of 1920 [ edit ] John Staton of Georgia Tech.Owen Reynolds (C, FA, CM, S, JD, D, MB, BD, ED, BH, ZN, BAH, JLR, CW, HG, CEB, BP, UT) John Staton (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) Bill Fincher (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 (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]) Fatty Warren of Auburn.Fatty Warren (C, CM, X, JD, D [as t], BD, BH, SM, JLR, CR, S[ 3] Puss Whelchel , Georgia(C, X, D, BH, ZN, HG, BP) Yen Lightsey , Clemson(C, X [as t], S, JD, BD, BH [as t], UT) Emmett Sizemore , Auburn(C, KS, HLL) Dummy Lebey , Georgia Tech(C, FA, BAH) Tram Sessions , Alabama(C, MB, WGF, ZN) Noisy Grisham, Auburn(C, ED, CW, BP) Oscar Davis , Georgia Tech(C) Manning Jeter , Furman(C, S) James Pearce , Auburn(C) Joe Bennett , Georgia(C) Gink Hendrick , Vanderbilt(C, FA, SM [as e], KS, CR [as e], UT [as t]) Sidney Johnston, Alabama(D, CEB, UT) Bo McMillin of Centre College.Bum Day (C, FA, CM, S, JD, MB, WGF, BH, SM-as guard, KS, HLL, CR-as guard, CW, HG, CEB) Noah Caton (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) Bo McMillin (C, FA, CM, X, S, JD, MB, BD, ED, WGF, BH, SM, ZN, KS, HLL, JLR, CR, CW, HG, CEB, BP, UT) Speedy Speer , Furman(C) Frank Stubbs , Auburn(C, D) Buck Cheves , Georgia(C) Buck Flowers of Georgia Tech.Red Barron (C, FA, CM, X, S, JD, D, MB, ED, WGF, BH, SM, KS, HLL, BAH, JLR, CR, CW, HG, CEB, BP, UT) Buck Flowers (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) Riggs Stephenson (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) Bold = Composite selection
* = ConsensusAll-American
† = Unanimous selection
C = composite All-SIAA selection of 27 coaches and sporting writers culled by theAtlanta Constitution andAtlanta Journal .[ 4] [ 5]
FA = selected byFrank Anderson , coach atOglethorpe University .[ 6]
CM = selected byCharley Moran , coach atCentre College .[ 6] [ 7]
X = selected byXen C. Scott , coach at theUniversity of Alabama .[ 6]
S = selected byH. J. Stegeman , coach atUniversity of Georgia .[ 6] [ 8]
JD = selected byJames DeHart , assistant coach at University of Georgia.[ 6]
D = selected byMike Donahue , coach atAuburn University .[ 8] [ 9]
MB = selected byMorgan Blake , sports editor for theAtlanta Journal [ 6] [ 8]
BD = selected by Bruce Dudley, sports editor for theLouisville Herald [ 6]
ED = selected by Ed Danforth, sports editor for theAtlanta Georgian [ 6] [ 8]
WGF = selected by W. G. Foster, sports editor for theChattanooga Times [ 6]
BH = selected byBlinkey Horn , sports editor for theNashville Tennessean [ 6] [ 8]
SM = selected by Sam H. McMeekin of theLouisville Courier-Journal [ 6]
ZN = selected byZipp Newman , sports editor for theBirmingham News [ 6]
KS = selected by theKnoxville Sentinel [ 6]
HLL = selected by H. L. Lesbon of theKnoxville Journal and Tribune [ 6]
BAH = selected by theBirmingham Age-Herald [ 6] [ 8]
JLR = selected by J. L. Ray of theNashville Banner [ 6] [ 8]
CR = selected by Charles Rinehart, sports editor for theLouisville Courier-Journal .[ 6]
CW = selected by Cliff Wheatley, sports editor for theAtlanta Constitution [ 6] [ 8] [ 10]
HG = selected by Homer George.[ 8] [ 11]
CEB = selected by C. E. Baker of theMacon Telegraph .[ 8]
BP = selected byBoozer Pitts , assistant at Auburn.[ 8]
UT = selected byUniversity of Tennessee student publication "Pigskin Number."[ 12]
^ "All-Time Football Team Lists Greats Of Past, Present" .Gadsden Times . July 27, 1969. RetrievedMarch 8, 2015 – viaGoogle news .^ "Georgia Bulldog Next in Line With Three Members; Alabama, Auburn, and Centre Represented" .Atlanta Constitution . December 5, 1920. p. 3. RetrievedMarch 2, 2015 – viaNewspapers.com .^a b c d A second All-Southern team of Stegeman's in 1920 has different guards and a different backfield. ^ "Experts Select Star Athletes" .The State . December 5, 1920.^ "All-Southern Grid Eleven Is Named" . December 6, 1920. p. 12. RetrievedMarch 2, 2015 – viaNewspapers.com .^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "All-Southern Elevens".Spalding Football Guide . RetrievedMarch 8, 2015 – viaGoogle books . ^ "Four Tech Stars On All Southern Of Center Coach" .Atlanta Constitution . December 7, 1920. p. 12. RetrievedMarch 2, 2015 – viaNewspapers.com .^a b c d e f g h i j k "Some All-Star Selections" .Atlanta Constitution . November 28, 1920. p. 2. RetrievedMarch 13, 2015 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Donahue Selects Outfit" .Atlanta Constitution . November 28, 1920. p. 3. RetrievedMarch 4, 2015 – viaNewspapers.com .^ Cliff Wheatley (November 28, 1920)."Picking All-Southern Aggregation Is Hardest Task Ever Confronting Perspiring Scriveners of Section" .Atlanta Constitution . p. 3. RetrievedMarch 4, 2015 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ Homer George (November 28, 1920)."H. George Selects His Team" .Atlanta Constitution . p. 3. RetrievedMarch 4, 2015 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ "Pigskin Number" . November 25, 1920. p. 11. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on April 23, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2016 .
Backfield Line † = Unanimous selection
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"Experts Select Star Athletes".The State. December 5, 1920.