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

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

Key

AP = Associated Press[1]

UPI = United Press International[2]

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

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See also

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.
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