1932 College Football All-Southern Team Explained
The 1932 College Football All-Southern Team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations for the 1932 Southern Conference football season. Tennessee won the Southern championship.
Composite eleven
The All-Southern eleven compiled by the Associated Press included:
- David Ariail, end for Auburn. One source writes "Other than Jimmy Hitchcock, back, and "Gump" Arial, end, Auburn has no outstanding players."[1] He was selected All-American by the "captain's poll," selected by the captains of major college football programs.[2] [3]
- Johnny Cain, fullback for Alabama, All-American and later a coach. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973.
- Fred Crawford, tackle for Duke. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973.
- Beattie Feathers, halfback for Tennessee, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955.
- Pete Gracey, center for Vanderbilt, consensus first-team All-American.
- Jimmy Hitchcock, halfback for Auburn, consensus first-team All-American. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.
- Thomas Hupke, guard for Alabama, later played in the National Football League (NFL).
- Tex Leyendecker, tackle for Vanderbilt, later played in the NFL for the inaugural Philadelphia Eagles season.
- Virgil Rayburn, end for Tennessee, later played in the NFL for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- John Scafide, guard for Tulane
- Don Zimmerman, halfback for Tulane, consensus first-team All-American. "Zimmerman is probably the finest open field runner the South has seen in the past decade" wrote Henry McLemore announcing the United Press All-America team.[4] On the season, Zimmerman posted then-school records with 1,885 yards total offense and a 5.5-yard rushing average. The latter mark still ranks second. He ended his Tulane career as the Green Wave's all-time leader in total offense (4,657 yards on 764 plays, an average of 6.1 yards per play) and pass interceptions (12), setting records that lasted for 40 years.[5] He also ranks fifth in career rushing yards with 2,369.[6] Zimmerman is a member of the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame and was elected to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.[7]
All-Southerns of 1932
Ends
- Virgil Rayburn, Tennessee (AP-1, AL, WA)
- Dave "Gump" Ariail, Auburn (AP-1, AS, WA)
- Joe Rupert, Kentucky (AP-2, AL)
- Harry Rossiter, Duke (AP-2)
- Zollie Swor, Ole Miss (AS)
Tackles
- Tex Leyendecker, Vanderbilt (AP-1, AL, AS)
- Fred Crawford, Duke (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, WA)
- Bill Grinus, VPI (AP-2, AL, WA)
- Malcolm Aitken, Tennessee (AP-2, AS)
Guards
- Tom Hupke, Alabama (AP-1, AL, AS)
- John Scafide, Tulane (AP-1)
- Marion Talley, Vanderbilt (AP-2, AL, AS)
- Eugene Hite, VPI (AP-2)
- Roy Wilson, LSU (WA)
Centers
Quarterbacks
- Jimmy Hitchcock
- , Auburn (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, AL, AS, WA [as hb])
- Lowell Mason, Duke (AP-2)
Halfbacks
- Don Zimmerman
- , Tulane (AP-1, AL, AS, WA)
- Beattie Feathers, Tennessee (College Football Hall of Fame) (AP-1, AL, AS)
- Dixie Roberts, Vanderbilt (AP-2, AL, WA [as qb])
- Buster Mott, Georgia (AP-2)
Fullbacks
Key
Bold = Composite selection
* = Consensus All-American
AP = selected by coaches and sports writers, compiled by the Associated Press. It had a first and second team.[8] [9] [10]
AL = selected by the football coaches at the University of Alabama.[11]
AS = selected by the Anniston Star.[12]
WA = selected by coach William Alexander of the Georgia Institute of Technology.[13]
Notes and References
- News: Dixie Grid Men Increase Fame. The Spokesman-Review. December 10, 1932.
- News: William Ritt. Middle West and East Lead in Central Press' All-American Selections: Mythical Eleven Is Named By Football Captains of U.S.. Evening Independent. Massillon, Ohio. 1932-12-05.
- News: William Ritt. Players Pick Own All-American: MID WEST-EAST PLACE FOUR ON MYTHICAL TEAM; Newman of Michigan Is Unanimous Selection For Quarterback. Burlington Hawk Eye. 1932-12-07.
- Web site: Don Zimmerman.
- Web site: Don Zimmerman.
- Web site: Rushing - Individual Records. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160603200951/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/081710aak.html. 2016-06-03.
- Web site: Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141011172540/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/ot/hall-of-fame.html . 2014-10-11 .
- News: All-Southern 11 Is Picked. Ironwood Daily Globe. December 1, 1932.
- News: Zimmerman, Hitchcock, and Gracey Lead Poll Among Sport Writers. Dillon Graham. December 1, 1932. The Evening Independent.
- News: Two of Biggest Elevens Fail to Secure Places. The Citizen Advertiser. December 1, 1932.
- News: Alabama Coaches Select 12-Player All-Southern. The Tuscaloosa News. November 18, 1932.
- News: This N That. The Anniston Star. November 23, 1932. March 14, 2015. 8. Newspapers.com. Mark.
- News: All-Southern Grid Team Picked By Bill Alexander. Oakland Tribune. W. A. Alexander. William Alexander (coach). 19. December 13, 1932. September 21, 2015. Newspapers.com.
