1941 All-Southern Conference football team explained

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

Backs

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Bob Barnett, Duke (AP-1, UP-1)
• Lou Sossamon, South Carolina (AP-2, UP-2)
• Carl Suntheimer, North Carolina (AP-3)

Key

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

• 1941 College Football All-America Team

Notes and References

1. Web site: AP's All-Southern Selection. The Greenville News. December 3, 1941. 10. Newspapers.com.
2. News: All-Southern Conference Team. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 29, 1941. 9.