1927 College Football All-Southern Team

Composite eleven

• John Barnhill, guard for Tennessee, second-team AP All-American, later head coach at his alma mater.
• Elvin Butcher, center for Tennessee. His play against Vanderbilt helped secure the spot on the eleven, as he outplayed Vandy center Vernon Sharpe, who arguably had the better season.
• Dick Dodson, halfback for Tennessee, set a record with a 91 yard run versus Transylvania. It's still the second longest run in Tennessee history, broken with a 99 yard run by Kelsey Finch against Florida in 1977. In the Tennessee-Vanderbilt game of '27, Dodson carried the ball but four times, yet was the main reason for Tennessee keeping the game a tie.
• Herdis McCrary, fullback for Georgia, second-team AP and UP All-American. Known as "Bull," he played in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers from 1929 to 1933.
• Tom Nash, end for Georgia, consensus All-American. He played professionally for the Green Bay Packers, selected All-Pro in 1932.
• Fred Pickhard, tackle and captain for Alabama, second-team CP and UP All-American.
• Ivey Shiver, end and captain for Georgia's "dream and wonder team." Known as "Chick," he was first-team AP All-American. He played professional baseball for the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds.
• Gene Smith, guard for Georgia, third-team AP All-American. He played in the NFL for the Portsmouth Spartans.
• Bill Spears, quarterback for Vanderbilt, nearest to a unanimous selection, first-team AP All-American, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1962. He was speedy and rarely threw an interception.
• Stumpy Thomason, halfback for Georgia Tech, played in the NFL for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Eagles.
• Jess Tinsley, tackle for LSU, cousin of Gaynell Tinsley. He played in the NFL for the Chicago Cardinals.

  Composite overview

All-Southerns of 1927

Ends

• Ivey "Chick" Shiver, Georgia
• Tom Nash*, Georgia
• Ed Crowley, Georgia Tech
• Larry "Kitty" Creson, Vanderbilt
• Rags Matthews, Texas Christian
• H. S. Spotts, Washington & Lee
• Allyn McKeen, Tennessee
• Ap Applewhite, Mississippi
• Pinkie Thornhill, VMI
• H. R. Lewis, Mississippi A & M
• Moss, VMI
• Patrick Brown, Tulane

  Tackles

• Fred Pickhard, Alabama
• Jess Tinsley, LSU
• Glenn Lautzenhiser, Georgia
• Dave McArthur, Tennessee
• Garrett Morehead, North Carolina
• B. Winston Cardwell, Virginia
• E. J. Hood, Georgia Tech
• Bill Brunson, Mississippi A & M
• Duke Kimbrough, Sewanee
• Clark Pearce, Alabama
• Earl Fitzpatrick, Washington and Lee
• Kenneth Rugh, VMI
• Guy Nesom, LSU
• Donald Adams, Maryland
• Frank Speer, Georgia Tech
• Warren, LSU

  Guards

• John Barnhill, Tennessee
• Gene Smith, Georgia
• Jim Bowdoin, Alabama
• V. K. Smith, Ole Miss
• B. B. Tips, Washington & Lee
• Raleigh Drennon, Georgia Tech
• V. E. Miles, VPI
• Arthur Tripp, Tennessee
• Bud Shuler, North Carolina
• L. R. Thompson, Mississippi A & M

  Centers

• Elvin Butcher, Tennessee
• Vernon Sharpe, Vanderbilt
• Harry Schwartz, North Carolina
• Peter Pund, Georgia Tech
• William Patterson, Auburn
• Ike Boland, Georgia
• Shep Mondy, VMI

  Quarterbacks

• Bill Spears, Vanderbilt
• Johnny Menville, Tulane
• Babe Godfrey, LSU

  Halfbacks

• Stumpy Thomason, Georgia Tech
• Dick Dodson, Tennessee
• Jack McDowall, North Carolina State
• Phoney Smith, Mercer
• Bill Banker, Tulane
• Frank Peake, VPI
• Al Barnes, VMI
• Bobby Hooks, Georgia
• Warner Mizell, Georgia Tech
• John Sloan, Virginia
• Davis Brasfield, Alabama
• Gene White, Washington & Lee
• Fred Linkus, Maryland
• Roy Estes, Georgia
• Lewis Thomas, Maryland
• Red Brown, Alabama
• Bud Eskew, Clemson
• Reuben Wilcox, Mississippi

  Fullbacks

• Herdis McCrary, Georgia
• Jimmy Armistead, Vanderbilt
• Bill Middlekauff, Florida
• Sollie Cohen, Mississippi
• Tom Young, North Carolina
• Tom Shotts, Auburn

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