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The 1917 College Football All-Southern Team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations for the 1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Georgia Tech won the SIAA and the south's first national championship. Walker Carpenter and Everett Strupper were the first two players from the Deep South selected first-team All-American. ==Composite eleven== The composite All-Southern eleven formed by the selection of 7 coaches and sporting writers included: *Alf Adams, end for Vanderbilt. Adams was also a basketball star and later a prominent attorney. *Pete Bonner, guard for Auburn. Bonner is selected at guard for various all-time Auburn teams. *Walker Carpenter, tackle and captain for Georgia Tech' championship team. He and Strupper were the first two players from the Deep South selected first-team All-American. *Moon Ducote, end for Auburn. Ducote is often considered Auburn's greatest player of its early years. He also kicked and later coached. *Bill Fincher, tackle for Georgia Tech, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974. He was also an all-time great as a placekicker. *Buck Flowers, halfback for Davidson, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955. He was selected for the ''Associated Press'' Southeast Area All-Time football team 1869-1919 era. He was just 17 years old when the season started, and also kicked. *Joe Guyon, back for Georgia Tech, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966. He was unanimously selected for the ''Associated Press'' Southeast Area All-Time football team 1869-1919 era.〔 *Albert Hill, quarterback for Georgia Tech, received the most carries on Tech's championship team and was the nation's high scorer. *Pup Phillips, center for Georgia Tech. Phillips received the Hal Nowell trophy for the most efficient play during the season, and left to join the American effort in the First World War as a marine just a week after celebrating the title *Tram Sessions, guard for Alabama. He was later involved in politics and attempted to pass a resolution to re-establish the Auburn–Alabama rivalry. *Everett Strupper, halfback for Georgia Tech, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972. He was deaf and produced the most yards for Tech's championship team. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1917 College Football All-Southern Team」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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