1922 College Football All-Southern Team

The 1922 College Football All-Southern Team consists of college football players chosen by various organizations and writers for College Football All-Southern Teams for the 1922 Southern Conference football season. It was the first season of the Southern Conference.
[1922 Vanderbilt Commodores football|Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt] end Lynn Bomar and Georgia Tech running back Red Barron were the only two unanimous choices of a composite of selectors. Walter Camp picked no Southerners for his first-team All-American, but picked Bomar and Barron for his second team.

Composite eleven

The composite All-Southern eleven compiled from twenty four coaches and sporting editors of the South each of whom received trophies from the Atlanta Journal included:

Red Barron, halfback for Georgia Tech, unanimous selection, second-team Camp All-American. Barron led Tech to a 14-6 defeat over one of [1922 Auburn Tigers football|Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]'s greatest teams. He was also an All-Southern baseball player who played professionally with the Boston Braves; and later coached high school football.
Joe Bennett, tackle for Georgia, later a Coca-Cola executive. "Prior to the 1960s, Bennett is likely Georgia's most outstanding tackle." Both he and Whelchel were notorious kick blockers.
Lynn Bomar, end for Vanderbilt, unanimous selection, second-team Camp All-American. He played with the New York Giants in their inaugural season and was later warden of Tennessee State Prison. Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1956.
Herb Covington, quarterback for Centre, known as "The Mayfield Flash", had to replace Bo McMillin and kicked a record six straight drop-kicked field goals in a game against Louisville.
Oscar Davis, guard for Georgia Tech, also selected All-American by Lawrence Perry and Billy Evans.
John Fletcher, fullback for Georgia, provided much of the team's offense. An account of the game against Tennessee the next season says "he rammed the ball almost the entire length of the field on two occasions."
Claire Frye, center for Georgia Tech, had formerly played football as a member of the American Expeditionary Forces.
Red Roberts, end for Centre, last year the fifth southern player selected first-team All-American by Walter Camp. Later coached the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets.
John Shirey, halfback for Auburn, was a member of various all-time Auburn teams.
Albert Staton, tackle for Georgia Tech, is the starting end on the all-time Heisman era team.
Puss Whelchel, guard for Georgia, and the unanimously elected captain from Georgia's strong line of '21. Both he and Bennett were notorious kick blockers.

All-Southerns of 1922

Ends

Tackles

Guards

Oscar Davis, Georgia Tech
Puss Whelchel, Georgia
Rip Reagan, Auburn
L. O. Wesley, Alabama
Tuck Kelly, Vanderbilt
Birkett Pribble, Kentucky
Ben Compton, Alabama
Grady Pritchard, North Carolina

Centers

Claire Frye, Georgia Tech
Ed Kubale, Centre
Shorty Propst, Alabama,
Eddie Reed, Tulane
Fats Lawrence, Auburn
Johnson, Mercer

Quarterbacks

Herb "Flash" Covington, Centre
Charles Bartlett, Alabama
Doc Kuhn, Vanderbilt
Dick Mulvehill, Georgia
Jack McDonough, Georgia Tech

Halfbacks

Red Barron†, Georgia Tech
John Shirey, Auburn
Gil Reese, Vanderbilt
Ark Newton, Florida
Jimmy Brewster, Georgia Tech
G. B. Arnold, Virginia

Fullbacks

John Fletcher, Georgia
Ed Sherling, Auburn
Roe Campbell, Tennessee
Pooley Hubert, Alabama
Red Johnston, North Carolina
Pinkey Hunt, Georgia Tech