Vance Maree, tackle for Georgia Tech. One writer said Maree and
Frank Speer had the reputation as "the toughest pair of tackles in the south."[2]
Buddy Hackman, halfback for Tennessee. Hackman filled the role of
Gene McEver, who missed the entire season with torn ligaments in his knee.[3] He was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1974.[3]
Fred Sington, tackle for Alabama. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955. Sington was chosen for an Associated Press Southeast Area All-Time football team 1920–1969 era.
Vernon "Catfish" Smith, end for Georgia, made an all-time Georgia Bulldogs football team picked in 1935.[4]
John Suther, halfback for Alabama. Suther described the feeling before the Tennessee game, which Alabama won 18–6. "Coach Wade was boiling mad. He was like a blood-thirsty drill sergeant anyway, and those critics made him more fiery ... He challenged us to help him shut up the loudmouths that were making his life miserable."[5]
Vance Maree, tackle for Georgia Tech. One writer said Maree and
Frank Speer had the reputation as "the toughest pair of tackles in the south."[2]
Buddy Hackman, halfback for Tennessee. Hackman filled the role of
Gene McEver, who missed the entire season with torn ligaments in his knee.[3] He was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1974.[3]
Fred Sington, tackle for Alabama. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955. Sington was chosen for an Associated Press Southeast Area All-Time football team 1920–1969 era.
Vernon "Catfish" Smith, end for Georgia, made an all-time Georgia Bulldogs football team picked in 1935.[4]
John Suther, halfback for Alabama. Suther described the feeling before the Tennessee game, which Alabama won 18–6. "Coach Wade was boiling mad. He was like a blood-thirsty drill sergeant anyway, and those critics made him more fiery ... He challenged us to help him shut up the loudmouths that were making his life miserable."[5]