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Guard, Tennessee, 1937–⁠40

Bob Suffridge

Born
Mar 17, 1916, in Union County, Tennessee
Died
Mar 3, 1974, in Knoxville, Tennessee

Bob Suffridge played guard at Tennessee (1937–⁠40). He was a consensus All‑American in 1940. The Pittsburgh Steelers took Suffridge in round 6, No. 42 overall in the 1941 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1961.

Best season
1940
Consensus All-American and First-team All-SEC
Drafted
No. 42
Round 6, 1941 NFL Draft (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 1938 and 1940; SEC champions, 1938, 1939 and 1940

All-America: consensus 1940; UP first team 1938 and 1939; INS first team 1939; Newsweek first team 1939; Sporting News 1939; NEA Sports Syndicate second team 1938; AP third team 1938; NEA third team 1939; Central Press first team 1939; and 4 more selectors’ teams

The teams in those years

Linemen have no individual stat lines in our source.

In the NFL

First-team All-Pro: 1941

All-Pro teams: New York Daily News first team 1941.

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