Cornerback: Elmer Tarbox
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The reason why: He was Texas Tech’s first megastar. A two-way halfback on the 10-1 Cotton Bowl team of 1938, Tarbox made a nation-leading 11 interceptions (still the school record) and ranked top-10 nationally in rushing and receiving.
Not bad for a guy whose high school — Higgins — was too small to field a football team.
To illustrate how he was viewed at the time, Tarbox garnered more votes than TCU Heisman Trophy winner Davey O’Brien as the “Wheaties Cereal Champion” of 1938.