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1919 College Football All-Southern Team
The 1919 College Football All-Southern Team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations for the 1919 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Auburn won the SIAA championship. Even though Centre went undefeated, there were questions over professionalism. Composite eleven The composite eleven posted by H. J. Stegeman, coach at the University of Georgia, for Spalding's Football Guide included: *Alf Adams, end for Vanderbilt, also a basketball star and later an attorney. * Pete Bonner, guard for Auburn, selected for various all-time Auburn teams. *Josh Cody, tackle for Vanderbilt, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1970, only three-time All-American in Vanderbilt football history. He was selected for the ''Associated Press'' Southeast Area All-Time football team 1869-1919 era. Third-team Camp All-American. Later a prominent football coach at many institutions. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buck Flowers
Allen Ralph "Buck" Flowers, Jr. (March 26, 1899 – April 8, 1983) was an American college football player who was a halfback for the Davidson Wildcats football team of Davidson College in 1917 and for the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football team of the Georgia School of Technology in 1918, 1919 and 1920. A triple threat, Flowers also handled punting and drop kicks. Coach William Alexander said Flowers was the best punter Tech ever had and the best back he ever coached, calling him "pound for pound, my greatest player". As a safety on defense, no player ever got past Flowers for a touchdown. In 1955, he became the first Georgia Tech football player to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Flowers was also selected as a halfback on an Associated Press Southeast Area All-Time football team 1869–1919 era. Early years Flowers was born in Sumter, South Carolina, in 1899, the son of Allen Ralph Flowers, Sr. and M. Bettie (Cain) Flowers. He attended Sumter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marv Mattox
Marvin Bruce "Monk" Mattox (February 11, 1899 – May 5, 1956) was an American football player, coach and official. He was also an oil company distributor. Playing career Mattox was a guard in the National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the .... He played with the Milwaukee Badgers during the 1923 NFL season. He played college football for the Washington & Lee Generals football, Washington & Lee Generals, selected an College Football All-Southern Team, All-Southern End (American football), end in 1919 Washington and Lee Generals football team, 1919. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mattox, Marv 1899 births Milwaukee Badgers players Washington and Lee Generals football players People from Westmoreland County, Virginia 1956 deaths Players of American footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen Reynolds
Owen Gaston Reynolds (January 12, 1900 – March 11, 1984) was an American football player in the National Football League (NFL). Reynolds played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia, receiving All-Southern honors in 1919, 1920, and 1921. In the 1920 season, he was only knocked off his feet once. Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ... used three men to knock him down. He was captain of the 1921 team. He was nominated though not selected for an ''Associated Press'' All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team. In 1925 he played for the New York Giants in their inaugural season, making him the first Bulldog to play in the NFL. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Reynolds, Owen 1900 births 1984 deaths People from Douglasville, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodney Ollinger
Rodney Ollinger was a college football player for the Auburn Tigers football team. He played first for Spring Hill, where he was a renowned punter. Ollinger was an end for coach Mike Donahue's team, a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) champion 1919 Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the c ... team, a season in which he was All-Southern. He was a standout as a punter and on defense in the win over the Mississippi Aggies. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ollinger, Rodney All-Southern college football players American football ends Auburn Tigers football players Players of American football from Mobile, Alabama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Hovater
Jack Hovater (August 31, 1897 – April 9, 1965) was an American college football player and high school football coach. He was also once president of the Alabama State League. Hovater was a prominent running back and tackle for the Alabama Crimson Tide; twice selected All-Southern and captain of the 1917 team. He played with two other Hovater brothers on the 1916 team. He and Ike Boone were ends on the 1919 team. Hovater later coach football and taught at Dothan High School in Dothan, Alabama Dothan () is a city in Dale, Henry, and Houston counties and the Houston county seat in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is Alabama's eighth-largest city, with a population of 71,072 at the 2020 census. It is near the state's southeastern corner, .... He died on April 9, 1965, at his home in Dothan. References External links * 1897 births 1967 deaths 20th-century American educators American football halfbacks American football quarterbacks American football tackles Ala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Zerfoss
Thomas Bowman Zerfoss (June 15, 1895 – August 5, 1988) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He played for both the Kentucky Wildcats of the University of Kentucky and the Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University. He coached the latter's freshman football team and served as an assistant under head coach Dan McGugin. Zerfoss was selected as an All-Southern football player in 1919 by Charles A. Reinhart, sporting editor for the ''Louisville Courier-Journal'', and J. L. Ray, sporting editor for the ''Nashville Tennessean''. Zerfoss also was captain of the 1919–20 SIAA champion basketball team which went 14–4. As a player, he weighed 155 pounds. He graduated from Vanderbilt with an M. D. The Zerfoss Student Health Center at Vanderbilt bears his name. A plaque upon it reads "Named in honor of Thomas Bowman Zerfoss Sr., M.D. ... physician, guide, philosopher and friend to Vanderbilt students for more than 40 years." Zerfoss was Vanderbilt's athletic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Snoddy
Hall Terry Snoddy (March 18, 1899 – ?) also known as Terry Snowday was a college football player. Early years Hall Terry Snoddy was born on March 18, 1899, in Owensboro, Kentucky, to Carey Snoddy and Ruth Hall. Centre College Snoddy was a prominent end and halfback for the Centre Praying Colonels of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky; a member of two of its most famous teams in 1919 and 1921. Snoddy was selected to at least one All-Southern team every year he played. 1919 The 1919 team went undefeated and was named a national champion by Sagarin. 1921 The 1921 team beat Harvard 6–0 in one of the greatest upsets in college football history. One account reads "Snoddy, Centre's left halfback, was literally a "John-on-the-spot" in getting under the ball. And it was Snoddy who gained when the gaining counted, by his superior speed." The Colonels then played a postseason bowl game against Texas A&M known as the 1922 Dixie Classic. Snoddy scored Centre's first touc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Staton
Albert Hammond Staton (December 4, 1899 – January 15, 1980) was a college football and basketball player for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Coca-Cola executive in Colombia. Early years Albert Staton was born on December 4, 1899 in Attalla, Alabama, the son of John Curtis Staton and Bivien Hammond Staton. He attended Boys High School in Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia Tech Staton graduated with a mechanical engineering degree from Georgia Tech. He was a prominent end for the Georgia Tech football team. He was selected All-Southern every year he played, and picked for its All-Era Team. Albert played with his brother John. In 1921, Staton was captain of the basketball team. Staton was elected into the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 1963. Al Staton was the first chief executive officer of the Alumni Association and editor of its magazine. He could also sing, a baritone. Coca-Cola He worked for the Coca-Cola company in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatty Warren
Chester Clyde "Fatty" Warren (September 21, 1898 – 1946) was a college football player. Early years Warren was born September 21, 1898, in Coal City, Alabama, near Pell City in St. Clair County, Alabama, the son of George Washington Warren and Mary Frances Savage. Auburn University He was a prominent guard for Mike Donahue's Auburn Tigers of Auburn University from 1918 to 1920. 1919 Warren was a prominent member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) champion 1919 team. Warren "waddled" for a 40-yard touchdown off a blocked punt in the victory over Georgia Tech, the game which netted the championship and gave Tech its first loss to an SIAA school in five years, since Auburn won in 1914. It was John Heisman's last game at Georgia Tech. Zelda Sayre sent All-Southern tackle Pete Bonner a telegram after the defeat of Georgia Tech The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or, in the state of Georgia, as Tech or The I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artie Pew
Arthur "Artie" Pew Jr. (March 26, 1898 – December 1, 1959) was a college football and basketball player. Early years Pew was born on March 26, 1898, in Damascus, Georgia, to Arthur Pew Sr. and Bessie Harvey. University of Georgia Football Pew was an All-Southern tackle for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia. Pew was a member of teams which over two years did not lose to a single southern opponent. The line was strong, with 4 All-Southerns: Pew along with Bum Day, Puss Whelchel, and Owen Reynolds. Joe Bennett was there as well, and Jim Taylor was on the bench. Pew graduated early, and had expected to leave football a year before his eligibility was up. He changed his mind when a referee banished him unjustly in the Auburn game: "Just for that I'll be back next year," he told his Auburn aggressor, "and we will fight it out on the same field." He was also an outstanding placekicker. Pew was captain of the 1919 team. He made an all-time Georgia Bulldogs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo McMillin
Alvin Nugent "Bo" McMillin (January 12, 1895 – March 31, 1952) was an American football player and coach at the collegiate and professional level. He played college football at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, where he was a three-time All-American at quarterback, and led the Centre Praying Colonels to an upset victory over Harvard in 1921. McMillin was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player as part of its inaugural 1951 class. McMillin was the head football coach at Centenary College of Louisiana (1922–1924), Geneva College (1925–1927), Kansas State University (1928–1933) and Indiana University (1934–1947), compiling a career college football coaching record of 140–77–13. In 1945, he led Indiana to its first Big Ten Conference title and was named AFCA Coach of the Year. After graduating from Centre, McMillin played professionally with the Milwaukee Badgers and Cleveland Indians—two early National Football League (NFL) teams—in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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