Arthur "Artie" Pew Jr. (March 26, 1898 – December 1, 1959) was a

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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

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for the

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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

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banished him unjustly in the

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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

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. Pew was

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of the 1919 team. He made an all-time Georgia Bulldogs football team picked in 1935. He was nominated though not selected for an ''Associated Press'' All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team.

Basketball

Pew was also a member of the school's basketball team. During his time there the Bulldogs won a basketball game by the largest margin of victory in school history, 122 to 2 over S.E. Christian. The same team beat Mercer by 65. That year the team's only loss was to North Carolina led by former Georgia coach

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pew, Artie 1898 births 1959 deaths Georgia Bulldogs football players All-Southern college football players Georgia Bulldogs basketball players American football tackles American football placekickers People from Early County, Georgia Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state) American men's basketball players