Jesse Little Thrash (October 21, 1880 – December 12, 1942) was a college football player and

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Georgia Tech

Thrash was a prominent tackle for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football teams of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He was inducted into the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame posthumously in 1962.

1902

He was selected All-Southern in

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, listed by various sources as Tech's first ever All-Southern football player. Despite Tech losing every game, he began the season as a sub and closed it as the undisputed star of the Tech team.

1903

Thrash was captain of the 1903 team.

Personal life

Jesse's sons Kenneth Thrash and

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also played football for Tech. His great niece Maria Thrash is a swimming coach, coaching the Tech swimming teams in 2003.

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