Bertram Earl "Mullie" Lenoir (January 19, 1897 – May 11, 1979) was an American

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player and coach. Lenoir was an All-Southern running back for the Alabama Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama, and coached both the Georgetown Tigers and Bluefield Rams.

Playing career

Lenoir was in the Alabama backfield with

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, coached by

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. The 1919 team lost only to Vanderbilt and officially shares a title with

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. Auburn's only loss was also to Vandy, but the game was closer. Lenoir scored three touchdowns in the Birmingham-Southern game that year, the first ever meeting between the two schools, and four touchdowns against

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. He weighed 144 pounds.

Coaching career

Lenoir was the newly elected from coach of the Georgetown Tigers freshman team in 1925. He coached there three years. From 1929 to 1940, Lenoir was coach of the Bluefield Rams football team. During his span the Rams had a win–loss–tie record of 79–18–2, including a 9–0 1933 campaign.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lenoir, Mullie 1897 births 1979 deaths American football halfbacks Alabama Crimson Tide football players Bluefield Rams football coaches Georgetown Tigers football coaches All-Southern college football players People from Marlin, Texas Players of American football from Falls County, Texas