Orville Melville "Tiny" Hewitt (September 5, 1901 – October 29, 1955) was a

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

player and coach. He played for both the Pittsburgh Panthers and Army Cadets as a 200-pound

fullback Fullback or Full back may refer to: Sports * A position in various kinds of football, including: ** Full-back (association football), in association football (soccer), a defender playing in a wide position ** Fullback (gridiron football), in Americ ...

. Hewitt coached for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Biography

Orville Hewitt was born on September 5, 1901. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1927. He died in

Avery County, North Carolina Avery County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,806. The county seat is Newland. The county seat was initially established in Elk Park when the county was first formed, but wa ...

, near Asheville, on October 29, 1955, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Arlington National Cemetery
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