Raleigh Eugene Drennon (September 21, 1908 – February, 1965) was a

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player.

Georgia Tech

Drennon was a prominent

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for the

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of the

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. Drennon is a member of the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame.

1928

Drennon was a member of the national champion 1928 team, selected All-Southern that year. Coach William Alexander called him the "best all around guard that ever put a cleat into Grant Field." He received an appointment to West Point in 1930.

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