George Harmon (basketball)

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George Harmon
Personal information
Born(1902-07-16)July 16, 1902
Cuthbert, Georgia
DiedJanuary 30, 1954(1954-01-30) (aged 51)
Macon, Georgia
Career information
College
PositionGuard
Career highlights and awards
  • SIAA championship (1922)
  • 2x All-Southern (1922, 1923)
  • Mercer Hall of Fame (1973)

George F. Harmon (July 16, 1902 – January 30, 1954) was a college basketball player, "one of the all-time greats" in Mercer basketball history.[1]

Early years

Harmon was born in Cuthbert, Georgia, the son of the Rev. J. A. Harmon and Mrs. Mamie Feagin Harmon.[2]

Mercer

His team was the runner-up to North Carolina in the 1922 SoCon tournament.[3] He was a running guard and "sharpshooter".[4] His unorthodox style of dribbling once got fouls called on him.[5] Harmon was "acknowledged king of the basketball world in so far as Southern circles are concerned."[6] He also played on the football team.

He was inducted into the Mercer Hall of Fame, with no relatives attending.[2][7]

References

  1. ^ http://www.galib.uga.edu/data/newspapers-pdf/mer/mer1954/mer1954-0018.pdf[dead link]
  2. ^ a b "The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia on April 18, 1973 · 61".
  3. ^ https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn91046080/1922-03-03/ed-1
  4. ^ "History of the Early S.I.A.A. Atlanta Basketball Tournament".
  5. ^ http://dlgmedia1-www.galib.uga.edu/data/newspapers-pdf/mer/mer1923/mer1923-0019.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  6. ^ https://ursa.mercer.edu/bitstream/handle/10898/2358/mer1923-0013.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y[bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ "Hall of Fame".

External links

George Harmon at Find a Grave

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