Rupert Colmore
File:Rupert Colmore.jpg | |
Sewanee Tigers – No. 40 | |
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Position | Tackle |
Class | 1937 |
Personal information | |
Born: | Chattanooga, Tennessee | November 2, 1914
Died: | December 27, 1972 | (aged 58)
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Sewanee (1934–1936) |
High school | Baylor |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Rupert McPherson Colmore Jr. (November 2, 1914 – December 27, 1972) was a college football player. A prominent tackle, he is the only All-Southeastern Conference selection in the history of the Sewanee Tigers football program.[1][2] Philadelphia coach Bert Bell selected Colmore for All-American.[3][4] His father Rupert Colmore, Sr. also played for Sewanee. Colmore turned down the chance to play professional football for Philadelphia and entered business.[5]
Early years
Colmore was the son of Rupert Colmore Sr. He attended the Baylor School in his native Chattanooga. He is a member of its sports hall of fame.[5]
Sewanee
Colmore also ran track and played basketball.[6] He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. He was inducted into the Sewanee Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004.[7]
Personal
Colmore married Virginia Guild.[8][9] He worked for Simplicity System Company in Chattanooga.
References
- ^ "Associated Press Names All-Southeastern Eleven". St. Petersburg Times. December 1, 1936.
- ^ "The SEC began with 13 schools, including three in Tennessee". timesfreepress.com.
- ^ "Colmore Honored". Sewanee Alumni News. 3: 3.
- ^ https://dspace.sewanee.edu/bitstream/handle/11005/2554/sewaneealumninewsv3193637.pdf?sequence=1[bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b "Detail - Baylor School". www.baylorschool.org.
- ^ "Colmore Seeks Ninth Monogram". Tuscaloosa News. December 29, 1936.
- ^ "Sewanee Athletics". Sewanee Athletics.
- ^ "Virginia Dale Guild - Rupert McPherson Colmore, Jr, Wedding announcement". The Tennessean. October 15, 1938. p. 7 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ The History of Hamilton County and Chattanooga, Tennessee. Lookout Publishing Company. 1931.
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