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Lob Brown
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William S. "Lob" or "Lobster" Brown was a college football player.
Key Information
Georgia Tech
[edit]Brown was a prominent tackle for the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He came from Chattanooga, Tennessee.[1] He was elected to the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 1966.[2] In 1915 John Heisman selected him one of the 30 greatest Southern football players.[3]
1904
[edit]Brown was selected All-Southern in 1904.[4] Some publications claim he was Tech's first All-Southern player;[5] others list Jesse Thrash.[6]
1906
[edit]He also kicked, responsible for the win over Davidson by a 40-yard field goal.[7] Brown also helped Tech to its first defeat over Auburn in 1906.[8] He was captain-elect of 1907.[9][10]
1909
[edit]Brown played for Texas A&M with Frank Shipp.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facts About Tech Team". Atlanta Constitution. p. 13. Retrieved October 8, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ^ J. W. Heisman (February 1, 1915). "Dixie's Football Hall of Fame". Atlanta Georgian.
- ^ "Football in the South". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide: 161. 1904.
- ^ "Georgia Tech Football Team of 1904". Archived from the original on October 10, 2016.
- ^ "2011 Georgia Tech Football Media Guide". July 27, 2011.
- ^ ""Lobster" Brown". Atlanta Constitution. October 28, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wiley Lee Umphlett (1992). Creating the Big Game: John W. Heisman and the Invention of American Football. p. 92. ISBN 9780313284045.
- ^ ""Lobster" Brown Will Make Fine Leader For Tech Team". Atlanta Georgian. December 17, 1906.
- ^ John F. Stegeman (September 1997). The Ghosts of Herty Field: Early Days on a Southern Gridiron. University of Georgia Press. p. 77. ISBN 9780820319599.
- ^ "Chattanoogan Played Football in Southwest". Knoxville Sentinel. December 3, 1909.
