Austin Downes
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Died: | May 25, 1979 (aged 73) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 156 lb (71 kg) |
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Austin J. Downes (August 20, 1905 – May 25, 1979) was a college football player. He later worked for the US government in Phoenix, Arizona.[1]
Early years
Downes came from an Irish family in Chicago.[2][3] Downes was to play for Knute Rockne's Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, but transferred to the University of Georgia under Rockne's protege coach Harry Mehre.[4]
University of Georgia
Downes was a prominent
national champion USC, and the other to the team USC beat in the Rose Bowl, Southern champion Tulane
.
References
- ^ "The Red and Black (Athens, Ga.) 1893-current, November 04, 1938, Image 7 « Georgia Historic Newspapers".
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ISBN 0253215684– via Google Books.
- ^ Dillon Graham (December 2, 1931). "Three Tulane Stars Picked for All-Southern Team". Fitchburg Sentinel.
- ISBN 9780810860407.
- ^ Austin Wilson (December 29, 1982). ""Squab" part of Georgia football". Gettysburg Times.
- ^ "Jones' Head Good Luck Charm For Georgia". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. December 29, 1982.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Pack of Veterans Carry on Georgia's Grid Wars". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. October 12, 1931.
- ^ "Team Captains". Archived from the original on 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
