Bob Rives
Tackle | |
| Class | Graduate |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 12, 1903 Hopkinsville, Kentucky |
| Died: | March 1, 1956 (aged 52) Old Hickory, Tennessee |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Vanderbilt (1923–1925) |
| High school | Hopkinsville |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Robert Franklin Rives (November 12, 1903 – March 1, 1956) was an
tackle. He played college football for Vanderbilt University
.
Early years
Bob Rives was born on November 12, 1903, in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, to R. H. Rives.
High school
A
refereed high school football games throughout Tennessee
for several years prior to his death.
College football
Rives played for
Northern school.[4] Rives was deemed an All-Southern
tackle in 1924 and 1925.
1923
After two disappointing losses to the
Alf Sharpe dove to recover the football in the end zone for the touchdown.[6][7] Along with Bomar, surely the star of the game,[5] Rives played well, called "No. 1 gallant in the line."[6]
Nine writers voted Rives All-Southern.
In the sixth week of play Vanderbilt beat rival
Thanksgiving Day, the Florida Gators upset the Alabama Crimson Tide in the rain by a score of 16 to 6, helping ensure Vanderbilt's Southern championship.[10] This is the last conference title for Vanderbilt in football. Then Florida players Cy Williams, Goldy Goldstein, and Ark Newton would be teammates of Rives's on the Newark Bears of the first American Football League
in 1926.
1924
Rives started every game at
Northern school.[6] The first touchdown came at the end of a 63-yard drive when Rives opened a hole for Tom Ryan.[11] At year's end, Rives was selected All-Southern
.
1925
Rives was the only Vanderbilt player to make All-Southern in 1925.
Professional football
He played professionally for the Newark Bears of the American Football League in 1926. Doug Wycoff, fullback from Georgia Tech, was a teammate. The team played only five games before folding in October 1926.[12]
Death
Rives died at his residence in Old Hickory, Tennessee, on March 1, 1956.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Rites Saturday For Bob Rives". Kentucky New Era. March 2, 1956.
- ^ "Well, You Don't Win Them All". Kentucky New Era. October 7, 1969.
- ^ "Bob Rives".
- ^ Traughber, William L. Vanderbilt Football: Tales of Commodore Gridiron History. Charleston, SC: History, 2011, p.81-82
- ^ a b
Ed Hebert (October 29, 1923). "Jubilant Greenies En Route To 'Nooga For Week Of Rest". Times-Picayune.
- ^ a b c d e Russell, Fred, and Maxwell Edward Benson. Fifty Years of Vanderbilt Football. Nashville, TN, 1938, p. 42-43
- ^ Rolfs, George (October 15, 1924). "Vandy Will Face More Formidable Foe This Season". Times-Picayune.
- ^ "Tennessee Is Swamped By Vandy". Times-Picayune. November 11, 1923.
- ^ Morgan Blake (November 22, 1923). "Gil Reese Stars As Commodores Defeat Athenians". The Red and Black.
- ^ cf. "Bama Hopes To Win Cup". Times-Picayune. November 28, 1923.
- ^ "Gophers Beaten By Vanderbilt Commodores, 16-0". Spartanburg Herald. November 22, 1924.
- ^ "Goldstein, Erving "Goldy"". jewsinsports.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
