George V. Chalmers

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George V. Chalmers
Chalmers at Maryland in 1931
Maryland Terrapins
PositionQuarterback
Career history
CollegeMaryland (1929–1931)

George V. "Shorty" Chalmers (November 19, 1907 – March 1984) was an American college athlete. He served as the

Delaware Sports Hall of Fame and the University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame
.

College career

A native of

double-wing offense, with his primary receiver being Boze Berger.[2] In Tales From The Maryland Terrapins, author David Ungrady called that tandem "one of the most dangerous pass-catch combinations in Maryland history."[3]

Chalmers played on the freshman football team in 1928 before he "graduated" to the varsity, where he helped replace the loss of

Bosey Berger. Chalmers tallied one of the Old Liners' touchdowns on a pass to Berger.[5]

In 1931, Chalmers and Berger helped lead the Old Liners to an 8–1–1 record, and one of the best seasons of Coach Byrd's 24-year tenure.

kicking,[8] and considered him the best forward passer in the South.[9]

He graduated from Maryland in 1932 with a

pigeons as a hobby, and at one point boasted more than 110 of the birds.[13]

Later life

After graduation, Chalmers remained involved in football in the Maryland area as a

referee.[14] In 1932, he served as head coach of the independent Newark Yellow Jackets.[15] In 1933, he was signed by the Philadelphia-based professional football team, the Frankford Legion.[16]

He was inducted into the

Delaware Sports Hall of Fame in 1981.[17][18] Chalmers was also inducted into the University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame in 1983.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b 1932 Reveille, p. 54, University of Maryland, 1932.
  2. ^ Engineers Of Maryland Pass Attack Archived 2012-11-03 at the Wayback Machine, The Sun, December 3, 1929.
  3. ISBN 1-58261-688-4
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  4. ^ Maryland Grid Mentor Seeks Driving Power, St. Petersburg Times, September 25, 1929.
  5. ^ Yale Tied By Marylanders; Old Eli Surprised Once More By Southern Eleven, The Pittsburgh Press, November 10, 1929.
  6. ISBN 0-8018-6424-0
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  7. ^ University Of Maryland Dominates The Sun Team; Entire Backfield And Three Linemen Chosen On Twenty-Second Annual Eleven--Helm, Captain, And Poppelman Best Bet Archived 2012-11-03 at the Wayback Machine, The Sun, p. S1, December 13, 1931.
  8. ^ One Of Maryland's Triple Threats, The Sun, November 28, 1929.
  9. ^ 1932 Reveille, p. 153, University of Maryland, 1932.
  10. ^ 1932 Reveille, p. 105, University of Maryland, 1932.
  11. ^ 1932 Reveille, p. 147, University of Maryland, 1932.
  12. ^ 1932 Reveille, p. 290, University of Maryland, 1932.
  13. ^ David Ungrady, p. 42.
  14. ^ BALTIMORE U. VICTOR, 13-7; Turns Back Moravian Eleven for Third Straight Triumph, The New York Times, p. S5, October 23, 1932.
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  16. ^ Frankford Pro Grid Eleven Starts Practice This Sunday Archived 2011-10-22 at the Wayback Machine, The Frankford Gazette, September 8, 1933.
  17. ^ "Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in Wilmington, Delaware - 1981". www.desports.org.
  18. ISBN 0-9644427-0-1
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  19. ^ All-Time Inductees Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame, retrieved August 30, 2010.
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