Harold Ketron

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Harold Ketron
Georgia Bulldogs
Position
Tackle
Personal information
Born:(1879-07-21)July 21, 1879
Clarkesville, Georgia
Died:December 22, 1946(1946-12-22) (aged 67)
Santa Barbara, California
Career history
CollegeGeorgia (1901–1903)
Career highlights and awards

Harold Wayne "War Eagle" Ketron (July 21, 1879 – December 22, 1946) was a college football player and coach.

Early years

Harold Wayne Ketron was born on July 21, 1879, in

corn.[3]

University of Georgia

Ketron was a prominent member of the Georgia Bulldogs football teams of the University of Georgia. Some note him as Georgia's first great football player.[1] Ketron was known as quite a physical player, one source reporting he pulled hair and spat tobacco juice in faces.[4] His younger brother Grover Cleveland Ketron played for Georgia in later years.

1902

In

center position.[5]

1903

He was the only returning starter and

tackle in 1903.[8]

One writer claims "There have been many of the old players who have followed the Georgia games long after graduation, but none of them with a record of more loyalty than the "War Eagle."'

Wilkes-Barre.[12][13][14]

Coaching career

He was later an assistant at his alma mater, in 1912 and 1913.

References

  1. ^ a b c Charlie Norris (27 April 2013). "UGA's First Great Football Player: Harold Ketron".
  2. ^
    ISBN 9780820319599
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  3. ^ "Magazine Picks UF No. 10 in Nation". Gainesville Sun. June 23, 1892.
  4. ISBN 9780252070365
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  5. ^ "From Southeastern College Teams The Constitution Selects An Eleven". Atlanta Constitution. December 1, 1902.
  6. ^ "Team Captains". Archived from the original on 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
  7. ^ "Ketron Is Chosen As Captain of Next Year's Georgia Team". Athens Daily Banner. December 6, 1902. p. 1.
  8. ^ a b Reed, Thomas Walter (c. 1949). "Athletics at the University from the Beginning Through 1947". History of the University of Georgia. dlg.galileo.usg.edu. p. 3466. Retrieved 2006-12-21.
  9. ISBN 9780810860407
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  10. ^ Dan Wolken (April 21, 2013). "Oldest Living No. 1 pick remembers a different draft". USA Today. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  11. ^ Donald Freeman (October 16, 1949). "Trippi's Terrific". Chicago Tribune.
  12. ISBN 9781617495571
    .
  13. ISBN 9781617490484
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  14. ^ T. Kyle King (July 24, 2012). "Why Football Players at Penn State Should Choose to Become Georgia Bulldogs". Retrieved January 28, 2015.
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