Jock Hanvey
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Personal information | |
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Born: | Abbeville County, South Carolina | October 15, 1882
Died: | January 15, 1935 Portsmouth, Virginia | (aged 52)
Career history | |
College | Clemson (1902–1903) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Connor "Jock" Hanvey (October 15, 1882 – January 15, 1935) was an American college football player and coach.
Early years
Many of Hanvey's brothers played for Clemson.[1] George A. Hanvey, Jr. was a lieutenant colonel in the Army.[2]
Clemson College
Football
He was a prominent
fullback for the Clemson Tigers of Clemson University in 1902 and 1903,[3][4] winning 2 SIAA titles with John Heisman as coach and selected All-Southern in both years.[5]
1902
He scored 3 touchdowns on Georgia in 1902,[6] and started every game that year.[6]
1903
Clemson beat the
Cumberland billed as the championship of the south.[10][11] Hanvey at one point during the season injured his shoulder.[12]
After Clemson
Hanvey also was involved with football at Florida State College and
Virginia Polytechnic Institute.[13] He assisted Jack Forsythe
at the former.
References
- ^ "Amateur Sport". The Olympian Magazine. 2: 383–384. 1903.
- ^ e.g. "All-Southern Team". Baltimore American. May 30, 1904.
- ^ a b Kyle King. Fighting Like Cats and Dogs (PDF). pp. 33–34.
- ^ "Football Notes". Atlanta Constitution. October 19, 1903. p. 7. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ^ Foster Senn (October 17, 1987). "This Day in Tiger Football". Clemson University Football Programs - Clemson Vs Duke: 81.
- ISBN 9781623689490.
- ISBN 9780313284045.