John Owsley Manier
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Class | 1907 |
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Personal information | |
Born: | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | March 18, 1887
Died: | September 1, 1956 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 69)
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 166 lb (75 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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High school | Wallace University School |
Career highlights and awards | |
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John Owsley Manier (March 18, 1887 – September 1, 1956) was an American
Early years
J. Owsley Manier was born on March 18, 1887, in Nashville, Tennessee, to William R. Manier and Mary Owsley.[1]
Vanderbilt University
Manier enrolled at Vanderbilt University, was an excellent student and received his A. B. degree in 1907.[1]
Football
Manier was a prominent
1906
Manier scored five touchdowns against
University of Pennsylvania
He received a Bachelor of Arts from Vanderbilt, and his M. D. from the University of Pennsylvania.
1908
He played a bit on the Penn Quakers football team as well, in 1908, for he had a year of eligibility left. "But his effectiveness at Pennsylvania was lessened by the attempt of the coaches to change his style of bucking a line from the low, plunging dive to running into it erect, knees drawn high and great dependence upon his companion backs to "hike" him."[2] At Penn he was shifted to halfback, and mostly used for swift plunges into the line.[9] Penn defeated Michigan, exacting revenge for the multiple losses suffered by Manier to Michigan at Vanderbilt.[10]
Coaching and medical practice
After his time in Pennsylvania he returned to Vanderbilt as an assistant football coach and assistant medical professor. He practiced in Nashville and gave his spare time to the team.[2] Known years with his assistance include 1911 to 1915 and 1920.
Medicine
Manier spent the winter of 1911 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital.[11] He accompanied the Vanderbilt hospital unit to Fort McPherson in 1917.[12] In 1935 he was president of the Tennessee Medical Association.[1][13]
Illness and death
In 1948, Manier developed coronary thrombosis, as well as legions on his legs while vacationing in Norway in 1952.[1] He had a vocal cord removed, and finally an embolism in January 1953 which confined him to his home for his remaining years. Manier died on September 1, 1956, at his home in Nashville.[14] The Nashville Banner reported his death in 1956: "Vanderbilt University loved him, and no alma mater has been better served by an alumnus."[1]
References
- ^ PMID 13486593.
- ^ a b c Henry Jay Case (1914). "Vanderbilt–A University of the New South". Outing. 64: 327.
- ^ "The Football Season of 1904". Vanderbilt University Quarterly. 5: 62–69.
- ^ John Heisman (January 21, 1915). "Dixie's Football Hall of Fame". The Tennessean. p. 11. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ^ Bill Traughber (September 8, 2005). "Vandy All-Americans".
- ^ "Vanderbilt All-Americans". Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ Outing. 1914. p. 327.
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