Lucius E. Burch
Lucius E. Burch | |
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| Class | 1896 |
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| College | Vanderbilt (1894–1897) |
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Lucius Edward "Luke" Burch (December 10, 1874 – October 15, 1959) was a
Early years
Burch attended the
Vanderbilt University
Burch received his M. D. Degree in 1896.
Football
He was a prominent player on the Vanderbilt Commodores football team from 1894 to 1897[2] – "one of the best guards developed in the United States during his athletic career."[3][4] Burch was selected first team for an all-time Vanderbilt football team in 1912.[5] One writer opines "Captain Keller...was the greatest football expert that ever played on a southern field. I think also that Luke Burch was the greatest guard and that Phil Connell was the greatest fullback that has ever played on a southern field."[6]
1897
The 1897 team went undefeated allowing no points and had the first conference championship for the school.
Medical practice
Burch practiced briefly in
References
- ^ a b "Lucius E. Burch Papers". Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Henry Jay Case (1914). "Vanderbilt–A University of the New South". Outing. 64: 327.
- ^ cf. Vanderbilt University (1906). "The "Famous" Class of '96". Vanderbilt University Quarterly. 6: 246.
- ^ Vanderbilt University (1913). Vanderbilt University Quarterly. Vol. 13. p. 56.
- ^ "Vanderbilt University Quarterly". 1906.
- ^ "Lucius Edward Burch".
