Morgan Blake
Morgan Blake | |
|---|---|
| Born | William Morgan Blake February 1889 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Sportswriter |
| Alma mater | Vanderbilt University |
William Morgan Blake (February, 1889 – July 26, 1953) was an early 20th-century American
Early years
A law graduate and member of
Sportswriter
Blake ranked
Georgia Tech.[4] He is also one for the Georgia Bulldogs
. He wrote a story about school nicknames for football teams and proposed:
The Georgia Bulldogs would sound good because there is a certain dignity about a bulldog, as well as ferocity.
golfer Bobby Jones.[6]He retired in 1951.Agoga's Men's Bible Class
Teaching at the Agoga Men's Bible Class at the Baptist Tabernacle of Atlanta, his class frequently reached 2,000 and was rated as the largest in the south.[1] He also wrote religious news columns.
Bibliography
- A Sports Editor Finds Christ. Hale Publishing Company. 1952.
References
- ^ a b c d "Morgan Blake, Columnist, Sports Writer To Retire". The Tuscaloosa News. July 29, 1951.
- ^ "Funeral Rites For Religious Writer Today". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. July 28, 1953.
- ^ "Golden Tornadoes". Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ "Georgia Traditions from Georgiadogs.com". Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2007-03-29.
- ^ "Personnel 1930-1939".