(Football 1950-53, Assistant Football Coach 1968-69)
A four-year
football letterman for the Lions from 1950-53. He led the team in passing in 1951 (565
yds), 1952 (717 yds) and 1953 (681 yds) and led the team in rushing in 1952 with 764 yards
on 153 carries for a 4.6 average. During his career he threw for 1,963 yards and had 3,051
total yards, with 1,088 yards rushing. He threw for 33 touchdowns in his career, which
still stood as a school record at the time of his induction. He also threw 12 touchdown
passes in a single season.
He accounted for 38 career touchdowns with the Lions and
his passing efficiency rating in 1953 was among the best in school history at 134.2.
He rushed for more than 100 yards in a game on at least three occasions with 121 yards
against Middle Tennessee State, 136 against Union and 137 against Conway State, all in
1952. He was selected Team Captain in 1952 and 1953 and is one of just five Lion players
to have ever been selected as a team captain in two different seasons.
He was selected for
the Times Daily Team of the Decade for 1949-58. After a two-year stint in the Army, he
enjoyed a successful coaching career that included stints at Palmetto, Aliceville and
Carrollton high schools. He later served as an administrator at Pickens Academy and
Reform. He also returned to help the Lions as an assistant coach in 1968 and 1969.
