Froggie Morrison
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| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | |
|---|---|
| Position | Halfback/Quarterback |
| Career history | |
| College | Georgia Tech (1914–1916) |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | February 9, 1893 |
| Place of birth | Dade County, Georgia |
| Date of death | April 26, 1973 (aged 80) |
| Place of death | Dade County, Georgia |
Douglas Eaton "Froggie" Morrison (February 9, 1893 – April 26, 1973) was a college football player.
Georgia Tech
Morrison was a prominent running back for John Heisman's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He was captain of the 1915 team, selected All-Southern.[1][2][3] He led the team at quarterback for the 222–0 defeat of Cumberland in 1916.[4] Morrison was a catcher on the baseball team.[5] He returned to Tech as an assistant coach in 1933 after serving in World War I and a sixteen-year hiatus from college football.[6]
References
- ↑ Dick Jemison (November 30, 1915). "Composite All-Southern Of Ten Of The Dopesters". Atlanta Constitution.
- ↑ "Georgia Tech Football Team of 1915 (Varsity)".
- ↑ Louis Henry Baker (1945). Football: Facts and Figures. p. 313.
- ↑ "PLAY-BY-PLAY GEORGIA TECH 222, CUMBERLAND 0". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 7, 1916. Retrieved June 3, 2008.
- ↑ "Georgia Meets Tech This Afternoon On Sanford Field Greatest Game of the Season". Athens Banner. May 18, 1917.
- ↑ "Froggy Morrison Slated To Return Tech; Bulldogs Driven". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 10, 1933. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
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