Edgar David
| Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels | |
|---|---|
| Position | End |
| Career history | |
| College | Oglethorpe (1920–1923) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Edgar George David was a college football player.[1]
Oglethorpe
[edit]David was a prominent baseball, basketball and football player for the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels of Oglethorpe University. He was captain of the football team in 1922,[2] a year in which he was selected All-Southern.[3] He was inducted into the Oglethorpe Athletic Hall of Fame in 1969.[4] The Yamacraw, the school's yearbook, remarked his coach said "that no finer leader ever graced a southern gridiron than Ed David."
References
[edit]- ^ "Lt. Col. Edgar George David Jr. Obituary". Gainesville Times. September 22, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2025 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ "Ten Battles For Oglethorpe Ed David '22 Grid Captain". The Atlanta Constitution. December 18, 1921. p. 3. Retrieved October 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wheatley, Cliff (December 10, 1922). "Al Staton, Davis, Whelchel Frye, Roberts, Covington, Bennett, Fletcher Picked". Atlanta Constitution. p. 3. Retrieved March 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oglethorpe Athletic Hall of Fame". Oglethorpe University. Archived from the original on September 22, 2010.
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