Ralph Maddox

Ralph Maddox
Georgia Bulldogs – No. 44; 42; 11; 8
Position	Guard
Class	Graduate
Personal information
Born:	September 28, 1908; Douglas, Georgia
Died:	November 16, 1944 (aged 36); France or Belgium
Weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career history
College	Georgia (1929–1931)
Career highlights and awards
	First-time All-American (1930); All-Southern (1930, 1931);

Ralph Carlyle "Red" Maddox (September 28, 1908 – November 16, 1944) was an American college football player and U.S. Army captain.

College football

Maddox was an All-Southern guard for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia.^[1] The other guard for the team was also nicknamed "Red"–Milton Leathers.^[2] Maddox was a member of the 1929 team which defeated Yale at Sanford Stadium.^[3] Former Georgia publicist Dan McGill uncovered information that indicated that Maddox had made the International News Service All-America team in 1930. However, this honor had never been recorded in Maddox's lifetime.^[4] The 1931 team lost just two games. One to national champion USC and the team which USC beat in the Rose Bowl, Tulane.^[5]

Maddox was a U.S. Army captain who died while serving in World War II.^[4]^[6]

^ W. A. Alexander (December 2, 1931). "South Produces Numerous Great Football Players". Salt Lake Tribune.
^ Patrick Garbin (2008). About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. Scarecrow Press. p. 47. ISBN 9780810860407.
^ "L. Milton "Red" Leathers, Jr".
^ ^a ^b "UGA All Americans".
^ Ray Schmidt (May 1990). "The Georgia Armada" (PDF). College Football Historical Society. 3 (3).
^ John DuPont. "Dawgs at War, Part 2".