Tom Dutton (American football)
| LSU Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard/Tackle |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 22, 1893 Arcadia, Louisiana |
| Died: | December 1, 1969 (aged 76) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | LSU (1912–1913; 1919) |
| High school | Minden |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Tom Whited Dutton (March 22, 1893 – December 1, 1969) was an American college football player.
Early years[edit]
He attended Minden High School but did not play on the school's football team.[1][2]
LSU[edit]
Dutton was a prominent guard for the LSU Tigers of Louisiana State University. He was thrice selected All-Southern.[3][4] James Dwyer showed him the sport, and even used Dutton for a "kangaroo play" in which back Lawrence Dupont would crawl between Dutton's legs; supposedly very effective in short yardage situations.[1]
Dutton was later a key member of the university's Board of Supervisors,[5] which hired and fired football coaches,[6] and president of LSU Alumni.[7] He is a member of both the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Louisiana State University Athletic Hall of Fame.[1][8][9] He was nominated, though not selected, for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869–1919 era team.[10]
1913[edit]
Dutton was captain in 1913.[11]
1919[edit]
Although he graduated in 1914, rules in effect at the time allowed Dutton one more year of eligibility and he returned in 1919 for post-graduate work and a final football season.[1] He was again captain of the team; coached by Irving Pray.
Personal life[edit]
He married Thelma Opdenweyer at Prairieville, Louisiana on May 8, 1917.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Tom Dutton".
- ^ John A. Agan (2002). Minden: Perseverance and Pride. p. 83. ISBN 9780738523880.
- ^ e. g. Nathan P. Stauffer (1912). "Collier's All-Southern Football Team". Collier's Weekly. 50: 13.
- ^ "Constitution's All-Southern Picked By Coach Donahue of Champion Auburn Team" (PDF). Atlanta Constitution. November 30, 1913. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2015.
- ^ Nicolaus Mills (2014). Every Army Man Is with You. p. 39. ISBN 9781442239869.
- ^ "Dietzel Threatened With Legal Action If He Asks LSU Release". Corsicana Daily Sun. January 4, 1962. p. 36.
- ^ Cutrer, Thomas (June 1984). Parnassus on the Mississippi. p. 225. ISBN 9780807111437.
- ^ "LSU Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 262.
- ^ J. Calhoun (1971). Louisiana Sports Record Book. p. 24. ISBN 9781455607853.
- ^ "U-T Greats On All-Time Southeast Team". Kingsport Post. July 31, 1969.
- ^ "Tom Dutton". The Houston Post. November 23, 1913. p. 17. Retrieved March 17, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Order, Kappa Alpha (1918). "Cupid's Chapter". Kappa Alpha Journal. 34 (3): 103.
