Vance Maree

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Vance Maree
Maree at the '29 Rose Bowl.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – No. 38; 23
PositionTackle
Class1931
Personal information
Born:(1909-12-20)December 20, 1909
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Died:November 20, 1976(1976-11-20) (aged 66)
Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight204 lb (93 kg)
Career history
CollegeGeorgia Tech (1928–1931)
Bowl games
Career highlights and awards

George LaVance "Vance" "Dutch" Maree (December 20, 1909 – November 20, 1976) was an American football and basketball player for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Early years[edit]

Vance Maree was born on December 20, 1909, in Savannah, Georgia, to Andrew Morgan Maree and Frances Ann Johstoneaux.

Georgia Tech[edit]

Football[edit]

He was a prominent tackle on William Alexander's football teams. Maree is a member of the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame.[1]

1928[edit]

Maree was a member of the 1928 team which was national champion. Maree blocked the punt in the 1929 Rose Bowl which led to an 8 to 7 Tech victory over Cal after Roy Riegels ran 65 yards in the wrong direction.

1930[edit]

One writer in 1930 said Vance Maree and Frank Speer had the reputation as "the toughest pair of tackles in the south."[2] Maree was selected All-Southern.[3] He was selected as a third-team All-American by the International News Service in 1930.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame".
  2. ^ Davis, Ralph (October 10, 1930). "Tech Leader Awaiting Test". The Pittsburgh Press.
  3. ^ "All-Southern". San Antonio Express. December 4, 1930.
  4. ^ James Kilgallen (1930-12-01). "ALL-AMERICAN TEAM SELECTED: Two Notre Dame Men, Carideo and Schwartz, Are Named". Chester Times.

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