Owen Pool
 Poole in 1925 | |
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – No. 13 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 27, 1903 |
| Died: | August 28, 1979 Georgia |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Georgia Tech (1925–1926) |
| High school | Boys |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Willard Owen Pool (November 27, 1903 – August 28, 1979) was an American college football player.
Early life
[edit]Pool was born to Willard Hosea Pool on November 27, 1903. His grandfather Patrick Vickhouse Columbus Pool was an early settler of Milan, Kansas.[1]
College football
[edit]Pool played center for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He entered Tech in the fall of 1923, and played on the freshman team.[2] Pool was selected All-Southern in 1925 and 1926,[3] and was captain in 1926.[4] He "bested every center in the North or the South who opposed him, and left no doubt in the minds of the spectators who was the better man."[2]
He married Ruth Dupree.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Wellington Daily News, Saturday, June 13, 1914, page 1
- ^ a b "Owen Pool, Captain of '26 Tornado, South's Premier Center" (PDF). The Technique. December 18, 1925.
- ^ "All Southern Grid Team Compiled By The Associated Press". Kingsport Times. November 30, 1925.
- ^ "Another Center Made Captain of Georgia Tech Eleven For Next Season". The Evening Independent. January 12, 1929.
- ^ "Our all-southern family". Macon. February 15, 2024.
External links
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