Smack Thompson
Thompson in 1925 | |
Georgia Bulldogs | |
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Position | End |
Class | Graduate |
Personal information | |
Born: | (1900-05-30)May 30, 1900 Atlanta, Georgia |
Died: | October 31, 1981(1981-10-31) (aged 81) |
Career history | |
College | Georgia (1921–1922; 1924–1925) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Ralph Sandford "Smack" Thompson (May 30, 1900 – October 31, 1981) was a college football player. He was the brother of Charlie Thompson.[1]
College football
Thompson was an All-Southern end for Kid Woodruff's Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia, captain of its 1925 team.[2][3] That team defeated Auburn 34 to 0 in Columbus.[4] Allegedly, Thompson would yell out in his sleep. On the eve of a 3–0 loss to Georgia Tech, he screamed out "Kill the SOB", referring to Doug Wycoff. Once during the game both were knocked unconscious.[5] "He was absolutely poison" wrote Morgan Blake about Thompson, "with reckless disregard for life and limb, he plunged into the thick of every play."[5]
References
- ^ "Georgians Win From Petrels". Atlanta Constitution. October 23, 1921. p. 3. Retrieved March 26, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "All Southern Grid Team Compiled By The Associated Press". Kingsport Times. November 30, 1925.
- ^ "1925 Football Letterwinners".
- ^ "1925". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
- ^ a b Walsh, Christopher J. (July 18, 2006). Where Football is King: A History of the SEC. Taylor Trade. ISBN 9781461734772.
External links
- Smack Thompson at Find a Grave
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- QB Edgar C. Jones
- HB Pooley Hubert
- HB Gil Reese
- FB Doug Wycoff
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- T Bob Rives
- T Jim Taylor
- G Goldy Goldstein
- C J. D. Lawrence
- C Clyde Propst
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