Charlie Barbour

Charlie Barbour

Barbour in football uniform c. 1923
Position: Tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: November 13, 1904
Place of birth: Martinsville, Virginia,! U.S.
Date of death: December 27, 1964 (aged 60)
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: Martinsville
College: Virginia Military Institute
Career history
Career highlights and awards

Charles Smith "Charlie" Barbour (November 13, 1904 – December 27, 1964) was an American football tackle in the National Football League (NFL).[1] Born in Martinsville, Virginia,[1] Barbour played college football for the VMI Keydets,[2] selected All-Southern in 1923.[3] The 1923 season was the school's first in the Southern Conference, going 9–1. Only an upset by William Alexander's Georgia Tech stopped an undefeated season. He also wrestled at VMI.[4][5] He played for the Buffalo Bisons in 1925.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Charlie Barbour". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Football player Charles Barbour, ca. 1923". digitalcollections.vmi.edu.
  3. ↑ "All Star Eleven To Be Awarded By Atlanta Paper". Times-Picayune. December 9, 1923.
  4. ↑ "Charles Barbour". The Cadet. November 13, 1922.
  5. ↑ "Gardini and Hesslyn Will Wrestle Here Next Friday". The Bee. June 2, 1934. p. 7.
  6. ↑ "Charlie Barbour". databasefootball.com. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Charlie Barbour". oldestlivingprofootball.com. Retrieved February 18, 2015.