David Ariail
David Ariail| Auburn Tigers No. 17 |
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| Position |
End |
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| Class |
Graduate |
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| Career history |
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| College |
Auburn (1932) |
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| Personal information |
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| Date of birth |
(1910-12-29)December 29, 1910 |
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| Place of birth |
Birmingham, Alabama |
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| Date of death |
February 10, 2001(2001-02-10) (aged 90) |
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| Place of death |
Fayetteville, North Carolina |
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| Career highlights and awards |
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David William "Gump" Ariail (December 29, 1910 – February 10, 2001) was a college football player.
College football
Arial was an All-Southern end for the Auburn Tigers of Auburn University.[1][2][3] He was a teammate of College Football Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy Hitchcock. One source writes "Other than Jimmy Hitchcock, back, and "Gump" Arial, end, Auburn has no outstanding players."[4] He was selected All-American by the "captain's poll," selected by the captains of major college football programs.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "All-Southern 11 Is Picked". Ironwood Daily Globe. December 1, 1932.
- ↑ Dillon Graham (December 1, 1932). "Zimmerman, Hitchcock, and Gracey Lead Poll Among Sport Writers". The Evening Independent.
- ↑ Elizabeth D. Schafer. Auburn Football. p. 51.
- ↑ "Dixie Grid Men Increase Fame". The Spokesman-Review. December 10, 1932.
- ↑ William Ritt (1932-12-05). "Middle West and East Lead in Central Press' All-American Selections: Mythical Eleven Is Named By Football Captains of U.S.". Evening Independent (Massillon, Ohio).
- ↑ William Ritt (1932-12-07). "Players Pick Own All-American: MID WEST-EAST PLACE FOUR ON MYTHICAL TEAM; Newman of Michigan Is Unanimous Selection For Quarterback". Burlington Hawk Eye.
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