Froggie Morrison
| Froggie Morrison | |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
February 9, 1893 Dade County, Georgia |
| Died |
April 26, 1973 (aged 80) Dade County, Georgia |
| Playing career | |
| 1915–1916 | Georgia Tech |
| Position(s) | HB/QB |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1933 | Georgia Tech (assistant) |
Douglas Eaton "Froggie" Morrison (February 9, 1893 – April 26, 1973) was a college football player.
Georgia Tech
Morrison was a prominent running back for John Heisman's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He was captain of the 1915 team, selected All-Southern.[1][2][3] He led the team at quarterback for the 222–0 defeat of Cumberland in 1916.[4] Morrison was a catcher on the baseball team.[5] He returned to Tech as an assistant coach in 1933 after serving in World War I and a sixteen-year hiatus from college football.[6]
References
- ↑ Dick Jemison (November 30, 1915). "Composite All-Southern Of Ten Of The Dopesters". Atlanta Constitution.
- ↑ "Georgia Tech Football Team of 1915 (Varsity)".
- ↑ Louis Henry Baker (1945). Football: Facts and Figures. p. 313.
- ↑ "PLAY-BY-PLAY GEORGIA TECH 222, CUMBERLAND 0". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 7, 1916. Retrieved June 3, 2008.
- ↑ "Georgia Meets Tech This Afternoon On Sanford Field Greatest Game of the Season". Athens Banner. May 18, 1917.
- ↑ "Froggy Morrison Slated To Return Tech; Bulldogs Driven". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 10, 1933. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
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