Georgie Ratterman
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Ratterman cropped from 1920 team picture | |
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | |
|---|---|
| Position | End |
| Class | Graduate |
| Career history | |
| College | Georgia Tech (1920) |
| Personal information | |
| Place of birth | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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George A. "Georgie" Ratterman was a college football player.
Early years
Ratterman prepped at Spring Hill College.
Georgia Tech
Ratterman was a prominent end for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology. In 1938, Ratterman was selected as an end for an all-time Tech football team 1892-1921 "prehistoric era" published in its yearbook.[1]
1920
Main article: 1920 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
The 1920 season was William Alexander's first as head coach. The Tech team went 8–1 with its only blemish a controversial 10–3 loss to Pitt.[2][3] Ratterman caught appendicitis yet still managed to play the last two games; and was selected All-Southern by various selectors including Charley Moran.[4] Ratterman caught appendicitis and still managed to play the last two games.
References
- ↑ "THE BLUE PRINT'S ALL TIME GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL TEAM" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ↑ Chris Yandle. "GT Vault: It's Been Awhile". Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ↑ Walter Coxe (1953). "The Tornado of '20". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine 32 (2): 22.
- ↑ "All-Southern Elevens". Spalding Football Guide. 1920. pp. 41, 69; 27, 67.