Humphrey Foy

Humphrey Foy
Auburn Tigers
Position Fullback/Tackle
Class Graduate
Career history
College Auburn (19031904)
Personal information
Date of birth July 4, 1886
Place of birth Eufaula, Alabama
Date of death May 2, 1956 (aged 69)
Place of death Eufaula, Alabama
Career highlights and awards

William Humphrey Foy (July 4, 1886 May 2, 1956) was a college football player.

Alabama Polytechnic

Foy was a prominent fullback for the Auburn Tigers of Alabama Polytechnic Institute.[1] The Auburn media guide also lists his position as a tackle.[2]

1903

He was injured in the 1903 season, suffering a broken collarbone.[3]

1904

He made the All-Southern team in 1904, Mike Donahue's first season as head coach. Auburn was the undefeated SIAA co-champion with Vanderbilt and its first year coach Dan McGugin. He was the second Auburn player ever selected All-Southern, behind only James Elmer.[4]

References

  1. "Football in the South". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide: 161.
  2. "All-Time Lettermen" (PDF).
  3. "Seventeen Were Killed On Football Field Of '03". Atlanta Constitution. November 29, 1903. p. 6. Retrieved March 10, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "2008 Auburn Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 180.