James Pearce (American football)
| Auburn Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Tackle |
| Class | Graduate |
| Career history | |
| College | Auburn (1920–1922) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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James Pearce was a college football player.
Early years
James was the son of Marvin Pearce. Marvin played both for Alabama and Auburn, including playing for Alabama in the first Iron Bowl. Marvin's father was the Confederate general James P. Pearce.[1]
College football
Pearce was a prominent member of Mike Donahue's 1920 Auburn Tigers football team, one of Auburn's greatest teams.[2] The 1922 team upset defending Southern champions Centre and is also considered highly, considered best by fullback Ed Sherling.[3] Pearce made All-Southern in 1922.[4]
References
- ↑ "Player". The Tuscaloosa News. November 28, 2008.
- ↑ Russell, Fred, and Maxwell Edward Benson. Fifty Years of Vanderbilt Football. Nashville, TN, 1938, p. 38
- ↑ "Auburn's Gator Bowl Champs Rated Among Top Tiger Teams". Ocala Star-Banner. January 16, 1955.
- ↑ "Georgia Tech Has Four on All-Southern Team". Richmond Times Dispatch. December 10, 1922.