Mack Tharpe
| Mack Tharpe | |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
July 12, 1903 Georgia, USA |
| Died |
February 21, 1945 (aged 41) At sea, near Iwo Jima |
| Alma mater | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Playing career | |
| 1926 | Georgia Tech |
| Position(s) | T |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1928-1941 | Georgia Tech (assistant) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Awards
All-Southern (1926) Tech Athletic Hall of Fame | |
Mercer McCall "Mack" Tharpe (July 12, 1903 – February 21, 1945) was a college football player and coach, bomber pilot, and insurance salesman.[1] He was killed in action during the Second World War.[2]
Georgia Tech
Tharpe was a prominent tackle for William Alexander's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, selected All-Southern in 1926.[3] He returned to his alma mater to coach in 1928, promoted to line coach in '34.[1] Along with Alexander he is the namesake of the Alexander-Tharpe fund.[4] Tharpe was inducted into the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 1961.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bobby Dodd and Mack Tharpe".
- ↑ "Tharpe, Mercer McCall".
- ↑ "Alabama Places 4 Men On Newspaper All-Southern Team". The Kingsport Times. November 28, 1926.
- ↑ "Alexander-Tharpe Fund".
- ↑ "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame".
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