Raleigh Drennon
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| Position | Guard |
| Class | Graduate |
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| College | Georgia Tech (1926–1928) |
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | September 21, 1908 |
| Place of birth | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Date of death | February, 1965 |
| Place of death | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
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Raleigh E. Drennon (September 21, 1908 – February, 1965) was a college football player.
Georgia Tech
Drennon was a prominent guard for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Drennon is a member of the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame.[1]
1928
Main article: 1928 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
Drennon was a member of the national champion 1928 team, selected All-Southern that year.[2] He was said to be one of the tacklers of Roy Riegels in the 1929 Rose Bowl after he ran 65 yards in the wrong direction. This led to a blocked punt by Vance Maree and an 8 to 7 Tech victory. Coach William Alexander called him the "best all around guard that ever put a cleat into Grant Field."[3][4]
He received an appointment to West Point in 1930.[5]
References
- ↑ "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame".
- ↑ "All Southern Selections". The Kingsport Times. December 7, 1928.
- ↑ "Meet the Georgia Tech Varsity". Berkeley Daily Gazette. December 26, 1928.
- ↑ "Georgia Tech Team That Will Play California". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. December 24, 1928. p. 5. Retrieved March 3, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Raleigh Drennon". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. April 4, 1930.
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