W. T. McLain

W. T. McLain
Vanderbilt Commodores
Position Guard/Center
Class Graduate
Career history
College Vanderbilt (1906–1908)
Personal information
Date of birth June 4, 1885
Place of birth Arkansas
Date of death July 4, 1938 (aged 53)
Place of death Memphis, Tennessee
Weight 196 lb (89 kg)
Career highlights and awards

William Tyler "Fatty" McLain[1] (June 4, 1885 – July 4, 1938) was a college football player, lawyer, and politician. McLain was once Attorney-General of Tennessee's Fifteenth District, Shelby County.[2]

Vanderbilt

McLain was an All-Southern college football guard for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores.[3] He was captain-elect for 1909.[4] At Vanderbilt, he was a member of Kappa Alpha.

References

  1. ↑ Recent Tennessee History in Memphis. May 19, 1967. p. 6.
  2. ↑ "McLain, W. T.".
  3. ↑ Spalding's Football Guide. 1909. p. 75.
  4. ↑ Vanderbilt University. "The Football Banquet of 1908". Bulletin: 29.