Austin Downes

Austin Downes
Georgia Bulldogs No. 1; 20; 41
Position Quarterback
Class Graduate
Career history
College Georgia (1930–1931)
Personal information
Date of birth c. 1907
Place of birth Chicago, Illinois
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 156 lb (71 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Austin Downes was a college football player.

Early years

Downes came from Chicago.[1][2]

University of Georgia

Downes was a prominent quarterback for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia from 1929 to 1931. He was twice All-Southern.[1][3] He led the team in 1930 to wins over NYU and Yale.[4] The Georgia tradition of rubbing the head of Harry "Squab" Jones to some degree starts with Downes, who refused to rub it. After finally doing so, he returned a kick in the Yale game for a touchdown.[5][6] The 1931 team of which he was captain[2][7][8] suffered just two losses, one to national champion USC, and the other to the team USC beat in the Rose Bowl, Southern champion Tulane.

References

  1. 1 2 "All-Southern Team". The Monroe News-Star. December 2, 1931. p. 6. Retrieved September 21, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 Dillon Graham (August 26, 1931). "Line Has Edge On Backfielders". The Monroe News-Star. p. 7. Retrieved September 22, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Dillon Graham (December 2, 1931). "Three Tulane Stars Picked for All-Southern Team". Fitchburg Sentinel.
  4. Patrick Garbin. About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. pp. 21, 29.
  5. Austin Wilson (December 29, 1982). ""Squab" part of Georgia football". Gettysburg Times.
  6. "Jones' Head Good Luck Charm For Georgia". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. December 29, 1982.
  7. "Pack of Veterans Carry on Georgia's Grid Wars". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. October 12, 1931.
  8. "Team Captains".
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