Frank Bennett (American football)

Frank Bennett

Depiction of Bennett c. 1900
North Carolina Tar Heels
Position Tackle
Class Graduate
Career history
College North Carolina (18961901)
Personal information
Date of birth (1879-03-08)March 8, 1879
Place of birth Wadesboro, North Carolina
Date of death January 5, 1936(1936-01-05) (aged 56)
Place of death Wadesboro, North Carolina
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 173 lb (78 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Frank Bennett, Jr. (March 8, 1879 January 5, 1936) was a college football player.

Early years

Bennett was the son of a Confederate captain.[1]

University of North Carolina

He was a prominent tackle for the North Carolina Tar Heels football teams of the University of North Carolina.[2][3] He was selected third-team for an all-time Carolina football team of Dr. R. B. Lawson in 1934.[4]

1898

Bennett was selected All-Southern in 1898.[5] North Carolina won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) and posted its only undefeated record to date.

1900

Bennett was selected All-Southern in 1900.[6]

1901

He was captain of the 1901 team.[7]

References

  1. cf. "Capt. Frank Bennett". Confederate Veteran 12: 453. 1904.
  2. Kemp Plummer Battle. History of the University of North Carolina. p. 749.
  3. "Reception to the Team". The Raleigh Times. November 8, 1900. p. 4. Retrieved April 12, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "All-Time Carolina Football Team Selected". Carolina Alumni Review 22 (6): 168. March 1934.
  5. W. A. Lambeth (1899). "Football In The South". Outing (Outing Publishing Company) 33: 527.
  6. "All-Southern Eleven for 1900". Outing (Outing Publishing Company) 37: 616. 1901. Retrieved March 10, 2015 via Google books.
  7. "[No title]". The Times. February 3, 1901. p. 18. Retrieved March 14, 2015 via Newspapers.com.

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